1997 Botswana Premier League

Botswana Premier League

Season	1997
Champions	BDF XI (5th title)
Promoted	Mokgosi Young Fighters TASC
Relegated	BMC Nico United
African Cup of Champions Clubs	BDF XI
African Cup Winners' Cup	Notwane
← 1996 1998 →

The 1997 Botswana Premier League, also known as the 1997 Castle Super League for sponsorship reasons, was the 20th season of the Botswana Premier League. It was won by BDF XI.^[1]

BDF XI glided to a comfortable finish, opening a five-point gap to deny Gaborone United, Notwane and Mochudi Centre Chiefs (all of which were locked on second position) the title and add a fifth to the trophy cabinet.^[2]

Team summaries

Team changes

Teams relegated from the 1996 Botswana Premier League

• TASC
• Boteti Young Fighters

Teams promoted from the 1996 First Division South and 1996 First Division North

• Mogoditshane Fighters
• TAFIC

Location of teams

Gaborone United
Township Rollers
Prisons XI

Police XI

TAFIC

BDF XI
Mogoditshane Fighters

Nico United

Notwane

Mochudi Centre Chiefs

Extension Gunners
BMC

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Locations of teams in the 2023–24 Botswana Premier League

Stadiums and locations

Team	Location	Ground
BDF XI	Mogoditshane	SSKB Stadium
BMC	Lobatse
Extension Gunners	Lobatse
Gaborone United	Gaborone	National Stadium
Mochudi Centre Chiefs	Mochudi
Mogoditshane Fighters	Mogoditshane
Nico United	Selebi-Phikwe
Notwane	Tlokweng
Police XI	Otse
Prisons XI	Gaborone	Maruapula SSG Grounds
TAFIC	Francistown
Township Rollers	Gaborone	National Stadium

Number of teams by district

Position	District	Number	Teams
1	South-East	7	BMC, Extension Gunners, Gaborone United, Notwane, Police XI, Prisons XI, Township Rollers
2	Kweneng District	2	BDF XI, Mogoditshane Fighters
3	North-East	1	TAFIC
	Central District		Nico United
	Kgatleng District		Mochudi Centre Chiefs

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	BDF XI (C)	22	12	4	6	39	29	+10	40	1998 CAF Champions League Preliminary Round[a]
2	Gaborone United	22	10	5	7	35	24	+11	35
3	Notwane	22	9	8	5	36	29	+7	35	1998 African Cup Winners' Cup#Preliminary round[b]
4	Mochudi Centre Chiefs	22	10	5	7	33	27	+6	35
5	Police XI	22	8	7	7	30	30	0	31
6	Prisons XI	22	7	9	6	30	31	−1	30
7	Township Rollers	22	6	11	5	23	24	−1	29
8	Extension Gunners	22	9	1	12	33	31	+2	28
9	TAFIC	22	7	7	8	21	22	−1	28
10	Mogoditshane Fighters	22	7	6	9	24	25	−1	27
11	BMC	22	5	7	10	24	41	−17	22	Relegated to Botswana First Division South
12	Nico United	22	5	4	13	34	49	−15	19	Relegated to Botswana First Division North

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. Due to the Super League running parallel to the CAF calendar, BDF XI & Notwane would only be eligible to enter the 1998 editions of the respective CAF competitions they qualified for.
2. Notwane qualified as holders of the FA Cup.

References

1. "Botswana League 2021/22 live scores | BeSoccer". www.besoccer.com.
2. Palai, Thuso (October 26, 2015). "BDF XI". Mmegi Online.