2002 Belarusian First League

Belarusian First League 2002 Darida Minsk Raion Darida Minsk RaionNaftan NovopolotskLokomotiv Minsk Osipovichi 240 657 2001 2003 2002 Belarusian First League was the 12th season of 2nd level football championship in Belarus. It started in April and ended in October 2002. Team changes from 2001 season Two top teams of last season (Torpedo Zhodino and Zvezda-VA-BGU Minsk) were promoted to Belarusian Premier League. They were replaced by two teams that finished at the bottom of 2001 Belarusian Premier League table (Naftan Novopolotsk and Vedrich-97 Rechitsa). One team that finished at the bottom of 2001 season table (Rogachev-DUSSh-1) relegated to the Second League. They were replaced by two best teams of 2001 Second League (Lokomotiv Minsk and Smorgon), and the league was expended from 15 to 16 teams. Orsha, who finished 12th last season, withdrew to the amateur level in winter. To replace them, Rogachev-DUSSh-1 were spared from relegation. Before the start of the season, Svisloch Osipovichi changed their name to Osipovichi, Keramik Bereza to FC Bereza and Rogachev-DUSSh-1 to Dnepr-DUSSh-1 Rogachev. Teams and locations Belarus 450 right Location of teams in 2001 Belarusian First League Belarus 53.9 27.5667 Dinamo-JuniDaridaLokomotiv 9 Belarus 52.6333 29.7333 Khimik Belarus 52.4453 30.9842 ZLiN right Belarus 52.55 24.9667 Bereza left Belarus 53.1 30.05 Dnepr-DUSSh-1 right Belarus 52.2203 27.4736 Granit Belarus 53.4167 24.55 Neman Belarus 53.3 28.6 Osipovichi Belarus 53.8872 25.3028 Lida Belarus 53.9 30.3333 Torpedo-Kadino right Belarus 53.0833 25.3167 Kommunalnik Belarus 55.5333 28.65 Naftan Belarus 52.3639 30.3947 Vedrich-97 left Belarus 54.4836 26.4 Smorgon TeamLocationPosition in 2001NaftanNovopolotsk1Premier League, 13Vedrich-97Rechitsa2Premier League, 14DaridaMinsk Raion3KhimikSvetlogorsk4Torpedo-KadinoMogilev5GranitMikashevichi6ZLiNGomel7BerezaBereza8LidaLida9KommunalnikSlonim10OsipovichiOsipovichi11Dinamo-JuniMinsk13NemanMosty14Dnepr-DUSSh-1Rogachev15LokomotivMinsk16Second League, 1SmorgonSmorgon17Second League, 2 League table main WDL PR DAR Darida Minsk Raion NAF Naftan Novopolotsk LMN Lokomotiv Minsk V97 Vedrich-97 Rechitsa GRA Granit Mikashevichi LID Lida ZLN ZLiN Gomel KOM Kommunalnik Slonim DJM Dinamo-Juni Minsk TKM Torpedo-Kadino Mogilev NMO Neman Mosty DRO Dnepr-DUSSh-1 Rogachev KHI Khimik Svetlogorsk SMR Smorgon BER Bereza OSI Osipovichi 23 5 2 89 23 P 21 5 4 56 23 P 20 6 4 59 16 P 19 4 7 55 25 16 9 5 37 22 14 4 12 39 39 14 4 12 42 34 9 8 13 27 41 11 1 18 40 47 9 7 14 41 44 9 7 14 36 47 8 7 15 35 49 8 6 16 27 46 8 5 17 21 36 6 5 19 36 65 2 3 25 17 100 R Lida placed above ZLiN Gomel by better head-to-head record (4–1, 0–1). LID Torpedo-Kadino Mogilev placed above Neman Mosty by better overall goal difference, having an equal head-to-head record (3–0, 0–3). TKM green1 Promotion to Belarusian Premier League P P P red1 Relegation to Belarusian Second League R complete rsssf.com 1st points; 2nd matches won; 3rd head-to-head (points, matches won, goal difference, goals scored); 4th goal difference; 5th goals scored. Top goalscorers RankGoalscorerTeamGoals1Belarus Oleg KuzmenokDarida Minsk Raion392Belarus Andrey YusipetsVedrich-97 Rechitsa203Belarus Dmitry DenisyukLokomotiv Minsk164Belarus Aleksey NovitskiyDnepr-DUSSh-1 Rogachev155Belarus Ruslan UsawZLiN Gomel14 See also 2002 Belarusian Premier League 2001–02 Belarusian Cup 2002–03 Belarusian Cup External links RSSSF Category:Belarusian First League seasons 2 Belarus Belarus