1999 Botswana Premier League Explained

Competition:Botswana Premier League
Season:1999
Winners:Mogoditshane Fighters (1st title)
Relegated:No relegations
Promoted:No promotions
Continentalcup1:African Cup of Champions Clubs
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Notwane
Continentalcup2:African Cup Winners' Cup
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:Mogoditshane Fighters
Prevseason:1998
Nextseason:1999-00

The 1999 Botswana Premier League, also known as the 1999 Castle Super League for sponsorship reasons, was the 22nd season of the Botswana Premier League. It was a "mini league" with only half the games played as the Premier League transitioned from the February-November football calendar to the August-May European calendar.[1]

It was won by Mogoditshane Fighters for the first time in their history under the tutelage of David Bright, who became the youngest Motswana to win a league title.[2] The team would also win the 1999 Botswana FA Cup to complete a historic double.

Team summaries

Team changes

Teams relegated from the 1998 Botswana Premier League

Teams promoted from the 1998 First Division South and 1998 First Division North

Stadiums and locations

TeamLocationGround
BDF XIMogoditshaneSSKB Stadium
Extension GunnersLobatse
FC SatmosSelebi-Phikwe
Gaborone UnitedGaboroneNational Stadium
Jwaneng CometsJwaneng
Mochudi Centre ChiefsMochudi
Mogoditshane Fighters Mogoditshane
NotwaneTlokweng
Police XIOtse
Prisons XIGaboroneMaruapula SSG Grounds
TAFIC Francistown
Township RollersGaboroneNational Stadium

Number of teams by district

PositionDistrict NumberTeams
1South-East6Extension Gunners, Gaborone United, Notwane, Police XI, Prisons XI, Township Rollers
2Kweneng District2BDF XI, Mogoditshane Fighters
3North-East1TAFIC
Central DistrictFC Satmos
Kgatleng DistrictMochudi Centre Chiefs
Southern DistrictJwaneng Comets

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Botswana 1999 . rsssf.org . 2009-07-09 . 2024-09-22.
  2. Web site: Admin . 2021-01-27 . Major David Bright: Teacher, Trail Blazer, Legend . 2024-03-10 . Botswana Gazette . en.