was the only top-flight league in the continent that was still playing. Due to this, the league gained substantially increased viewership from abroad, with fans from all over the world watching the games online, due to the league being the only significant professional football available; the league signed new television rights deals with networks from countries including Russia and India. Matches were also streamed on the Belarusian Football Federation's YouTube channel. British betting companies also offered odds for the various matches, as the league's profile, previously relatively unknown outside of the country, grew a larger audience due to sporting inactivity elsewhere. Premier League in 2022 Soviet era champions 1922: Minsk (city team) 1923: Unknown 1924: Minsk (city team) 1925: Unknown 1926: Bobruisk (city team) 1927: Unknown 1928: Gomel (city team) 1929–32: Unknown 1933: Gomel (city team) 1934: BVO (Minsk) 1935: BVO (Minsk) 1936: BVO (Minsk) 1937: Dinamo (Minsk) 1938: Dinamo (Minsk) 1939: Dinamo (Minsk) 1940: DKA (Minsk) 1941–44: Unknown 1945: Dinamo (Minsk) 1946: ODO (Minsk) 1947: Torpedo (Minsk) 1948: Traktor MTZ (Minsk) 1949: Traktor MTZ (Minsk) 1950: ODO (Minsk) 1951: Dinamo (Minsk) 1952: ODO (Minsk) 1953: Spartak (Minsk) 1954: ODO (Pinsk) 1955: FSM (Minsk) 1956: Spartak (Minsk) 1957: Sputnik (Minsk) 1958: Spartak (Bobruisk) 1959: Minsk (city team) 1960: Sputnik (Minsk) 1961: Volna (Pinsk) 1962: Torpedo (Minsk) 1963: Naroch' (Molodechno) 1964: SKA (Minsk) 1965: SKA (Minsk) 1966: Torpedo (Minsk) 1967: Torpedo (Minsk) 1968: Sputnik (Minsk) 1969: Torpedo (Minsk) 1970: Torpedo (Zhodino) 1971: Torpedo (Zhodino) 1972: Stroitel' (Bobruisk) 1973: Stroitel' (Bobruisk) 1974: BATE (Borisov) 1975: Dinamo (Minsk) 1976: BATE (Borisov) 1977: Sputnik (Minsk) 1978: Shinnik (Bobruisk) 1979: BATE (Borisov) 1980: Torpedo (Zhodino) 1981: Torpedo (Zhodino) 1982: Torpedo (Mogilev) 1983: Obuvschik (Lida) 1984: Orbita (Minsk) 1985: Obuvschik (Lida) 1986: Obuvschik (Lida) 1987: Shinnik (Bobruisk) 1988: Sputnik (Minsk) 1989: Obuvschik (Lida) 1990: Sputnik (Minsk) 1991: Metallurg (Molodechno) Champions and top scorers Performances Performance by club All-time table As of end of 2022 season. For clubs that have been renamed, their name at the time of their most recent season in the Premier League is given. The current members are listed in bold. Includes 2002 championship play-off, 2004 relegation play-off, 14 games of Dinamo-93 in 1998 season, 15 games of Torpedo Minsk in 2019 season, and 15 games of Sputnik Rechitsa in 2021 season. For the purposes of this table, each win is worth 3 points. The three-points system was adopted in fall 1995 season.