1997 Botswana Premier League

The 1997 Botswana Premier League, also known as the 1997 Castle Super League for sponsorship reasons, was the 20th season of the Botswana Premier League. It was won by BDF XI.[1]

Botswana Premier League
Season1997
ChampionsBDF XI (5th title)
PromotedMokgosi Young Fighters
TASC
RelegatedBMC
Nico United
African Cup of Champions ClubsBDF XI
African Cup Winners' CupNotwane
1996
1998

BDF XI glided to a comfortable finish, opening a five-point gap to deny Gaborone United, Notwane and Mochudi Centre Chiefs (all of which were locked on second position) the title and add a fifth to the trophy cabinet.[2]

Team summaries

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Team changes

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Teams relegated from the 1996 Botswana Premier League

Teams promoted from the 1996 First Division South and 1996 First Division North

Location of teams

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Stadiums and locations

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Team Location Ground
BDF XI Mogoditshane SSKB Stadium
BMC Lobatse
Extension Gunners Lobatse
Gaborone United Gaborone National Stadium
Mochudi Centre Chiefs Mochudi
Mogoditshane Fighters Mogoditshane
Nico United Selebi-Phikwe
Notwane Tlokweng
Police XI Otse
Prisons XI Gaborone Maruapula SSG Grounds
TAFIC Francistown
Township Rollers Gaborone National Stadium

Number of teams by district

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Position District Number Teams
1 South-East 7 BMC, Extension Gunners, Gaborone United, Notwane, Police XI, Prisons XI, Township Rollers
2 Kweneng District 2 BDF XI, Mogoditshane Fighters
3 North-East 1 TAFIC
Central District Nico United
Kgatleng District Mochudi Centre Chiefs

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 BDF XI (C) 22 12 4 6 39 29 +10 40 1998 CAF Champions League Preliminary Round[a]
2 Gaborone United 22 10 5 7 35 24 +11 35
3 Notwane 22 9 8 5 36 29 +7 35 1998 African Cup Winners' Cup#Preliminary round[b]
4 Mochudi Centre Chiefs 22 10 5 7 33 27 +6 35
5 Police XI 22 8 7 7 30 30 0 31
6 Prisons XI 22 7 9 6 30 31 −1 30
7 Township Rollers 22 6 11 5 23 24 −1 29
8 Extension Gunners 22 9 1 12 33 31 +2 28
9 TAFIC 22 7 7 8 21 22 −1 28
10 Mogoditshane Fighters 22 7 6 9 24 25 −1 27
11 BMC 22 5 7 10 24 41 −17 22 Relegated to Botswana First Division South
12 Nico United 22 5 4 13 34 49 −15 19 Relegated to Botswana First Division North
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Due to the Super League running parallel to the CAF calendar, BDF XI & Notwane would only be eligible to enter the 1998 editions of the respective CAF competitions they qualified for.
  2. ^ Notwane qualified as holders of the FA Cup.

References

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  1. ^ "Botswana League 2021/22 live scores | BeSoccer". www.besoccer.com.
  2. ^ Palai, Thuso (October 26, 2015). "BDF XI". Mmegi Online.