The Belarusian Premier League, also called The Belarusbank Premier League for sponsorship reasons or the Vyšejšaja Liha or the Vysheyshaya Liga 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.
FC Belshina Bobruisk is a Belarusian football club based in Bobruisk. The team has won one Belarusian Premier League title, as well as 3 Belarusian Cup titles.
The 1996 Belarusian Premier League was the sixth season of top-tier football in Belarus. It started on 16 April and ended on 10 November 1996. Dinamo Minsk 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 2004 Belarusian Premier League was the 14th season of top-tier football in Belarus. It started on April 15 and ended on November 11, 2004. Gomel 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.
The 2008–09 Belarusian Cup was the 18th season of the Belarusian annual cup competition.
The 2009–10 Belarusian Cup was the 19th season of the Belarusian annual cup competition. Contrary to the league season, it was conducted in a fall-spring rhythm. The first games were played on 12 July 2009. BATE Borisov won the Cup and qualified for the UEFA Europa League second qualifying round.
The 2010–11 Belarusian Cup was the 20th season of the Belarusian annual cup competition. Contrary to the league season, it was conducted in a fall-spring rhythm. The first games were played on 23 July 2010. Gomel won the Cup and qualified for the UEFA Europa League third qualifying round.
The 2004–05 Belarusian Cup was the 14th edition of the football knock-out competition in Belarus. Contrary to the league season, the competition has been conducted in a fall-spring rhythm. The first games were played on 14 July 2004 and the final on 22 May 2005. MTZ-RIPO Minsk won the Cup.
Aleksandr Sednyov is a Belarusian association football coach and former defender. He is the manager of Ordabasy in Kazakhstan.
The 2014–15 Belarusian Cup was the 24th season of the Belarusian annual cup competition. Contrary to the league season, it has been conducted in a fall-spring rhythm. The first games were played on 22 May 2014. Winners of the Cup were to qualify for the second qualifying round of the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League, but since BATE also won the 2014 league season, they went into Champions League instead.
The 2002–03 Belarusian Cup was the twelfth season of the Belarusian annual football cup competition. Contrary to the league season, the competition has been conducted in a fall-spring rhythm. The first games were played on 7 August 2002 and the final on 24 May 2003. Dinamo Minsk won the Cup and qualified for the UEFA Cup qualifying round.
The 2000–01 Belarusian Cup was the 10th season of the Belarusian annual football cup competition. Contrary to the league season, the competition has been conducted in a fall-spring rhythm. The first games were played on 14 June 2000 and the final on 27 May 2001, which was won by Belshina Bobruisk.
2007 Belarusian First League was the 17th season of 2nd level football championship in Belarus. It started in April and ended in November 2007.
The 1999–2000 Belarusian Cup was the ninth season of the Belarusian annual football cup competition. Contrary to the league season, this competition has been conducted in a fall-spring rhythm. The first games were played on 18 July 1999 and the final on 28 May 2000, which Slavia Mozyr won to claim their second title.
Vitaliy Pavlov is a Soviet and Ukrainian football manager and former player.
The 2016 Belarusian Premier League was the 26th season of top-tier football in Belarus. The season began on 1 April 2016 and concluded on 27 November 2016. BATE Borisov were the defending champions, having won their 12th league title last year; they successfully defended their title this season.
The 1998–99 Belarusian Cup was the eighth season of the annual Belarusian football cup competition. Contrary to the league season, the competition has been conducted in a fall-spring rhythm. It began on 18 July 1998 with the first of five rounds and ended on 29 May 1998 with the final at the Dinamo Stadium in Minsk.
