Belarusian Men's Handball Championship

Belarusian Men's Handball Championship
No. of teams	11
Country	Belarus
Confederation	EHF
Most recent; champion(s)	HC Meshkov Brest (9th title)
Most titles	SKA Minsk (10 titles)
Level on pyramid	1
International cup(s)	Champions League; Cup Winners' Cup; EHF Cup
	2016–17 Season

The Belarusian Men's Handball Championship is the national league for team handball in Belarus. The current champions are HC Meshkov Brest, who won 9th title in 2016/17 season. The record-holding champions are SKA Minsk with 10 championships.

2017-18 Season participants

The following 12 clubs compete in the championship during the 2017–18 season.

Team	City	Arena	Address
Meshkov Brest	Brest	Universal Sports Complex "Victoria"	Brest, Leningradskaya str., 4
SKA Minsk	Minsk	Sports Palace "Uruchje"	Minsk, Independence av., 196
GK Gomel	Gomel	GRCOR for game's types of sports	Gomel, Irininskaya st., 16-2
Kronon Grodno	Grodno	Sports Complex "Victoria"	Grodno, Gagarina str., 18/1
Masheka Mogilev	Mogilev	SC "Olympian"	Mogilev, 30 years of Victory str., 1a
Vityaz Minsk	Minsk	RCOR	Minsk, Filimonova str., 55/2
Meshkov Brest 2	Brest	Universal Sports Complex "Victoria"	Brest, Leningradskaya str., 4
RCOR	Minsk	RCOR	Minsk, Filimonova str., 55/2
SKA-RGUOR Minsk	Minsk	Sports Palace "Uruchje"	Minsk, Independence av., 196
SKA-Suvorov	Minsk	Sports Palace "Uruchje"	Minsk, Independence av., 196
GK Gomel 2	Gomel	GRCOR for game's types of sports	Gomel, Irininskaya st., 16-2
Kronon Grodno 2	Grodno	Sports Complex "Victoria"	Grodno, Gagarina str., 18/1

List of champions

1993 : SKA Minsk
1994 : SKA Minsk (2)
1995 : SKA Minsk (3)
1996 : SKA Minsk (4)
1997 : SKA Minsk (5)
1998 : SKA Minsk (6)
1999 : SKA Minsk (7)

2000 : SKA Minsk (8)
2001 : SKA Minsk (9)
2002 : SKA Minsk (10)
2003 : HC Arkatron Minsk
2004 : Meshkov Brest
2005 : Meshkov Brest (2)
2006 : Meshkov Brest (3)

2007 : Meshkov Brest (4)
2008 : Meshkov Brest (5)
2009 : Dinamo Minsk
2010 : Dinamo Minsk (2)
2011 : Dinamo Minsk (3)
2012 : Dinamo Minsk (4)
2013 : Dinamo Minsk (5)

2014 : Meshkov Brest (6)
2015 : Meshkov Brest (7)
2016 : Meshkov Brest (8)
2017 : Meshkov Brest (9)
2018 : Meshkov Brest (10)

	Club	Titles	Year
1.	SKA Minsk	10	1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
	Meshkov Brest	10	2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
3.	Dinamo Minsk	5	2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
4.	HC Arkatron Minsk	1	2003

2017-18 Season

In contrast to previous 3 seasons, 26th season is held in new format. Main changes are next:

Season includes 2 stages
No more Playoffs
Defending champion starts season from the 1st stage

First stage

Teams were divided into 2 groups:

Group 1 (Main teams): HC Meshkov Brest, SKA Minsk, GK Gomel, Kronon Grodno, Masheka Mogilev, Vityaz Minsk
Group 2 (Farm teams): Meshkov Brest 2, RCOR, SKA-RGUOR, SKA-Suvorov, GK Gomel 2, Kronon Grodno 2.

During this stage each team plays the others 4 times.

Results

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	SKA Minsk	15	13	1	1	540	375	+165	27	2nd stage Group A
2	HC Meshkov Brest	15	12	2	1	524	358	+166	26
3	GK Gomel	15	7	0	8	412	440	−28	14
4	Masheka Mogilev	15	5	1	9	454	516	−62	11
5	Kronon Grodno	15	5	0	10	441	514	−73	10	2nd stage Group B
6	Vityaz Minsk	15	1	0	14	446	514	−68	2	2nd stage Group B

Updated to match(es) played on December 18, 2017. Source: Handball.by

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	HC Meshkov Brest 2	15	14	0	1	551	386	+165	28	2nd stage Group B
2	SKA-RGUOR Minsk	15	12	0	3	543	415	+128	24	2nd stage Group C
3	SKA-Suvorov	15	7	0	8	495	467	+28	14
4	Kronon Grodno 2	15	4	1	10	415	536	−121	9
5	RCOR	15	4	0	11	440	536	−96	8
6	GK Gomel 2	15	3	1	11	425	534	−109	7

Updated to match(es) played on December 18, 2017. Source: Handball.by

Second stage

According to the results of the 1st stage will be formed 3 groups:

Group A: first 4 places of Group 1 (results from the 1st stage will be saved);
Group B: rest teams of Group 1, 1st place of Group 2 and Belarus national handball U-18 team (on a non-competitive basis);
Group C: rest teams of Group 2 (results from the 1st stage will be saved).

During this stage each team will play the others: