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.
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.
Gomel and Torpedo were replaced by two best teams of 2019 Belarusian First League (Belshina Bobruisk and Smolevichi).