2007 Belarusian First League
| Season | 2007 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Savit Mogilev |
| Promoted | Savit Mogilev Granit Mikashevichi Lokomotiv Minsk |
| Relegated | Zvezda-BGU Minsk |
| Matches played | 180 |
| Goals scored | 465 (2.58 per match) |
← 2006 2008 → | |
2007 Belarusian First League was the 17th season of 2nd level football championship in Belarus. It started in April and ended in November 2007.
Team changes from 2006 season
[edit]Two top teams of last season (Minsk and Smorgon) were promoted to Belarusian Premier League. They were replaced by two teams that finished at the bottom of 2006 Belarusian Premier League table (Lokomotiv Minsk and Belshina Bobruisk).
Two teams that finished at the bottom of 2006 season table (Lida and Bereza) relegated to the Second League. They were replaced by two best teams of 2006 Second League (Dinamo-Belcard Grodno and Savit Mogilev).
Mikashevichi changed their name to Granit Mikashevichi and Mozyr-ZLiN to FC Mozyr prior to the season.
Teams and locations
[edit]
Location of teams in 2007 Belarusian First League
| Team | Location | Position in 2006 |
|---|---|---|
| Lokomotiv | Minsk | Premier League, 13 |
| Belshina | Bobruisk | Premier League, 14 |
| Khimik | Svetlogorsk | 3 |
| Mozyr | Mozyr | 4 |
| Granit | Mikashevichi | 5 |
| Polotsk | Polotsk | 6 |
| Vedrich-97 | Rechitsa | 7 |
| Volna | Pinsk | 8 |
| Veras | Nesvizh | 9 |
| Baranovichi | Baranovichi | 10 |
| Kommunalnik | Slonim | 11 |
| Zvezda-BGU | Minsk | 12 |
| Dinamo-Belcard | Grodno | Second League, 1 |
| Savit | Mogilev | Second League, 2 |
League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Savit Mogilev (P) | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 50 | 21 | +29 | 53 | Promotion to Belarusian Premier League |
| 2 | Granit Mikashevichi (P) | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 39 | 22 | +17 | 52[a] | |
| 3 | Lokomotiv Minsk (P) | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 49 | 21 | +28 | 52[a] | |
| 4 | Belshina Bobruisk | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 46 | 26 | +20 | 49[b] | |
| 5 | Khimik Svetlogorsk | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 46 | 31 | +15 | 44 | |
| 6 | Veras Nesvizh | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 25 | +3 | 40 | |
| 7 | Volna Pinsk | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 38 | −4 | 39 | |
| 8 | Dinamo-Belcard Grodno | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 36 | |
| 9 | Baranovichi | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 28 | −5 | 35 | |
| 10 | Vedrich-97 Rechitsa | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 26 | +3 | 33 | |
| 11 | Polotsk | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 26 | 49 | −23 | 23 | |
| 12 | Kommunalnik Slonim | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 22 | 48 | −26 | 20 | |
| 13 | Mozyr | 26 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 26 | 44 | −18 | 18 | |
| 14 | Zvezda-BGU Minsk (R) | 26 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 58 | −41 | 10 | 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
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:
- ^ a b Granit Mikashevichi placed above Lokomotiv Minsk by better head-to-head record (1–1, 2–0).
- ^ Belshina Bobruisk had three points deducted before the start of the season due to transfer payment irregularities.
Top goalscorers
[edit]| Rank | Goalscorer | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Uladzimir Shakaw
|
Savit Mogilev | 17 |
| 2 | Dmitry Gavrilovich
|
Khimik Svetlogorsk | 13 |
| Sergey Zabolotsky
|
Khimik Svetlogorsk | 13 | |
| 4 | Yuri Markhel
|
Lokomotiv Minsk | 12 |
| Mikalay Yanush
|
Granit Mikashevichi | 12 |