| Season | 2017–18 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Township Rollers |
| Relegated | Gilport Lions UF Santos Tafic |
| Champions League | Township Rollers |
| Confederation Cup | Orapa United |
| Top goalscorer | Thatayaone Kgamanyane (20 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Sankoyo Bush Bucks 6-1Gilport Lions (12 May 2018) |
| Biggest away win | Gilport Lions 1-7Jwaneng Galaxy (25 April 2018) |
| Highest scoring | Police XI 4-5Black Forest (14 April 2018) |
| Longest winning run | Township Rollers (8) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Township Rollers Orapa United (13) |
| Longest winless run | Gilport Lions (23) |
| Longest losing run | