Botswana Premier League

Botswana Premier League

Countries	Botswana
Confederation	CAF
Founded	1966
Number of teams	16
Levels on pyramid	1
Relegation to	Botswana First Division
Domestic cup(s)	FA Challenge Cup Botswana Independence Cup Orange Kabelano Charity Cup
International cup(s)	Champions League Confederation Cup
Current champions	Township Rollers (2011)
Most championships	Township Rollers (10)

The Botswana Premier League is the highest division in football in Botswana. The league has existed since 1966. The championship initially called MLO Cup. The first edition 1966, with participants including Tlokweng Pirates, Notwane, Black Peril, Queens Park Rangers and a team from Ngwaketse district.

The league has always been dominated by the teams that are based south of Dibete or at the southern part of the country until the 2007/2006 season when Ecco City made history by becoming the first team from the north to lift the lucrative competition. The league is sponsored by a mobile phone operator Be Mobile to the tune of 24 million pula. After the ABSA premiership in South Africa, the Be Mobile league is the seond highest sponsored league in the COSAFA region.

Botswana Premier League - Clubs 2011/12

Club	City / Town
Botswana Defence Force XI	Gaborone
Botswana Meat Commission	Lobatse
ECCO City Greens	Francistown
Extension Gunners	Lobatse
FC Satmos	Selebi Phikwe
Gaborone United	Gaborone
Miscellaneous	Serowe
Mochudi Centre Chiefs	Mochudi
Mogoditshane Fighters	Mogoditshane
Motlakase Power Dynamos	Palapye
Nico United	Selebi-Phikwe
Notwane	Gaborone
Police XI	Otse
TAFIC	Francistown
Township Rollers	Gaborone
Uniao Flamengo Santos	Gabane

Relegated in 2009/10

• Boteti Young Fighters (Orapa)
• Jwaneng Comets Magakabe (Jwaneng)
• Killer Giants (Ramotswa)

Season 2010-11

1.Township Rollers F.C. (Gaborone)         30 24  4  2 79-24 76  Champions
2.Mochudi Centre Chiefs (Mochudi)          30 19  8  3 80-24 65
3.ECCO City Green (Francistown)            30 16  7  7 54-44 55
4.Gaborone United (Gaborone)               30 14  7  9 47-36 49
5.Botswana Defence Force XI (Mogoditshane) 30 14  6 10 43-40 48
6.Nico United (Selebi Phikwe)              30 14  6 10 53-55 48
7.Uniao Flamengo Santos FC (Gaborone)      30 14  4 12 53-52 46
8.Botswana Meat Commission F.C. (Lobatse)  30 11  9 10 49-40 42
9.Police XI (Otse)                         30 11  7 12 36-42 40
10.TAFIC (Francistown)                     30  9 10 11 34-42 37
11.Notwane F.C. (Gaborone)                 30  9  9 12 42-46 36
12.Extension Gunners (Lobatse)             30 10  4 16 36-47 34
13.Miscellaneous Serowe F.C. (Serowe)      30  6  8 16 38-60 26
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14.Motlakase Power Dynamos (Palapye)       30  5  9 16 37-58 24
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15.TASC FC (Francistown)                   30  5  9 16 27-51 24  Relegated
16.Black Peril FC (Tlokweng)               30  4  3 23 32-79 15  Relegated

Previous champions

Previous champions are:^[1]

1966: not known 1967: Gaborone United 1968: not known 1969: Gaborone United 1970: Gaborone United 1971: not known 1972: not known 1973: not known 1974: not known 1975: not known 1976: not known 1977: not known 1978: Notwane PG 1979: Township Rollers 1980: Township Rollers 1981: Botswana Defence Force XI

1982: Township Rollers 1983: Township Rollers 1984: Township Rollers 1985: Township Rollers 1986: Gaborone United 1987: Township Rollers 1988: Botswana Defence Force XI 1989: Botswana Defence Force XI 1990: Gaborone United 1991: Botswana Defence Force XI 1992: LCS Extension Gunners 1993: LCS Extension Gunners 1994: LCS Extension Gunners 1995: Township Rollers 1996: Notwane PG 1997: Botswana Defence Force XI

1998: Notwane PG 1999: Mogoditshane Fighters 1999/00: Mogoditshane Fighters 2000/01: Mogoditshane Fighters 2001/02: Botswana Defence Force XI 2003: Mogoditshane Fighters 2003/04: Botswana Defence Force XI 2004/05: Township Rollers 2005/06: Police XI 2006/07: ECCO City Greens 2007/08: Mochudi Centre Chiefs 2008/09: Gaborone United 2009/10: Township Rollers 2010/11: Township Rollers

Performance By Club

Club	City	Titles	Last Title
Township Rollers	Gaborone	11	2011
Botswana Defence Force XI	Gaborone	7	2004
Gaborone United	Gaborone	6	2009
Mogoditshane Fighters	Gaborone	4	2003
Extension Gunners	Lobatse	3	1994
Notwane PG	Gaborone	3	1998
Mochudi Centre Chiefs	Mochudi	1	2008
ECCO City Greens	Francistown	1	2007
Police XI	Otse	1	2006

Topscorers

Year	Best scorers	Team	Goals
2005/06	Malepa "Chippa" Bolelang	ECCO City Greens	24
2006/07	Pontsho ‘Piro’ Moloi	Mochudi Centre Chiefs	22
2007/08	Master Masitara Jerome Ramatlhakwane	Nico United Mochudi Centre Chiefs	18
2008/09	Master Masitara	Nico United	27
2008/09	Terrence Mandaza	Township Rollers	31

Botswana Premier League Player of the Season

Year	Player of the Season	Team
2005/06	Moemedi "Jomo" Moatlhaping	Township Rollers
2006/07	Malepa "Chippa" Bolelang	ECCO City Greens
2007/08	Oteng "Limkokwing" Moalosi	Mochudi Centre Chiefs
2008/09	Joel Phetogo	Gaborone United
2009/10	Kabelo Dambe	Township Rollers

References

1. ^ "Botswana - List of Champions". RSSSF. 2010. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesb/botschamp.html. 

External links

• League at fifa.com