A Club From A Farming Town With A Population Of 270 Could Play In The Top Division Of The Belarusian Soccer Championship
- 15.11.2026, 14:20
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Currently, "Niva" has 71 points and is in first place in the First League.
33 rounds have been played in the Belarusian First Division soccer championship. Only the final, 34th round remains. Currently, the club “Niva” from the agricultural town of Dolbizno in the Kamenets District—home to about 270 people—is in first place, according to "Zerkalo".
Niva currently has 71 points. "Slutsk" is in second place with 70 points, and "Lida" is in third with 69 points. The team in fourth place can no longer catch up to "Niva."
Two teams advance directly to the top league; the third will play in a playoff against the club that finishes in 14th place in the top league. “Niva” needs to win its final match (which is worth three points) to take first place and advance to the top league. If the club draws (and earns one point), everything will depend on the results of its pursuers. If “Niva” loses in the final round, and “Slutsk” and “Lida” win, then it will finish in third place and play in the promotion-relegation playoffs.
The founder of “Niva” is Viktor Bobr, who also owns the agricultural enterprise “AgroNiva.” He speaks cautiously about the prospects for his private club. “I think the federation should make the assessment: study the club, see what we have, and then give their opinion. Niva has a lot today: a youth academy, a stadium, and so on. I suppose everything has its time. You can see from the standings what’s going on there. It’s wrong to speak too soon,” he noted in an interview with betting.team (to compete in the top league, a club must meet a number of criteria, which the owner listed).
Bobr emphasized that he receives no support from the authorities.
“Financially, will you be able to handle the First Division?” journalists asked him. “If you want to make God laugh, tell Him about your plans. You have to be patient and have faith,” Bobr replied.
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