2016–17 Botswana Premier League

Botswana Premier League
Season	2016–17
Champions	Township Rollers
Relegated	Green Lovers ; Mahalapye United Hotspurs ; Nico United
Champions League	Township Rollers
Confederation Cup	Jwaneng Galaxy
Matches played	232
Goals scored	538 (2.32 per match)
Top goalscorer	Terrence Mandaza (17 goals)
Biggest home win	2 matches Mochudi Centre Chiefs 5-0 Nico United ; (10 February 2017) ; Mochudi Centre Chiefs 5-0 Miscellaneous ; (14 May 2017) ;
Biggest away win	Mahalapye United Hotspurs 0-5 Orapa United ; (15 April 2017)
Highest scoring	2 matches Mahalapye United Hotspurs 3-5 Security Systems ; (7 May 2017) ; Green Lovers 2-6 Township Rollers ; (16 May 2017) ;
Longest winning run	Township Rollers (10)
Longest unbeaten run	Jwaneng Galaxy (24)
Longest winless run	Green Lovers (11)
Longest losing run	Nico United (7)
	← 2015–16 2017–18 → All statistics correct as of 20 May 2017.

The 2016–17 Botswana Premier League was the 40th season of the Botswana Premier League since its establishment in 1966. Township Rollers clinched their second straight league title and 14th overall.^[1]

Team summaries

Black Forest

BDF

Chiefs
Gaborone
Rollers
Security

Galaxy

Mahalapye

Gilport
Gunners

Green Lovers
Miscellaneous
Orapa

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

Stadiums and locations

Team	Location	Stadium	Stadium capacity
Black Forest FC	Mmankgodi
Botswana Defence Force XI FC	Gaborone	SSKB Stadium	5,000
Extension Gunners	Lobatse	Lobatse Stadium	22,000
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	Serowe	Serowe Sports Complex	6,000
Mochudi Centre Chiefs SC	Gaborone	Botswana National Stadium	22,500
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	Maun	Maun Stadium
Security Systems	Gaborone
Township Rollers	Gaborone	Botswana National Stadium	22,500
Mahalapye United Hotspurs	Mahalapye

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Township Rollers (C, Q)	30	19	9	2	59	18	+41	66	Qualification for 2018 CAF Champions League
2	Galaxy	30	16	10	4	47	23	+24	58
3	Orapa United	30	13	12	5	43	24	+19	51
4	Extension Gunners	30	11	14	5	31	25	+6	47
5	Gaborone United	30	12	10	8	36	25	+11	46
6	Security Systems	30	12	9	9	36	32	+4	45
7	Centre Chiefs	30	11	8	11	49	39	+10	41
8	BDF XI	30	10	10	10	33	29	+4	40
9	Black Forest F.C.	30	8	15	7	30	28	+2	39
10	Gilport Lions	30	10	9	11	27	35	−8	39
11	Miscellaneous	30	8	9	13	31	39	−8	33
12	Sankoyo Bush Bucks	30	8	9	13	28	37	−9	33
13	Police XI	30	7	11	12	26	32	−6	32
14	Nico United (R)	30	9	5	16	37	55	−18	32	Relegation to Botswana First Division North and South
15	Green Lovers (R)	30	4	9	17	23	55	−32	21
16	Mahalapye United Hotspurs (R)	30	4	7	19	20	60	−40	19

Updated to match(es) played on 27 May 2017. Source: https://int.soccerway.com/national/botswana/premier-league/20162017/regular-season/r35651/
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

Positions by round

	Leader
	Relegation to Botswana First Division

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
Township Rollers	2	1	2	1	3	2	3	4	4	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1
Galaxy	6	9	12	15	16	13	12	11	7	5	5	4	3	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2
Orapa United	1	1	3	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Extension Gunners	4	4	1	3	1	3	1	2	2	6	4	6	7	6	5	6	4	4	5	7	7	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4
Gaborone United	3	3	4	5	10	11	7	10	5	4	6	5	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	10	9	10	9	6	7	5	5	5	5
Security Systems	6	5	9	10	12	8	8	6	9	9	11	8	6	7	8	10	10	8	7	6	5	6	7	8	8	8	6	7	6
Centre Chiefs	4	7	13	13	7	10	11	9	13	14	14	12	10	11	11	9	7	5	8	8	8	9	10	9	9	9	9	8	7
BDF XI	6	11	5	6	4	5	6	7	8	8	10	7	8	8	7	4	5	7	6	4	4	5	6	7	6	6	8	6	8
Black Forest	6	8	11	4	8	6	5	3	3	3	3	3	5	4	4	5	6	6	4	5	6	7	5	5	4	7	7	9	9
Gilport Lions	6	5	7	14	9	12	13	13	11	11	12	14	13	10	10	12	11	11	11	12	11	12	12	13	13	12	11	10	10
Sankoyo Bush Bucks	6	9	14	7	5	4	4	5	6	7	8	10	12	14	12	11	12	12	12	11	12	13	13	14	12	13	13	11	11
Police XI	14	15	16	16	12	14	14	14	14	12	9	11	9	9	9	8	9	10	9	9	10	8	8	10	10	10	10	12	12
Miscellaneous	15	16	10	11	14	9	9	12	12	13	13	13	14	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	11	11	11	11	11	12	13	13
Nico United	16	13	6	11	6	7	10	8	10	10	7	9	11	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	12	14	14	14	14	14
Green Lovers	6	14	8	8	11	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	15	16	15	16	16	16	16	15	15
Mahalapye Hotspurs	6	11	15	9	15	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	16	15	16	15	15	15	15	16	16

