Contrary to the league season, it is conducted in a fall-spring rhythm.
4 First League clubs that were at the top of league table at the moment of the draw (Slavia Mozyr, SKVICH Minsk, Partizan Minsk and Vedrich-97 Rechitsa) and all 12 Premier League teams received a bye to the next round.
Due to scheduling conflicts with qualifying rounds of UEFA Champions League and Europa League, games involving BATE Borisov, Minsk and Shakhtyor Soligorsk were rescheduled to 22 July, 17 August and 6 September 2011 respectively.
An open draw for quarterfinals was conducted on 21 November 2011.
Match between Klechesk and Neman was moved from Kletsk to the opponent's stadium in Grodno for similar reasons.