Botswana Premier League
Current Clubs ( 2019-20 )
Table:
Club

City / Town

Position in 2018-19

Botswana Defence Force XI
Gaborone
5th

Botswana Railways Highlanders
Mahalapye
11th

Extension Gunners
Lobatse
10th

Gaborone United
Gaborone
6th

Gilport Lions
Lobatse
Promoted

Jwaneng Galaxy
Jwaneng
2nd

Miscellaneous
Serowe
9th

Morupule Wanderers FC
Palapye
Promoted

Notwane
Gaborone
12th

Orapa United
Orapa
3rd

Police XI
Otse
4th

Prisons XI
Gaborone
13th

Security Systems
Otse
7th

Sharps Shooting Stars
Gaborone
8th

TAFIC FC
Francistown
Promoted

Township Rollers
Gaborone
1st

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Botswana Defence Force XI Football Club is a football club from Botswana based in Mogoditshane and playing home games in Gaborone . It is the club of the Botswana Defence Force , being composed mostly of military players . As of 2007 , players were eligible to play for the club once they become cadets . In 2016 , the club reduced the number of civilian players on the team citing financial concerns .
Gaborone ( UK : /ˌɡæbəˈroʊni , ˌhæb-/ GAB-ə-ROH-nee , HAB- , US : /ˌɡɑːbəˈroʊni , -neɪ/ GAH-bə-ROH-nee , -⁠nay , Tswana : [ χabʊˈrʊnɛ ] ) is the capital and largest city of Botswana with a population of 231,626 based on the 2011 census , about 10% of the total population of Botswana . Its agglomeration is home to 421,907 inhabitants at the 2011 census . Gaborone City , is situated between Kgale and Oodi Hills , near the confluence Notwane River and Segoditshane River in the south-eastern corner of Botswana , and 15 kilometres ( 9.3 mi ) from the South African border . The city is served by the Sir Seretse Khama International Airport . It is an administrative district in its own right , but is the capital of the surrounding South-East District . Locals often refer to the city as Gabs . The city of Gaborone is named after Chief Gaborone of the Tlokwa tribe , who once controlled land nearby . Because it had no tribal affiliation and was close to fresh water , the city was planned to be the capital in the mid-1960s when the Bechuanaland Protectorate became an independent nation . The centre of the city is a long strip of commercial businesses , called Main Mall with a semicircle-shaped area of government offices to its east . Gaborone is one of the fastest-growing cities in the world , and this has created problems with housing and illegal settlements . The city has also dealt with conflicts spilling into the country from Zimbabwe and South Africa during the 1980s . Gaborone is the economic capital as well as the government capital ; it is headquarters to numerous companies and the Botswana Stock Exchange .
Botswana Railways Highlanders are a football club in the Botswana Premier League who play home games in Molepolole , but are based out of Mahalapye . Botswana Railways Highlanders are the team of Botswana Railways , but the company 's sponsorship only goes as far as transport and some sporting equipment . In 2015 Highlanders were 100% financed by the Railways corporation .
Mahalapye is a town located in the Central District of Botswana . The town has about 41,000 inhabitants and is situated along the main road between the capital Gaborone and the second largest city Francistown . Mahalapye has a bus station , a railway station , a couple of hotels and a market area with many shops and fast food restaurants , Water Shed mall is the latest attraction to those travelling from Gaborone to Francistown , great place for refreshments . It also has several petrol stations , some open 24 hours per day . Being situated on the edge of the Kalahari desert it is quite dry , and the local waterways are dry except during the rainy season . In recent times , it has become a convenient stop-over town for travelers travelling to and from Gaborone . This town is located on the Tropic of Capricorn . Thus at approximately 13:11 hours on 21 December , or at solar noon on Summer Solstice , the sun will be directly overhead at this site . To mark this geographic feature there is a small monument just outside town on the 23rd parallel , or 23 degrees South of the equator . At this time the sun will be directly above this monument where the sun reaches its furthest point South . At this point there will be no shadow on the monument . The Botswana Prison Service ( BPS ) operates the Mahalapye Prison .
Extension Gunners FC is a football club based in Lobatse , Botswana . The team plays in the Botswana Premier League . The club was founded in 1962 in the Southern town of Lobatse , where it is still based . They play at the Lobatse Sports Complex .
Lobatse is a town in South-Eastern Botswana , 70 kilometres south of the capital Gaborone , situated in a valley running north towards Gaborone . Lobatse has a population of 29,800 ( Central Statistics Office , 2002 ) . The town is an administrative district , with a Town Council .
