2017–18 Botswana Premier League

The 2017–18 Botswana Premier League was the 41st season of the Botswana Premier League, the top-tier football league in Botswana, since its establishment in 1978. The season started on 23 September 2017 and finished on 23 May 2018.[1]

Botswana Premier League
Season2017–18
ChampionsTownship Rollers
RelegatedGilport Lions
UF Santos
Tafic
Champions LeagueTownship Rollers
Confederation CupOrapa United
Top goalscorerThatayaone Kgamanyane (20 goals)
Biggest home winSankoyo Bush Bucks 6-1 Gilport Lions (12 May 2018)
Biggest away winGilport Lions 1-7 Jwaneng Galaxy (25 April 2018)
Highest scoringPolice XI 4-5 Black Forest (14 April 2018)
Longest winning runTownship Rollers (8)
Longest unbeaten runTownship Rollers
Orapa United (13)
Longest winless runGilport Lions (23)
Longest losing runGilport Lions (7)

Team summaries

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Promotion and relegation

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Nico United, Green Lovers F.C., and Mahalapye Hotspurs were relegated from the 2016–17 Botswana Premier League. They were replaced by three teams promoted from the Botswana First Division, the winners of the Northern group TAFIC F.C., the winners of the Southern group Sharps Shooting Stars, and playoff winners Uniao Flamengo Santos.[2]

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Township Rollers (C, Q) 30 20 6 4 57 31 +26 66 Qualification for 2018–19 CAF Champions League
2 Jwaneng Galaxy 30 18 8 4 54 22 +32 62
3 Orapa United 30 14 10 6 44 27 +17 52
4 Miscellaneous 30 13 9 8 46 37 +9 48
5 Gaborone United 30 11 12 7 51 38 +13 45
6 BDF XI 30 10 12 8 40 29 +11 42
7 Sharps Shooting Stars 30 10 12 8 43 41 +2 42
8 Black Forest 30 10 11 9 28 28 0 41
9 Mochudi Centre Chiefs 30 9 11 10 33 41 −8 38
10 Extension Gunners 30 9 10 11 34 33 +1 37
11 Sankoyo Bush Bucks 30 9 8 13 31 36 −5 35
12 Security Systems 30 9 8 13 26 36 −10 35
13 Police XI 30 8 11 11 39 50 −11 35
14 Tafic (R) 30 9 7 14 25 36 −11 34
15 UF Santos (R) 30 5 8 17 25 43 −18 23
16 Gilport Lions (R) 30 2 5 23 21 69 −48 11
Source: BPL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Botswana 2017/18, RSSSF.com
  2. ^ "TAFIC and Sharps promoted". 24 April 2017.
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