The Belarusian Extraleague (also know 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.
The Extraleague championship for the 2008-2009 season was won by the Junost Minsk.
Belarusian Extraliga
Teams for 2009–10
Belarus Shinnik Bobruisk- Belarus HK Brest
Belarus HK Neman Grodno- Belarus HK Gomel
- Ukraine Sokil Kyiv
- Latvia HK Liepājas Metalurgs
- Belarus Keramin Minsk
- Belarus Junost Minsk
- Belarus Khimvolokno Mogilev
- Belarus Khimik-SKA Novopolotsk
- Latvia Dinamo-Juniors Riga
- Belarus Shakhtar Soligorsk
- Belarus HK Vitebsk
- Belarus Metallurg Zhlobin
Teams for 2010–11
| Team | City/Area | Arena | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current Teams | ||||
| HK Brest |  Brest
|
Brest Ice Sports Palace | 2,000 | |
| HK Vitebsk | Vitebsk
|
Vitebsk Ice Sports Palace | 1,900 | |
| HK Gomel | Gomel
|
Gomel Ice Palace of Sports | 2,760 | |
| Metallurg Zhlobin | Zhlobin
|
Ice Palace "Metalurg" | 2,018 | |
| HK Liepājas Metalurgs |  Liepāja
|
Ice Arena Liepajas Metalurgs | 1,700 | |
| HK Neman Grodno | Grodno
|
Ice Sports Palace Grodno | 2,550 | |
| Sokil Kyiv |  Kiev
|
Ice Arena TEC Terminal (Brovary) | 1,500 | |
| Khimvolokno Mogilev | Mogilev
|
Sports Palace Mogliev | 3,048 | |
| Khimik-SKA Novopolotsk | Novopolotsk
|
Palace of Sports and Culture | 1,200 | |
| Shakhtar Soligorsk | Soligorsk
|
Ice Sports Palace Soligorsk | 1,759 | |
| Shinnik Bobruisk | Bobruisk
|
Bobruisk Arena | 7,191 | |
| Yunost Minsk | Minsk
|
Indoor rink Youth/Yunost Minsk | 767 | |
Belarusian League Champions
- 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
External links
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