Gaborone United Sporting Club ( GU ) is a football club from Botswana based in Gaborone . It is the only professional sporting club in Botswana and its run and owned partly by Soccer Dynamics , a corporation that is chaired by the Gaborone United Chairman Dr Nzikomana and having the likes of the Lebanese construction magnate Nicholas Zakhem as its directors . The team made history on the 13 August 2013 by becoming the first team ever in the history of the BPL to be sponsored to the tune of over three million in three years . Mutual and Federal Insurance Company is now the official sponsor of Gaborone United Sporting club at the tune of 3.6 million for three years . [ citation needed ] Gaborone United play their home games at several venues .
Gilport Lions Football Club is a soccer club from Botswana based in Lobatse . Gilport Lions team colours are green and white . The club was previously called Botswana Meat Commission F.C . They won FA Challenge Cup in 2007 .
Jwaneng Galaxy Football Club is a Botswana football club based in Jwaneng . The club currently plays in the Botswana Premier League .
Jwaneng is a town located in the Southern District of Botswana , but it is not part of this , being a separate district , with its own Town Council .
Miscellaneous Sporting Club is a football club based in Serowe , Botswana . Miscellaneous is also known as Tsenala ( the red and white ) , Mmamonotwane , the official nicknames of the club . The club is also often referred to as Matswakabele ( Miscellaneous ) , a nickname that developed in the early days but has never been officially adopted by the club . Miscellaneous Sporting Club is a soccer club based in Serowe , Botswana . The club is currently playing in the Botswana Premier League . The club 's colours are red , white and green . The team is owned by its supporters , whose membership of the club qualifies them to be a part of the Miscellaneous SCs inner sanctum . The society membership elects the Miscellaneous executive committee at annual general meetings ( AGM ) .
Serowe ( population approximately 60,000 [ citation needed ] ) is an urban village in Botswana 's Central District . A trade and commercial centre , it is Botswana 's largest village . Serowe has played an important role in Botswana 's history , as capital for the Bamangwato people in the early 20th century and as birthplace of several of Botswana 's presidents . More recently it has undergone significant development as the town and Botswana continue to grow .
Morupule Wanderers Football Club is a football club based in Palapye . Wanderers is also known as Bafana ba Magala or Wandy-Wandy . It is one of the best known Palapye-based teams . At the end of the 2018-19 season the club was promoted to the Botswana Premier League by beating First Division South runners up Jwaneng Fighters in the Botswana Premier League playoffs , ending a 46-year First Division North stay
Palapye is becoming a large town in Botswana , situated about halfway between Francistown and Gaborone ( 240 km away from Gaborone and 170 km away from Francistown ) . Over the years its position has made it a convenient stopover on one of Southern Africa 's principal north-south rail and road routes . [ citation needed ] Located here is the Morupule Colliery coal mine , which supplies Morupule Power Station , Botswana 's principal domestic source of electricity . The power station has undertaken an expansion project to increase its generation capacity in an effort to meet the country 's increasing demand for electricity . Construction began in 2010 . Currently , the plant produces 120 MW of electricity . [ citation needed ] In 1997 Palapye was said to be the fastest-growing village in Africa , and was expected to expand its population from 30,000 to 180,000 .
Notwane FC is a football club from Botswana based in Gaborone . It is named after the Notwane River . Notwane is owned by GMG Global Investments , a subsidiary of GMG Holdings and recently made major scoop by signing former South African international players , former Orlando Pirates player Benedict Vilakazi and former Mamelodi Sundowns player Manqoba Ngwenya [ citation needed ]
Orapa United FC is a Botswana football club based in Orapa . The team currently plays in Botswana Premier League having gained promotion from Botswana First Division North League in the 2013-14 season . The club was founded in 2012 after five football clubs in the Orapa region merged . The club reached three consecutive Mascom Top 8 Cup finals from 2016 to 2018 , the premier cup competition in Botswana . They beat Township Rollers in the 2016 final .
