The Botswana Premier League is the highest division in football in Botswana

Botswana

Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana , is a landlocked country located in Southern Africa. The citizens are referred to as "Batswana" . Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland, Botswana adopted its new name after becoming independent within the Commonwealth on 30 September 1966...

. 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 Botswana Defence Force XI Botswana Defence Force XI Football Club is a football club from Botswana based in Gaborone. It is the club of the Botswana Defence Force.-Honors:*Premier League: 7*Botswana Challenge Cup: 3-Performance in CAF competitions:...	Gaborone Gaborone ' is the capital and largest city of Botswana with a population of 191,776 based on a 2006 survey, about 10% of the total population of Botswana....
Botswana Meat Commission	Lobatse
ECCO City Green ECCO City Green ECCO City Greens FC is a football club from Botswana based in Francistown.-Achievements:*Mascom Premier League: 1*Coca Cola Cup: 1-Current squad:... s	Francistown Francistown Francistown or Nyangabgwe is the second largest city in Botswana, with a population of about 85,363, and often described as the "Capital of the North". It is located in eastern Botswana, about north-northeast from the capital, Gaborone...
Extension Gunners Extension Gunners Extension Gunners FC are a Botswana football club based in Lobatse.-Achievements:*Botswana Premier League: 3**1992, 1993, 1994.*Coca Cola Cup Winners: 3**1988, 1992, 2011.*Orange Kabelano Charity Cup: 3**1996, 1998, 2001....	Lobatse
FC Satmos FC Satmos FC Satmos is a football club from Botswana based in Selebi-Phikwe.SATMOS was originally called Copper Chiefs Football Club and was formed in 1996 by Late Samuel Thotogelo Molati Sono . The club is popularly known as the Cheetahs. It became a professional team in 1997...	Selebi-Phikwe
Gaborone United Gaborone United Gaborone United, or short GU, are a football club from Botswana based in Gaborone.-Honors:*Botswana Premier League : 6** 1967, 1969, 1970, 1986, 1990, 2009*Botswana Challenge Cup: 5** 1968, 1970, 1984, 1985, 1990...	Gaborone Gaborone ' is the capital and largest city of Botswana with a population of 191,776 based on a 2006 survey, about 10% of the total population of Botswana....
Miscellaneous	Serowe Serowe Serowe was famed as Botswana's largest village after Molepolole. Serowe has a rich history in Botswana'; it being the capital for the Bamangwato people in the early part of the 20th century and for being the birth place of many of Botswana's Presidents...
Mochudi Centre Chiefs	Mochudi Mochudi Mochudi is one of the larger villages in Botswana with a population of around 40,000. It is situated in the Bakgatla tribal region, in Kgatleng District, about northeast of Gaborone...
Mogoditshane Fighters Mogoditshane Fighters Mogoditshane Fighters are a football club from the Mogoditshane in Botswana.The club's nickname is "The Brazilians".- Achievements :*Mascom Premier League: 4** 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003*Botswana Challenge Cup: 3** 1999, 2000, 2003...	Mogoditshane Mogoditshane Mogoditshane is a town located in the Kweneng District of Botswana.It is in conurbation to the capital Gaborone.The football team is the Mogoditshane Fighters....
Motlakase Power Dynamos	Palapye Palapye Palapye is a large town in Botswana, situated about halfway between Francistown and Gaborone . Over the years its position has made it a convenient stopover on one of Southern Africa's principal north–south rail and road routes...
Nico United Nico United Nico United is an association football club team based in Selebi-Phikwe, Botswana. The team rejoined the Botswana Premier League for the 2004-05 season after spending the 2003-04 season playing in the second level, First Division-North...	Selebi-Phikwe
Notwane	Gaborone Gaborone ' is the capital and largest city of Botswana with a population of 191,776 based on a 2006 survey, about 10% of the total population of Botswana....
Police XI Police XI Police XI is a football club from Botswana based in Otse.-Performance in CAF competitions:*CAF Champions League: 2 appearances*CAF Cup: 1 appearance...	Otse Otse Otse is a village in South-East District of Botswana. It is located 60 km south of Gaborone, along the Gabarone–Lobatse road and close to the border with South Africa. This village is home to the Balete people who are related to those in Ramotswa, Gabane and Mogobane. The population was...
TAFIC TAFIC TAFIC F.C. is a football club from Botswana based in Francistown it has 1 of the largest support base in the country.It has produced so many talented players.-Honors:*Botswana Challenge Cup: 1*2002 Coca Cola Champion...	Francistown Francistown Francistown or Nyangabgwe is the second largest city in Botswana, with a population of about 85,363, and often described as the "Capital of the North". It is located in eastern Botswana, about north-northeast from the capital, Gaborone...
Township Rollers	Gaborone Gaborone ' is the capital and largest city of Botswana with a population of 191,776 based on a 2006 survey, about 10% of the total population of Botswana....
Uniao Flamengo Santos Uniao Flamengo Santos FC Uniao Flamengo Santos, is a football club from Gabane, Botswana based in Gaborone. They play their home matches at UB Stadium in Gaborone.The club is named after two Brazilian clubs, Flamengo, and Santos...	Gabane Gabane Gabane is a village in Kweneng District of Botswana. It is located 15 km west of Gaborone, the capital of Botswana. The population was 10,399 in 2001 census, making it the fourth largest settlement in Kweneng....

