Lesotho Premier League

Lesotho Premier League
Founded1970; 55 years ago (1970)
CountryLesotho
ConfederationCAF
Number of clubs16
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toLesotho A Division
Domestic cup(s)Lesotho Independence Cup (Top 4)
MGC Supa 8
International cup(s)CAF Champions League
Current championsLioli FC (6th title)
Most championshipsMatlama FC (11)
Current: 2024–25 Lesotho Premier League

The Lesotho Premier League, also known as Vodacom Premier League for sponsorship reasons, is the top football division in Lesotho and was created in 1970. Econet Telecom Lesotho was the league sponsor, from 2017/2018 to 2019/2020 season.[1] Vodacom Lesotho are again the current league sponsor and were also the sponsor of the now cancelled Vodacom Soccer Spectacular knockout competition, which was the Lesotho's annual national cup tournament.

Format

The Lesotho Premier League is currently contested by 16 clubs. The league uses a double round robin format meaning one team plays the other twice. Therefore, a team will play a total of 30 games per season. The team with the most points wins the league title.

The Lesotho Premier League is still played on an amateur status.

Sponsorship

Since 2002, Lesotho's Premier League has been sponsored by telecommunications companies. Econet Telecom Lesotho, through its prepaid product Buddie, sponsored the Premier League and Lesotho's lower leagues (the A-Division, B-Division and C-Division) from 2002 until 2009. In 2009, the Lesotho Football Association (LeFA) ended its seven-year association with Econet Telecom Lesotho and signed a three-year partnership with Vodacom Lesotho. As part of the deal, Vodacom Lesotho agreed to sponsor the Premier League and all lower leagues for a combined M1 million per season for three years. However, in 2017, LeFA ended its sponsorship with Vodacom Lesotho to pen a new three-year multi-million maloti sponsorship with the previous sponsor Econet Telecom Lesotho in which the champions will pocket M500 000; a 150% increase from the previous M200 000 received by 2016–2017 champions Bantu.[2]

The sponsor has been able to determine the league's sponsorship name. The list below details who the sponsors have been and what they have called the Lesotho Premier League:

Premier League domestic cups

2023-2024 season

Champions

Years Champions
1970 Maseru United (1)
1971 Majantja FC (1)
1972 Police FC (1)
1973 Linare FC (1)
1974 Matlama FC (1)
1975 Maseru FC (1)
1976 Maseru United (2)
1977 Matlama FC (2)
1978 Matlama FC (3)
1979 Linare FC (2)
1980 Linare FC (3)
1981 Maseru Brothers (1)
1982 Matlama FC (4)
1983 Lesotho Defence Force FC (1)
1984 Lesotho Defence Force FC (2)
1985 Lioli FCC (1)
1986 Matlama FC (5)
1987 Lesotho Defence Force FC (3)
1988 Matlama FC (6)
1989 Arsenal FC (1)
1990 Lesotho Defence Force FC (4)
1991 Arsenal FC (2)
1992 Matlama FC (7)
1993 Arsenal FC (3)
1994 Lesotho Defence Force FC (5)
1995 Majantja FC (2)
1996 Roma Rovers FC (1)
1997 Lesotho Defence Force FC (6)
1998 Lesotho Defence Force FC (7)
1999 Lesotho Defence Force FC (8)
2000 Lesotho Correctional Service (1)
2001 Lesotho Defence Force FC (9)
2002 Lesotho Correctional Service (2)
2003 Matlama FC (8)
2004 Lesotho Defence Force FC (10)
2005 Likhopo FC (1)
2006 Likhopo FC (2)
2007 Lesotho Correctional Services (3)
2008 Lesotho Correctional Services (4)
2009 Lioli FC (2)
2010 Matlama FC (9)
2011 Lesotho Correctional Services (5)
2012 Lesotho Correctional Services (6)
2013 Lioli FC (3)
2014 Bantu FC (1)
2015 Lioli FCC (4)
2016 Lioli FC (5)
2017 Bantu FC (2)
2018 Bantu FC (3)
2019 Matlama FC (10)
2020 Bantu FC (4)
2021-2022 Matlama FC (11)
2023 Bantu FC (5)
2024 Lioli FC (6)

Performance by club

Club City Titles Last title
Matlama Maseru 11 2022
Lesotho Defence Force (includes Royal Lesotho Defence Force) Maseru 8 2004
Lioli Teyateyaneng 6 2024
Lesotho Correctional Services (includes Lesotho Prisons Service) Maseru 6 2012
Bantu Mafeteng 5 2023
Arsenal Maseru 3 1993
Linare Leribe 3 1980
Maseru Brothers (includes Maseru United) Maseru 3 1981
Lesotho Paramilitary Forces Maseru 2 1984
Likhopo FC Maseru 2 2006
Majantja Mohale's Hoek 2 1995
Maseru Maseru 1 1975
Police Maseru 1 1972
Roma Rovers Roma 1 1996

Top goalscorers

Year Country Best scorers Team Goals
2000–01 Lesotho Lire Phiri Lesotho Defence Force 30
2005–06 Lesotho Masupha Majara Lesotho Defence Force 9
2014–15 Lesotho Litsepe Marabe Bantu 22
2018–19 Lesotho Sera Motebang Matlama 18
2021-22 Lesotho Katleho Makateng Lesotho Defence Force 20
2022-23 Lesotho Hlomelang Lebina Lesotho Correctional Services 15
Jane Thabantso Matlama
2023-24 Lesotho Lemohang Lintsa Limkwokwing University FC 19

References

  1. ^ "Econet new premier league sponsors". 2 September 2017. Archived from the original on 21 February 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Econet new premier league sponsors". 2 September 2017. Archived from the original on 21 February 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2018.

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