Orapa is a town located in the Central District of Botswana . It is the site of the Orapa diamond mine the largest diamond producing mine in the world , and is considered to be the diamond capital of the country . Nearby is another kimberlite mine owned by Lucara Diamond , thought to have very large reserves of diamonds . The town has four schools , one of which teaches in English , serving a community containing a high proportion of immigrants . The population in 1996 was approximately 10,000 but has increased much in the last 10 years and is still increasing , due to the mining output having increased in line with development targets .
Wonder Sporting is a former football club from Botswana based in Otse .
Otse is a village in khabros land ) ] ] of Botswana . It is located 60 km south of Gaborone , along the Gaborone-Lobatse road and close to the border with South Africa . This village is home to the Balete people who are related to those in Ramotswa , Gabane and Mogobane . The population was 7,636 in 2011 census .
Prisons XI Gaborone are an football club from Gaborone , Botswana , currently playing in the Botswana Premier League .
Security Systems F.C . are a football club from Otse , Botswana , currently playing in the Botswana Premier League .
The club were formed in 1984 . Led by Keitsumetse Pio Paul , Sharps won the 2016-17 First Division South , and gained promotion to the Botswana Premier League for the first time . They finished mid-table in their first season in the league . Sharps exceeded expectations at the start of the 2018-19 campaign , winning their first three matches and sitting third on the ladder after the first 11 games .
Tati African Football Independent Club also known as TAFIC for short , is a football club based in Francistown , Botswana . The team was relegated from the Botswana Premier League to the First Division North in 2014 . Nicknamed Matjimenyenga , after a stream , which runs behind the low-income locations of Maipaafela and Kgaphamadi . The club motto : Undipe ndi kupe . The club was founded as in 1959 as a break away from the then popular TAFA football club . Information has it that the founders of TAFIC , which was initially known as Sharp Shooters in its formative years , were based at Kgaphamadi . They gained promotion back to the elite league as champions in the 2016/17 season but were subsequently relegated the very next season . They are currently playing in the First Division North .
Francistown is the second largest city in Botswana , with a population of about 100,079 and 150,800 inhabitants for its agglomeration at the 2011 census . and often described as the Capital of the North . It is located in eastern Botswana , about 400 kilometres ( 250 mi ) north-northeast from the capital , Gaborone . Francistown is located at the confluence of the Tati and Inchwe rivers , and near the Shashe River ( tributary to the Limpopo ) and 90 kilometres ( 55 miles ) from the international border with Zimbabwe . Francistown was the centre of southern Africa 's first gold rush and is still surrounded by old and abandoned mines . The City of Francistown is an administrative district , separated from North-East District . It is administered by Francistown City Council .
Township Rollers Football Club is a football club based in Gaborone . Rollers are also known as Popa , The Blues or Tse Tala , the official nicknames of the club . The club is also often referred to as Mapalastina , a nickname that developed in the 1990s but has never been officially adopted by the club . Rollers is most successful club in Botswana football history , with more league titles and cup competitions won than any other local side and enjoys the largest support base of any sports team in the country . [ citation needed ] The club was founded in 1961 as Mighty Tigers , later to adopt the name Township Rollers in 1965 . Rollers has an old rivalry with cross town club Gaborone United , the match between the two sides called the Gaborone Derby . Rollers also have a bitter rivalry with Mochudi Centre Chiefs , and matches between the two sides over time eclipsed the Gaborone Derby as the biggest football encounter in Botswana due to both clubs ' following and success . Club financier Jagdish Shah has been the most influential figure at the club since 2013 . The team is owned by its supporters , whose membership of the club qualifies them to be a part of the Township Rollers society . The society membership elects the Rollers executive committee at annual general meetings ( AGM ) . The club is currently administered by an executive committee comprising Walter Kgabung ( chairman ) , Jagdish Shah ( president ) , Khumo Masonya ( secretary general ) , Kebadile Mosiakgabo ( deputy secretary ) , Phempheretlhe Bafana Pheto ( public relations officer ) , Minkie Molatlhegi ( Treasurer ) , and additional member Baatweng Motladiile . Other senior officials are Sydney Magagane ( general manager ) , Ajay Shah ( finance manager ) and Motshegetsi Mafa ( team manager ) .