# 2015–16 Botswana Premier League

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. 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
### Promotion and relegation

Teams promoted from Botswana First Division North and South
* Jwaneng Galaxy
* Green Lovers
* Miscellaneous SC
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 | Qualification for Championship Playoff |
| 2 | Township Rollers (C, Q) | 30 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 66 | 16 | +50 | 60 | 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 | |
| 7 | Jwaneng Galaxy | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 49 | 33 | +16 | 45 | |
| 8 | Police XI | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 35 | 32 | +3 | 44 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | Relegation to Botswana First Division North and South |
| 16 | Satmos (R) | 30 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 25 | 86 | −61 | 9 | Relegation to Botswana First Division North and South |
* 1 2 3 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.
* 1 2 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.

## 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 | |

### 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 |

## 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