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 ; (2010)
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 15 million pula.

Botswana Premier League - Clubs 2010/11[]

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

Relegated in 2009/10[]

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

Previous champions[]

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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

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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

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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

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Performance By Club[]

Club	City	Titles	Last Title
Township Rollers	Gaborone	10	2010
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	Template:Flagicon Malepa "Chippa" Bolelang	ECCO City Greens	24
2006/07	Template:Flagicon Pontsho Moloi	Mochudi Centre Chiefs	22
2007/08	Template:Flagicon Master Masitara Template:Flagicon Jerome Ramatlhakwane	Nico United Mochudi Centre Chiefs	18
2008/09	Template:Flagicon Master Masitara	Nico United	27
2008/09	Template:Flagicon Terrence Mandaza	Township Rollers	31