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{{Infobox football league
| logo       = 
| pixels     = 110px
| country    = {{Flag|Belarus}}
| confed     = UEFA
| founded    = {{start date and age|1992}}
| teams      = 18
| promotion  = [[Belarusian Premier League]]
| relegation = [[Belarusian Second League]]
| levels     = 2
| champions  = [[FC Molodechno|Molodechno]] (1st title)
| season     = [[2024 Belarusian First League|2024]]
| current    = [[2025 Belarusian First League]]
}}
The '''Belarusian First League''' ({{Langx|be|Першая ліга чэмпіянату Беларусі па футболе|translit=Pershaya liha chempiyanatu Byelarusi pa futbole}}) is the second tier of professional [[association football|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 Belarusian First League|1992]] and [[1995 Belarusian First League|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 2024==
In 2024, the Belarusian First League will consist of the following 18 teams:
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left"
!width=140|Team
!width=120|Location
!data-sort-type="number"|Position in 2023
|-
|[[FC Energetik-BGU Minsk|Energetik-BGU Minsk]]
|[[Minsk]]
|{{Hs|1}}14 ([[2023 Belarusian Premier League|Premier League]])
|-
|[[FC Belshina Bobruisk|Belshina Bobruisk]]
|[[Bobruisk]]
|{{Hs|2}}15 ([[2023 Belarusian Premier League|Premier League]])
|-
|[[FC Lokomotiv Gomel|Lokomotiv Gomel]]
|[[Gomel]]
|4
|-
|[[FC Maxline Vitebsk|Maxline Vitebsk]]
|[[Vitebsk]]
|5
|-
|[[FC Baranovichi|Baranovichi]]
|[[Baranovichi]]
|6
|-
|[[FC Volna Pinsk|Volna Pinsk]]
|[[Pinsk]]
|8
|-
|[[FC Niva Dolbizno|Niva Dolbizno]]
|{{ill|Dolbizno|be|Доўбізна}}
|9
|-
|[[FC Lida|Lida]]
|[[Lida]]
|10
|-
|[[FC Molodechno|Molodechno]]
|[[Molodechno]]
|11
|-
|[[FC Ostrovets|Ostrovets]]
|[[Astravyets|Ostrovets]]
|12
|-
|[[FC Bumprom Gomel|Bumprom Gomel]]
|[[Gomel]]
|13
|-
|[[FC Orsha|Orsha]]
|[[Orsha]]
|14
|-
|[[FC Slonim-2017|Slonim-2017]]
|[[Slonim]]
|15
|-
|[[FC Shakhtyor-2 Soligorsk|Shakhtyor-2 Soligorsk]]
|[[Soligorsk]]
|{{Hs|16}} 16 (First League) / 11 ([[Belarusian Premier League Reserves Championship|Reserves League]])
|-
|[[FC Dinamo-2 Minsk|Dinamo-2 Minsk]]
|[[Minsk]]
|{{Hs|17}} 1 ([[Belarusian Premier League Reserves Championship|Reserves League]])
|-
|[[FC BATE-2 Borisov|BATE-2 Borisov]]
|[[Barysaw|Borisov]]
|{{Hs|18}} 2 ([[Belarusian Premier League Reserves Championship|Reserves League]])
|-
|[[FC Torpedo-BelAZ-2 Zhodino|Torpedo-BelAZ-2 Zhodino]]
|[[Zhodino]]
|{{Hs|19}} 3 ([[Belarusian Premier League Reserves Championship|Reserves League]])
|-
|[[FC ABFF U-17|ABFF U-17]]
|[[Minsk]]
|{{Hs|20}} n/a
|}

==Winners and promoted teams==
Teams in '''bold''' were promoted to [[Belarusian Premier League|Premier League]] at the end of the season.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!width=60|Season
!width=220|Winner
!width=220|Runner-up
!width=220|Third place
|-
| [[1992 Belarusian First League|1992]]
| '''[[FC Dinamo-93 Minsk|Dinamo-2 Minsk]]'''
| [[FC Belshina Bobruisk|Shinnik Bobruisk]]
| [[FC Volna Pinsk|Kommunalnik Pinsk]]
|-
