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Belarusian Extraleague
SportIce Hockey
Founded1992
FounderBelarus Ice Hockey Federation
No. of teams12
Country Belarus (11)
 Latvia (1)
 Ukraine (1)
Most recent
champion(s)		Yunost Minsk
Most titlesYunost Minsk (5)
TV partner(s)LAD
Official websitehockey.by

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.

The Extraleague championship for the 2008-2009 season was won by Yunost Minsk.

Teams for 2010–11

Team City/Area Arena Capacity
Current Teams
HK Brest Belarus Brest Brest Ice Sports Palace 2,000
HK Vitebsk Belarus Vitebsk Vitebsk Ice Sports Palace 1,900
HK Gomel Belarus Gomel Gomel Ice Palace of Sports 2,760
Metallurg Zhlobin Belarus Zhlobin Ice Palace "Metalurg" 2,018
HK Liepājas Metalurgs Latvia Liepāja Ice Arena Liepajas Metalurgs 1,700
HK Neman Grodno Belarus Grodno Ice Sports Palace Grodno 2,550
Sokil Kyiv Ukraine Kiev Ice Arena TEC Terminal (Brovary) 1,500
Khimvolokno Mogilev Belarus Mogilev Sports Palace Mogilev 3,048
Khimik-SKA Novopolotsk Belarus Navapolatsk Palace of Sports and Culture 1,200
Shakhtar Soligorsk Belarus Soligorsk Ice Sports Palace Soligorsk 1,759
Shinnik Bobruisk Belarus Bobruisk Bobruisk Arena 7,191
Yunost Minsk Belarus Minsk Indoor rink Youth/Yunost Minsk 767

Belarusian League Champions

Titles by team

Titles Club Years
6 Yunost Minsk 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011
4 Tivali Minsk 1993, 1994, 1995, 2000
3 HK Neman Grodno 1998, 1999, 2001
2 Polimir Novopolock 1996, 1997
2 Keramin Minsk 2002, 2008
1 HC Dynamo Minsk 2007
1 HK Gomel 2003

References


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