Updated to match(es) played on 20 May 2017. Source: Soccerway

References

^ Botswana 2016/17, RSSSF.com

[1] Botswana 2016/17, RSSSF.com

[1]

v t e 2016 in African football (CAF)
« 2015 2017 »
Domestic leagues	Algeria 15–16 16–17 Angola Benin Botswana 15–16 16–17 Burkina Faso 15–16 16–17 Burundi 15–16 16–17 Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic 15–16 16 16–17 Chad Comoros Congo Democratic Republic of Congo 15–16 16–17 Djibouti 15–16 16–17 Egypt 15–16 16–17 Equatorial Guinea 15–16 Eritrea Ethiopia 15–16 16–17 Gabon 15–16 16–17 Gambia 15–16 16–17 Ghana Guinea 15–16 16–17 Guinea-Bissau 16 16–17 Ivory Coast 15–16 16–17 Kenya Lesotho 15–16 16–17 Liberia 16 16–17 Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania 15–16 16–17 Mauritius 15–16 16–17 Morocco 15–16 16–17 Mozambique Namibia 15–16 Niger 15–16 16–17 Nigeria men women Réunion 16–17 Rwanda 15–16 16–17 São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal 15–16 16–17 Seychelles ~~Sierra Leone~~ Somalia 15–16 16–17 South Africa 15–16 16–17 ~~South Sudan~~ Sudan Swaziland 15–16 16–17 Tanzania 15–16 16–17 Togo 16–17 Tunisia 15–16 16–17 Uganda 15–16 16–17 Zambia Zanzibar 15–16 16–17 Zimbabwe
Domestic cups	Algeria 15–16 16–17 Angola Egypt 15–16 16–17 Morocco South Africa 15–16 16–17 Tunisia 15–16 16–17 Uganda 15–16 16–17
Supercups	Algeria Angola Egypt Kenya Mali
Regional cups	Arab Club Championship
CAF club competitions	CAF Champions League qualifying rounds group stage knockout stage final CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds group stage knockout stage final CAF Super Cup
International competitions	Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics men's tournament women's tournament CECAFA Cup COSAFA Cup

v t e 2017 in African football (CAF)
« 2016 2018 »
Domestic leagues	Algeria 16–17 17–18 Angola Benin Botswana 16–17 17–18 Burkina Faso 16–17 17–18 Burundi 16–17 17–18 Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic 16–17 Chad Comoros Congo Democratic Republic of Congo 16–17 17–18 Djibouti 16–17 17–18 Egypt 16–17 17–18 Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia 16–17 17–18 Gabon 16–17 Gambia 16–17 17–18 Ghana Guinea 16–17 17–18 Guinea-Bissau 16–17 17–18 Ivory Coast 16–17 17–18 Kenya Lesotho 16–17 17–18 Liberia 16–17 Libya 17–18 Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania 16–17 17–18 Mauritius 16–17 17–18 Morocco 16–17 17–18 Mozambique Namibia 17–18 Niger 16–17 17–18 Nigeria men women Réunion 16–17 17 Rwanda 16–17 17–18 São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal 16–17 17–18 Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia 16–17 South Africa 16–17 17–18 South Sudan Sudan Swaziland 16–17 17–18 Tanzania 16–17 17–18 Togo 16–17 17–18 Tunisia 16–17 17–18 Uganda 16–17 17–18 Zambia Zanzibar 16–17 17–18 Zimbabwe
Domestic cups	Algeria 16–17 17–18 Angola Botswana 16–17 17–18 Egypt 16–17 17–18 Lesotho Morocco South Africa 16–17 17–18 Tunisia 16–17 17–18 Uganda
Supercups	Algeria Angola
Regional cups	Arab Club Championship
CAF club competitions	CAF Champions League qualifying rounds group stage knockout stage final CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds group stage knockout stage final CAF Super Cup
International competitions	Africa Cup of Nations Africa U-20 Cup of Nations Africa U-17 Cup of Nations CECAFA Cup COSAFA Cup

v t e Botswana Premier League
2023-24 teams	Botswana Defence Force XI Eleven Angels Gaborone United Holy Ghosts Jwaneng Galaxy Masitaoka Matebele Morupule Wanderers Nico United Orapa United Police XI Security Systems Sua Flamingoes TAFIC Township Rollers VTM
Seasons	1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25