2015–16 Botswana Premier League

Botswana Premier League
Season	2015–16
Champions	Township Rollers
Relegated	BR Highlanders ; Motlakase Power Dynamos ; Satmos
Champions League	Township Rollers
Confederation Cup	Orapa United
Matches played	240
Goals scored	640 (2.67 per match)
Top goalscorer	Tendai Nyamadzawo (19 goals)
Biggest home win	Township Rollers 9-1 Satmos ; (27 September 2015)
Biggest away win	Satmos 1-9 Gilport Lions ; (8 May 2016)
Highest scoring	2 matches Township Rollers 9-1 Satmos ; (27 September 2015) ; Satmos 1-9 Gilport Lions ; (8 May 2016) ;
Longest winning run	Mochudi Centre Chiefs ; Township Rollers (5)
Longest unbeaten run	Orapa United (20)
Longest winless run	Satmos (24)
Longest losing run	Satmos (9)
	← 2014–15 2016-17 → All statistics correct as of 11 August 2016.

The 2015–16 Botswana Premier League was the 39th season of the Botswana Premier League since its establishment in 1978. Township Rollers won their 13th league title after defeating Centre Chiefs, 5–1, in the championship playoff. The playoff was announced following controversy as to who the rightful champion was following a series of point deductions and appeals.^[2] Township Rollers were docked 10 points for using ineligible player Ofentse Nato, dropping from 70 points to 60 and into second place with the decision. Following a series of appeals by both Township Rollers and Centre Chiefs, the Botswana Football Association decided to hold a championship game at the National Stadium on June 15, although the match was later postponed and played on August 11 at Molepolole Stadium in Molepolole.

Motlakase Power Dynamos, BR Highlanders and Satmos finished in the bottom three spots, respectively, and were relegated to the Botswana First Division for the 2016–17 season.

Team summaries

BDF

Chiefs
Gaborone
Rollers

Galaxy

Gilport
Gunners

Green Lovers
Miscellaneous
Orapa

Sankoyo

Locations of teams in the 2014–15 Botswana Premier League

Promotion and relegation

Teams promoted from Botswana First Division North and South

Teams relegated to Botswana First Division North and South

ECCO City Greens
Letlapeng FC
Notwane

Stadiums and locations

Team	Location	Stadium	Stadium capacity
Botswana Defence Force XI FC	Gaborone	SSKB Stadium	5,000
Botswana Railways Highlanders	Molepolole	Molepolole Stadium	6,600
Extension Gunners	Lobatse	Lobatse Stadium	22,000
F.C. Satmos	Selebi-Phikwe	Selebi-Phikwe Stadium	9,000
Gaborone United S.C.	Gaborone	Botswana National Stadium	22,500
Jwaneng Galaxy	Jwaneng	Jwaneng Town Council Stadium
Gilport Lions F.C.	Lobatse	Lobatse Stadium	22,000
Green Lovers	Orapa	Itekeng Stadium	5,000
Miscellaneous SC	Orapa	Itekeng Stadium	5,000
Mochudi Centre Chiefs SC	Gaborone	Botswana National Stadium	22,500
Motlakase Power Dynamos	Palapye	Palapye Stadium	1,000
Nico United	Selebi-Phikwe	Selebi-Phikwe Stadium	9,000
Orapa United	Orapa	Itekeng Stadium	5,000
Police XI	Otse	Otse Stadium	2,000
Sankoyo Bush Bucks FC	Maun	Maun Stadium
Township Rollers F.C.	Gaborone	Botswana National Stadium	22,500

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Mochudi Centre Chiefs (Q)	30	17	11	2	59	23	+36	64^[a]	Qualification for Championship Playoff
2	Township Rollers (C, Q)	30	20	7	3	66	16	+50	60^[a]	Qualification for Championship Playoff
3	Orapa United	30	17	9	4	48	17	+31	60
4	BDF XI	30	16	5	9	44	31	+13	53
5	Gaborone United	30	15	7	8	31	24	+7	52
6	Miscellaneous SC	30	12	8	10	41	42	−1	47^[a]
7	Jwaneng Galaxy	30	12	9	9	49	33	+16	45
8	Police XI	30	12	5	13	35	32	+3	44^[a]
9	Extension Gunners	30	11	7	12	43	35	+8	40
10	Gilport Lions	30	11	6	13	41	34	+7	39
11	Nico United	30	8	8	14	34	42	−8	35^[b]
12	Sankoyo Bush Bucks	30	9	8	13	38	48	−10	35
13	Green Lovers	30	9	3	18	35	62	−27	30
14	Motlakase Power Dynamos (R)	30	7	6	17	29	65	−36	27	Relegation to Botswana First Division North and South
15	BR Highlanders (R)	30	2	15	13	22	50	−28	21
16	Satmos (R)	30	2	6	22	25	86	−61	9^[b]

Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2016. Source: https://int.soccerway.com/national/botswana/premier-league/20142015/regular-season/r27537/
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Township Rollers were docked 7 points for playing ineligible player Ofentse Nato. Miscellaneous SC and Police XI were each awarded 3 points in the decision and Centre Chiefs were awarded 2 points.^[3]
^ ^a ^b Satmos were deducted 3 points and Nico United awarded 3 points due to the use of ineligible player Sadiki Takunda.

