Belarusian Basketball League (Premier League) History
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League status
The Premier League is the first-tier professional basketball league in Belarus. Premier League was established in 1992.
The Premier League sits above the First League which effectively forms the second-tier of Belarusian basketball.
Limits of non-Belarusian players per team: 2 import players (non-Europeans), 1 Bosman players (with European passport) . Total number of allowed imports and Bosmans is 2.
League name history
1992 until now: Premier League 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026
Title holders
- 2009-10:
Minsk-2006 - 2010-11: Minsk-2006
- 2011-12: Minsk-2006
- 2012-13:
Tsmoki-Minsk - 2013-14: Tsmoki-Minsk
- 2014-15:
BC Minsk Second Team
- 2015-16:
Impuls BGUIR Minsk - 2016-17:
OBK-Voktsor Vitebsk - 2017-18:
Tsmoki-Minsk - 2018-19: Tsmoki-Minsk
- 2019-20: Not held
- 2020-21: OBK-Voktsor Vitebsk
- 2021-22:
Tsmoki-Minsk - 2022-23: BC Minsk
- 2023-24: BC Minsk
- 2024-25:
BK Grodno-93 - 2025-26: BK Grodno-93
- 2009-10: Minsk-2006
- 2010-11: Minsk-2006
- 2011-12: Minsk-2006
- 2012-13: Tsmoki-Minsk
- 2013-14: Tsmoki-Minsk
- 2014-15: BC Minsk Second Team
- 2015-16: Impuls BGUIR Minsk
- 2016-17: OBK-Voktsor Vitebsk
- 2017-18: Tsmoki-Minsk
- 2018-19: Tsmoki-Minsk
- 2019-20: Not held
- 2020-21: OBK-Voktsor Vitebsk
- 2021-22: Tsmoki-Minsk
- 2022-23: BC Minsk
- 2023-24: BC Minsk
- 2024-25: BK Grodno-93
- 2025-26: BK Grodno-93
Championships by club
| Titles | Club | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 10 |  BC Minsk | 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24 |
| 2 | Grodno | 2024-25, 2025-26 |
| 2 | Rubon | 2016-17, 2020-21 |
| 1 |  BC Minsk II | 2014-15 |
| 1 | Impuls | 2015-16 |
Finals year-by-year
| Season | Winner | Result | Finalist | Regular Season Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-10 | Minsk-2006 | 3-0 | BK Grodno-93 | Minsk-2006 |
| 2010-11 | Minsk-2006 | 3-0 | BK Grodno-93 | Minsk-2006 |
| 2011-12 | Minsk-2006 | 97-74 | BK Grodno-93 | Minsk-2006 |
| 2012-13 | Tsmoki-Minsk | 3-0 | BK Grodno-93 | BK Grodno-93 |
| 2013-14 | Tsmoki-Minsk | 4-0 | BK Grodno-93 | BK Grodno-93 |
| 2014-15 | BC Minsk Second Team | 4-0 |  Borisfen-Kalas Mogilev | BK Grodno-93 |
| 2015-16 | Impuls BGUIR Minsk | 3-0 | COR-Borisfen Mogilev | BK Grodno-93 |
| 2016-17 | OBK-Voktsor Vitebsk | 3-0 | COR-Borisfen Mogilev | COR-Borisfen Mogilev |
| 2017-18 | Tsmoki-Minsk | 3-0 | COR-Borisfen Mogilev | BK Grodno-93 |
| 2018-19 | Tsmoki-Minsk | 3-0 | COR-Borisfen Mogilev | COR-Borisfen Mogilev |
| 2019-20 | Not held | |||
| 2020-21 | OBK-Voktsor Vitebsk | 99-78 |  RGUOR Minsk | Tsmoki-Minsk |
| 2021-22 | Tsmoki-Minsk | 3-0 | COR-Borisfen Mogilev | COR-Borisfen Mogilev |
| 2022-23 | BC Minsk | 3-0 | BK Grodno-93 | COR-Borisfen Mogilev |
| 2023-24 | BC Minsk | 81-90 | BK Grodno-93 | BK Grodno-93 |
| 2024-25 | BK Grodno-93 | 3-2 | BC Minsk | BK Grodno-93 |
Finals participants
| Club | W | L | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| BC Minsk | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| Grodno | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Borisfen | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Rubon | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| RGUOR | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| BC Minsk II | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Impuls | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Final Four participants
| Club | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BC Minsk | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Grodno | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
| Rubon | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| BC Minsk II | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Impuls | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Borisfen | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| RGUOR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| BSEU-GrandPrint | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Gomel | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Players with the most appearances in the Belarusian Finals
| Player | Finals Appearances | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Evgeniy Ivanov | 9 | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Aliaksei Trastsinetski | 7 | 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| Benjamin-Pavel Dudu | 7 | 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| Artsiom Malkou | 6 | 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022 |
| Roman Rubinshteyn | 6 | 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2025, 2026 |
| Denis Pastukhov | 6 | 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022 |
| Aleksandr Kharkevich | 6 | 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022 |
| Andrey Ageenko | 6 | 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022 |
| Viachaslau Skidan | 5 | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| Sergey Dadykin | 5 | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
Players with the most Belarusian titles
| Player | Count | Years Won |
|---|---|---|
| Aliaksei Trastsinetski | 6 | 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2025, 2026 |
| Aliaksei Lashkevich | 5 | 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2018 |
| Roman Rubinshteyn | 4 | 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018 |
| Ivan Aladko | 4 | 2017, 2018, 2019, 2025 |
| Daniil Barysevich | 4 | 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| Pavel Ulyanko | 3 | 2013, 2014, 2018 |
| Dmitriy Roslikov | 3 | 2015, 2018, 2019 |
| Maksim Sazonov | 3 | 2015, 2018, 2019 |
| Timofey Evsievich | 3 | 2015, 2018, 2019 |
| Andrey Staborovskij | 3 | 2015, 2022, 2023 |
