The Belarusian Extraleague (abbreviated BXL, also known as the Belarusian Open Championship), officially formed in 2006, is the top ice hockey league in Belarus. In its past it has switched several times between being and not being an open league (in reference to allowing foreign teams), but for the 2008-2009 season, the Belarus Ice Hockey Federation has decided to open the Extraleague, the Belarusian Vysshaya Liga, and the Belarusian junior leagues. Before the season 2018-2019 the Belarusian Extraleague was divided in two leagues: Extraliague A with 8 teams and Extraleague B with 9 teams.
There was also a Belarusian Championship held in 1991-92.
Current teams
2022–23 season
| Team
|
City
|
Arena
|
Capacity
|
Ice rink size
|
Affiliate Team
|
| HK Brest
|
 Brest
|
Ice Sports Palace
|
2,000
|
60x30
|
HC Brest-2 (Belarus2)
|
| HC Viciebsk
|
Viciebsk
|
Vitebsk Ice Sports Palace/Ice Sports Palace
|
1,900
|
61x30
|
HC Viciebsk-2 (Belarus2)
|
| HC Dynama-Maladzechna
|
Maladzyechna
|
Ice Sports Palace
|
2,197
|
|
| HC Homel'
|
Homel'
|
Homel' Ice Sports Palace
|
2,760
|
61х30
|
HC Homel'-2 (Belarus2)
|
| HK Lida
|
Lida
|
Lida Ice Palace
|
1,000
|
60х30
|
HC Lida-2 Lida (Belarus2)
|
| HC Lakamatyŭ
|
Orsha
|
Ice Sports Palace
|
3,500
|
|
| HC Metalurh Zhlobin
|
Zhlobin
|
Ice Palace Metalurh
|
2,018
|
60x30
|
HC Metalurh-2 Zhlobin (Belarus2)
|
| HC Mahilyoŭ
|
Mahilyoŭ
|
Sports Palace Mahilyoŭ
|
3,048
|
60х30
|
HC Mahilyoŭ-2 (Belarus2)
|
| HC Nyoman Hrodna
|
Hrodna
|
Hrodna Ice Sports Palace
|
2,550
|
60x30
|
HC Nyoman-2 Hrodna (Belarus2)
|
| Khimik Navapolatsk
|
Navapolatsk
|
Palace of Sports and Culture
|
1,200
|
|
HC Khimik-2 Navapolatsk (Belarus2)
|
| HC Shakhtsyor Salihorsk
|
Salihorsk
|
Sports and Entertainment Complex
|
1,759
|
60х29
|
HC Dynama-Minsk (KHL)
HC Shakhtyor-2 Soligorsk (Belarus2)
|
| HC Yunatstva-Minsk
|
Minsk
|
Čyžoŭka-Arena
|
8,807
|
61x30
|
HC Dynama-Minsk (KHL)
Yunior Minsk (Belarus2)
|
Former teams
| Team
|
City
|
Arena
|
Capacity
|
| Belarus U20 |
Minsk |
Čyžoŭka-Arena Practice ice rink |
473
|
| Belarus U18 |
Raǔbičy |
Indoor ice rink of sport complex Raǔbičy |
300
|
| HC Pinskiya Yastraby |
Pinsk |
Ice arena of the Universal sports complex Volna |
598
|
| HK Aviator |
Baranavichy |
Ice Sports Palace |
2,158
|
| HC Babruysk |
Babruysk |
Babruysk Arena |
7,191
|
| Dinamo U20 Bobruisk |
Babruysk |
Babruysk Arena |
7,151
|
| Dinamo Minsk |
Minsk |
Minsk Sports Palace |
3,311
|
| Keramin Minsk |
Minsk |
Minsk Ice Palace |
1,823
|
| Shinnik Bobruisk |
Babruysk |
Babruysk Arena |
7,151
|
| Sokil Kyiv |
 Brovary
Kyiv |
Ice Arena TEC Terminal
Kyiv Palace of Sports |
1,500
7,200
|
| Tivali Minsk |
Minsk |
Minsk Sports Palace |
3,311
|
| Torpedo Minsk |
Minsk |
Unknown |
-
|
| Triumph Minsk |
Minsk |
Unknown |
-
|
| Yunior Minsk |
Minsk |
Ice Palace Yunost Minsk |
767
|
| HK Liepājas Metalurgs |
 Liepāja |
Ice Arena Liepājas Metalurgs |
1,700
|
| HK Riga 2000 |
Riga |
Inbox.lv ledus halle |
2,000
|
| ASK/Ogre |
Ogre |
Vidzemes Ledus Halle |
1,880
|
| DHK Latgale |
Daugavpils |
Daugavpils Ice Arena |
1,234
|
Belarusian League Champions
Titles by team
| Titles
|
Club
|
Years
|
| 10
|
Yunost Minsk
|
2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021
|
| 7
|
HK Neman Grodno
|
1998, 1999, 2001, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018
|
| 4
|
Tivali Minsk
|
1993, 1994, 1995, 2000
|
| 4
|
Metallurg Zhlobin
|
2012, 2022, 2023, 2024
|
| 2
|
Polimir Novopolock
|
1996, 1997
|
| 2
|
Keramin Minsk
|
2002, 2008
|
| 1
|
HC Dynamo Minsk
|
2007
|
| 1
|
HK Gomel
|
2003
|
| 1
|
HC Shakhtyor Soligorsk
|
2015
|
External links
| European Hockey Overview
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| Top-Level Leagues
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International
Alps Hockey League - BeNe League - Erste Liga - International Hockey League - Kontinental Hockey League
National
Andorra - Armenia - Austria - Belarus - Belgium - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Bulgaria - Croatia - Cyprus - Czech Republic - Denmark - Estonia - Finland - France - Georgia - Germany - Greece - Hungary - Iceland - Italy - Kazakhstan - Latvia - Lithuania - Luxembourg - Netherlands - Norway - Poland - Romania - Serbia - Slovakia - Slovenia - Spain - Sweden - Switzerland - Turkey - Ukraine - United Kingdom