| [[1992–93 Belarusian First League|1992–93]]
| '''[[FC Belshina Bobruisk|Shinnik Bobruisk]]'''
| [[FC Slavia Mozyr|Polesye Mozyr]]
| [[FC Transmash Mogilev|Selmash Mogilev]]
|-
| [[1993–94 Belarusian First League|1993–94]]
| '''[[FC Lida|Obuvschik Lida]]'''
| [[FC Slavia Mozyr|Polesye Mozyr]]
| [[FC Volna Pinsk|Kommunalnik Pinsk]]
|-
| [[1994–95 Belarusian First League|1994–95]]
| '''[[FC Slavia Mozyr|MPKC Mozyr]]'''
| '''[[FC Ataka Minsk|Ataka-Aura Minsk]]'''
| [[FC Volna Pinsk|Kommunalnik Pinsk]]
|-
| [[1995 Belarusian First League|1995]]
| '''[[FC Naftan Novopolotsk|Naftan-Devon Novopolotsk]]'''
| [[FC Volna Pinsk|Kommunalnik Pinsk]]<sup>1</sup>
| [[FC Fomalgaut Borisov|Fomalgaut Borisov]]
|-
| [[1996 Belarusian First League|1996]]
| '''[[FC Transmash Mogilev|Transmash Mogilev]]'''
| '''[[FC Kommunalnik Slonim|Kommunalnik Slonim]]'''
| [[FC Khimik Svetlogorsk|Khimik Svetlogorsk]]
|-
| [[1997 Belarusian First League|1997]]
| '''[[FC Gomel|Gomel]]'''
| '''[[FC BATE Borisov|BATE Borisov]]'''
| [[FC Lida|Lida]]
|-
| [[1998 Belarusian First League|1998]]
| '''[[FC Lida|Lida]]'''
| '''[[FC Osipovichi|Svisloch-Krovlya Osipovichi]]'''
| [[FC Volna Pinsk|Pinsk-900]]
|-
| [[1999 Belarusian First League|1999]]
| '''[[FC Kommunalnik Slonim|Kommunalnik Slonim]]'''
| '''[[FC Rechitsa-2014|Vedrich-97 Rechitsa]]'''
| [[FC Dinamo-Juni Minsk|Dinamo-Yuni Minsk]]
|-
| [[2000 Belarusian First League|2000]]
| '''[[FC Molodechno|Molodechno]]'''
| [[FC Luninets|Luninets]]
| [[FC Neman Mosty|Neman Mosty]]
|-
| [[2001 Belarusian First League|2001]]
| '''[[FC Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino|Torpedo Zhodino]]'''
| '''[[FC Energetik-BGU Minsk|Zvezda-VA-BGU Minsk]]'''
| [[FC Darida Minsk Raion|Darida Minsk Raion]]
|-
| [[2002 Belarusian First League|2002]]
| '''[[FC Darida Minsk Raion|Darida Minsk Raion]]'''
| '''[[FC Naftan Novopolotsk|Naftan Novopolotsk]]'''
| '''[[FC SKVICH Minsk|Lokomotiv Minsk]]'''
|-
| [[2003 Belarusian First League|2003]]
| '''[[FC Vitebsk|Lokomotiv Vitebsk]]'''
| '''[[FC Partizan Minsk|MTZ-RIPO Minsk]]'''
| [[FC Smorgon|Smorgon]]
|-
| [[2004 Belarusian First League|2004]]
| '''[[FC SKVICH Minsk|Lokomotiv Minsk]]'''
| [[FC Rechitsa-2014|Vedrich-97 Rechitsa]]<sup>2</sup>
| [[FC Smorgon|Smorgon]]
|-
| [[2005 Belarusian First League|2005]]
| '''[[FC Belshina Bobruisk|Belshina Bobruisk]]'''
| '''[[FC Vitebsk|Lokomotiv Vitebsk]]'''
| [[FC Smorgon|Smorgon]]
|-
| [[2006 Belarusian First League|2006]]
| '''[[FC Minsk|Minsk]]'''
| '''[[FC Smorgon|Smorgon]]'''
| [[FC Khimik Svetlogorsk|Khimik Svetlogorsk]]
|-
| [[2007 Belarusian First League|2007]]
| '''[[FC Savit Mogilev|Savit Mogilev]]'''
| '''[[FC Granit Mikashevichi|Granit Mikashevichi]]'''
| '''[[FC SKVICH Minsk|Lokomotiv Minsk]]'''
|-
| [[2008 Belarusian First League|2008]]
| '''[[FC Minsk|Minsk]]'''
| [[FC Khimik Svetlogorsk|Khimik Svetlogorsk]]
| [[FC Belshina Bobruisk|Belshina Bobruisk]]
|-
| [[2009 Belarusian First League|2009]]
| '''[[FC Belshina Bobruisk|Belshina Bobruisk]]'''
| [[FC Volna Pinsk|Volna Pinsk]]
| [[FC DSK Gomel|DSK Gomel]]
