The Belarusian First League () is the second tier 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 to the Belarusian Second League.
First League in 2025 In 2025, the Belarusian First League will consist of the following 18 teams:
TeamLocationPosition in 2024Dnepr MogilevMogilev14 (Premier League)Niva Dolbizno3Belshina BobruiskBobruisk4Volna PinskPinsk5LidaLida6Dinamo-2 MinskMinsk7BATE-2 BorisovBorisov8Bumprom GomelGomel9OrshaOrsha10OstrovetsOstrovets11Lokomotiv GomelGomel12BaranovichiBaranovichi13ABFF U-19Minsk14Slonim-2017Slonim16Minsk-2Minsk 1 (Second League)Unixlabs MinskMinsk 4 (Second League)Gomel-2Gomel 5 (Second League)OsipovichiOsipovichi 9 (Second League)
Winners and promoted teams Teams in bold were promoted to Premier League at the end of the season. SeasonWinnerRunner-upThird place 1992 Dinamo-2 Minsk Shinnik Bobruisk Kommunalnik Pinsk 1992–93 Shinnik Bobruisk Polesye Mozyr Selmash Mogilev 1993–94 Obuvschik Lida Polesye Mozyr Kommunalnik Pinsk 1994–95 MPKC Mozyr Ataka-Aura Minsk Kommunalnik Pinsk 1995 Naftan-Devon Novopolotsk Kommunalnik Pinsk1 Fomalgaut Borisov 1996 Transmash Mogilev Kommunalnik Slonim Khimik Svetlogorsk 1997 Gomel BATE Borisov Lida 1998 Lida Svisloch-Krovlya Osipovichi Pinsk-900 1999 Kommunalnik Slonim Vedrich-97 Rechitsa Dinamo-Yuni Minsk 2000 Molodechno Luninets Neman Mosty 2001 Torpedo Zhodino Zvezda-VA-BGU Minsk Darida Minsk Raion 2002 Darida Minsk Raion Naftan Novopolotsk Lokomotiv Minsk 2003 Lokomotiv Vitebsk MTZ-RIPO Minsk Smorgon 2004 Lokomotiv Minsk Vedrich-97 Rechitsa2 Smorgon 2005 Belshina Bobruisk Lokomotiv Vitebsk Smorgon 2006 Minsk Smorgon Khimik Svetlogorsk 2007 Savit Mogilev Granit Mikashevichi Lokomotiv Minsk 2008 Minsk Khimik Svetlogorsk Belshina Bobruisk 2009 Belshina Bobruisk Volna Pinsk DSK Gomel 2010 Gomel SKVICH Minsk1 DSK Gomel 2011 Slavia Mozyr Partizan Minsk3 Gorodeya 2012 Dnepr Mogilev Gorodeya1 Vitebsk 2013 Slutsk Gorodeya1 Vitebsk 2014 Granit Mikashevichi Slavia Mozyr Vitebsk 2015 Isloch Minsk Raion Gorodeya Krumkachy Minsk 2016 Gomel Dnepr Mogilev Gomelzheldortrans 2017 Luch Minsk Smolevichi-STI Torpedo Minsk 2018 Slavia Mozyr Energetik-BGU Minsk Belshina Bobruisk 2019 Belshina Bobruisk Smolevichi Rukh Brest 2020 Sputnik Rechitsa Gomel Krumkachy Minsk (Smorgon4) 2021 Arsenal Dzerzhinsk Belshina Bobruisk Dnepr Mogilev 2022 Naftan Smorgon Rogachev 2023 Arsenal Dzerzhinsk Dnepr Mogilev Vitebsk 2024 Molodechno Maxline Vitebsk Niva Dolbizno 2025 Baranovichi Dnepr Mogilev Lokomotiv Gomel 2026 1 Team lost promotion/relegation play-off 2 Team was eligible for promotion but was denied Premier League license 3 Team won promotion/relegation play-off but disbanded after the season 4 Smorgon promoted from the 6th place
External links Official website Belarusian First League at Football.by Belarusian Football Federation