Summary
The Belarusian Premier League (BLR1), or Vysheyshaya Liga, is the top professional division in the Belarus football system. At the end of the 2025 season, the BLR1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2026 - 2027 UEFA Champions League - 1st Qualifying Round:
- 1st place 2025 BLR1 team
- 2026 - 2027 UEFA Europa Conference League - 1st Qualifying Round:
- 2nd and 3rd place 2025 BLR1 teams
The winner of the 2025 Belarusian Cup, typically a BLR1 team, also receives a berth in the 2nd Qualifying Round of the 2026 - 2027 UEFA Europa Conference League.
Leagues Pyramid - Belarus
| Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
|---|---|---|
| BLR1 | Vysheyshaya Liga (Belarusian Premier League) | 16 |
| BLR2 | Belarusian First League | 18 |
| BLR3 | Belarusian Second League | 84 |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
| 13 Mar 2025 - 28 Nov 2025 | 15: BLR1 (13 minimum), BLR2 (3 maximum) | ||
Season Format
The 2025 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 2025 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 2026 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 | FC Smorgon (BLR1) | 11 | FC Belshina Bobruisk (BLR2) |
| 03.12.25 |  | 10 | FC Belshina Bobruisk | Stadyen Junatstva (Smarhon') |
| 06.12.25 | | 10 | FC Smorgon | Stadion Spartak (Semey) | ||
| FC Belshina Bobruisk is promoted on PKs (6-5) | ||||||
| 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 | FK Maxline Vitebsk | 30 | 21 -5-4 | 68 | - | 53 | 18 | 35 | 15 | 10 -3-2 | 33 | 30 | 11 | 19 | 15 | 11 -2-2 | 35 | 23 | 7 | 16 |
| 2 | FC Dinamo Minsk | 30 | 19 -6-5 | 63 | - | 52 | 27 | 25 | 15 | 12 -2-1 | 38 | 32 | 10 | 22 | 15 | 7 -4-4 | 25 | 20 | 17 | 3 |
| 3 | FC Slavia-Mozyr | 30 | 17 -6-7 | 57 | - | 53 | 32 | 21 | 15 | 9 -3-3 | 30 | 28 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 8 -3-4 | 27 | 25 | 19 | 6 |
| 4 | FC Dinamo Brest | 30 | 15 -6-9 | 51 | - | 42 | 30 | 12 | 15 | 9 -2-4 | 29 | 25 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 6 -4-5 | 22 | 17 | 20 | -3 |
| 5 | FC Minsk | 30 | 15 -6-9 | 51 | - | 48 | 47 | 1 | 15 | 7 -3-5 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 15 | 8 -3-4 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 1 |
| 6 | FK Isloch Minsk | 30 | 12 -13-5 | 49 | - | 45 | 26 | 19 | 15 | 6 -7-2 | 25 | 26 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 6 -6-3 | 24 | 19 | 15 | 4 |
| 7 | FC Torpedo-Belaz Zhodino | 30 | 13 -10-7 | 49 | - | 43 | 30 | 13 | 15 | 7 -4-4 | 25 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 15 | 6 -6-3 | 24 | 19 | 13 | 6 |
| 8 | FC Neman Grodno | 30 | 14 -3-13 | 45 | - | 41 | 31 | 10 | 15 | 8 -2-5 | 26 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 6 -1-8 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 3 |
| 9 | FC Gomel | 30 | 12 -7-11 | 43 | - | 35 | 34 | 1 | 15 | 7 -3-5 | 24 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 15 | 5 -4-6 | 19 | 13 | 19 | -6 |
| 10 | Bate Borisov | 30 | 11 -7-12 | 40 | - | 38 | 43 | -5 | 15 | 5 -5-5 | 20 | 20 | 23 | -3 | 15 | 6 -2-7 | 20 | 18 | 20 | -2 |
| 11 | FC Arsenal Dzyarzhynsk | 30 | 7 -12-11 | 33 | - | 27 | 35 | -8 | 15 | 4 -6-5 | 18 | 13 | 17 | -4 | 15 | 3 -6-6 | 15 | 14 | 18 | -4 |
| 12 | FC Vitebsk | 30 | 9 -4-17 | 28 | -3 | 37 | 46 | -9 | 15 | 5 -3-7 | 18 | 18 | 19 | -1 | 15 | 4 -1-10 | 13 | 19 | 27 | -8 |
| 13 | FC Naftan Novopolotsk | 30 | 8 -4-18 | 28 | - | 35 | 55 | -20 | 15 | 5 -3-7 | 18 | 27 | 28 | -1 | 15 | 3 -1-11 | 10 | 8 | 27 | -19 |
| 14 | FC Smorgon | 30 | 7 -7-16 | 28 | - | 23 | 43 | -20 | 15 | 5 -3-7 | 18 | 10 | 17 | -7 | 15 | 2 -4-9 | 10 | 13 | 26 | -13 |
| 15 | FC Slutsk | 30 | 5 -6-19 | 21 | - | 20 | 51 | -31 | 15 | 3 -3-9 | 12 | 10 | 22 | -12 | 15 | 2 -3-10 | 9 | 10 | 29 | -19 |
| 16 | FK Molodechno 2018 | 30 | 3 -2-25 | 11 | - | 19 | 63 | -44 | 15 | 2 -0-13 | 6 | 8 | 26 | -18 | 15 | 1 -2-12 | 5 | 11 | 37 | -26 |
2026-2027 UEFACL 2026-2027 UEFAECL Relegation Playoff Relegation to BLR2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Results
 | 12 | FC Torpedo-Belaz Zhodino | City Stadium (Richmond) |
 | 20 | Bate Borisov | Stadion FK Minsk |
 | 11 | FK Maxline Vitebsk | Stadyen Dynama (Minsk) |
 | 03 | FC Slavia-Mozyr | Stadyen Central'ny (Vitsyebski) |
 | 20 | FC Neman Grodno | Stadion FK Minsk |
 | 31 | FC Smorgon | Stadyen Central'ny (Gomel) |
 | 02 | FC Dinamo Brest | Stadyen Haradski (Slutsk) |
 | 20 | FC Arsenal Dzyarzhynsk | Stadyen Atlant |
| 50 | FC Gomel | Stadyen DYuSSh-1 (Bereza) |
| 02 | FC Dinamo Minsk | Stadyen DASK Brestski |
| 00 | FK Isloch Minsk | Stadyen Tarpeda (Zhodino) |
| 23 | FC Minsk | Stadyen Junatsva (Mazyr) |
| 10 | FK Molodechno 2018 | Stadyen Junost |
| 50 | FC Naftan Novopolotsk | Borisov Arena |
| 21 | FC Slutsk | Stadyen Haradski (Dzyarzhynsk) |
| 31 | FC Vitebsk | Neman Stadium |
| 11 | FC Torpedo-Belaz Zhodino | Stadyen Central'ny (Vitsyebski) |
| 11 | FC Slavia-Mozyr | Borisov Arena |
| 00 | FC Smorgon | Stadion FK Minsk |
| 10 | FC Arsenal Dzyarzhynsk | Stadyen Dynama (Minsk) |