Vysshaya Liga (Belarus)

Vysshaya Liga
Sport	Ice Hockey
Founded	2002
CEO	Eugene Vorsin
No. of teams	10
Country(ies)	Belarus Lithuania
Most recent champion(s)	HC Shakhtyor Soligorsk II
Most championship(s)	Yunost Minsk II (5)
Official website	hockey.by

The Vysshaya Liga (Вышэйшая ліга) is the second level ice hockey league in Belarus. It lies below the Belarusian Extraliga.

It was originally known as the Pervaya Liga from 2002-2006.

2015-16 teams

• Yunost Minsk II (Junior Minsk)
• Metallurg Zhlobin II
• HK Vitebsk II
• HK Gomel II
• Khimik-SKA Novopolotsk II
• HK Neman Grodno II
• HK Brest II
• Shakhtar Soligorsk II
• Dynamo Raubichi-98
• SC Energija

Champions

Season	Champion	Runner-up	3rd place
2002/2003	HK Gomel II	HK Keramin Minsk II	HK Neman Grodno II
2003/2004	HK Gomel II	HK Neman Grodno II	Khimvolokno Mogilev II
2004/2005	Khimvolokno Mogilev II	HK Neman Grodno II	HK Gomel II
2005/2006	HK Gomel II	Yunost Minsk II	Dinamo Minsk II
2006/2007	HK Gomel II	Dinamo Minsk II	Yunost Minsk II
2007/2008	Yunost Minsk II	HK Gomel II	HK Keramin Minsk II
2008/2009	HK Keramin Minsk II	HK Neman Grodno II	Yunost Minsk II
2009/2010	Yunost Minsk II	HK Gomel II	HK Neman Grodno II
2010/2011	Dynamo-Shinnik Bobruisk	Yunost Minsk II	Metallurg Zhlobin II
2011/2012	Yunost Minsk II	Khimvolokno Mogilev II	HK Gomel II
2012/2013	Metallurg Zhlobin II	Shakhtar Soligorsk II
2013/2014	Yunost Minsk II	HK Gomel II
2014/2015	Yunost Minsk II	Metallurg Zhlobin II
2015/2016	Shakhtar Soligorsk II	Dynamo Raubichi-98

External links

• Belarus Ice Hockey Federation