Botswana Premier League

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DateRHjemme v Borte-
04/07 13:30 23 Masitaoka FC v Jwaneng Galaxy FC 2-1
04/07 13:30 23 Tafic FC v Sua Flamingoes 1-1
04/07 13:30 23 [2] Township Rollers v Matebele FC [9] 1-1
04/07 13:30 24 Sua Flamingoes v Matebele FC Postponed
04/07 13:30 24 Tafic FC v Nico United Postponed
04/07 13:30 24 BDF XI v Security Systems FC Postponed
04/07 13:30 24 Orapa United v Eleven Angels FC Postponed
04/06 13:30 23 Morupule Wanderers FC v VTM FC 1-3
04/06 13:30 23 Eleven Angels FC v Gaborone United 0-2
04/06 13:30 23 Botswana Police XI SC v Orapa United 0-2
04/06 13:30 23 Nico United v BDF XI 0-0
04/06 13:30 23 [5] Security Systems FC v Holy Ghost SC [15] 3-1
04/06 13:30 24 Gaborone United v Township Rollers Postponed
04/06 13:30 24 Holy Ghost SC v Masitaoka FC Postponed
04/06 13:30 24 VTM FC v Botswana Police XI SC Postponed
04/06 13:30 24 Jwaneng Galaxy FC v Morupule Wanderers FC Postponed
04/03 17:00 22 Orapa United v Morupule Wanderers FC 0-2
04/03 17:00 22 [3] Gaborone United v Botswana Police XI SC [13] 0-0
04/03 14:00 22 Sua Flamingoes v Township Rollers 0-0
04/03 14:00 22 [8] Matebele FC v Eleven Angels FC [12] 1-2
04/03 14:00 22 Jwaneng Galaxy FC v Security Systems FC 2-0
04/03 14:00 22 Holy Ghost SC v Nico United 1-1
04/03 14:00 22 BDF XI v Tafic FC 1-1
04/02 14:00 22 [10] VTM FC v Masitaoka FC [11] 0-1
03/31 14:00 21 [15] Botswana Police XI SC v Matebele FC [8] 1-0
03/31 14:00 23 Township Rollers v Matebele FC Postponed
03/31 14:00 23 Tafic FC v Sua Flamingoes Postponed
03/31 14:00 23 Masitaoka FC v Jwaneng Galaxy FC Postponed
03/30 14:00 21 Eleven Angels FC v Township Rollers 2-4
03/30 14:00 21 [8] BDF XI v Sua Flamingoes [9] 1-2

The Botswana Premier League is the highest level football league in Botswana. Organised by the Botswana Football Association, the league was formed in 1978 to replace the pre-independence Bechuanaland Union African Soccer League, which was regional. Participants in the first edition of the league included 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 in the southern part of the country. In the 2006–07 season, Ecco City Greens 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 30 million pula. After the ABSA premiership in South Africa, the Be Mobile league is the second highest sponsored league in the COSAFA region. The league has continued to grow in leaps and bounds as shown by the increasing number of foreign players in the BPL. Some top players from mainly Zimbabwe like Arnold Chaka, Master Masitara, Elvis Meleka, Mandla Sibanda, Sageby Sandaka and Tendai Ndoro have ditched the Zimbabwean PSL for the BPL in recent years. Recently Namibian stars like Jerome Luis and Benson Shilongo arrived in Botswana in search of the Pula. After terminating their television deal with a South African company RP Productions, the league is now negotiating a long-term deal with Supersport International. In early 2013, the pay TV shown five BPL games on a testing basis.

The Botswana Football League as of July 2023 announced plans to reduce the amount of teams from 16 to 12. In the 2023–24 season, 4 teams will be relegated with only 2 promoting. The following season, 2024–25, the same will be applied which leaves 12 teams in the Botswana Premier League. The main given reason is the contricted resources.

Botswana Premier League er den høyeste fotballdivisjonen i Botswana. Den ble etablert i 1966 og består av 16 lag. Ligaen spilles på et system med opp- og nedrykk fra Botswana First Division South og Botswana First Division North.

De mest suksessrike lagene i ligaens historie er Gaborone United, Township Rollers og Mochudi Centre Chiefs. Gaborone United har vunnet ligaen 16 ganger, Township Rollers 13 ganger og Mochudi Centre Chiefs 4 ganger.

Den nåværende mesteren er Gaborone United, som vant ligaen i 2021/22-sesongen.

Botswana Premier League er en av de mest konkurransedyktige ligaene i det sørlige Afrika, og den har produsert mange spillere som har gått videre til å spille for landslaget. Noen av de mest kjente spillerne som har spilt i ligaen er Kabelo Mmono, Mogakolodi Ngele og Onkabetse Makgantai.