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.

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