Botswana Premier League

The Botswana Premier League is the highest division in football in Botswana. The league has existed since 1966. The championship initially called MLO Cup.
The first edition 1966, with participants including 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 at the southern part of the country until the 2007/2006 season when Ecco City 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 15 million pula.
==Botswana Premier League - Clubs 2010/11==
Club 	City / Town
Black Peril 	Tlokweng
Botswana Defence Force XI	Gaborone
Botswana Meat Commission 	Lobatse
ECCO City Greens 	Francistown
Extension Gunners 	Lobatse
Gaborone United 	Gaborone
Miscellaneous 	Serowe
Mochudi Centre Chiefs 	Mochudi
Motlakase Power Dynamos 	Palapye
Nico United 	Selebi-Phikwe
Notwane 	Gaborone
Police XI 	Otse
TAFIC 	Francistown
TASC 	Francistown
Township Rollers 	Gaborone
Uniao Flamengo Santos 	Gabane
===Relegated in 2009/10===
*Boteti Young Fighters (Orapa)
*Jwaneng Comets Magakabe (Jwaneng)
*Killer Giants (Ramotswa)
==Previous champions==
*1966: not known
*1967: Gaborone United
*1968: not known
*1969: Gaborone United
*1970: Gaborone United
*1971: not known
*1972: not known
*1973: not known
*1974: not known
*1975: not known
*1976: not known
*1977: not known
*1978: Notwane PG
*1979: Township Rollers
*1980: Township Rollers
*1981: Botswana Defence Force XI
*1982: Township Rollers
*1983: Township Rollers
*1984: Township Rollers
*1985: Township Rollers
*1986: Gaborone United
*1987: Township Rollers
*1988: Botswana Defence Force XI
*1989: Botswana Defence Force XI
*1990: Gaborone United
*1991: Botswana Defence Force XI
*1992: LCS Extension Gunners
*1993: LCS Extension Gunners
*1994: LCS Extension Gunners
*1995: Township Rollers
*1996: Notwane PG
*1997: Botswana Defence Force XI
*1998: Notwane PG
*1999: Mogoditshane Fighters
*1999/00: Mogoditshane Fighters
*2000/01: Mogoditshane Fighters
*2001/02: Botswana Defence Force XI
*2003: Mogoditshane Fighters
*2003/04: Botswana Defence Force XI
*2004/05: Township Rollers
*2005/06: Police XI
*2006/07: ECCO City Greens
*2007/08: Mochudi Centre Chiefs
*2008/09: Gaborone United
*2009/10: Township Rollers
==Performance By Club==
Club 	City 	Titles	Last Title
Township Rollers 	Gaborone 	10 	2010
Botswana Defence Force XI	Gaborone 	7 	2004
Gaborone United 	Gaborone 	6 	2009
Mogoditshane Fighters 	Gaborone 	4 	2003
Extension Gunners 	Lobatse 	3 	1994
Notwane PG 	Gaborone 	3 	1998
Mochudi Centre Chiefs 	Mochudi 	1 	2008
ECCO City Greens 	Francistown	1 	2007
Police XI 	Otse 	1 	2006
== Topscorers==
Year 	Best scorers 	Team 	Goals
2005/06	Malepa "Chippa" Bolelang 	ECCO City Greens 	24
2006/07	Pontsho Moloi 	Mochudi Centre Chiefs 	22
2007/08	Master Masitara Jerome Ramatlhakwane	Nico United Mochudi Centre Chiefs	18
2008/09	Master Masitara 	Nico United 	27
2008/09	Terrence Mandaza 	Township Rollers 	31
== Botswana Premier League Player of the Season==
Year 	Player of the Season 	Team
2005/06	Moemedi "Jomo" Moatlhaping	Township Rollers
2006/07	Malepa "Chippa" Bolelang 	ECCO City Greens
2007/08	Oteng "Limkokwing" Moalosi	Mochudi Centre Chiefs
2008/09	Joel Phetogo 	Gaborone United
2009/10	Kabelo Dambe 	Township Rollers
==External links==
*RSSSF competition history
Category:Leagues