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.
There was also a Belarusian Championship held in 1991-92.
Teams
| Team
|
City/Area
|
Arena
|
Capacity
|
Affiliate Team
|
| Dinamo-Molodechno
|
 Molodechno
|
Molodechno Ice Palace
|
2,000
|
HC Dinamo Minsk (KHL)
|
| HK Brest
|
Brest
|
Brest Ice Sports Palace
|
2,000
|
|
| HK Gomel
|
Gomel
|
Gomel Ice Palace of Sports
|
2,760
|
HC Dinamo Minsk (KHL)
|
| HK Lida
|
Lida
|
Ledovy Dvorets Lida
|
1,000
|
|
| Metallurg Zhlobin
|
Zhlobin
|
Ice Palace Metalurg
|
2,018
|
HC Dinamo Minsk (KHL)
|
| HK Mogilev
|
Mogilev
|
Sports Palace Mogilev
|
3,048
|
|
| HK Neman Grodno
|
Grodno
|
Ice Sports Palace Grodno
|
2,550
|
HC Dinamo Minsk (KHL)
|
| Khimik-SKA Novopolotsk
|
Navapolatsk
|
Palace of Sports and Culture
|
1,200
|
|
| HC Shakhtyor Soligorsk
|
Soligorsk
|
Ice Sports Palace Soligorsk
|
1,759
|
HC Dinamo Minsk (KHL)
|
| HK Vitebsk
|
Vitebsk
|
Vitebsk Ice Sports Palace
|
1,900
|
|
| Yunost Minsk
|
Minsk
|
Yunost Minsk Indoor Ice Rink
|
767
|
MHC Yunost (MHL)
Yunior Minsk (Belarus2)
|
Former teams
Belarusian League Champions
Titles by team
| Titles
|
Club
|
Years
|
| 7
|
Yunost Minsk
|
2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2016
|
| 7
|
HK Neman Grodno
|
1998, 1999, 2001, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018
|
| 4
|
Tivali Minsk
|
1993, 1994, 1995, 2000
|
| 2
|
Polimir Novopolock
|
1996, 1997
|
| 2
|
Keramin Minsk
|
2002, 2008
|
| 1
|
HC Dynamo Minsk
|
2007
|
| 1
|
HK Gomel
|
2003
|
| 1
|
Metallurg Zhlobin
|
2012
|
| 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
|
| 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
Kiev
Liepāja