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

ECCO City Green

ECCO City Greens FC is a football club from Botswana based in Francistown.-Achievements:*Mascom Premier League: 1*Coca Cola Cup: 1-Current squad:...

 (Francistown) 30 16 7 7 54-44 55
4.Gaborone United

Gaborone United

Gaborone United, or short GU, are a football club from Botswana based in Gaborone.-Honors:*Botswana Premier League : 6** 1967, 1969, 1970, 1986, 1990, 2009*Botswana Challenge Cup: 5** 1968, 1970, 1984, 1985, 1990...

 (Gaborone) 30 14 7 9 47-36 49
5.Botswana Defence Force XI

Botswana Defence Force XI

Botswana Defence Force XI Football Club is a football club from Botswana based in Gaborone. It is the club of the Botswana Defence Force.-Honors:*Premier League: 7*Botswana Challenge Cup: 3-Performance in CAF competitions:...

 (Mogoditshane) 30 14 6 10 43-40 48
6.Nico United

Nico United

Nico United is an association football club team based in Selebi-Phikwe, Botswana. The team rejoined the Botswana Premier League for the 2004-05 season after spending the 2003-04 season playing in the second level, First Division-North...

 (Selebi Phikwe) 30 14 6 10 53-55 48
7.Uniao Flamengo Santos FC

Uniao Flamengo Santos FC

Uniao Flamengo Santos, is a football club from Gabane, Botswana based in Gaborone. They play their home matches at UB Stadium in Gaborone.The club is named after two Brazilian clubs, Flamengo, and Santos...

 (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

Police XI

Police XI is a football club from Botswana based in Otse.-Performance in CAF competitions:*CAF Champions League: 2 appearances*CAF Cup: 1 appearance...

 (Otse) 30 11 7 12 36-42 40
10.TAFIC

TAFIC

TAFIC F.C. is a football club from Botswana based in Francistown it has 1 of the largest support base in the country.It has produced so many talented players.-Honors:*Botswana Challenge Cup: 1*2002 Coca Cola Champion...

 (Francistown) 30 9 10 11 34-42 37
11.Notwane F.C. (Gaborone) 30 9 9 12 42-46 36
12.Extension Gunners

Extension Gunners

Extension Gunners FC are a Botswana football club based in Lobatse.-Achievements:*Botswana Premier League: 3**1992, 1993, 1994.*Coca Cola Cup Winners: 3**1988, 1992, 2011.*Orange Kabelano Charity Cup: 3**1996, 1998, 2001....

 (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

TASC FC

TASC FC is a football club from Botswana based in Francistown.TASC was originally called Army Zebras Football Club and was formed in 1983 by Mr. Leshongwane, Mike Molefe and Motang. The club is popularly known as Tongo Boys or TASC Confidence...

 (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:

• 1966: not known
• 1967: Gaborone United
  Gaborone United
  Gaborone United, or short GU, are a football club from Botswana based in Gaborone.-Honors:*Botswana Premier League : 6** 1967, 1969, 1970, 1986, 1990, 2009*Botswana Challenge Cup: 5** 1968, 1970, 1984, 1985, 1990...
  
  
• 1968: not known
• 1969: Gaborone United
  Gaborone United
  Gaborone United, or short GU, are a football club from Botswana based in Gaborone.-Honors:*Botswana Premier League : 6** 1967, 1969, 1970, 1986, 1990, 2009*Botswana Challenge Cup: 5** 1968, 1970, 1984, 1985, 1990...
  
