Belarusian Extraliga

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. Before the season 2018-2019 the Belarusian Extraleague was divided in two leagues: Extraliague A with 8 teams and Extraleague B with 9 teams.
There was also a Belarusian Championship held in 1991-92.
==Current teams==
===2022–23 season===
Team 	City 	Arena 	Capacity	Ice rink size	Affiliate Team
HK Brest 	Brest 	Ice Sports Palace 	2,000 	60x30 	HC Brest-2 (Belarus2)
HC Viciebsk 	Viciebsk 	Vitebsk Ice Sports Palace/Ice Sports Palace	1,900 	61x30 	HC Viciebsk-2 (Belarus2)
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 Lakamatyŭ 	Orsha 	Ice Sports Palace 	3,500 	 	
HC Metalurh Zhlobin 	Zhlobin 	Ice Palace Metalurh 	2,018 	60x30 	HC Metalurh-2 Zhlobin (Belarus2)
HC Mahilyoŭ 	Mahilyoŭ 	Sports Palace Mahilyoŭ 	3,048 	60х30 	HC Mahilyoŭ-2 (Belarus2)
HC Nyoman Hrodna 	Hrodna 	Hrodna Ice Sports Palace 	2,550 	60x30 	HC Nyoman-2 Hrodna (Belarus2)
Khimik Navapolatsk 	Navapolatsk 	Palace of Sports and Culture 	1,200 	 	HC Khimik-2 Navapolatsk (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)
==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
HC Pinskiya Yastraby 	Pinsk 	Ice arena of the Universal sports complex Volna	598
HK Aviator 	Baranavichy 	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
==Belarusian League Champions==
===Extraleague/Extraleague A===
*1992: Belstal Zhlobin
*1993: Tivali Minsk
*1994: Tivali Minsk
*1995: Tivali Minsk
*1996: Polimir Novopolotsk
*1997: Polimir Novopolotsk
*1998: HK Neman Grodno
*1999: HK Neman Grodno
*2000: Tivali Minsk
*2001: HK Neman Grodno
*2002: Keramin Minsk
*2003: HK Gomel
*2004: Yunost Minsk
*2005: Yunost Minsk
*2006: Yunost Minsk
*2007: Dynamo Minsk
*2008: Keramin Minsk
*2009: Yunost Minsk
*2010: Yunost Minsk
*2011: Yunost Minsk
*2012: Metallurg Zhlobin
*2013: HK Neman Grodno
*2014: HK Neman Grodno
*2015: HC Shakhtyor Soligorsk
*2016: Yunost Minsk
*2017: HK Neman Grodno
*2018: HK Neman Grodno
*2019: Yunost Minsk
*2020: Yunost Minsk
*2021: Yunost Minsk
*2022: Metallurg Zhlobin
*2023: Metallurg Zhlobin
*2024: Metallurg Zhlobin
===Extraleague B===
*2019: HC Lokomotiv Orsha
*2020: HC Lokokotiv Orsha
*2021: 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 	HK Neman Grodno 	1998, 1999, 2001, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018
4 	Tivali Minsk 	1993, 1994, 1995, 2000
4 	Metallurg Zhlobin 	2012, 2022, 2023, 2024
2 	Polimir Novopolock 	1996, 1997
2 	Keramin Minsk 	2002, 2008
1 	HC Dynamo Minsk 	2007
1 	HK Gomel 	2003
1 	HC Shakhtyor Soligorsk	2015
===Extraleague B===
Titles	Club 	Years
2 	HC Lokomotiv Orsha	2019, 2020
1 	Khimik Navapolatsk	2021
==External links==
* Belarusian Extraleague website
* Belarus Ice Hockey Federation
* Belarus hockey website
Category:Ice hockey leagues