Results of the 2022-23 season
 |  |  |
|---|---|---|
| Meshkov Brest 15th time | SKA Minsk 16th time | Gomel |
| Founded | 1992 |
|---|---|
| No. of teams | 12 |
| Country | Belarus |
| Confederation | EHF |
| Most recent champion(s) | HC Meshkov Brest (15th title) |
| Most titles | HC Meshkov Brest (15 titles) |
| TV partner(s) | Belarus 5 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| International cup(s) | EHF Champions League EHF European League EHF European Cup |
| Official website | handball.by |
The Belarusian Men's Handball Championship is the national league for team handball in Belarus. The current champions are HC Meshkov Brest, who won 15th title in 2022/23 season.
After the launching of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the European Handball Federation in February 2022 temporarily suspended the teams from Belarus. [1]
The following 12 clubs compete in the championship during the 2022–23 season.
| Team | City | Arena | Address |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meshkov Brest | Brest | Universal Sports Complex "Victoria" | Brest, Leningradskaya str., 4 |
| SKA Minsk | Minsk | Sports Palace "Uruchje" | Minsk, Independence av., 196 |
| Handball club Gomel | Gomel | GRCOR for game's types of sports | Gomel, Irininskaya st., 16-2 |
| Kronon Grodno | Grodno | Sports Complex "Victoria" | Grodno, Gagarina str., 18/1 |
| Masheka Mogilev | Mogilev | SC "Olympian" | Mogilev, 30 years of Victory str., 1a |
| BSUFC-SKA | Minsk | RCOR | Minsk, Filimonova str., 55/2 |
| Meshkov Brest 2 | Brest | Universal Sports Complex "Victoria" | Brest, Leningradskaya str., 4 |
| RCOR | Minsk | RCOR | Minsk, Filimonova str., 55/2 |
| SKA-UNI | Minsk | RCOR | Minsk, Filimonova str., 55/2 |
| Belarus-2006 | Minsk | Sports Palace "Uruchje" | Minsk, Independence av., 196 |
| Kronon Grodno 2 | Grodno | Sports Complex "Victoria" | Grodno, Gagarina str., 18/1 |
| Masheka Mogilev 2 | Mogilev | SC "Olympian" | Mogilev, 30 years of Victory str., 1a |
| Club | Titles | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Meshkov Brest | 15 | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
| 2. | SKA Minsk | 10 | 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 |
| 3. | Dinamo Minsk | 5 | 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 |
| 4. | HC Arkatron Minsk | 1 | 2003 |
| | | |
|---|---|---|
| Meshkov Brest 15th time | SKA Minsk 16th time | Gomel |
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