  
• 1970: Gaborone United
  Gaborone United
  Gaborone United, or short GU, are a football club from Botswana based in Gaborone.-Honors:*Botswana Premier League : 6** 1967, 1969, 1970, 1986, 1990, 2009*Botswana Challenge Cup: 5** 1968, 1970, 1984, 1985, 1990...
  
  
• 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
  Botswana Defence Force XI
  Botswana Defence Force XI Football Club is a football club from Botswana based in Gaborone. It is the club of the Botswana Defence Force.-Honors:*Premier League: 7*Botswana Challenge Cup: 3-Performance in CAF competitions:...
  
  

• 1982: Township Rollers
• 1983: Township Rollers
• 1984: Township Rollers
• 1985: Township Rollers
• 1986: Gaborone United
  Gaborone United
  Gaborone United, or short GU, are a football club from Botswana based in Gaborone.-Honors:*Botswana Premier League : 6** 1967, 1969, 1970, 1986, 1990, 2009*Botswana Challenge Cup: 5** 1968, 1970, 1984, 1985, 1990...
  
  
• 1987: Township Rollers
• 1988: Botswana Defence Force XI
  Botswana Defence Force XI
  Botswana Defence Force XI Football Club is a football club from Botswana based in Gaborone. It is the club of the Botswana Defence Force.-Honors:*Premier League: 7*Botswana Challenge Cup: 3-Performance in CAF competitions:...
  
  
• 1989: Botswana Defence Force XI
  Botswana Defence Force XI
  Botswana Defence Force XI Football Club is a football club from Botswana based in Gaborone. It is the club of the Botswana Defence Force.-Honors:*Premier League: 7*Botswana Challenge Cup: 3-Performance in CAF competitions:...
  
  
• 1990: Gaborone United
  Gaborone United
  Gaborone United, or short GU, are a football club from Botswana based in Gaborone.-Honors:*Botswana Premier League : 6** 1967, 1969, 1970, 1986, 1990, 2009*Botswana Challenge Cup: 5** 1968, 1970, 1984, 1985, 1990...
  
  
• 1991: Botswana Defence Force XI
  Botswana Defence Force XI
  Botswana Defence Force XI Football Club is a football club from Botswana based in Gaborone. It is the club of the Botswana Defence Force.-Honors:*Premier League: 7*Botswana Challenge Cup: 3-Performance in CAF competitions:...
  
  
• 1992: LCS Extension Gunners
  Extension Gunners
  Extension Gunners FC are a Botswana football club based in Lobatse.-Achievements:*Botswana Premier League: 3**1992, 1993, 1994.*Coca Cola Cup Winners: 3**1988, 1992, 2011.*Orange Kabelano Charity Cup: 3**1996, 1998, 2001....
  
  
• 1993: LCS Extension Gunners
  Extension Gunners
  Extension Gunners FC are a Botswana football club based in Lobatse.-Achievements:*Botswana Premier League: 3**1992, 1993, 1994.*Coca Cola Cup Winners: 3**1988, 1992, 2011.*Orange Kabelano Charity Cup: 3**1996, 1998, 2001....
  
  
• 1994: LCS Extension Gunners
  Extension Gunners
  Extension Gunners FC are a Botswana football club based in Lobatse.-Achievements:*Botswana Premier League: 3**1992, 1993, 1994.*Coca Cola Cup Winners: 3**1988, 1992, 2011.*Orange Kabelano Charity Cup: 3**1996, 1998, 2001....
  
  
• 1995: Township Rollers
• 1996: Notwane PG
• 1997: Botswana Defence Force XI
  Botswana Defence Force XI
  Botswana Defence Force XI Football Club is a football club from Botswana based in Gaborone. It is the club of the Botswana Defence Force.-Honors:*Premier League: 7*Botswana Challenge Cup: 3-Performance in CAF competitions:...
  
  

• 1998: Notwane PG
• 1999: Mogoditshane Fighters
  Mogoditshane Fighters
  Mogoditshane Fighters are a football club from the Mogoditshane in Botswana.The club's nickname is "The Brazilians".- Achievements :*Mascom Premier League: 4** 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003*Botswana Challenge Cup: 3** 1999, 2000, 2003...
  
