1993–94 Belarusian First League

Belarusian First League
Season1993–94
ChampionsObuvshchik Lida
PromotedObuvshchik Lida
RelegatedSmena Minsk
Matches played210
Goals scored492 (2.34 per match)

1993–94 Belarusian First League was the third season of 2nd level football championship in Belarus. It started in July 1993 and ended in June 1994.

Team changes from 1992–93 season

Winners of 1992–93 Belarusian First League (Shinnik Bobruisk) were promoted to Belarusian Premier League. They were replaced by two teams relegated from the Premier League (Obuvshchik Lida and Torpedo Zhodino).

Neman Stolbtsy and Stankostroitel Smorgon, who finished 15th and 16th respectively, relegated to the Second League. They were replaced by the winners of 1992–93 Second League (Brestbytkhim Brest).

Before the start of the season, Niva-Trudovye Rezervy Samokhvalovichi changed their name to Santanas Samokhvalovichi. Kolos-Stroitel Ustye relocated to Vitebsk and changed their name to Stroitel Vitebsk. Albertin Slonim were renamed to KPF Slonim before 3rd matchday in July.

Overview

Belarus Maryina Gorka were excluded from the league in October after 14 matchdays, after failing to show up for away match twice during the season. Their results were annulled and the club was excluded from the table.

Obuvshchik Lida won the tournament and returned to the Premier League after one season of absence. Smena Minsk, who finished last, relegated to the Second League.

Teams and locations

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Location of teams in 1993–94 Belarusian First League
Team Location Position in 1992–93
Obuvshchik Lida Premier League, 16
Torpedo Zhodino Premier League, 17
Polesye Mozyr 2
Selmash Mogilev 3
Khimik Svetlogorsk 4
Kommunalnik Pinsk 5
ZLiN Gomel 6
KPF Slonim 7
Smena Minsk 8
Khimvolokno Grodno 9
Stroitel Vitebsk 10
Santanas Samokhvalovichi 11
Belarus Maryina Gorka 12
AFViS-RShVSM Minsk 13
KIM-2 Vitebsk 14
Brestbytkhim Brest Second League, 1

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Obuvshchik Lida (P) 28 20 6 2 49 14 +35 46 Promotion to Belarusian Premier League
2 Polesye Mozyr 28 19 5 4 48 18 +30 43
3 Kommunalnik Pinsk 28 17 6 5 58 21 +37 40
4 Selmash Mogilev 28 17 5 6 47 26 +21 39
5 Brestbytkhim Brest 28 12 10 6 29 17 +12 34
6 Santanas Samokhvalovichi 28 11 8 9 29 28 +1 30
7 ZLiN Gomel 28 9 8 11 28 37 −9 26
8 Torpedo Zhodino 28 8 10 10 24 29 −5 26
9 Khimik Svetlogorsk 28 10 3 15 38 46 −8 23
10 KIM-2 Vitebsk 28 7 9 12 26 40 −14 23
11 KPF Slonim 28 5 12 11 32 33 −1 22
12 Stroitel Vitebsk 28 9 3 16 29 49 −20 21
13 Khimvolokno Grodno 28 4 10 14 20 41 −21 18
14 AFViS-RShVSM Minsk 28 4 8 16 20 43 −23 16
15 Smena Minsk (R) 28 3 7 18 15 50 −35 13 Relegation to Belarusian Second League
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

Top goalscorers

Rank Goalscorer Team Goals
1 Belarus Aleksandr Dashkevich Polesye Mozyr 12
2 Belarus Vladimir Kravchuk Khimik Svetlogorsk 10
Belarus Vasiliy Mazur Kommunalnik Pinsk 10
4 Belarus Vitaliy Kirilko Kommunalnik Pinsk 9
Belarus Vadim Khloptsev KIM-2 Vitebsk 9

See also