| Founded | 1922 (unofficial)[1] 1934[1] |
|---|---|
| Folded | 1991[1] (reformed) |
| Country |  Belarusian SSR |
| Level on pyramid | Soviet football: 4-5 Belarusian (republican) football: 1-2 |
| Relegation to | Regional competitions (in regions of Belarus) (Football Championship of the Byelorussian SSR – Druhaja Liha) |
| Domestic cup(s) | Football Cup of the Byelorussian SSR |
| Last champions | Metalurh Maladzechna (1st title) (1991) |
| Most championships | 8 - SKA Minsk (Belarusian Military District) |
The Championship of the Belarusian SSR in football – First League (Belarusian: Першая ліга чэмпіянату БССР па футболе, Pershaja Liha chempijanatu BSSR pa futbole) was a top competition of association football in the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1922-91.
The first unofficial republican competition took place in 1922.[1] Six years after (1928) as part of the Belarusian Spartakiade there took place the next unofficial football competitions of the republic.[1] Since 1934 the competitions take place regularly on annual basis.[1] Throughout its history there were 55 winners of the tournament.[1] For some time there also existed second division of the competition.
In the system of leagues of the Soviet football, the Football Championship of the Belarusian SSR had a status as competitions of "collective of physical culture" (amateurs, the other status was "teams of masters").[1]
Winners of the competition qualified for "super cup" format competition known as the Season's Cup and was played between a winner of the republican championship and a republican cup holder.[1]