2018–19 Botswana Premier League

The 2018–19 Botswana Premier League is the 54th season of the Botswana Premier League, the top-tier football league in Botswana, since its establishment in 1966. The season started on 18 August 2018.[1] The league drew an average attendance of 1,300 per match. [2]

Botswana Premier League
Season	2018–19
Champions	Township Rollers (16th title)
Relegated	Sankoyo Centre Chiefs Black Forest
Champions League	Township Rollers
← 2017–18 2019–20 →

Teams

Promotion and Relegation

Two teams were relegated after one year in the Botswana Premier League, TAFIC F.C. and Uniao Flamengo Santos. They were joined by last place finishers Gilport Lions.

They were replaced by First Division North winners BR Highlanders, First Division South winners Notwane F.C., and promotion playoff winners Prisons XI.[3][4]

Summary

Township Rollers won their fourth consecutive Botswana Premier League after a 0–0 draw with Police XI on 27 May 2019.[5]

This season also featured the relegation of four time champions Mochudi Centre Chiefs, who only picked up five points from nine matches late in the season.[6]

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Township Rollers (C)	30	20	8	2	61	15	+46	68	Qualification for Champions League
2	Jwaneng Galaxy (Q)	30	19	9	2	58	17	+41	66	Qualification for Confederation Cup[lower-alpha 1]
3	Orapa United	30	17	5	8	44	24	+20	56
4	Police XI	30	14	11	5	45	29	+16	53
5	BDF XI	30	12	10	8	35	31	+4	46
6	Gaborone United	30	12	10	8	42	31	+11	46
7	Security Systems	30	11	9	10	37	35	+2	42
8	Sharps Shooting Stars	30	9	10	11	36	36	0	37
9	Miscellaneous	30	9	10	11	33	44	−11	37
10	Extension Gunners	30	9	9	12	35	41	−6	36
11	BR Highlanders	30	10	6	14	33	43	−10	36
12	Notwane	30	7	12	11	28	33	−5	33
13	Prisons XI	30	8	5	17	29	50	−21	29
14	Sankoyo Bush Bucks (R)	30	6	9	15	28	50	−22	27	Relegation
15	Mochudi Centre Chiefs (R)	30	4	10	16	25	49	−24	22
16	Black Forest (R)	30	4	5	21	20	61	−41	17

Source: BPL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (R) Relegated.
Notes:

Jwaneng Galaxy are Mascom Top 8 Cup winners.

References

Botswana 2018/19, RSSSF.com
http://www.mmegi.bw/index.php?aid=79282&dir=2019/january/22
"BR Highlanders gain promotion back to BPL". 23 April 2018.
Mlilo, Portia. "Prisons XI bounce back to premier league".
Boranabi, Kabelo (27 May 2019). "Four-Time Champs, Popa Crowned Again".
Mlilo, Portia (9 May 2019). "D-day in relegation fight".

2018 in African football (CAF)
« 2017 2018–19 »
Domestic leagues	Algeria 17–18 18–19 Angola 18 18–19 Benin 18–19 Botswana 17–18 18–19 Burkina Faso 17–18 18–19 Burundi 17–18 18–19 Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Congo 18 18–19 Democratic Republic of Congo 17–18 18–19 Djibouti 17–18 18–19 Egypt 17–18 18–19 Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia 17–18 18–19 Gabon Gambia 17–18 18–19 Ghana Guinea 17–18 18–19 Guinea-Bissau 17–18 18–19 Ivory Coast 17–18 18–19 Kenya 18 18–19 Lesotho 17–18 18–19 Liberia Libya 17–18 18–19 Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania 17–18 18–19 Mauritius 17–18 18–19 Morocco 17–18 18–19 Mozambique Namibia 17–18 18–19 Niger 17–18 18–19 Nigeria Réunion Rwanda 17–18 18–19 São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal 17–18 18–19 Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa 17–18 18–19 South Sudan Sudan 18 18–19 Swaziland 17–18 18–19 Tanzania 17–18 18–19 Togo 17–18 18–19 Tunisia 17–18 18–19 Uganda 17–18 18–19 Zambia Zanzibar 17–18 18–19 Zimbabwe
Domestic cups	Algeria 17–18 18–19 Botswana 17–18 18–19 Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Comoros Congo Côte d'Ivoire Democratic Republic of Congo Djibouti Egypt 17–18 18–19 Ethiopia Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Kenya Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Réunion Rwanda São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Somalia South Africa 17–18 18–19 South Sudan Sudan Swaziland Tanzania 17–18 18–19 Togo Tunisia 17–18 18–19 Uganda Zimbabwe
Supercups	Algeria Egypt Ghana
CAF club competitions	CAF Champions League qualifying rounds group stage knockout stage final CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds group stage knockout stage final CAF Super Cup
International competitions	African Nations Championship FIFA World Cup CECAFA Cup COSAFA Cup

2018–19 in African football (CAF)
« 2018 2019–20 »
Domestic leagues	Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Congo Democratic Republic of Congo Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini Ethiopia Gabon Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi '18 '19 Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique '18 '19 Namibia Niger Nigeria Réunion '18 '19 Rwanda São Tomé and Príncipe '18 '19 Senegal Seychelles '18 '19 Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zanzibar Zimbabwe '18 '19
Domestic cups	Algeria Angola Botswana Cameroon '18 '19 Democratic Republic of Congo Egypt Ethiopia Ghana '18 '19 Kenya '18 '19 Morocco Nigeria '18 '19 Senegal '18 '19 South Africa South Sudan Sudan '18 '19 Tanzania Tunisia Uganda
Supercups	Algeria Egypt Tunisia
CAF club competitions	CAF Champions League qualifying rounds group stage knockout stage final CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds group stage knockout stage final CAF Super Cup
International competitions	Africa Cup of Nations CECAFA Cup COSAFA Cup

Botswana Premier League
2018-19 teams	Botswana Defence Force XI Black Forest FC BR Highlanders Centre Chiefs Extension Gunners Gaborone United Galaxy Miscellaneous SC Serowe Notwane Orapa United Police XI Prisons XI Sankoyo Bush Bucks Security Systems Shooting Stars Township Rollers
Seasons	1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19

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