2019–20 Botswana Premier League Explained

Competition:Botswana Premier League
Season:2019–20
Winners:Jwaneng Galaxy
(1st title)
Promoted:Sua Flamingoes
Masitaoka
Mogoditshane Fighters
Relegated:TAFIC
Molepolole City Stars
Miscellaneous
Relegation:Botswana First Division North and South
Continentalcup1:Champions League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Jwaneng Galaxy
Continentalcup2:Confederation Cup
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:Orapa United
Biggest Home Win:Township Rollers 7-0 Police XI (19 January 2020)
Biggest Away Win:Miscellaneous 0-6 Orapa United (2 November 2019)
Highest Scoring:BR Highlanders 2-6 Gaborone United (3 December 2019)
Miscellaneous 3-5 BR Highlanders (15 December 2019)
Matches:160
Total Goals:403
Longest Wins:Security Systems (6)
Longest Unbeaten:Jwaneng Galaxy (11)
Longest Winless:TAFIC
Miscellaneous (11)
Longest Losses:Miscellaneous (7)
Prevseason:2018–19
Nextseason:2020–21

The 2019–20 Botswana Premier League was the 43rd season of the Botswana Premier League, the top-tier football league in Botswana, since its establishment in 1978. The season started on 31 August 2019.[1]

It was abandoned by the Botswana Football Association due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Botswana. The table at the time was considered final) and Jwaneng Galaxy declared champions[2]

Teams

Team changes

Promoted from the 2018-19 Botswana First Division North

TAFIC

•Morupule Wanderers

Promoted from the 2018-19 Botswana First Division South

Gilport Lions

Relegated from the 2018-19 Botswana Premier League

Sankoyo Bush Bucks

Mochudi Centre Chiefs

Black Forest

Name changes

Sharps Shooting Stars were renamed Molepolole City Stars

Botswana Railways Highlanders were renamed Mahalapye Railways Highlanders

Number of teams by district

Position DistrictNumberTeams
1South-East8Extension Gunners, Gaborone United, Gilport Lions, Notwane, Police XI, Prisons XI, Security Systems, Township Rollers
2Central4BR Highlanders, Miscellaneous, Morupule Wanderers, Orapa United
3Kweneng2BDF XI, Molepolole City Stars
4North-East1TAFIC
South1Jwaneng Galaxy

League table

Stadiums

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Jwaneng Galaxy F.C.JwanengGalaxy Stadium2,000
Township Rollers F.C.GaboroneBotswana National Stadium25,000
Orapa United F.C.OrapaItekeng Stadium5,000
Security Systems F.C.MolepololeSerowe Sports Complex6,600
Gaborone United S.C.GaboroneBotswana National Stadium25,000
Prisons XI GaboroneOtseBotswana Police College Stadium1,500
Mahalapye Railway HighlandersMolepololeSerowe Sports Complex6,600
Botswana Defence Force XI F.C.MogoditshaneSSKB Stadium5,000
Botswana Police XI SCGaboroneBotswana National Stadium25,000
Gilport Lions F.C.LobatseLobatse Stadium20,000
Notwane F.C.GaboroneBotswana National Stadium25,000
Extension Gunners FCLobatseLobatse Stadium20,000
Morupule Wanderers FCMolepololeSerowe Sports Complex6,600
TAFIC F.C.FrancistownObed Itani Chilume Stadium26,000
Molepolole City Stars FCMolepololeSerowe Sports Complex6,600
Miscellaneous SC SeroweMolepololeSerowe Sports Complex6,600

Notes and References

  1. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/bots2020.html
  2. Web site: Orapa United, Galaxy Gear Up For CAF. mmegi.bw. 7 September 2020.