The Belarusian Premier League, also called The Belarusbank Premier League for sponsorship reasons, or the Vyšejšaja Liha or the Vysheyshaya Liga,(Belarusian: Вышэйшая ліга, Russian: Высшая лига, "Top League") is the top division of professional football in Belarus, and is organized by the Belarusian Football Federation. The number of teams in the competition has varied over the years from as high as 17 to as low as 11 (2012). As of 2016, the league included 16 teams. Each team plays every other team twice during the course of the season. At the end of the season, the two teams with the fewest points are automatically relegated to the Belarusian First League, while the third worst team plays a promotion-relegation playoff against the third best team from the second tier. The top two teams from the Belarusian First League automatically win promotion to the Premier League. Shakhtyor Soligorsk are the current champions, after winning their second championship title in 2021.
Traktar or Traktor Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Minsk, Belarus. It is currently undergoing renovations, but was previously mostly used for football matches and is the home ground of Traktor Minsk.
Dinamo National Olympic Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Minsk, Belarus. It first opened in 1934 and has had several renovations over the years, reopening after the latest one in 2017. Earlier it was used mostly for football matches and was the home ground of Dinamo Minsk, FC Minsk and the Belarus national football team. Previously the stadium officially held 41,040, but because part of the upper stand had been abandoned in the mid-1990s for safety reasons, the actual capacity before renovations was 33,942. After renovation the capacity is only 22,246.
Stroitel Stadium or Budawnik Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Salihorsk (Soligorsk), Belarus. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Shakhtyor Soligorsk. The stadium was built in 1976 and it currently holds 4,200 people.
Central Stadium is a football-specific stadium in Gomel, Belarus. It is currently used as a home ground of Gomel. The stadium is all-seater and has a capacity of 14,307 people. The stadium was opened in 2004.
The 1997 Belarusian Premier League was the seventh season of top-tier football in Belarus. It started on April 11 and ended on November 11, 1997. MPKC Mozyr were the defending champions.
The 1998 Belarusian Premier League was the eighth season of top-tier football in Belarus. It started on April 12 and ended on October 31, 1998. Dinamo Minsk were the defending champions.
The 2000 Belarusian Premier League was the tenth season of top-tier football in Belarus. It started on April 15 and ended on November 4, 2000. BATE Borisov were the defending champions.
The 2003 Belarusian Premier League was the 13th season of top-tier football in Belarus. The first round was postponed from April 11–12 to later dates due to heavy snowfall. The season finally started on April 18 and ended on November 9, 2003. BATE Borisov were the defending champions.
The 2006 Belarusian Premier League was the 16th season of top-tier football in Belarus. It started on April 18 and ended on November 4, 2005. Shakhtyor Soligorsk were the defending champions.
Denis Igorevich Laptev is a Belarusian footballer who plays as a forward for Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino and the Belarus national team.
The 2014 Belarusian Premier League was the 24th season of top-tier football in Belarus. It began in March 2014 and ended in November 2014. BATE Borisov are the defending champions, having won their 10th league title last year.
Vladimir Golmak is a Belarusian football coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of Shakhtyor Soligorsk's U19 team.
Gleb Vyacheslavovich Shevchenko is a Belarusian professional footballer who plays for Russian club Torpedo Moscow and the Belarus national team.
Gorodeya Stadium is a stadium in Gorodeya, Minsk Oblast, Belarus. It is currently used for football matches and is the home ground of FC Gorodeya. The stadium holds 1,625 spectators.
Lakamatyw or Lokomotiv Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Minsk, Belarus. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 1,500 spectators.
Ruslan Khadarkevich is a Belarusian professional footballer who plays for BATE Borisov and the Belarus national team.
Ilya Lukashevich is a Belarusian professional footballer who plays for Shakhtyor Soligorsk.
Dmitry Aleksandrovich Podstrelov is a Belarusian professional footballer who plays for Dinamo Minsk and the Belarus national team.
Denis Viktorovich Gruzhevsky is a Belarusian professional footballer who plays for Shakhtyor Soligorsk.
