The 2019–20 Botswana Premier League was the 43rd season of the
Botswana Premier League
The Botswana Premier League is the highest level Association football, football league in Botswana. Organised by the Botswana Football Association, the league was formed in 1978 to replace the pre-independence Bechuanaland Union African Soccer L ...
, the top-tier
football
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league in
Botswana
Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory part of the Kalahari Desert. It is bordered by South Africa to the sou ...
, since its establishment in 1978. The season started on 31 August 2019.
It was abandoned by the
Botswana Football Association
The Botswana Football Association (BFA) is the governing body of association Football (soccer), football in Botswana, and controls the national football team. It is an affiliate of FIFA, Confederation of African Football, CAF and the Council of ...
due to the
COVID-19 pandemic in Botswana
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. The table at the time was considered final) and
Jwaneng Galaxy
Jwaneng Galaxy Football Club is a Botswana football club based in Jwaneng. The club currently plays in the Botswana Premier League.
History
Galaxy were founded in 2015 after two local clubs merged: the Jwaneng Comets and the Debswana Youngsters. ...
declared champions
Teams
Team changes
Promoted from the
2018-19 Botswana First Division North
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TAFIC
Tati African Football Independent Club also known as TAFIC for short, is a football club based in Francistown, Botswana. The team was relegated from the Botswana Premier League to the First Division North in 2014. Nicknamed Matjimenyenga, after a ...
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Morupule Wanderers
Promoted from the
2018-19 Botswana First Division South
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Gilport Lions
Relegated from the
2018-19 Botswana Premier League
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Sankoyo Bush Bucks
Sankoyo Bush Bucks Football Club is an association football club from Sankoyo, Botswana. They formerly played in the top domestic Botswana Premier League
The Botswana Premier League is the highest level Association football, football league ...
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Mochudi Centre Chiefs
Mochudi Centre Chiefs Sporting Club are a professional football club based in Mochudi, Botswana, who play in the Botswana Premier League after acquiring the license from Masitaoka. Thus, the Centre Chiefs are back on the highest level following t ...
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Black Forest
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Name changes
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Sharps Shooting Stars were renamed Molepolole City Stars
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Botswana Railways Highlanders
Mahalapye Railway Highlanders are a football club in the Botswana Premier League who play home games in Molepolole, but are based out of Mahalapye
Mahalapye is a town located in the Central District of Botswana
Botswana, officially th ...
were renamed Mahalapye Railways Highlanders
Stadiums and locations
Number of teams by district
League table
Stadiums
References
Botswana Premier League
Botswana
Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory part of the Kalahari Desert. It is bordered by South Africa to the sou ...
2019 in Botswana sport
2020 in Botswana sport
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