| Founded | 1992; 33 years ago (1992) |
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| Country |  Belarus |
| Confederation | UEFA |
| Number of clubs | 18 |
| Level on pyramid | 2 |
| Promotion to | Belarusian Premier League |
| Relegation to | Belarusian Second League |
| Domestic cup | Belarusian Cup |
| Current champions | Molodechno (1st title) (2024) |
| Website | abff.by |
| Current:2025 Belarusian First League | |
TheBelarusian First League (Belarusian:Першая ліга чэмпіянату Беларусі па футболе,romanized: Pershaya liha chempiyanatu Byelarusi pa futbole) is the second tier of professionalfootball inBelarus. It was created in 1992, following the Belarusian independence.
The typical format of the league involves 16 clubs playing a double round-robin tournament over 30 matchdays (with the exception of shortened1992 and1995 seasons, which were a single round-robin tournaments). On several occasions the number of participating teams was smaller (15 or 14), due to last minute withdrawals and no teams available for replacement. In most of the seasons, two best teams are getting promoted toBelarusian Premier League, while two worst teams are relegated to theBelarusian Second League.
In 2025, the Belarusian First League will consist of the following 18 teams:
Teams inbold were promoted toPremier League at the end of the season.
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