| Founded | 1992 |
|---|---|
| Country |  Belarus |
| Confederation | UEFA |
| Number of teams | 17 (for 2023) |
| Level on pyramid | 2 |
| Promotion to | Belarusian Premier League |
| Relegation to | Belarusian Second League |
| Current champions | Naftan Novopolotsk (1st title) (2022) |
| Current: 2023 Belarusian First League | |
The Belarusian First League is the second tier of professional football in Belarus. 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 shortened 1992 and 1995 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 to Belarusian Premier League, while two worst teams are relegated to the Belarusian Second League.
In 2023, the Belarusian First League will consist of the following 17 teams:
| Team | Location | Position in 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Arsenal Dzerzhinsk | Dzerzhinsk | Premier League, 14 |
| Vitebsk | Vitebsk | Premier League, 15 |
| Dnepr Mogilev | Mogilev | Premier League, 16 |
| Shakhtyor Petrikov | Petrikov | 3 |
| Maxline Vitebsk | Vitebsk | 4 |
| Ostrovets | Ostrovets | 5 |
| Lokomotiv Gomel | Gomel | 6 |
| Volna Pinsk | Pinsk | 7 |
| Molodechno | Molodechno | 8 |
| Orsha | Orsha | 9 |
| Lida | Lida | 10 |
| Slonim-2017 | Slonim | 11 |
| Osipovichi | Osipovichi | 12 |
| Baranovichi | Baranovichi | 13 |
| Niva Dolbizno | Dolbizno | Second League, 1 |
| Zhodino-Yuzhnoye | Zhodino | Second League, 5 |
| Bumprom Gomel | Gomel | Second League, 10 |
Teams in bold were promoted to Premier League at the end of the season.