  
• 1999/00: Mogoditshane Fighters
  Mogoditshane Fighters
  Mogoditshane Fighters are a football club from the Mogoditshane in Botswana.The club's nickname is "The Brazilians".- Achievements :*Mascom Premier League: 4** 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003*Botswana Challenge Cup: 3** 1999, 2000, 2003...
  
  
• 2000/01: Mogoditshane Fighters
  Mogoditshane Fighters
  Mogoditshane Fighters are a football club from the Mogoditshane in Botswana.The club's nickname is "The Brazilians".- Achievements :*Mascom Premier League: 4** 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003*Botswana Challenge Cup: 3** 1999, 2000, 2003...
  
  
• 2001/02: Botswana Defence Force XI
  Botswana Defence Force XI
  Botswana Defence Force XI Football Club is a football club from Botswana based in Gaborone. It is the club of the Botswana Defence Force.-Honors:*Premier League: 7*Botswana Challenge Cup: 3-Performance in CAF competitions:...
  
  
• 2003: Mogoditshane Fighters
  Mogoditshane Fighters
  Mogoditshane Fighters are a football club from the Mogoditshane in Botswana.The club's nickname is "The Brazilians".- Achievements :*Mascom Premier League: 4** 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003*Botswana Challenge Cup: 3** 1999, 2000, 2003...
  
  
• 2003/04: Botswana Defence Force XI
  Botswana Defence Force XI
  Botswana Defence Force XI Football Club is a football club from Botswana based in Gaborone. It is the club of the Botswana Defence Force.-Honors:*Premier League: 7*Botswana Challenge Cup: 3-Performance in CAF competitions:...
  
  
• 2004/05: Township Rollers
• 2005/06: Police XI
  Police XI
  Police XI is a football club from Botswana based in Otse.-Performance in CAF competitions:*CAF Champions League: 2 appearances*CAF Cup: 1 appearance...
  
  
• 2006/07: ECCO City Green
  ECCO City Green
  ECCO City Greens FC is a football club from Botswana based in Francistown.-Achievements:*Mascom Premier League: 1*Coca Cola Cup: 1-Current squad:...
  
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• 2007/08: Mochudi Centre Chiefs
• 2008/09: Gaborone United
  Gaborone United
  Gaborone United, or short GU, are a football club from Botswana based in Gaborone.-Honors:*Botswana Premier League : 6** 1967, 1969, 1970, 1986, 1990, 2009*Botswana Challenge Cup: 5** 1968, 1970, 1984, 1985, 1990...
  
  
• 2009/10: Township Rollers
• 2010/11: Township Rollers

Performance By Club

Club	City	Titles	Last Title
Township Rollers	Gaborone Gaborone ' is the capital and largest city of Botswana with a population of 191,776 based on a 2006 survey, about 10% of the total population of Botswana....	11	2011
Botswana Defence Force XI Botswana Defence Force XI Botswana Defence Force XI Football Club is a football club from Botswana based in Gaborone. It is the club of the Botswana Defence Force.-Honors:*Premier League: 7*Botswana Challenge Cup: 3-Performance in CAF competitions:...	Gaborone Gaborone ' is the capital and largest city of Botswana with a population of 191,776 based on a 2006 survey, about 10% of the total population of Botswana....	7	2004
Gaborone United Gaborone United Gaborone United, or short GU, are a football club from Botswana based in Gaborone.-Honors:*Botswana Premier League : 6** 1967, 1969, 1970, 1986, 1990, 2009*Botswana Challenge Cup: 5** 1968, 1970, 1984, 1985, 1990...	Gaborone Gaborone ' is the capital and largest city of Botswana with a population of 191,776 based on a 2006 survey, about 10% of the total population of Botswana....	6	2009
Mogoditshane Fighters Mogoditshane Fighters Mogoditshane Fighters are a football club from the Mogoditshane in Botswana.The club's nickname is "The Brazilians".- Achievements :*Mascom Premier League: 4** 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003*Botswana Challenge Cup: 3** 1999, 2000, 2003...	Gaborone Gaborone ' is the capital and largest city of Botswana with a population of 191,776 based on a 2006 survey, about 10% of the total population of Botswana....	4	2003
Extension Gunners Extension Gunners Extension Gunners FC are a Botswana football club based in Lobatse.-Achievements:*Botswana Premier League: 3**1992, 1993, 1994.*Coca Cola Cup Winners: 3**1988, 1992, 2011.*Orange Kabelano Charity Cup: 3**1996, 1998, 2001....	Lobatse	3	1994
Notwane PG	Gaborone Gaborone ' is the capital and largest city of Botswana with a population of 191,776 based on a 2006 survey, about 10% of the total population of Botswana....	3	1998
Mochudi Centre Chiefs	Mochudi Mochudi Mochudi is one of the larger villages in Botswana with a population of around 40,000. It is situated in the Bakgatla tribal region, in Kgatleng District, about northeast of Gaborone...	1	2008
ECCO City Green ECCO City Green ECCO City Greens FC is a football club from Botswana based in Francistown.-Achievements:*Mascom Premier League: 1*Coca Cola Cup: 1-Current squad:... s	Francistown Francistown Francistown or Nyangabgwe is the second largest city in Botswana, with a population of about 85,363, and often described as the "Capital of the North". It is located in eastern Botswana, about north-northeast from the capital, Gaborone...	1	2007
Police XI Police XI Police XI is a football club from Botswana based in Otse.-Performance in CAF competitions:*CAF Champions League: 2 appearances*CAF Cup: 1 appearance...	Otse Otse Otse is a village in South-East District of Botswana. It is located 60 km south of Gaborone, along the Gabarone–Lobatse road and close to the border with South Africa. This village is home to the Balete people who are related to those in Ramotswa, Gabane and Mogobane. The population was...	1	2006