|-
| [[2010 Belarusian First League|2010]]
| '''[[FC Gomel|Gomel]]'''
| [[FC SKVICH Minsk|SKVICH Minsk]]<sup>1</sup>
| [[FC DSK Gomel|DSK Gomel]]
|-
| [[2011 Belarusian First League|2011]]
| '''[[FC Slavia Mozyr|Slavia Mozyr]]'''
| [[FC Partizan Minsk|Partizan Minsk]]<sup>3</sup>
| [[FC Gorodeya|Gorodeya]]
|-
| [[2012 Belarusian First League|2012]]
| '''[[FC Dnepr Mogilev|Dnepr Mogilev]]'''
| [[FC Gorodeya|Gorodeya]]<sup>1</sup>
| [[FC Vitebsk|Vitebsk]]
|-
| [[2013 Belarusian First League|2013]]
| '''[[FC Slutsk|Slutsk]]'''
| [[FC Gorodeya|Gorodeya]]<sup>1</sup>
| [[FC Vitebsk|Vitebsk]]
|-
| [[2014 Belarusian First League|2014]]
| '''[[FC Granit Mikashevichi|Granit Mikashevichi]]'''
| '''[[FC Slavia Mozyr|Slavia Mozyr]]'''
| '''[[FC Vitebsk|Vitebsk]]'''
|-
| [[2015 Belarusian First League|2015]]
| '''[[FC Isloch Minsk Raion|Isloch Minsk Raion]]'''
| '''[[FC Gorodeya|Gorodeya]]'''
| '''[[FC Krumkachy Minsk|Krumkachy Minsk]]'''
|-
| [[2016 Belarusian First League|2016]]
| '''[[FC Gomel|Gomel]]'''
| '''[[FC Dnepr Mogilev|Dnepr Mogilev]]'''
| [[FC Lokomotiv Gomel|Gomelzheldortrans]]
|-
| [[2017 Belarusian First League|2017]]
| '''[[FC Luch Minsk (2012)|Luch Minsk]]'''
| '''[[FC Smolevichi|Smolevichi-STI]]'''
| '''[[FC Torpedo Minsk|Torpedo Minsk]]'''
|-
| [[2018 Belarusian First League|2018]]
| '''[[FC Slavia Mozyr|Slavia Mozyr]]'''
| '''[[FC Energetik-BGU Minsk|Energetik-BGU Minsk]]'''
| [[FC Belshina Bobruisk|Belshina Bobruisk]]
|-
| [[2019 Belarusian First League|2019]]
| '''[[FC Belshina Bobruisk|Belshina Bobruisk]]'''
| '''[[FC Smolevichi|Smolevichi]]'''
| '''[[FC Rukh Brest|Rukh Brest]]'''
|-
| [[2020 Belarusian First League|2020]]
| '''[[FC Sputnik Rechitsa|Sputnik Rechitsa]]'''
| '''[[FC Gomel|Gomel]]'''
| [[FC Krumkachy Minsk|Krumkachy Minsk]] ('''[[FC Smorgon|Smorgon]]'''<sup>4</sup>)
|-
| [[2021 Belarusian First League|2021]]
| '''[[FC Arsenal Dzerzhinsk|Arsenal Dzerzhinsk]]'''
| '''[[FC Belshina Bobruisk|Belshina Bobruisk]]'''
| '''[[FC Dnepr Mogilev|Dnepr Mogilev]]'''
|-
| [[2022 Belarusian First League|2022]]
| '''[[FC Naftan Novopolotsk|Naftan]]'''
| '''[[FC Smorgon|Smorgon]]'''
| '''[[FC Rogachev|Rogachev]]'''
|-
| [[2023 Belarusian First League|2023]]
| '''[[FC Arsenal Dzerzhinsk|Arsenal Dzerzhinsk]]'''
| '''[[FC Dnepr Mogilev|Dnepr Mogilev]]'''
| '''[[FC Vitebsk|Vitebsk]]'''
|-
| [[2024 Belarusian First League|2024]]
| '''[[FC Molodechno|Molodechno]]'''
| '''[[FC Maxline Vitebsk|Maxline Vitebsk]]'''
| '''[[FC Niva Dolbizno|Niva Dolbizno]]'''
|}
*<sup>1</sup> Team lost promotion/relegation play-off
*<sup>2</sup> Team was eligible for promotion but was denied Premier League license
*<sup>3</sup> Team won promotion/relegation play-off but disbanded after the season
*<sup>4</sup> [[FC Smorgon|Smorgon]] promoted from the 6th place

==External links==
* [https://championship.abff.by/en/male/tournaments/1/?tournamentId=9 Official website]
* [https://stat.football.by/stat/belarus/2023_1/ Football.by]

{{Belarusian First League teamlist}}
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