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| Second-Level Leagues
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| Belarus - Belgium - Bulgaria - Czech Republic - Denmark - England - Finland - France - Germany - Hungary - Iceland - Italy - Kazakhstan - Latvia - Lithuania - Netherlands - Norway - Poland - Russia - Slovakia - Spain - Sweden - Switzerland - Turkey - Ukraine
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| Third-Level Leagues
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| Austria - Belgium - Czech Republic - Denmark - England - Finland - France - Germany - Hungary - Italy - Netherlands - Norway - Poland - Russia - Scotland - Slovakia - Sweden - Switzerland
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| Fourth-Level and lower Leagues
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| Austria - Belgium (4, 5) - Czech Republic (4, 5) - Finland (4, 5, 6, 7) - France - Germany (4, 5) - Hungary - Italy - Netherlands (4, 5, 6, 7) - Norway (4, 5, 6, 7) - Poland - Russia (Night League, Amateur Leagues) - Sweden (4, 5, 6, 7, 8), Switzerland (4, 5, 6, 7)
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| Cup Competitions
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| Cups
Belarus - Belgium - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Bulgaria - Czech Republic - Denmark - East Germany - Estonia - Finland - France - Germany - Hungary - Iceland - Italy - Kazakhstan - Latvia - Lithuania - Luxembourg - Netherlands (Cup, Ron Berteling Schaal) - Norway - Poland - Romania - Scotland - Serbia - Slovakia - Slovenia - Soviet Union - Spain - Switzerland - Ukraine - Yugoslavia
Supercups
Belgium - Estonia - Hungary - Italy - Poland - Netherlands - Slovenia - Spain
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| Defunct Leagues
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| Soviet Union - Russia - Czechoslovakia - Yugoslavia - West Germany - East Germany - Ireland - Luxembourg - Macedonia - Malta - Portugal - Alpenliga - Interliga - Inter-National League - North Sea Cup - Panonian League - Eastern European - Balkan League (1994-1997) - Baltic League (2001) - Baltic Hockey League (2020) - Carpathian League - Slohokej Liga - Balkan Ice Hockey League - English League - English National League - Scottish National League - British Hockey League - Ice Hockey Superleague - German Championship - Swedish Championship - Klass I - Svenska Serien - Elitserien - Swedish Division I - SM-sarja - Swiss National Championship - Swiss International Championship
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| Women's Leagues
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| International leagues
European Women's Hockey League - EWHL Super Cup
National leagues
Austria - Belarus - Belgium - Bulgaria - Croatia - Czech Republic - Denmark - Estonia - Finland (1, 2, 3, U20, U18, U16) - France - Germany (1, 2, 3, Cup) - Great Britain (England U16) - Hungary - Iceland - Italy - Kazakhstan - Latvia - Lithuania - Netherlands - Norway - Poland - Romania - Russia (U18) - Slovakia - Slovenia - Spain - Sweden (1, 2, 3, 4, U20) - Switzerland - Turkey - Ukraine
Defunct leagues
Czechoslovakia - Interliga - Low Countries Cup
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| Junior Leagues
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| Austria - Belarus - Belgium - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Bulgaria - Croatia - Czech Republic (Czechoslovakia) - Denmark - Estonia - Finland - France - Germany (East Germany) - Great Britain - Hungary - Iceland - Italy - Kazakhstan - Latvia - Lithuania - Netherlands - Norway - Poland - Romania - Russia (Soviet Union) - Serbia - Slovakia - Slovenia - Spain - Sweden - Switzerland - Turkey - Ukraine - Yugoslavia
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| University Leagues
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| European University Hockey League - Czech Republic - Great Britain - Netherlands - Russia (RSHL, MSHL, SHLC, SHLMO, SibSHL, SPSHL) - Sweden
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Belarus
Brovary
Liepāja