Vysshaya Liga (Belarus)

Vysshaya Liga
Sport	Ice Hockey
Founded	2002
CEO	Eugene Vorsin
No. of teams	12
Country(ies)	Belarus
Most recent champion(s)	HK Neman Grodno II
Most championship(s)	Yunost Minsk II (6)
Official website	hockey.by

The Vysshaya Liga (Вышэйшая ліга) is the second level ice hockey league in Belarus. It lies below the Belarusian Extraliga.

It was originally known as the Pervaya Liga from 2002-2006.

2017-18 teams

• Yunost Minsk II (Junior Minsk)
• Metallurg Zhlobin II
• HK Vitebsk II
• HK Gomel II
• BFSO Dinamo Minsk Jr
• HK Neman Grodno II
• HK Brest II
• Khimik Novopolotsk II
• Shakhtar Soligorsk II
• HK Bobruisk
• Belarus U17
• Belarus U18
• Ararat Yerevan
• SC Energija

2018–19 teams

• HK Neman Grodno 2
• Yunost Minsk II
• Belarus U17
• HK Gomel II
• BFSO Dinamo Minsk
• Metallurg Zhlobin II
• Shakhtar Soligorsk II
• HC Mogilyov 2
• HK Brest II
• HK Vitebsk II
• Khimik Novopolotsk II
• HC Lida 2

Champions

Season	Champion	Runner-up	3rd place
2002/2003	HK Gomel II	HK Keramin Minsk II	HK Neman Grodno II
2003/2004	HK Gomel II	HK Neman Grodno II	Khimvolokno Mogilev II
2004/2005	Khimvolokno Mogilev II	HK Neman Grodno II	HK Gomel II
2005/2006	HK Gomel II	Yunost Minsk II	Dinamo Minsk II
2006/2007	HK Gomel II	Dinamo Minsk II	Yunost Minsk II
2007/2008	Yunost Minsk II	HK Gomel II	HK Keramin Minsk II
2008/2009	HK Keramin Minsk II	HK Neman Grodno II	Yunost Minsk II
2009/2010	Yunost Minsk II	HK Gomel II	HK Neman Grodno II
2010/2011	Dynamo-Shinnik Bobruisk	Yunost Minsk II	Metallurg Zhlobin II
2011/2012	Yunost Minsk II	Khimvolokno Mogilev II	HK Gomel II
2012/2013	Metallurg Zhlobin II	Shakhtar Soligorsk II
2013/2014	Yunost Minsk II	HK Gomel II
2014/2015	Yunost Minsk II	Metallurg Zhlobin II
2015/2016	Shakhtar Soligorsk II	Dynamo Raubichi-98
2016/2017	Yunost Minsk II	Shakhtar Soligorsk II
2017/2018	HK Gomel II	Yunost Minsk II
2018/2019	HK Neman Grodno 2	Junior Minsk	Belarus U17
2019/2020	Belarus U17
2020/2021	Minsk Zubry
2021/2022	Minsk Zubry
2022/2023	Yastreby Pinsk
2023/2024	Yunior Minsk

External links

• Belarus Ice Hockey Federation

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Top-Level Leagues

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

Second-Level Leagues

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

Third-Level Leagues

Austria - Belgium - Czech Republic - Denmark - England - Finland - France - Germany - Hungary - Italy - Netherlands - Norway - Poland - Russia - Scotland - Slovakia - Sweden - Switzerland

Fourth-Level and lower Leagues

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)

Cup Competitions

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

Defunct Leagues

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

Women's Leagues

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

Junior Leagues

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

University Leagues

European University Hockey League - Czech Republic - Great Britain - Netherlands - Russia (RSHL, MSHL, SHLC, SHLMO, SibSHL, SPSHL) - Sweden