Belarusian Extraleague

Belarusian Extraleague

Current season, competition or edition: 2018–19 Belarusian Extraliga season
Sport	Ice hockey
Founded	1992
Founder	Belarus Ice Hockey Federation
First season	1992–93
No. of teams	17
Country	Belarus
Most recent champion(s)	Yunost Minsk (8th title)
Most titles	Yunost Minsk (8)
TV partner(s)	Belarus 5
Related competitions	Vysshaya Liga
Official website	hockey.by

The Belarusian Extraleague (abbreviated BHL, 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 Belarusian Extraleague, the Belarusian Premier League 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.

The Extraleague championships for the 2016-2017 season and 2017-2018 season were won by HC Neman Grodno.

Teams

The Extraleague A 2018-2019

Team	City	Arena	Capacity	Ice rink size	Affiliate Team
Belarus U20	Minsk	Čyžoŭka-Arena Practice ice rink	473	61x30
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 Metalurh Zhlobin	Zhlobin	Ice Palace Metalurh	2,018	60x30	HC Metalurh-2 Zhlobin (Belarus2)
HC Nyoman Hrodna	Hrodna	Hrodna Ice Sports Palace	2,550	60x30	HC Nyoman-2 Hrodna (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)

The Extraleague B 2018-2019

Team	City	Arena	Capacity	Ice rink size	Affiliate Team
Belarus U18	Raubichy	Indoor ice rink of sport complex Raubichy	300
HC Pinskiya Yastraby	Pinsk	Ice arena of the Universal sports complex Volna	598	60x29
HK Brest	Brest	Ice Sports Palace	2,000	60x30	HC Brest-2 (Belarus2)
HC Baranavichy	Baranavichy	Ice Sports Palace	2,158	61x30
HC Babruysk	Babruysk	Babruysk Arena	7,191	61x30
HC Lakamatyŭ	Orsha	Ice Sports Palace	3,500
HC Mahilyoŭ	Mahilyoŭ	Sports Palace Mahilyoŭ	3,048	60х30	HC Mahilyoŭ-2 (Belarus2)
Khimik Navapolatsk	Navapolatsk	Palace of Sports and Culture	1,200		HC Khimik-2 Navapolatsk (Belarus2)
HC Viciebsk	Viciebsk	Vitebsk Ice Sports Palace/Ice Sports Palace	1,900	61x30	HC Viciebsk-2 (Belarus2)

Former teams

Team	City	Arena	Capacity
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 Kiev	Brovary Kiev	Ice Arena TEC Terminal Kiev 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

Champions by season

Extraleague/Extraleague A

• 1992–93: Tivali Minsk
• 1993–94: Tivali Minsk
• 1994–95: Tivali Minsk
• 1995–96: Polimir Novopolotsk
• 1996–97: Polimir Novopolotsk
• 1997–98: Neman Grodno
• 1998–99: Neman Grodno
• 1999–2000: Tivali Minsk
• 2000–01: Neman Grodno
• 2001–02: Keramin Minsk
• 2002–03: HK Gomel
• 2003–04: Yunost Minsk
• 2004–05: Yunost Minsk
• 2005–06: Yunost Minsk
• 2006–07: Dinamo Minsk
• 2007–08: Keramin Minsk
• 2008–09: Yunost Minsk
• 2009–10: Yunost Minsk
• 2010–11: Yunost Minsk
• 2011–12: Metallurg Zhlobin
• 2012–13: Neman Grodno
• 2013–14: Neman Grodno
• 2014–15: HC Shakhtyor Soligorsk
• 2015–16: Yunost Minsk
• 2016–17: Neman Grodno
• 2017–18: Neman Grodno
• 2018–19: Yunost Minsk
• 2019–20: Yunost Minsk

Extraleague B

• 2018–2019: HC Lakamatyŭ Orsha

Titles by team

Extraleague/Extraleague A

Titles	Club	Years
9	Yunost Minsk	2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2016, 2019, 2020
7	HC Neman Grodno	1998, 1999, 2001, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018
5	Tivali Minsk/HC Dinamo-Minsk*	1993, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2007*
2	Polimir Novopolock	1996, 1997
2	Keramin Minsk	2002, 2008
1	HK Gomel	2003
1	Metallurg Zhlobin	2012
1	HC Shakhtyor Soligorsk	2015

Extraleague B

Titles	Club	Years
1	HC Lakamatyŭ Orsha	2019

External links

• Belarusian hockey website
• Belarusian Ice Hockey Federation - official website
• Belarus hockey archive website