| Competition: | Belarusian Premier League |
| Season: | 2020 |
| Dates: | 19 March – 28 November 2020 |
| Winners: | Shakhtyor Soligorsk |
| Relegated: | Gorodeya Belshina Bobruisk Smolevichi |
| Continentalcup1: | Champions League |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Shakhtyor Soligorsk |
| Continentalcup2: | Conference League |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | BATE Borisov Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino |
| League Topscorer: | (19 goals) |
| Biggest Home Win: | |
| Biggest Away Win: | |
| Highest Scoring: | |
| Matches: | 239 |
| Total Goals: | 704 |
| Longest Wins: | 7 matches Neman |
| Longest Unbeaten: | 16 matches Shakhtyor |
| Longest Winless: | 13 matches Smolevichi |
| Longest Losses: | 13 matches Smolevichi |
| Prevseason: | 2019 |
| Nextseason: | 2021 |
| Updated: | 28 November 2020 |
The 2020 Belarusian Premier League was the 30th season of top-tier football in Belarus. Dynamo Brest were the defending champions, having won their first league title last year. Shakhtyor Soligorsk became champions on the last play date by beating FC Minsk 4–2. Meanwhile, BATE Borisov didn't win and drew 0–0 at Dinamo Minsk so Shaktyor Soligorsk finished 1 point above BATE in the table and will play in the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League.
By late March 2020, it was the only European top-flight league being contested, as all others were suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic; games were played with crowds. As a result, this led to substantially increased viewership from all over the world, due to sporting inactivity elsewhere.[1] [2] [3]
The 15th-placed team of the last season Gomel was relegated to the 2020 Belarusian First League. Torpedo Minsk were excluded from the league halfway through the last season and will not play in any league in 2020. Gomel and Torpedo were replaced by two best teams of 2019 Belarusian First League (Belshina Bobruisk and Smolevichi).
14-placed team of the last season (Dnyapro Mogilev) were relegated after they lost relegation/promotion playoffs against First League third-placed team Rukh Brest (who were promoted to replace Dnyapro).
| Team | Location | Venue | Capacity | Position in 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| width=120 | BATE | width=110 | Borisov | Borisov Arena | 13,121 | 2nd |
| Belshina | Bobruisk | Spartak Stadium | 3,700 | 1st (First League) | ||
| Dinamo Brest | Brest | OSK Brestsky | 10,060 | 1st | ||
| Dinamo Minsk | Minsk | Dinamo Stadium | 22,324 | 4th | ||
| Energetik-BGU | Minsk | City Stadium (Molodechno) | 4,800 | 12th | ||
| Gorodeya | Gorodeya | Gorodeya Stadium | 1,625 | 7th | ||
| Isloch | Minsk Raion | Traktor Stadium | 17,600 | 5th | ||
| Minsk | Minsk | Traktor Stadium | 17,600 | 10th | ||
| Neman | Grodno | Neman Stadium | 8,479 | 9th | ||
| Rukh | Brest | OSK Brestsky | 10,060 | 3rd (First League) | ||
| Shakhtyor | Soligorsk | Stroitel Stadium | 4,200 | 3rd | ||
| Slavia | Mozyr | Yunost Stadium | 5,133 | 8th | ||
| Slutsk | Slutsk | City Stadium (Slutsk) | 1,896 | 11th | ||
| Smolevichi | Smolevichi | Ozyorny Stadium | 1,600 | 2nd (First League) | ||
| Torpedo-BelAZ | Zhodino | Torpedo Stadium | 6,524 | 6th | ||
| Vitebsk | Vitebsk | Vitebsky CSK | 8,144 | 13th |
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt Sponsor (Chest) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minsk Tractor Works | |||||
 Dmitriy Migas (caretaker) | Belshina | ||||
| Belavia | |||||
| None | |||||
| Belenergo | |||||
| Gorodeya Sugar Refinery | |||||
| Hyundai | |||||
| None | |||||
| Belgosstrakh | |||||
| Belaruskali | |||||
| Mozyr Oil Refinery | |||||
| Aleksandr Konchits (caretaker) | None | ||||
| Alexei Mikhailov (caretaker) | None | ||||
| BelAZ | |||||
| Parimatch |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinamo Minsk | Sergei Gurenko[4] | Mutual consent | 20 April 2020 | 12th | Leonid Kuchuk[5] | 22 April 2020 | |
| Slutsk |  Vitaliy Pavlov[6] | Resigned | 26 June 2020 | 11th | Aleksandr Konchits[7] (caretaker) | 26 June 2020 | |
| Belshina | Eduard Gradoboyev[8] | Sacked | 1 July 2020 | 16th | Dmitriy Migas[9] (caretaker) | 1 July 2020 | |
| Smolevichi | Aleksandr Brazevich[10] | Resigned | 6 July 2020 | 15th | Alexei Mikhailov[11] (caretaker) | 6 July 2020 | |
| Minsk | Andrey Razin[12] | Resigned | 4 August 2020 | 14th | Vadim Skripchenko[13] | 4 August 2020 | |
| Shakhtyor Soligorsk | Yuriy Vernydub[14] | Resigned | 31 August 2020 | 1st | Roman Hryhorchuk[15] | 5 September 2020 |
Each team plays home-and-away once against every other team for a total of 30 matches played each.
The 14th-place finisher of this season (Slutsk) were played a two-legged relegation play-off against the third-placed team of the 2020 Belarusian First League (Krumkachy Minsk) for a spot in the 2021 Premier League.
