Mascom Premier League
Founded
1966
Relegation To
Botswana First Division
Number of Teams
16
Level on Pyramid
1
African Qualification
CAF Champions League CAF Confederation Cup
Domestic Cups
FA Challenge Cup Orange Kabelano Charity Cup Botswana Independence Cup
Current Champions
Centre Chiefs
Most Successful Club
Township Rollers (9)

The Mascom Premier League is the highest division in football in Botswana. The league has existed since 1966. The championship initially called MLO Cup. The first edition 1966, with participants including Tlokweng Pirates, Notwane, Black Peril, Queens Park Rangers and a team from Ngwaketse district. The league has always been dominated by the teams that are based south of Dibete or at the southern part of the country until the 2007/2006 season when Ecco City made history by becoming the first team from the north to lift the lucrative competition.

Mascom Premier League - Clubs 2008/2009

• Boteti Young Fighters (Orapa)
• Botswana Defence Force XI (Gaborone)
• Botswana Meat Commission FC (Lobatse)
• Centre Chiefs (Mochudi)
• ECCO City Green (Francistown)
• Extension Gunners (Lobatse)
• Gaborone United (Gaborone)
• Great North Tigers (Francistown)
• Mogoditshane Fighters (Mogoditshane)
• Naughty Boys FC (Tlokweng)
• Nico United (Selibe-Pikwe)
• Notwane FC (Gaborone)
• Police XI (Otse)
• TAFIC (Francistown)
• Township Rollers (Gaborone)
• Uniao Flamengo Santos FC (Gaborone)

Relegated in 2007/08

• Jwaneng Comets FC (Jwaneng)
• TASC FC (Francistown)

Previous champions

• 1966 not known
• 1967 Gaborone United
• 1968 not known
• 1969 Gaborone United
• 1970 Gaborone United
• 1971-77 not known
• 1978 Notwane PG
• 1979 Township Rollers
• 1980 Township Rollers
• 1981 Botswana Defence Force XI
• 1982 Township Rollers
• 1983 Township Rollers
• 1984 Township Rollers

• 1985 Township Rollers
• 1986 Gaborone United
• 1987 Township Rollers
• 1988 Botswana Defence Force XI
• 1989 Botswana Defence Force XI
• 1990 Gaborone United
• 1991 Botswana Defence Force XI
• 1992 LCS Extension Gunners
• 1993 LCS Extension Gunners
• 1994 LCS Extension Gunners
• 1995 Township Rollers
• 1996 Notwane PG
• 1997 Botswana Defence Force XI

• 1998 Notwane PG
• 1999 Mogoditshane Fighters
• 2000 Mogoditshane Fighters
• 2001 Mogoditshane Fighters
• 2002 Botswana Defence Force XI
• 2003 Mogoditshane Fighters
• 2004 Botswana Defence Force XI
• 2005 Township Rollers
• 2006 Police XI
• 2007 ECCO City Green
• 2008 Centre Chiefs

Performance By Club

Club	City	Titles	Last Title
Township Rollers	Gaborone	9	2005
Botswana Defence Force XI	Gaborone	7	2004
Gaborone United	Gaborone	5	1990
Mogoditshane Fighters	Gaborone	4	2003
Extension Gunners	Lobatse	3	1994
Notwane FC	Gaborone	3	1998
Centre Chiefs	Mochudi	1	2008
ECCO City Green	Francistown	1	2007
Police XI	Otse	1	2006

Topscorers

Year	Best scorers	Team	Goals
2006	Malepa "Chippa" Bolelang	ECCO City Green	24
2007	Pontsho "Piro" Moloi	Centre Chiefs	22
2008	Master Masitara	Nico United	18
2008	Jerome "JJ" Ramatlhakwane	Centre Chiefs	18

MASCOM Premier League Player of the Season

Year	Player of the Season	Team
2006	Moemedi "Jomo" Moatlhaping	Township Rollers
2007	Malepa "Chippa" Bolelang	ECCO City Green
2008	Oteng "Limkokweng" Moalosi	Centre Chiefs

External links

• RSSSF competition history