2005 Belarusian First League
2005 Belarusian First League was the fifteenth season of 2nd level football championship in Belarus. It started in April and ended in November 2005.Two top teams of the last season were promoted to Belarusian Premier League. They were replaced by two teams that finished at the bottom of 2004 Belarusian Premier League table.
Two teams that finished at the bottom of 2004 season table relegated to the Second League. They were replaced by two best teams of 2004 Second League.
Vedrich-97 Rechitsa were not able to fulfill Premier League licensing criteria and remained in the First League.
Molodechno-2000 withdrew to the Second League due to insufficient financing.Teams and locations
Team | Location | Position in 2004 |
Lokomotiv | Vitebsk | Premier League, 15 |
Belshina | Belshina | Premier League, 16 |
Vedrich-97 | Rechitsa | 2 |
Smorgon | Smorgon | 3 |
Granit | Mikashevichi | 4 |
ZLiN | Gomel | 5 |
Veras | Nesvizh | 6 |
Baranovichi | Baranovichi | 7 |
Lida | Lida | 8 |
Khimik | Svetlogorsk | 9 |
Bereza | Bereza | 10 |
Kommunalnik | Slonim | 11 |
Torpedo-Kadino | Mogilev | 12 |
Dnepr-DUSSh-1 | Rogachev | 14 |
Smena | Minsk | Second League, 1 |
Orsha | Orsha | Second League, 2 |
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