Championship

Township Rollers defeated Centre Chiefs 5–1 to win their 13th league title. With the win, Township Rollers gained entry into the 2017 CAF Champions League.

11 August 2016

16:00 UTC+2

Centre Chiefs	1–5	Township Rollers
Ncenga (o.g.)	Report	25', 43' Mandaza (o.g.) Kgaswane Boy Mathumo

Molepolole Stadium, Molepolole

Results

All teams play in a double round robin system (home and away).

Home \ Away	BDF	BRH	CEN	EXT	GAB	GFC	GIL	GRE	MIS	MPD	NIC	ORA	PXI	SBB	SAT	TOW
BDF XI		1–1	1–1	0–0	1–0	0–3	0–1	0–2	1–3	7–1	2–1	2–0	0–1	0–0	1–0	1–1
BR Highlanders	0–2		0–4	1–1	0–1	2–2	1–3	3–3	0–4	0–0	0–0	1–2	0–0	3–3	0–1	1–1
Centre Chiefs	3–0	5–0		3–0	1–1	2–1	0–0	1–0	2–2	3–0	3–1	1–0	1–1	1–1	6–1	1–1
Extension Gunners	0–2	5–0	0–1		2–1	1–2	2–0	0–1	3–0	2–0	5–0	1–1	0–3	2–2	3–1	0–2
Gaborone United	1–2	0–0	0–2	1–1		2–1	0–0	1–0	1–0	0–1	1–0	0–1	1–0	1–0	1–1	0–0
Galaxy FC	0–3	0–0	0–0	1–0	1–2		1–0	5–2	1–2	5–0	1–0	1–1	2–0	2–0	3–2	0–0
Gilport Lions	0–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	0–2	3–1		2–1	0–1	5–0	1–2	1–3	1–4	0–1	1–0	2–0
Green Lovers	1–2	0–2	1–2	1–3	0–1	0–4	1–3		1–2	0–2	3–2	1–5	2–1	4–3	1–0	0–1
Miscellaneous	2–1	0–0	3–4	0–0	1–3	2–2	2–0	5–1		0–1	0–4	0–2	1–0	4–3	3–1	0–2
Motlakase Power Dynamos	0–2	2–1	1–4	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–1	2–4	1–1		2–1	1–1	1–2	1–2	1–1	1–2
Nico United	0–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	4–0	3–0	1–1	0–0	0–0	1–0		1–1	2–2	2–1	2–4	0–1
Orapa United	1–0	3–0	0–0	3–1	2–1	0–0	0–1	4–0	1–0	3–0	3–0		2–0	2–2	1–0	0–0
Police XI	2–3	0–0	1–2	1–0	0–1	2–1	2–1	0–2	1–2	4–0	1–0	0–0		3–2	1–0	0–1
Sankoyo Bush Bucks	1–3	1–0	2–1	1–2	0–3	2–1	2–1	0–0	0–0	2–4	1–0	0–1	2–1		4–1	0–1
Satmos	1–4	2–2	0–1	0–3	2–2	0–6	1–9	0–2	1–1	3–5	0–2	0–5	1–2	0–0		0–5
Township Rollers	4–1	1–2	3–2	2–1	0–1	1–1	1–0	6–1	5–0	4–0	5–0	2–0	1–0	4–0	9–1

Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2016. Source: soccerway.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Results by round

