Belarusian Premier League
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| Belarusian Premier League | |
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| Current season or competition: Belarusian Premier League 2008 |
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| Sport | Football |
| Founded | 1992 |
| No. of teams | 14 |
| Country(ies) | Belarus |
| Most recent champion(s) |
FC BATE |
The Belarusian Premier League or the Vysshaya Liga (top league) is the top division of professional football in Belarus. There are 14 teams in the competition. At the end of the season two teams get relegated in Belarusian First League and get replaced with two top First League teams. It is organized by Belarusian Football Federation.
FC BATE are the current Belarusian Premier League champions.
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[edit] History
Belarusian Premier League was organized in 1992. In its earliest years it was dominated by FC Dinamo Minsk, which won the league 5 times in a row. Of late however the league has been more evenly fought with the four main teams being FC Dinamo Minsk, FC BATE, FC MTZ-RIPO and FC Shakhtyor.
[edit] Premier League in 2008
In 2008 the Belarusian Premier League will consist of the following 16 teams:
[edit] Soviet time champions
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[edit] Champions
[edit] Total championships
| Club |
Number of Championships |
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| FC Dinamo Minsk | 7 |
| FC BATE | 4 |
| FC Slavia | 2 |
| FC Dnepr-Transmash | 1 |
| FC Belshina | 1 |
| FC Gomel | 1 |
| FC Shakhtyor | 1 |
