2017–18 Botswana Premier League

Botswana Premier League
Season	2017–18
Champions	Township Rollers
Relegated	Gilport Lions UF Santos Tafic
Champions League	Township Rollers
Confederation Cup	Orapa United
Top goalscorer	Thatayaone Kgamanyane (20 goals)
Biggest home win	Sankoyo Bush Bucks 6-1 Gilport Lions (12 May 2018)
Biggest away win	Gilport Lions 1-7 Jwaneng Galaxy (25 April 2018)
Highest scoring	Police XI 4-5 Black Forest (14 April 2018)
Longest winning run	Township Rollers (8)
Longest unbeaten run	Township Rollers Orapa United (13)
Longest winless run	Gilport Lions (23)
Longest losing run	Gilport Lions (7)
← 2016–17 2018–19 →

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]

Team summaries

Promotion and relegation

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

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

References

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

External links

Official website

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