Team ╲ Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
BDF XI	L	W	W	W	D	W	D	W	W	W	W	L	L	L	W	D	L	W	L	W	W	W	L	W	W	D	L	D	W	L
BR Highlanders	L	D	W	D	D	D	D	L	D	L	L	D	L	L	L	L	D	D	W	L	D	D	L	L	D	D	L	D	D	D
Centre Chiefs	W	W	L	D	W	D	W	D	D	W	W	L	W	D	W	W	W	D	D	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	D	D	W	D
Extension Gunners	W	W	W	W	L	D	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	W	W	D	D	W	D	D	W	L	L	W	L	D	W	L	D	W
Gaborone United	W	D	L	L	W	D	W	W	D	L	L	W	W	L	W	D	D	L	D	W	L	W	W	W	L	W	W	D	D	W
Galaxy FC	L	W	D	L	L	D	D	D	W	W	L	L	W	L	L	W	W	D	W	W	D	D	W	L	W	W	L	W	D	D
Gilport Lions	L	L	L	D	L	W	L	L	D	W	W	W	L	L	W	D	D	L	D	L	W	W	W	L	L	D	W	L	W	W
Green Lovers	W	L	L	W	W	L	W	L	W	L	L	W	L	L	L	D	L	D	L	D	L	W	L	L	L	L	W	L	L	W
Miscellaneous	D	W	W	W	L	D	L	D	W	L	W	W	L	W	W	L	D	W	D	L	L	L	L	W	W	L	W	D	D	D
Motlakase Power Dynamos	D	L	L	L	L	L	L	D	D	L	D	L	D	W	L	W	L	L	W	L	L	W	L	W	L	W	L	W	D	L
Nico United	L	L	L	D	W	D	W	L	D	W	W	W	W	D	L	D	L	L	L	L	D	L	W	W	L	L	L	D	L	D
Orapa United	W	L	W	D	W	D	W	W	D	W	D	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	D	D	W	W	L	W	D	D	W	L	L
Police XI	W	D	W	W	W	W	L	W	L	L	L	L	L	W	W	L	D	W	L	W	W	L	W	L	D	D	L	L	L	D
Sankoyo Bush Bucks	L	L	W	L	L	L	D	W	L	W	W	L	W	D	L	D	D	D	W	D	L	L	L	W	D	L	D	W	W	L
Satmos	L	D	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	D	D	D	L	L	D	L	D	L	L	L	L	L	W	L	W	L	L	L
Township Rollers	W	W	D	D	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	D	D	W	D	L	W	W	L	W	L	W	W	D	W	W	W

Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2016. Source: Soccerway
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Centre Chiefs	1	1	5	6	3	4	3	5	5	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	2	2	3	2	1
Township Rollers	2	2	3	5	8	5	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
Orapa United	7	9	7	7	6	7	5	4	4	3	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	3	3	2	3	3	2	3	3
BDF XI	15	8	6	4	5	2	4	3	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Gaborone United	3	4	9	10	11	11	8	6	7	7	8	8	7	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	5	6	5	5	5	5	5
Miscellaneous	8	5	4	3	4	6	7	8	6	6	6	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	7	8	7	7	8	6	7	7	6
Galaxy FC	11	7	8	11	12	12	12	13	10	9	10	12	9	11	12	10	9	10	8	8	8	8	7	8	8	6	7	6	6	7
Police XI	5	6	2	2	1	1	2	2	3	5	5	6	8	7	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	6	5	7	8	8	8	8
Extension Gunners	5	3	1	1	2	3	6	7	8	8	9	11	13	10	9	9	10	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Gilport Lions	14	16	16	14	15	13	15	14	14	14	13	10	12	13	10	11	11	13	12	13	12	13	11	12	12	12	11	12	11	10
Nico United	10	15	15	13	10	10	10	10	11	10	7	7	5	6	8	8	8	9	10	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	12	11
Sankoyo Bush Bucks	11	14	11	12	13	14	13	12	13	12	10	13	9	9	11	12	12	11	11	10	11	11	12	11	11	11	12	10	10	12
Green Lovers	4	10	12	8	7	8	9	9	9	11	12	9	11	12	13	13	13	12	13	12	13	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Motlakase Power Dynamos	8	12	14	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
BR Highlanders	16	13	10	9	9	9	11	11	12	13	14	14	14	14	14	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Satmos	13	11	13	15	14	15	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16

	Leader
	Relegation to Botswana First Division

Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2016. Source: Soccerway

References

^ "Botswana: FC Satmos Relegate - allAfrica.com". Retrieved 18 April 2016.
^ "Botswana: Chiefs, Rollers Square Off Again - allAfrica.com". Retrieved 15 August 2016.
^ "What's going on?". Retrieved 16 May 2016.

[table_hth_TOW0.83237352959457-4] Township Rollers were docked 7 points for playing ineligible player Ofentse Nato. Miscellaneous SC and Police XI were each awarded 3 points in the decision and Centre Chiefs were awarded 2 points.^[3]

[table_hth_SAT0.83237352959457-5] Satmos were deducted 3 points and Nico United awarded 3 points due to the use of ineligible player Sadiki Takunda.

[1] "Botswana: FC Satmos Relegate - allAfrica.com". Retrieved 18 April 2016.

[2] "Botswana: Chiefs, Rollers Square Off Again - allAfrica.com". Retrieved 15 August 2016.

[3] "What's going on?". Retrieved 16 May 2016.

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