2025 Belarusian Premier League
| Season | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 13 March – 30 November[1] |
| Champions | Maxline Vitebsk 1st Premier League title |
| Relegated | Smorgon Slutsk Molodechno |
| Champions League | Maxline Vitebsk |
| Conference League | Dinamo Minsk |
| Matches | 240 |
| Goals | 611 (2.55 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Aleksandr Shestyuk (17 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Dinamo Brest 5–0 Minsk (17 May 2025) Dinamo Minsk 5–0 Dinamo Brest (28 June 2025) Naftan 5–0 Molodechno (19 September 2025) Maxline Vitebsk 5–0 Gomel (23 November 2025) BATE 5–0 Naftan (23 November 2025) |
| Biggest away win | Molodechno 0–4 Vitebsk (19 April 2025) BATE 1–5 Neman (14 June 2025) Minsk 1–5 Torpedo-BelAZ (14 June 2025) Smorgon 0–4 Isloch (20 June 2025) BATE 1–5 Vitebsk (1 August 2025) Arsenal 0–4 Maxline Vitebsk (10 August 2025) |
| Highest scoring | Naftan 5–3 Gomel (4 October 2025) |
| Longest winning run | 6 matches Maxline Vitebsk |
| Longest unbeaten run | 20 matches Maxline Vitebsk |
| Longest winless run | 13 matches Molodechno |
| Longest losing run | 12 matches Molodechno |
| Highest attendance | 10,009 Dinamo Brest 3–1 Slavia (3 May 2025) |
| Lowest attendance | 93 Arsenal 0–1 Isloch (17 October 2025) Arsenal 0–0 Gomel (2 November 2025) |
| Total attendance | 533,230[2] |
| Average attendance | 2,222 |
← 2024 2026 → | |
The 2025 Belarusian Premier League is the 35th season of top-tier football in Belarus. Maxline Vitebsk won the Belarusian Premier League title for the first time as a newly promoted side.
Teams
The bottom-placed teams from the 2024 season (Dnepr Mogilev and Shakhtyor Soligorsk) were relegated to the First League. They were replaced by Molodechno and Maxline Vitebsk, champions and runners-up of the 2024 Belarusian First League respectively.
14th-placed team of the last season (Naftan Novopolotsk) defended their spot in Premier League by defeating Niva Dolbizno in relegation/promotion playoffs.
| Team | Location | Venue | Capacity | Position in 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | Dzerzhinsk | City Stadium | 1,000 | 10th |
| BATE | Borisov | Borisov Arena | 13,126 | 8th |
| Dinamo Brest | Brest | OSK Brestsky | 10,037 | 4th |
| Dinamo Minsk | Minsk | Dinamo Stadium | 22,246 | 1st |
| Gomel | Gomel | Central Stadium | 14,307 | 6th |
| Isloch | Minsk | FC Minsk Stadium | 3,050 | 7th |
| Maxline Vitebsk | Vitebsk | Vitebsky CSK | 8,046 | 2nd (First League) |
| Minsk | Minsk | FC Minsk Stadium | 3,050 | 13th |
| Molodechno | Molodechno | City Stadium | 4,560 | 1st (First League) |
| Naftan | Novopolotsk | Atlant Stadium | 4,522 | 14th |
| Neman | Grodno | Neman Stadium | 8,479 | 2nd |
| Slavia | Mozyr | Yunost Stadium | 5,300 | 11th |
| Slutsk | Slutsk | City Stadium | 1,896 | 9th |
| Smorgon | Smorgon | Yunost Stadium | 3,200 | 12th |
| Torpedo-BelAZ | Zhodino | Torpedo Stadium | 6,524 | 3rd |
| Vitebsk | Vitebsk | Vitebsky CSK | 8,046 | 5th |
Minsk
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maxline Vitebsk (C) | 30 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 53 | 18 | +35 | 68 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Dinamo Minsk | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 52 | 27 | +25 | 63 | Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Slavia Mozyr | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 53 | 32 | +21 | 57 | |
| 4 | Dynamo Brest | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 42 | 30 | +12 | 51 | |
| 5 | Minsk | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 48 | 47 | +1 | 51 | |
| 6 | Isloch Minsk Raion | 30 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 45 | 26 | +19 | 49 | |
| 7 | Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 43 | 30 | +13 | 49 | |
| 8 | Neman Grodno | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 41 | 31 | +10 | 45 | |
| 9 | Gomel | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 35 | 34 | +1 | 43 | |
| 10 | BATE Borisov | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 38 | 43 | −5 | 40 | |
| 11 | Arsenal Dzerzhinsk | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 27 | 35 | −8 | 33 | |
| 12 | Vitebsk | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 37 | 46 | −9 | 28[a] | |
| 13 | Naftan Novopolotsk | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 35 | 55 | −20 | 28 | |
| 14 | Smorgon (R) | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 43 | −20 | 28 | Qualification for the Belarusian Premier League play-off |
| 15 | Slutsk (R) | 30 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 51 | −31 | 21 | Relegation to the Belarusian First League |
| 16 | Molodechno (R) | 30 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 19 | 63 | −44 | 11 |
Source: football.by
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Matches won; 7) Goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Matches won; 7) Goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Decision of the ABFF Control and Disciplinary and Ethics Committee dated 12.11.2025, football club "Vitebsk" was deprived of 3 tournament points in the Football Championship of the Republic of Belarus 2025 among the top league teams.
