2025–26 Botswana Premier League
| Season | 2025–26 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 15 August 2025 – 30 May 2026[1] |
← 2024–25 2026–27 → | |
The 2025–26 FNB Botswana Premier League season is the 48th season of the Botswana Premier League, the top-tier football league in Botswana, since its establishment in 1966. The season started on 15 August 2025. Gaborone United were the 2024-25 champions.[2]
This season was the second of FNB's three year sponsorship of the league.[3] At the end of the season, three teams will be relegated into either the Botswana First Division North or the Botswana First Division South.[4]
Teams
[edit]The league consisted of 16 teams; the top 13 teams from the previous season, and three teams promoted from the Botswana First Division North and Botswana First Division South.
Changes from previous season
[edit]Police XI won the 2024–25 First Division South, returning to the Premier League after one season away. Santa Green FC[5] won the 2024–25 First Division North and Calendar Stars FC were promoted by play-off against Jwaneng Young Stars.[6]
VTM FC sold their Premier League license to Black Lions.[7]
Promotion and relegation
[edit] Promoted from2024–25 First Division |
 Relegated to2025–26 First Division |
|---|---|
| Santa Green FC Police XI Calendar Stars FC Black Lions |
Chadibe FC Union Flamengo Santos Security Systems |
Stadiums and locations
[edit]
| Club | City / Town | Position in 2024-25 |
|---|---|---|
| Black Lions | Gaborone | Promoted |
| BDF XI | Gaborone | 11th |
| Calendar Star | Francistown | Promoted |
| Extension Gunners | Lobatse | 13th |
| Gaborone United | Gaborone | 1st |
| Jwaneng Galaxy | Jwaneng | 4th |
| Matebele FC | Matebeleng | 12th |
| Mochudi Centre Chiefs | Mochudi | 5th |
| Morupule Wanderers | Palapye | 7th |
| Nico United | Selebi-Phikwe | 10th |
| Orapa United | Orapa | 8th |
| Police XI | Gaborone | Promoted |
| Santa Green | Mahalapye | Promoted |
| Sua Flamingoes | Sowa | 3rd |
| TAFIC | Francistown | 2nd |
| Township Rollers | Gaborone | 6th |
League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gaborone United | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 7 | +24 | 40 | Qualification for the 2026–27 CAF Champions League |
| 2 | Jwaneng Galaxy | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 9 | +20 | 37 | |
| 3 | Mochudi | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 10 | +14 | 30 | |
| 4 | Nico United | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 12 | +6 | 30 | |
| 5 | Sua Flamingoes | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 29 | |
| 6 | Morupule Wanderers | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 20 | +3 | 24 | |
| 7 | Township Rollers | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 18 | +5 | 23 | |
| 8 | Orapa United | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 21 | |
| 9 | BDF XI | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 20 | |
| 10 | Matebele | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 25 | −5 | 17 | |
| 11 | Black Lions | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 19 | −10 | 16 | |
| 12 | Police XI | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 16 | −10 | 15 | |
| 13 | Santa Green | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 31 | −16 | 14 | |
| 14 | TAFIC | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 17 | −9 | 12 | Relegation to First Division North or First Division South |
| 15 | Calendar Star | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 22 | −13 | 11 | |
| 16 | Extension Gunners | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 22 | −13 | 9 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Season statistics
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Botswana Premier League table, schedule & stats | Sofascore". www.sofascore.com. Archived from the original on 2024-08-22. Retrieved 2025-08-15.
- ^ "FNB SEASON II". 15 August 2025. Retrieved 2025-08-15.
- ^ "BOTSWANA PREMIER LEAGUE". 15 August 2025. Archived from the original on 2024-09-13. Retrieved 2025-08-15.
- ^ "BOTSWANA FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION". 15 August 2025. Archived from the original on 2024-12-03. Retrieved 2025-08-15.
- ^ "Santa Green Automatically Promoted". dailynews.gov.bw.
- ^ "Calendar Star into Premier League". mmegi.bw. 17 June 2025.
- ^ "VTM FC swap to BLACK LIONS". mmegi.bw. 4 July 2025.