The 2017–18
Botswana Premier League
The Botswana Premier League, currently known as the BTC Premiership for sponsorship reasons, is the highest level football league in Botswana. Organised by the Botswana Football Association, the league was formed in 1978 to replace the pre-indep ...
is the 53rd season of the
Botswana Premier League
The Botswana Premier League, currently known as the BTC Premiership for sponsorship reasons, is the highest level football league in Botswana. Organised by the Botswana Football Association, the league was formed in 1978 to replace the pre-indep ...
, the top-tier
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
league in
Botswana
Botswana (, ), officially the Republic of Botswana ( tn, Lefatshe la Botswana, label=Setswana, ), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory being the Kalahar ...
, since its establishment in 1966. The season started on 23 September 2017 and finished on 23 May 2018.
Team summaries
Promotion and relegation
Nico United
Nico United are an association football club based in Selebi-Phikwe, Botswana.
Their name of "Nico", which has been the target of jokes and Internet memes since Love Live! School Idol Project gained popularity, actually comes from the copper a ...
, 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
Uniao Flamengo Santos is a football club from Gabane, Botswana, based in Gaborone. They play their home matches at UB Stadium in Gaborone.
The club is named after two Brazilian clubs: Flamengo and Santos. Its colors, however, are blue and whit ...
.
Standings
See also
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2017–18 Mascom Top 8 Cup
References
External links
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Botswana Premier League 2017/18Botswana Premier League 2017 18 NewsBotswana Premier League 2017/18 - StandingsBotswana Premier League 2017/18 - Matches and Results
Botswana Premier League
Botswana
Botswana (, ), officially the Republic of Botswana ( tn, Lefatshe la Botswana, label=Setswana, ), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory being the Kalahar ...
2017 in Botswana sport
2018 in Botswana sport
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