Results
Each team plays home-and-away once against every other team for a total of 30 matches played each.
Belarusian Premier League play-off
The fourteenth-placed team (Smorgon) faced the fourth-placed team of the 2025 Belarusian First League (Belshina Bobruisk) in a two-legged play-off for the final place in the 2026 Belarusian Premier League (third-placed First League team Belshina Bobruisk were ineligible for promotion).[3]
First leg
| 3 December 2025 | Smorgon | 1–0 | Belshina Bobruisk | Smorgon |
| 13:30 GMT+3 | Aleksey Dayneko  10' |
Report | Stadium: Yunost Stadium Attendance: 469 Referee: Dmitriy Dmitriev |
Second leg
| 6 December 2025 | Belshina Bobruisk | 1–0 (a.e.t.) (6–5 p) | Smorgon | Bobruisk |
| 14:00 GMT+3 | Vladislav Solanovich 81' |
Report | Stadium: Aleksandr Prokopenko Stadium Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Sergey Stetsurin | |
| Penalties | ||||
Pavel Seleznev  Arseniy Achapovskiy  Vadim Balbukh Nikita Golub Vladislav Solanovich Pavel Dubovskiy Ilya Vikhrov |
Sékou Doumbia Ilya Bogdanovich Alikhan Fazylov Aleksey Dayneko Vladimir Maslovskiy Vladislav Chebotar Vladimir Tonkevich |
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Belshina Bobruisk won 1–1 (6–5 p) on aggregate.
Season statistics
Top scorers
Top assists
Hat-tricks
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vicu Bulmaga
|
Isloch Minsk Raion | Molodechno | 4–0 (H)[5] | 27 April 2025 |
 Karen Vardanyan
|
Dinamo Minsk | Dynamo Brest | 5–0 (H)[6] | 28 June 2025 |
 Ruslan Roziyev
|
Naftan Novopolotsk | Gomel | 5–3 (H)[7] | 4 October 2025 |
| Vladislav Yatskevich
|
BATE Borisov | Naftan Novopolotsk | 5–0 (H)[8] | 23 November 2025 |
Clean sheets
Discipline[2]
Player
- Most yellow cards: 9
Yamoussa Camara (Naftan Novopolotsk)
- Most red cards: 2
- Kirill Leonovich (Vitebsk (1) & Naftan Novopolotsk (1))
- Igor Zayats (Gomel)
Club
- Most yellow cards: 63
- BATE Borisov
- Smorgon
- Most red cards: 4
- Vitebsk
- Smorgon
Attendances
| # | Football club | Average attendance[2] |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dynamo Brest | 6,741 |
| 2 | Maxline Vitebsk | 4,245 |
| 3 | Dinamo Minsk | 4,049 |
| 4 | Slavia Mozyr | 3,098 |
| 5 | Neman Grodno | 2,966 |
| 6 | BATE Borisov | 2,871 |
| 7 | Gomel | 2,306 |
| 8 | Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino | 2,149 |
| 9 | Vitebsk | 1,389 |
| 10 | Smorgon | 1,321 |
| 11 | Slutsk | 1,200 |
| 12 | FC Minsk | 812 |
| 13 | Naftan Novopolotsk | 722 |
| 14 | Molodechno | 672 |
| 15 | Isloch | 576 |
| 16 | Arsenal Dzerzhinsk | 432 |
See also
References
- ^ "Полный календарь чемпионата Беларуси-2025" [Full calendar of the championship of Belarus-2025]. football.by (in Belarusian). 18 February 2025. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Vysshaya Liga 2025".
- ^ "В переходных матчах за право выступать в высшей лиге в сезоне-2026 может сыграть не третья, а четвертая команда первой лиги". football.by. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
- ^ a b "Vysshaya Liga – Top Scorers". Belarusian Football Association. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
- ^ "Isloch vs Molodechno". Belarusian Football Association. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
- ^ "Dinamo Minsk vs Dynamo Brest". Belarusian Football Association. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
- ^ "Naftan Novopolotsk vs Gomel". Belarusian Football Association. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
- ^ "BATE vs Naftan Novopolotsk". Belarusian Football Association. Retrieved 23 November 2025.