2021 Belarusian Premier League

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Rukh Brest 7–1 Isloch Minsk Raion
(13 August 2021)
Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino 7–1 Smorgon
(2 October 2021)
Longest winning run13 matches
Shakhtyor Soligorsk
Longest unbeaten run17 matches
Shakhtyor Soligorsk
Longest winless run14 matches
Smorgon
Longest losing run6 matches
Sputnik Rechitsa
2020
All statistics correct as of 20 November 2021.

The 2021 Belarusian Premier League was the 31st season of top-tier football in Belarus. Shakhtyor Soligorsk were the defending champions, having won their second league title last year. Shakhtyor Soligorsk won their third Belarusian Premier League title.

Teams

Locations of the 2021 Belarusian Premier League teams

The bottom two teams from the 2020 season (Belshina Bobruisk and Smolevichi) were relegated to the First League (both relegated after one-year in the top flight). They were replaced by Sputnik Rechitsa (promoted to the top-flight for the first time in their history) and Gomel (promoted after a one-year absence), champions and runners-up of the 2020 Belarusian First League respectively.

In the winter 2020/21,

Arsenal Dzerzhinsk and Lokomotiv Gomel
) rejected the opportunity due to insufficient financing.

Team Location Venue Capacity Position in 2020
BATE Borisov Borisov Arena[1] 13,121 2nd
Gomel Gomel Central Stadium (Gomel)[2] 14,307 2nd (First League)
Dinamo Brest
Brest OSK Brestsky 10,060 4th
Dinamo Minsk Minsk Dinamo Stadium[3] 22,324 6th
Energetik-BGU Minsk
City Stadium (Borisov)[4]
5,402 10th
Isloch
Minsk Raion
Molodechno)[5]
4,800 7th
Minsk Minsk Traktor Stadium[6] 17,600 11th
Neman Grodno Neman Stadium 8,479 5th
Rukh
Brest OSK Brestsky[7] 10,060 8th
Shakhtyor
Soligorsk
Stroitel Stadium[8] 4,200 1st
Slavia
Mozyr
Yunost Stadium (Mozyr)
5,133 9th
Slutsk Slutsk City Stadium (Slutsk)[9] 1,896 14th
Smorgon Smorgon Yunost Stadium (Smorgon) 2,625 6th (First League)
Sputnik
Rechitsa
Central Stadium (Rechitsa)[10] 3,550 1st (First League)
Torpedo-BelAZ
Zhodino
Torpedo Stadium 6,524 3rd
Vitebsk Vitebsk Vitebsky CSK 8,200 12th
  1. .
  • ^
    Two games played at SDYuShOR-8 Stadium in Gomel.
  • ^
    One game played at FC Minsk Stadium in Minsk.
  • City Stadium in Borisov due to league's requirement to play on natural grass pitch in the summer. In addition, four games played at RCOP-BGU Stadium in Minsk
    .