Belarusian First League

The Belarusian First League is the second division of professional football in Belarus. It was created in 1992, following the Belarusian independence.
History and format.
The typical format of the league involves 16 clubs playing a double round-robin tournament over 30 matchdays (with the exception of shortened 1992 and 1995 seasons, which were a single round-robin tournaments). On several occasions the number of participating teams was smaller (15 or 14), due to last minute withdrawals and no teams available for replacement. 
In most of the seasons, two best teams are getting promoted to Belarusian Premier League, while two worst teams are relegated Belarusian Second League. There were, however, some deviations from this formula, particularly when the Premier League was expanding or shortening. 
First League in 2019.
In 2019, the Belarusian First League will consist of the following 15 teams:
Winners and promoted teams.
Teams in bold were promoted to Premier League at the end of the season.
External links.
Official website