Topscorers

Year	Best scorers	Team	Goals
2005/06	Malepa "Chippa" Bolelang Malepa Bolelang Malepa Bolelang is a Botswanan footballer who currently plays for ECCO City Green. He has won 17 caps for the Botswana national football team.-External links:* at national-football-teams.com...	ECCO City Green ECCO City Green ECCO City Greens FC is a football club from Botswana based in Francistown.-Achievements:*Mascom Premier League: 1*Coca Cola Cup: 1-Current squad:... s	24
2006/07	Pontsho ‘Piro’ Moloi Pontsho Moloi Pontsho Moloi is a Botswanan footballer who plays as a forward for Mochudi Centre Chiefs. He has been capped at international level by the Botswana national team.-Career:...	Mochudi Centre Chiefs	22
2007/08	Master Masitara    Jerome Ramatlhakwane	Nico United Nico United Nico United is an association football club team based in Selebi-Phikwe, Botswana. The team rejoined the Botswana Premier League for the 2004-05 season after spending the 2003-04 season playing in the second level, First Division-North...   Mochudi Centre Chiefs	18
2008/09	Master Masitara	Nico United Nico United Nico United is an association football club team based in Selebi-Phikwe, Botswana. The team rejoined the Botswana Premier League for the 2004-05 season after spending the 2003-04 season playing in the second level, First Division-North...	27
2008/09	Terrence Mandaza	Township Rollers Township Rollers Township Rollers is a football club based in Botswana Gaborone. Township Rollers are popularly known as Mapalastina. The club was founded in 1961. Township Rollers has a bitter and old rivalry with their closest neighbors Gaborone United....	31

Botswana Premier League Player of the Season

Year	Player of the Season	Team
2005/06	Moemedi "Jomo" Moatlhaping Moemedi Moatlhaping Moemedi Moatlhaping is a Botswanan footballer. He currently plays for the Centre Chiefs in the Mascom Premier League.-External links:*...	Township Rollers
2006/07	Malepa "Chippa" Bolelang Malepa Bolelang Malepa Bolelang is a Botswanan footballer who currently plays for ECCO City Green. He has won 17 caps for the Botswana national football team.-External links:* at national-football-teams.com...	ECCO City Green ECCO City Green ECCO City Greens FC is a football club from Botswana based in Francistown.-Achievements:*Mascom Premier League: 1*Coca Cola Cup: 1-Current squad:... s
2007/08	Oteng "Limkokwing" Moalosi	Mochudi Centre Chiefs
2008/09	Joel Phetogo	Gaborone United Gaborone United Gaborone United, or short GU, are a football club from Botswana based in Gaborone.-Honors:*Botswana Premier League : 6** 1967, 1969, 1970, 1986, 1990, 2009*Botswana Challenge Cup: 5** 1968, 1970, 1984, 1985, 1990...
2009/10	Kabelo Dambe	Township Rollers Township Rollers Township Rollers is a football club based in Botswana Gaborone. Township Rollers are popularly known as Mapalastina. The club was founded in 1961. Township Rollers has a bitter and old rivalry with their closest neighbors Gaborone United....

External links

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