2016 Belarusian Premier League
The 2016 Belarusian Premier League was the 26th season of top-tier football in Belarus. The season began on 1 April 2016 and concluded on 27 November 2016. BATE Borisov were the defending champions, having won their 12th league title last year; they successfully defended their title this season.
Teams
Three best teams of 2015 First League were promoted to the league, which was expanded from 14 to 16 clubs.The last-placed team of 2015 Premier League, Gomel, were relegated.
| Team | Location | Venue | Capacity | Position in 2015 |
| BATE | Borisov | Borisov Arena | 13,126 | 1 |
| Belshina | Bobruisk | Spartak Stadium | 3,700 | 4 |
| Dinamo Brest | Brest | OSK Brestskiy | 10,162 | 12 |
| Dinamo Minsk | Minsk | Traktor Stadium | 17,600 | 2 |
| Gorodeya | Gorodeya | Gorodeya Stadium | 1,020 | First League, 2 |
| Granit | Mikashevichi | Polesye Stadium | 3,090 | 5 |
| Isloch | Minsk Raion | City Stadium | 4,800 | First League, 1 |
| Krumkachy | Minsk | FC Minsk Stadium | 3,000 | First League, 3 |
| Minsk | Minsk | FC Minsk Stadium | 3,000 | 6 |
| Naftan | Novopolotsk | Atlant Stadium | 4,500 | 9 |
| Neman | Grodno | Neman Stadium | 8,479 | 8 |
| Shakhtyor | Soligorsk | Stroitel Stadium | 4,200 | 3 |
| Slavia | Mozyr | Yunost Stadium | 5,133 | 10 |
| Slutsk | Slutsk | City Stadium | 1,896 | 11 |
| Torpedo-BelAZ | Zhodino | Torpedo Stadium | 6,524 | 7 |
| Vitebsk | Vitebsk | Vitebsky CSK | 8,144 | 13 |
League table
Results
Each team played twice against every other team for a total of 30 matches.Top goalscorers
Updated to games played on 27 November 2016Source: