The Belarusian Premier League or the Vysshaya Liga (top league) is the top division of professional football in Belarus. There are 16 teams in the competition. At the end of the season two teams get relegated in Belarusian First League and get replaced with two top First League teams. It is organized by Belarusian Football Federation.

FC BATE are the current Belarusian Premier League champions.

History

Belarusian Premier League was organized in 1992. In its earliest years it was dominated by FC Dinamo Minsk, which won the league 5 times in a row. Of late however the league has been more evenly fought with the four main teams being FC Dinamo Minsk, FC BATE, FC MTZ-RIPO and FC Shakhtyor.

Premier League in 2009

In 2009 the Belarusian Premier League will consist of the following 14 teams:

FC BATE FC Minsk FC Dinamo Brest FC Dinamo Minsk FC Dnepr FC Gomel Hranit Mikashevichy

FK Vitebsk FC MTZ-RIPO FC Naftan FC Neman FC Shakhtyor FC Smorgon FC Torpedo Zhodino

Soviet time champions

• 1934 BVO (Minsk)
• 1935 BVO (Minsk)
• 1936 BVO (Minsk)
• 1937 Dinamo (Minsk)
• 1938 Dinamo (Minsk)
• 1939 Dinamo (Minsk)
• 1940 DKA (Minsk)
• 1941-44 unknown
• 1945 Dinamo (Minsk)
• 1946 ODO (Minsk)
• 1947 Torpedo (Minsk)

• 1948 Traktor MTZ (Minsk)
• 1949 Traktor MTZ (Minsk)
• 1950 ODO (Minsk)
• 1951 Dinamo (Minsk)
• 1952 ODO (Minsk)
• 1953 Spartak (Minsk)
• 1954 ODO (Pinsk)
• 1955 FSM (Minsk)
• 1956 Spartak (Minsk)
• 1957 Sputnik (Minsk)
• 1958 Spartak (Bobruisk)

• 1959 Minsk (city team)
• 1960 Sputnik (Minsk)
• 1961 Volna (Pinsk)
• 1962 Torpedo (Minsk)
• 1963 Naroch' (Molodechno)
• 1964 SKA (Minsk)
• 1965 SKA (Minsk)
• 1966 Torpedo (Minsk)
• 1967 Torpedo (Minsk)
• 1968 Sputnik (Minsk)
• 1969 Torpedo (Minsk)

• 1970 Torpedo (Zhodino)
• 1971 Torpedo (Zhodino)
• 1972 Stroitel' (Bobruisk)
• 1973 Stroitel' (Bobruisk)
• 1974 FC BATE (Borisov)
• 1975 Dinamo (Minsk)
• 1976 FC BATE (Borisov)
• 1977 Sputnik (Minsk)
• 1978 Shinnik (Bobruisk)
• 1979 FC BATE (Borisov)
• 1980 Torpedo (Zhodino)

• 1981 Torpedo (Zhodino)
• 1982 Torpedo (Mogilev)
• 1983 Obuvschik (Lida)
• 1984 Orbita (Minsk)
• 1985 Obuvschik (Lida)
• 1986 Obuvschik (Lida)
• 1987 Shinnik (Bobruisk)
• 1988 Sputnik (Minsk)
• 1989 Obuvschik (Lida)
• 1990 Sputnik (Minsk)
• 1991 Metallurg (Molodechno)

Champions

Season	Champions
1992	FC Dinamo Minsk
1992–93	FC Dinamo Minsk
1993–94	FC Dinamo Minsk
1994–95	FC Dinamo Minsk
1995	FC Dinamo Minsk
1996	FC MPKC
1997	FC Dinamo Minsk
1998	FC Dnepr-Transmash
1999	FC BATE
2000	FC Slavia
2001	FC Belshina
2002	FC BATE
2003	FC Gomel
2004	FC Dinamo Minsk
2005	FC Shakhtyor
2006	FC BATE
2007	FC BATE
2008	FC BATE
2009	FC BATE

Total championships

Club	Number of Championships
FC Dinamo Minsk	7
FC BATE	6
FC Slavia	2
FC Dnepr-Transmash	1
FC Belshina	1
FC Gomel	1
FC Shakhtyor	1