Football league season
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
Stadiums and locations
Locations of teams in the 2019–20 Botswana Premier League
Number of teams by district
Position
District
Number
Teams
1
South-East
8
Extension Gunners , Gaborone United , Gilport Lions , Notwane , Police XI , Prisons XI , Security Systems , Township Rollers
2
Central
4
BR Highlanders , Miscellaneous , Morupule Wanderers , Orapa United
3
Kweneng
2
BDF XI , Molepolole City Stars
4
North-East 1
TAFIC
South 1
Jwaneng Galaxy
League table
Source:
RSSF Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions;
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated;
(R) Relegated
Stadiums
Team
Location
Stadium
Capacity
Jwaneng Galaxy F.C.
Jwaneng
Galaxy Stadium
2,000
Township Rollers F.C.
Gaborone
Botswana National Stadium
25,000
Orapa United F.C.
Orapa
Itekeng Stadium
5,000
Security Systems F.C.
Molepolole
Serowe Sports Complex
6,600
Gaborone United S.C.
Gaborone
Botswana National Stadium
25,000
Prisons XI Gaborone
Otse
Botswana Police College Stadium
1,500
Mahalapye Railway Highlanders
Molepolole
Serowe Sports Complex
6,600
Botswana Defence Force XI F.C.
Mogoditshane
SSKB Stadium
5,000
Botswana Police XI SC
Gaborone
Botswana National Stadium
25,000
Gilport Lions F.C.
Lobatse
Lobatse Stadium
20,000
Notwane F.C.
Gaborone
Botswana National Stadium
25,000
Extension Gunners FC
Lobatse
Lobatse Stadium
20,000
Morupule Wanderers FC
Molepolole
Serowe Sports Complex
6,600
TAFIC F.C.
Francistown
Obed Itani Chilume Stadium
26,000
Molepolole City Stars FC
Molepolole
Serowe Sports Complex
6,600
Miscellaneous SC Serowe
Molepolole
Serowe Sports Complex
6,600
References
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