2004 Belarusian First League
| Season | 2004 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Lokomotiv Minsk |
| Promoted | Lokomotiv Minsk |
| Relegated | Molodechno-2000 Vertikal Kalinkovichi Dinamo-Juni Minsk |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 577 (2.4 per match) |
← 2003 2005 → | |
2004 Belarusian First League was the 14th season of 2nd level football championship in Belarus. It started in April and ended in November 2004.
Team changes from 2003 season
[edit]Two top teams of last season (Lokomotiv Vitebsk and MTZ-RIPO Minsk) were promoted to Belarusian Premier League. They were replaced by two teams that finished at the bottom of 2003 Belarusian Premier League table (Lokomotiv Minsk and Molodechno-2000).
Two teams that finished at the bottom of 2003 season table (Neman Mosty and Pinsk-900) relegated to the Second League. They were replaced by two best teams of 2003 Second League (Baranovichi and Veras Nesvizh).
Teams and locations
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Location of teams in 2004 Belarusian First League
| Team | Location | Position in 2003 |
|---|---|---|
| Lokomotiv | Minsk | Premier League, 15 |
| Molodechno-2000 | Molodechno | Premier League, 16 |
| Smorgon | Smorgon | 3 |
| Vedrich-97 | Rechitsa | 4 |
| Granit | Mikashevichi | 5 |
| ZLiN | Gomel | 6 |
| Khimik | Svetlogorsk | 7 |
| Lida | Lida | 8 |
| Torpedo-Kadino | Mogilev | 9 |
| Kommunalnik | Slonim | 10 |
| Dnepr-DUSSh-1 | Rogachev | 11 |
| Dinamo-Juni | Minsk | 12 |
| Vertikal | Kalinkovichi | 13 |
| Bereza | Bereza | 14 |
| Baranovichi | Baranovichi | Second League, 1 |
| Veras | Nesvizh | Second League, 2 |
League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lokomotiv Minsk (P) | 30 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 75 | 25 | +50 | 75 | Promotion to Belarusian Premier League |
| 2 | Vedrich-97 Rechitsa | 30 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 46 | 21 | +25 | 62[a] | |
| 3 | Smorgon | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 49 | 21 | +28 | 53 | |
| 4 | Granit Mikashevichi | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 46[b] | |
| 5 | ZLiN Gomel | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 31 | 18 | +13 | 46[b] | |
| 6 | Veras Nesvizh | 30 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 35 | 34 | +1 | 44 | |
| 7 | Baranovichi | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 44 | |
| 8 | Lida | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 37 | 30 | +7 | 40 | |
| 9 | Khimik Svetlogorsk | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 18 | +1 | 40 | |
| 10 | Bereza | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 39 | 45 | −6 | 37 | |
| 11 | Kommunalnik Slonim | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 33 | 47 | −14 | 34 | |
| 12 | Torpedo-Kadino Mogilev | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 31 | 45 | −14 | 32 | |
| 13 | Molodechno-2000 (R) | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 27 | 54 | −27 | 31 | Withdrew to Belarusian Second League |
| 14 | Dnepr-DUSSh-1 Rogachev | 30 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 27 | 54 | −27 | 30 | |
| 15 | Vertikal Kalinkovichi (R) | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 29 | 49 | −20 | 29 | Relegation to Belarusian Second League |
| 16 | Dinamo-Juni Minsk (R) | 30 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 27 | 55 | −28 | 21 |
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd matches won; 3rd head-to-head (points, matches won, goal difference, goals scored); 4th goal difference; 5th goals scored
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd matches won; 3rd head-to-head (points, matches won, goal difference, goals scored); 4th goal difference; 5th goals scored
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Vedrich-97 Rechitsa initially won promotion, but failed to fulfill Premier League licensing criteria and had to stay in the First League. No other team replaced them in the Premier League, which was instead reduced.
- ^ a b Granit Mikashevichi placed above ZLiN Gomel by better head-to-head record (0–0, 1–0).
Top goalscorers
[edit]| Rank | Goalscorer | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Aleksei Martynov
|
Lokomotiv Minsk | 19 |
| 2 |  Mihail Litvinchuk
|
Lokomotiv Minsk | 16 |
| Dzmitry Vyarstak
|
Smorgon | 16 | |
| 4 | Sergey Krivets
|
Lokomotiv Minsk | 12 |
| Mihail Eramchuk
|
Vedrich-97 Rechitsa | 12 | |
| Dmitry Gavrilovich
|
Veras Nesvizh | 12 |