2004 Belarusian First League
| Season | 2004 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Lokomotiv Minsk |
| Promoted | Lokomotiv Minsk |
| Relegated | Molodechno-2000 Vertikal Kalinkovichi Dinamo-Juni Minsk |
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2005 →
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2004 Belarusian First League was the fourteenth season of 2nd level football championship in Belarus. It started in April and ended in November 2004.
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Team changes from 2003 season
Two top teams of last season (Lokomotiv Vitebsk and MTZ-RIPO Minsk) were promoted to Belarusian Premier League. The promoted teams were replaced by two teams that finished at the bottom of 2003 Belarusian Premier League table (Lokomotiv Minsk and Molodechno-2000).
Two team 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
| 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
| 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 |
| 1 | Vedrich-97 Rechytsa | 30 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 46 | 21 | +25 | 621 | |
| 3 | Smorgon | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 49 | 21 | +28 | 53 | |
| 4 | Granit Mikashevichi | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 46 | |
| 5 | ZLiN Gomel | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 31 | 18 | +13 | 46 | |
| 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 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 | 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
1Vedrich-97 were declined promotion after failing to obtain Premier League license.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
