2016–17 Botswana Premier League

The 2016–17 Botswana Premier League was the 40th season of the Botswana Premier League since its establishment in 1966. Township Rollers clinched their second straight league title and 14th overall.^[1]

Botswana Premier League

Season	2016–17
Champions	Township Rollers
Relegated	Green Lovers Mahalapye United Hotspurs Nico United
Champions League	Township Rollers
Confederation Cup	Jwaneng Galaxy
Matches played	232
Goals scored	538 (2.32 per match)
Top goalscorer	Terrence Mandaza (17 goals)
Biggest home win	2 matches Mochudi Centre Chiefs 5-0 Nico United (10 February 2017) Mochudi Centre Chiefs 5-0 Miscellaneous (14 May 2017)
Biggest away win	Mahalapye United Hotspurs 0-5 Orapa United (15 April 2017)
Highest scoring	2 matches Mahalapye United Hotspurs 3-5 Security Systems (7 May 2017) Green Lovers 2-6 Township Rollers (16 May 2017)
Longest winning run	Township Rollers (10)
Longest unbeaten run	Jwaneng Galaxy (24)
Longest winless run	Green Lovers (11)
Longest losing run	Nico United (7)
← 2015–16 2017–18 → All statistics correct as of 20 May 2017.

Team summaries

 

 

Black Forest

 

BDF

 

Chiefs
Gaborone
Rollers
Security

 

Galaxy

 

Mahalapye

 

Gilport
Gunners

 

Green Lovers
Miscellaneous
Orapa

 

Nico

 

Police

 

Sankoyo

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Locations of teams in the 2014–15 Botswana Premier League

Promotion and relegation

Teams promoted from Botswana First Division North and South

• Black Forest F.C.
• Mahalapye United Hotspurs
• Security Systems

Teams relegated to Botswana First Division North and South

• BR Highlanders
• Motlakase Power Dynamos
• Satmos

Stadiums and locations

Team	Location	Stadium	Stadium capacity
Black Forest FC	Mmankgodi
Botswana Defence Force XI FC	Gaborone	SSKB Stadium	5,000
Extension Gunners	Lobatse	Lobatse Stadium	22,000
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	Serowe	Serowe Sports Complex	6,000
Mochudi Centre Chiefs SC	Gaborone	Botswana National Stadium	22,500
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	Maun	Maun Stadium
Security Systems	Gaborone
Township Rollers	Gaborone	Botswana National Stadium	22,500
Mahalapye United Hotspurs	Mahalapye

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Township Rollers (C, Q)	30	19	9	2	59	18	+41	66	Qualification for 2018 CAF Champions League
2	Galaxy	30	16	10	4	47	23	+24	58
3	Orapa United	30	13	12	5	43	24	+19	51
4	Extension Gunners	30	11	14	5	31	25	+6	47
5	Gaborone United	30	12	10	8	36	25	+11	46
6	Security Systems	30	12	9	9	36	32	+4	45
7	Centre Chiefs	30	11	8	11	49	39	+10	41
8	BDF XI	30	10	10	10	33	29	+4	40
9	Black Forest F.C.	30	8	15	7	30	28	+2	39
10	Gilport Lions	30	10	9	11	27	35	−8	39
11	Miscellaneous	30	8	9	13	31	39	−8	33
12	Sankoyo Bush Bucks	30	8	9	13	28	37	−9	33
13	Police XI	30	7	11	12	26	32	−6	32
14	Nico United (R)	30	9	5	16	37	55	−18	32	Relegation to Botswana First Division North and South
15	Green Lovers (R)	30	4	9	17	23	55	−32	21
16	Mahalapye United Hotspurs (R)	30	4	7	19	20	60	−40	19

Updated to match(es) played on 27 May 2017. Source: https://int.soccerway.com/national/botswana/premier-league/20162017/regular-season/r35651/
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

Positions by round

	Leader
	Relegation to Botswana First Division

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
Township Rollers	2	1	2	1	3	2	3	4	4	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1
Galaxy	6	9	12	15	16	13	12	11	7	5	5	4	3	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2
Orapa United	1	1	3	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Extension Gunners	4	4	1	3	1	3	1	2	2	6	4	6	7	6	5	6	4	4	5	7	7	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4
Gaborone United	3	3	4	5	10	11	7	10	5	4	6	5	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	10	9	10	9	6	7	5	5	5	5
Security Systems	6	5	9	10	12	8	8	6	9	9	11	8	6	7	8	10	10	8	7	6	5	6	7	8	8	8	6	7	6
Centre Chiefs	4	7	13	13	7	10	11	9	13	14	14	12	10	11	11	9	7	5	8	8	8	9	10	9	9	9	9	8	7
BDF XI	6	11	5	6	4	5	6	7	8	8	10	7	8	8	7	4	5	7	6	4	4	5	6	7	6	6	8	6	8
Black Forest	6	8	11	4	8	6	5	3	3	3	3	3	5	4	4	5	6	6	4	5	6	7	5	5	4	7	7	9	9
Gilport Lions	6	5	7	14	9	12	13	13	11	11	12	14	13	10	10	12	11	11	11	12	11	12	12	13	13	12	11	10	10
Sankoyo Bush Bucks	6	9	14	7	5	4	4	5	6	7	8	10	12	14	12	11	12	12	12	11	12	13	13	14	12	13	13	11	11
Police XI	14	15	16	16	12	14	14	14	14	12	9	11	9	9	9	8	9	10	9	9	10	8	8	10	10	10	10	12	12
Miscellaneous	15	16	10	11	14	9	9	12	12	13	13	13	14	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	11	11	11	11	11	12	13	13
Nico United	16	13	6	11	6	7	10	8	10	10	7	9	11	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	12	14	14	14	14	14
Green Lovers	6	14	8	8	11	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	15	16	15	16	16	16	16	15	15
Mahalapye Hotspurs	6	11	15	9	15	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	16	15	16	15	15	15	15	16	16

Updated to match(es) played on 20 May 2017. Source: Soccerway

References

1. Botswana 2016/17, RSSSF.com