Summary
The Belarusian Premier League (BLR1), or Vysheyshaya Liga, is the top professional division in the Belarus football system. At the end of the 2024 season, the BLR1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2025 - 2026 UEFA Champions League - 1st Qualifying Round:
- 1st place 2024 BLR1 team
- 2025 - 2026 UEFA Europa Conference League - 1st Qualifying Round:
- 2nd and 3rd place 2024 BLR1 teams
The winner of the 2024 Belarusian Cup, typically a BLR1 team, also receives a berth in the 2nd Qualifying Round of the 2025 - 2026 UEFA Europa Conference League.
Leagues Pyramid - Belarus
| Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
|---|---|---|
| BLR1 | Vysheyshaya Liga (Belarusian Premier League) | 16 |
| BLR2 | Belarusian First League | 17 |
| BLR3 | Belarusian Second League | 84 |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
| 15 Mar 2024 - 7 Dec 2024 | 15: BLR1 (13 minimum), BLR2 (3 maximum) | ||
Season Format
The 2024 BLR1 consists of a double round robin format where each BLR1 teams plays Home-Away matches with the other 15 BLR1 teams for a total of 30 regular season matches per team. Table ranking ties are broken by (1) head-to-head points, (2) head-to-head goal difference, (3) head-to-head goals scored, (4) goal difference, (5) matches won, then (6)) total goals scored.
Playoffs
Not applicable.
Relegation
At the end of the 2024 BLR1 season, the 15th and 16th place BLR1 teams will be relegated to the BLR2, and the 1st and 2nd place BLR2 teams will be promoted to the 2025 BLR1. The 14th place BLR1 team will enter into a Home/Away highest aggregate goals wins Promotion/Relegation Playoff with the 3rd place BLR2 team.
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Relegation Playoffs
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| Aggregate | FK Niva Dolbizno (BLR2) | 15 | FC Naftan Novopolotsk (BLR1) |
| 04.12.24 |  | 13 | FC Naftan Novopolotsk | Stadyen Junost |
| 07.12.24 | | 20 | FK Niva Dolbizno | Stadyen Atlant Iskusstvennoe pole | ||
| FC Naftan Novopolotsk remains in BLR1 | ||||||
| League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | FC Dinamo Minsk | 30 | 20 -8-2 | 68 | - | 50 | 13 | 37 | 15 | 12 -3-0 | 39 | 29 | 6 | 23 | 15 | 8 -5-2 | 29 | 21 | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | FC Neman Grodno | 30 | 20 -5-5 | 65 | - | 45 | 19 | 26 | 15 | 11 -2-2 | 35 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 9 -3-3 | 30 | 24 | 11 | 13 |
| 3 | FC Torpedo-Belaz Zhodino | 30 | 18 -8-4 | 62 | - | 45 | 21 | 24 | 15 | 10 -4-1 | 34 | 29 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 8 -4-3 | 28 | 16 | 7 | 9 |
| 4 | FC Dinamo Brest | 30 | 14 -7-9 | 49 | - | 62 | 37 | 25 | 15 | 8 -5-2 | 29 | 34 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 6 -2-7 | 20 | 28 | 22 | 6 |
| 5 | FC Vitebsk | 30 | 14 -5-11 | 47 | - | 33 | 25 | 8 | 15 | 8 -1-6 | 25 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 6 -4-5 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 3 |
| 6 | FC Gomel | 30 | 11 -11-8 | 44 | - | 37 | 28 | 9 | 15 | 6 -5-4 | 23 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 5 -6-4 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 1 |
| 7 | FK Isloch Minsk | 30 | 11 -8-11 | 41 | - | 36 | 30 | 6 | 15 | 6 -5-4 | 23 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 5 -3-7 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 0 |
| 8 | Bate Borisov | 30 | 11 -7-12 | 40 | - | 38 | 38 | 0 | 15 | 6 -4-5 | 22 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 15 | 5 -3-7 | 18 | 11 | 16 | -5 |
| 9 | FC Slutsk | 30 | 11 -6-13 | 39 | - | 25 | 41 | -16 | 15 | 5 -4-6 | 19 | 11 | 17 | -6 | 15 | 6 -2-7 | 20 | 14 | 24 | -10 |
| 10 | FC Arsenal Dzyarzhynsk | 30 | 10 -8-12 | 38 | - | 29 | 36 | -7 | 15 | 7 -3-5 | 24 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 15 | 3 -5-7 | 14 | 12 | 20 | -8 |
| 11 | FC Slavia-Mozyr | 30 | 8 -11-11 | 35 | - | 28 | 33 | -5 | 15 | 4 -6-5 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 15 | 4 -5-6 | 17 | 14 | 20 | -6 |
| 12 | FC Smorgon | 30 | 7 -11-12 | 32 | - | 33 | 50 | -17 | 15 | 5 -7-3 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 15 | 2 -4-9 | 10 | 17 | 34 | -17 |
| 13 | FC Minsk | 30 | 6 -10-14 | 28 | - | 28 | 44 | -16 | 15 | 3 -5-7 | 14 | 18 | 22 | -4 | 15 | 3 -5-7 | 14 | 10 | 22 | -12 |
| 14 | FC Naftan Novopolotsk | 30 | 5 -11-14 | 26 | - | 27 | 44 | -17 | 15 | 2 -6-7 | 12 | 11 | 25 | -14 | 15 | 3 -5-7 | 14 | 16 | 19 | -3 |
| 15 | FC Dnepr Mogilev | 30 | 3 -9-18 | 18 | - | 27 | 58 | -31 | 15 | 1 -4-10 | 7 | 12 | 28 | -16 | 15 | 2 -5-8 | 11 | 15 | 30 | -15 |
| 16 | FC Shakhtyor Salihorsk | 30 | 5 -7-18 | 2 | -20 | 19 | 45 | -26 | 15 | 2 -2-11 | 8 | 9 | 27 | -18 | 15 | 3 -5-7 | 14 | 10 | 18 | -8 |
2025-2026 UEFACL 2025-2026 UEFAECL Relegation Playoff Relegation to BLR2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Results
 | 11 | FC Dinamo Minsk | Stadyen DASK Brestski |
 | 10 | FC Dinamo Minsk | Stadyen Junost |
 | 10 | FC Vitebsk | Stadion FK Minsk |
 | 12 | FC Dnepr Mogilev | Stadyen Budaŭnik (Stroitel') |
 | 02 | FC Torpedo-Belaz Zhodino | Stadyen Junatstva (Smarhon') |
 | 40 | FC Minsk | Neman Stadium |
 | 10 | FC Gomel | Stadyen Haradski (Dzyarzhynsk) |
 | 01 | FC Naftan Novopolotsk | Stadyen Haradski (Slutsk) |
 | 74 | FC Smorgon | Borisov Arena |
| 10 | FC Shakhtyor Salihorsk | Stadyen Tarpeda (Zhodino) |
| 10 | Bate Borisov | Stadyen Traktar (Minsk) |
| 00 | FC Slavia-Mozyr | Stadyen Central'ny (Gomel) |
| 20 | FC Dinamo Brest | Stadyen Central'ny (Vitsyebski) |
| 00 | FC Arsenal Dzyarzhynsk | Stadyen Atlant |
| 13 | FK Isloch Minsk | Stadyen Spartak (Mahilyou) |
| 00 | FC Neman Grodno | Stadyen Junost |
| 11 | FC Dinamo Minsk | Stadyen Tarpeda (Zhodino) |
| 00 | FC Dinamo Minsk | Neman Stadium |
| 12 | FC Gomel | Stadyen Budaŭnik (Stroitel') |