Leg 1
Leg 2
Updated to games played on 1 November 2020
Source: football.by
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino | FC Minsk | 5–2 (A)[16] | |
 | Neman Grodno | Slavia Mozyr | 3–1 (A)[17] | |
| Artem Kontsevoy | Rukh Brest | Energetyk-BGU | 8–1 (A)[18] | |
 Abdoulaye Diallo | Dynamo Brest | Dinamo Minsk | 4–2 (A)[19] | |
 | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | Belshina Bobruisk | 5–1 (A) | |
Most yellow cards: (10)
Most red cards: (2)
Hayk Mosakhanian (Energetik-BGU)
Gaby Kiki (Dynamo Brest)
Marat Burayev (Slutsk) Aleksandr Svirepa (Energetik-BGU) Yevgeniy Yudchits (Energetik-BGU) Yury Kazlow (Slutsk)| Player of The Week | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week | Player | Club | Reference | |
| 1 | Jasurbek Yakhshiboev | Energetik-BGU | [20] | |
| 2 | Nikita Melnikov | Slavia Mozyr | [21] | |
| 3 | Mikhail Baranovsky | Slavia Mozyr | [22] | |
| 4 |  Gabriel Ramos | Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino | [23] | |
| 5 | Barys Pankrataw | Slutsk | [24] | |
| 6 | Ivan Bakhar | Dinamo Minsk | [25] | |
| 7 | Valery Gorbachik | Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino | [26] | |
| 8 | Ihar Stasevich | BATE Borisov | [27] | |
| 9 | Lipe Veloso | Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino | [28] | |
| 10 | Dzmitry Padstrelaw | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | [29] | |
| 11 | Pavel Savitski | Dynamo Brest | [30] | |
| 12 | Zoran Marušić | Neman Grodno | [31] | |
| 13 | Kiril Pavlyuchek | Gorodeya | [32] | |
| 14 | Ihar Kuzmyanok | Isloch | [33] | |
| 15 | Jasurbek Yakhshiboev | Energetik-BGU | [34] | |
| 16 | Vitaly Lisakovich | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | [35] | |
| 17 | Vladislav Lozhkin | Smolevichi | [36] | |
| 18 | Pavel Nyakhaychyk | BATE Borisov | [37] | |
| 19 | Ihar Stasevich | BATE Borisov | [38] | |
| 20 | Mikalay Yanush | Isloch | [39] | |
| 21 | Dzmitry Rekish | Belshina | [40] | |
| 22 | Mikalay Yanush | Isloch | [41] | |
| Goal of The Week | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week | Player | Club | Reference | |
| 1 | Momo Yansane | Isloch Minsk Raion | [42] | |
| 2 |  Gegham Kadymyan | Neman Grodno | [43] | |
| 3 | Yevgeniy Klopotskiy | Vitebsk | [44] | |
| 4 | Gegham Kadymyan | Neman Grodno | [45] | |
| 5 | Pavel Sedko | Rukh Brest | [46] | |
| 6 | Vladislav Zhuk | Slavia Mozyr | [47] | |
| 7 | Vitaly Lisakovich | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | [48] | |
| 8 | Gegham Kadymyan | Neman Grodno | [49] | |
| 9 | Vitaly Lisakovich | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | [50] | |
| 10 | Dzmitry Padstrelaw | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | [51] | |
| 11 | Anatol Makaraw | Smolevichi | [52] | |
| 12 | Aleksandr Ksenofontov | Vitebsk | [53] | |
| 13 | Yevgeniy Shikavka | Dinamo Minsk | [54] | |
| 14 |  Dennis Tetteh | Slavia Mozyr | [55] | |
| 15 | Aleksandr Dzhigero | Smolevichi | [56] | |
| 16 | Vitaly Lisakovich | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | [57] | |
| 17 | Vladislav Lozhkin | Smolevichi | [58] | |
| 18 | Lazar Sajčić | Gorodeya | [59] | |
| 19 | Nikola Antić | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | [60] | |
| 20 | Dennis Tetteh | Slavia Mozyr | [61] | |
| 21 | Dzmitry Padstrelaw | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | [62] | |
| 22 | Pavel Nyakhaychyk | BATE Borisov | [63] | |
| Month | Manager | Club | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | Vitaliy Pavlov | Slutsk | [64] | |
| May | Kirill Alshevsky | BATE Borisov | [65] | |
| June | Igor Kovalevich | Neman Grodno | [66] | |
| July | Yuriy Vernidub | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | [67] | |
| August | Vitaly Zhukovsky | Isloch Minsk Raion | ||
| September | Igor Kovalevich | Neman Grodno |
| Month | Player | Club | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | Vladislav Zhuk | Slavia Mozyr | [68] | |
| May | Gegham Kadymyan | Neman Grodno | [69] | |
| June | Aleksandr Dzhigero | Smolevichi | [70] | |
| July | Vitaly Lisakovich | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | [71] | |
| August | Dzmitry Padstrelaw | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | [72] | |
| September | Lipe Veloso | Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino |
| Month | Player | Club | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | Gabriel Ramos | Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino | [73] | |
| May | Vitaly Lisakovich | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | [74] | |
| June | Dzyanis Laptsew | Dynamo Brest | [75] | |
| July | Nikola Antić | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | [76] | |
| August | Mikalay Yanush | Isloch Minsk Raion | ||
| September | Zoran Marušić | Neman Grodno |
