2022 Belarusian First League

The 2022 Belarusian First League is the 32nd season of second tier football in Belarus. It started in April and ended in November 2022.

Belarusian First League
Season2022
ChampionsNaftan Novopolotsk
PromotedNaftan Novopolotsk
Smorgon
Rogachev
Matches played144
Goals scored508 (3.53 per match)
Top goalscorerMaksim Kovalevich
Yury Kazlow
(13 goals each)
2021
2023

Team changes from 2021 season

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Two best teams of 2021 Belarusian First League (Arsenal Dzerzhinsk and Belshina Bobruisk) were promoted to Belarusian Premier League. They were replaced by 15th-placed team of 2021 Belarusian Premier League (Smorgon). 16th-placed Premier League team Sputnik Rechitsa disbanded, leaving a vacancy in the First League.

Due to low number of participants, no team has relegated to the Second League. In attempt to bring the number of teams to 16, 5 best teams were initially promoted from the Second League (Ostrovets, Rogachev, Partizan Soligorsk, Osipovichi and BGU Minsk). After Partizan Soligorsk and BGU Minsk refused promotion due to insufficient financing, promotion was offered to Molodechno and Malorita.[1]

In the following months before the start of the season, Dnepr Mogilev was promoted to Premier League to replace Rukh Brest (who withdrew from the league due to international sanctions against its owners), Krumkachy Minsk were denied First League license and withdrew to the Second League for upcoming season, while Malorita stepped down from their initially accepted promotion and returned to the Second League due to financial reasons. Extra promotion spot was offered to Bumprom Gomel, but the team declined. Thus the number of participants was finalized at 13.[2]

Teams summary

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TeamLocationPosition in 2021
SmorgonSmorgonPremier League, 15
Volna PinskPinsk4
Lokomotiv GomelGomel6
Shakhtyor PetrikovPetrikov7
Naftan NovopolotskNovopolotsk8
OrshaOrsha9
BaranovichiBaranovichi10
LidaLida11
Slonim-2017Slonim12
OstrovetsOstrovetsSecond League, 1
RogachevRogachevSecond League, 2
OsipovichiOsipovichiSecond League, 4
MolodechnoMolodechnoSecond League, 9

League table

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Naftan Novopolotsk (P)2416535519+3653Promotion to the Belarusian Premier League
2Smorgon (P)2416444627+1952
3Shakhtyor Petrikov[a]2413656920+4945
4Rogachev (O)2412574534+1141Advance to the promotion play-offs
5Ostrovets2411764234+840
6Lokomotiv Gomel2410953924+1539
7Volna Pinsk2410684435+936
8Molodechno247893045−1529
9Orsha2476113352−1927
10Lida2468103543−826
11Slonim-20172453162453−2918
12Osipovichi2434172153−3213
13Baranovichi2433182569−4412
Updated to match(es) played on 12 November 2022. Source: football.by
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Matches won; 7) Goals scored.
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Farm club cannot be promoted

Results

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Home \ AwayBARLIDLGMMOLNAFORSOSIOSTROGSHPSLOSMRVOL
Baranovichi1–60–53–30–42–10–30–10–11–52–62–41–1
Lida5–20–11–10–31–21–10–04–22–11–01–31–0
Lokomotiv Gomel5–02–11–10–12–02–23–32–10–03–24–11–2
Molodechno3–02–00–03–52–12–10–01–40–31–10–02–1
Naftan Novopolotsk2–12–23–23–15–04–03–02–31–11–02–00–1
Orsha3–12–20–01–21–03–21–31–01–94–01–12–2
Osipovichi0–31–10–24–11–20–00–10–30–40–20–40–1
Ostrovets2–04–01–23–01–12–03–10–50–43–02–33–2
Rogachev4–23–30–00–20–42–21–02–21–03–13–13–1
Shakhtyor Petrikov0–04–13–06–02–26–04–24–20–02–34–01–2
Slonim-20170–42–00–02–20–23–20–20–30–10–51–31–3
Smorgon3–02–02–13–10–03–21–01–13–11–02–02–0
Volna Pinsk2–02–21–12–00–32–38–12–23–21–14–01–3
Updated to match(es) played on 12 November 2022. Source: football.by
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

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RankGoalscorerTeamGoals
1 Maksim KovalevichShakhtyor Petrikov13
Yury KazlowNaftan Novopolotsk13
3 Yegor KortsovRogachev12
4 Kirill ZabelinLida11
Ilya TrachynskiRogachev11
Vladislav KabachevskiyOrsha11
Denis KovalevichShakhtyor Petrikov11

Updated to games played on 12 November 2022
Source: football.by

See also

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References

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