Belarusian Extraliga

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 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
The 2019/2020 Belarusian ice hockey championship was the only championship in the world that was not interrupted due to the coronavirus pandemic.
==Teams==
The Extraleague A 2018-2019
===2022–23 season===
Team 	City 	Arena 	Capacity	Ice rink size	Affiliate Team
HK Brest 	Brest 	Brest Ice Sports Palace 	2,000 	60x30 	Sobol Beryoza (Belarus2)
HK Vitebsk 	Vitebsk 	Vitebsk Ice Sports Palace 	1,900 	61x30 	Medvedi Vitebsk (Belarus2)
HC Dinamo-Molodechno 	Molodechno 	Molodechno Ice Sports Palace 	2,197 	 	Dinamo-Olimpik Minsk (Belarus2)
HK Gomel 	Gomel 	Gomel Ice Sports Palace 	2,760 	61х30 	Rysi Gomel (Belarus2)
HK Lida 	Lida 	Lida Ice Palace 	1,000 	60х30 	Aviator Baranovichi (Belarus2)
HK Lokomotiv Orsha 	Orsha 	Orsha Ice Sports Palace 	3,500 	 	Loko Orsha (Belarus2)
Metalurg Zhlobin 	Zhlobin 	Ice Palace Metalurg 	2,018 	60x30 	Belstal Zhlobin (Belarus2)
HK Mogilev 	Mogilev 	Sports Palace Mogilev 	3,048 	60х30 	Dneprovskiye Lvy Mogilev (Belarus2)
HC Nyoman Hrodna 	Hrodna 	Grodno Ice Sports Palace 	2,550 	60x30 	Progress Grodno (Belarus2)
Khimik Novopolotsk 	Novopolotsk	Novopolotsk Palace of Sports and Culture 	1,200 	 	Neftekhimik Novopolotsk (Belarus2)
HC Shakhtyor Soligorsk	Soligorsk 	Soligorsk Sports and Entertainment Complex	1,759 	60х29 	Yastreby Pinsk (Belarus2)
HC Yunost-Minsk 	Minsk 	Čyžoŭka-Arena 	8,807 	61x30 	HC Dynama-Minsk (KHL)Yunior Minsk (Belarus2)
===Former teams===
Team 	City 	Arena 	Capacity
Belarus U20 	Minsk 	Čyžoŭka-Arena Practice ice rink 	473
Belarus U18 	Raǔbičy 	Indoor ice rink of sport complex Raǔbičy 	300
Yastraby Pinsk 	Pinsk 	Ice arena of the Universal sports complex Volna	598
Aviator Baranovichi 	Baranovichi 	Baranovichi Ice Sports Palace 	2,158
HC Babruysk 	Babruysk 	Babruysk Arena 	7,191
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 Kyiv 	Brovary Kyiv	Ice Arena TEC TerminalKyiv Palace of Sports 	1,5007,200
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 Minskhttps://www.iihf.com/en/news/18466/europe-s-only-champion
*2020–21: Yunost Minsk
*2021–22: Metallurg Zhlobin
*2022–23: Metallurg Zhlobin
===Extraleague B===
*2018–2019: HC Lakamatyŭ Orsha
*2019–20: HC Lakamatyŭ
*2020–21: Khimik Navapolatsk
==Titles by team==
===Extraleague/Extraleague A===
Titles	Club 	Years
10 	Yunost Minsk 	2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021
7 	HC Neman Grodno 	1998, 1999, 2001, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018
5 	Tivali Minsk/HC Dinamo-Minsk*	1993, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2007*
3 	Metallurg Zhlobin 	2012, 2022, 2023
2 	Polimir Novopolock 	1996, 1997
2 	Keramin Minsk 	2002, 2008
1 	HK Gomel 	2003
1 	HC Shakhtyor Soligorsk 	2015
===Extraleague B===
Titles	Club 	Years
2 	HC Lakamatyŭ 	2019, 2020
1 	Khimik Navapolatsk	2021
==External links==
* Belarusian hockey website
* Belarusian Ice Hockey Federation - official website
* Belarus hockey archive website
==References==
 
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