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
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
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
| Promoted from 2024–25 First Division |
Relegated to 2025–26 First Division |
|---|---|
| Santa Green FC Police XI Calendar Stars FC Black Lions |
Chadibe FC Union Flamengo Santos Security Systems |
Stadiums and locations
| 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
| 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
References
- ^ "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.