2008 Belarusian First League
| Season | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Minsk |
| Promoted | Minsk |
| Relegated | PMC Postavy |
← 2007 2009 → | |
2008 Belarusian First League was the 18th season of 2nd level football championship in Belarus. It started in April and ended in November 2008.
Team changes from 2007 season
[edit]Three top teams of last season (Savit Mogilev, Granit Mikashevichi and Lokomotiv Minsk) were promoted to Belarusian Premier League. Due to expansion of Premier League, the promoted teams were replaced by only one team that finished at the bottom of 2007 Belarusian Premier League table (Minsk).
One team that finished at the bottom of 2007 season table (Zvezda-BGU Minsk) relegated to the Second League. To compensate for the Premier League expansion, they were replaced by three best teams of 2007 Second League (PMC Postavy, Lida and Spartak Shklov).
Mozyr changed their name to Slavia Mozyr prior to the season.
Teams and locations
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| Team | Location | Position in 2007 |
|---|---|---|
| Minsk | Minsk | Premier League, 13 |
| Belshina | Bobruisk | 4 |
| Khimik | Svetlogorsk | 5 |
| Veras | Nesvizh | 6 |
| Volna | Pinsk | 7 |
| Dinamo-Belcard | Grodno | 8 |
| Baranovichi | Baranovichi | 9 |
| Vedrich-97 | Rechitsa | 10 |
| Polotsk | Polotsk | 11 |
| Kommunalnik | Slonim | 12 |
| Slavia | Mozyr | 13 |
| PMC | Postavy | Second League, 1 |
| Lida | Lida | Second League, 2 |
| Spartak | Shklov | Second League, 3 |
League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minsk (P) | 26 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 72 | 11 | +61 | 71 | Promotion to Belarusian Premier League |
| 2 | Khimik Svetlogorsk | 26 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 42 | 23 | +19 | 57 | |
| 3 | Belshina Bobruisk | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 21 | +13 | 49 | |
| 4 | Volna Pinsk | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 39 | 25 | +14 | 48 | |
| 5 | Veras Nesvizh | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 37 | 23 | +14 | 46 | |
| 6 | Vedrich-97 Rechitsa | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 39 | |
| 7 | Dinamo-Belcard Grodno | 26 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 35 | |
| 8 | Spartak Shklov | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 37 | −9 | 30 | |
| 9 | Baranovichi | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 24 | 40 | −16 | 26 | |
| 10 | Kommunalnik Slonim | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 36 | −15 | 25[a] | |
| 11 | Lida | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 45 | −21 | 25[a] | |
| 12 | Polotsk | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 36 | −16 | 23[b] | |
| 13 | Slavia Mozyr | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 33 | 62 | −29 | 23[b] | |
| 14 | PMC Postavy (R) | 26 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 48 | −26 | 18 | Relegation to Belarusian Second League |
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:
- ^ a b Kommunalnik Slonim placed above Lida by better head-to-head record (1–0, 1–1).
- ^ a b Polotsk placed above Slavia Mozyr by better head-to-head record (2–3, 3–1).
Top goalscorers
[edit]| Rank | Goalscorer | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Syarhey Koshal
|
Minsk | 16 |
| 2 | Sergey Zabolotsky
|
Khimik Svetlogorsk | 15 |
| 3 | Dzmitry Asipenka
|
Minsk | 14 |
| Dmitri Khlebosolov
|
Baranovichi | 14 | |
| 5 | Anatoly Tikhonchik
|
Veras Nesvizh | 13 |