# Belarusian Men's Handball Championship - Season 2015/2016

The 2015/2016 season was the 24th season of the Belarusian Men's Handball Championship. HC Meshkov Brest were the defending champions. The season was held in 3 stages.

## First stage

Teams were divided into 2 groups:
* Group 1: SKA Minsk, GK Gomel, Kronon Grodno, Masheka Mogilev, GK im. Levin Novopolotsk
* Group 2: Meshkov Brest 2, RGUOR-SKA, RCOR, SKA-Suvorov
During this stage each team played the others: in Group 1 – 4 times, in Group 2 – 6 times. HC Meshkov Brest as defending champions of the 2014/2015 season skipped this stage.

### Results

Group 1
| Pos | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | GD | P |
| 1 | SKA Minsk | X | 29:29 31:27 34:26 24:19 | 36:20 34:22 39:27 38:26 | 34:26 42:28 37:28 40:32 | 34:26 41:33 39:21 45:29 | 577:419 | 31 |
| 2 | GK Gomel | 29:29 27:31 26:34 19:24 | X | 29:30 32:28 33:31 43:20 | 44:24 24:21 31:28 33:19 | 28:25 35:32 31:23 31:23 | 495:422 | 23 |
| 3 | Kronon Grodno | 20:36 22:34 27:39 26:38 | 30:29 28:32 31:33 20:43 | X | 28:36 32:28 32:31 33:32 | 28:27 35:32 29:30 34:25 | 455:525 | 14 |
| 4 | GK im. Levin Novopolotsk | 26:34 28:42 28:37 32:40 | 24:44 21:24 28:31 19:33 | 36:28 28:32 31:32 32:33 | X | 31:24 30:26 33:30 28:27 | 455:517 | 10 |
| 5 | Masheka Mogilev | 26:34 33:41 21:39 29:45 | 25:28 32:35 23:31 23:31 | 27:28 32:35 30:29 25:34 | 24:31 26:30 30:33 27:28 | X | 433:532 | 2 |
Group 2
| Pos | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | GD | P |
| 1 | Meshkov Brest 2 | X | 30:16 35:25 27:26 29:22 37:17 32:24 | 36:25 31:20 31:24 28:31 32:26 31:23 | 40:26 34:25 35:26 33:23 30:26 34:25 | 585:430 | 34 |
| 2 | RCOR | 16:30 25:35 26:27 22:29 17:37 24:32 | X | 31:23 35:31 34:30 32:31 35:38 24:31 | 34:26 37:28 35:24 27:30 26:31 15:38 | 495:551 | 14 |
| 3 | RGUOR-SKA | 25:36 20:31 24:31 31:28 26:32 23:31 | 23:31 31:35 30:34 31:32 38:35 31:24 | X | 33:34 33:34 34:28 32:28 23:22 26:32 | 514:558 | 12 |
| 4 | SKA-Suvorov | 26:40 25:34 26:35 23:33 26:30 25:34 | 26:34 28:37 24:35 30:27 31:26 38:15 | 34:33 34:33 28:34 28:32 22:23 32:26 | X | 506:561 | 12 |

## Second stage

According to the results of the first stage were formed 3 groups:
* Group A: HC Meshkov Brest, 1st, 2nd and 3rd places of Group 1
* 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
At the end of the stage in Group B were determined the places from 5th to 7th in the championship, in the Group C – the places from 8th to 10th in the championship.

### Results

Group A
| Pos | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | GD | P |
| 1 | Meshkov Brest | X | 36:31 34:26 | 36:27 36:31 | 47:22 38:22 | 227:159 | 12 |
| 2 | SKA Minsk | 31:36 26:34 | X | 32:30 35:30 | 49:27 45:26 | 218:183 | 8 |
| 3 | GK Gomel | 27:36 31:36 | 30:32 30:35 | X | 37:27 36:28 | 191:194 | 4 |
| 4 | Kronon Grodno | 22:47 22:38 | 27:49 26:45 | 27:37 28:36 | X | 152:252 | 0 |
Group B
| Pos | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | GD | P |
| 5 | Masheka Mogilev | X | 35:27 27:25 32:25 | 37:29 33:26 25:27 | 32:38 34:26 43:30 | 298:253 | 14 |
| 6 | Meshkov Brest 2 | 27:35 25:27 25:32 | X | 30:23 23:23 36:32 | 30:29 24:27 32:25 | 252:253 | 9 |
| - | National U-18 team | 29:37 26:33 27:25 | 23:30 23:23 32:36 | X | 28:28 33:32 30:28 | 251:272 | 8 |
| 7 | GK im. Levin Novopolotsk | 38:32 26:34 30:43 | 29:30 27:24 25:32 | 28:28 32:33 28:32 | X | 263:288 | 5 |
Group C
| Pos | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | GD | P |
| 8 | SKA-Suvorov | X | 26:34 28:37 24:35 30:27 31:26 38:15 32:29 29:21 34:24 | 34:33 34:33 28:34 28:32 22:23 32:26 40:26 31:19 23:31 | 544:505 | 22 |
| 9* | RCOR | 34:26 37:28 35:24 27:30 26:31 15:38 29:32 21:29 24:34 | X | 31:23 35:31 34:30 32:31 35:38 24:31 25:29 21:27 33:30 | 518:542 | 16 |
| 10* | RGUOR-SKA | 33:34 33:34 34:28 32:28 23:22 26:32 26:40 19:31 31:23 | 23:31 31:35 30:34 31:32 38:35 31:24 29:25 27:21 30:33 | X | 527:542 | 16 |
∗ RCOR scored more points in personal matches against RGUOR-SKA (10-8) and therefore stands above

## Third stage (Playoffs)

According to the final positions in Group A were formed semi-final pairs up as follows:
* 3rd place - 2nd place
* 4th place - 1st place
Winners of the semi-final pairs played in the final round, where competed for the gold and silver medals of the championship. Defeated in semi-finals teams competed for the bronze medals. The semi-finals were held up to two wins one of the teams, the final round - up to three wins.

### Results

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| GK Gomel | 1 |
| SKA Minsk | 2 | | |
| SKA Minsk | 2 | SKA Minsk | 0 |
| | | Meshkov Brest | 3 |
| Kronon Grodno | 0 | Meshkov Brest | 3 |
| Meshkov Brest | 2 | | |
| Meshkov Brest | 2 | Third place | Third place |
| | | Kronon Grodno | 0 |
| | | GK Gomel | 3 |
Semi-finals
Third place
Final

## Results of the season

| Meshkov Brest 8th time | SKA Minsk 9th time | GK Gomel 4th time |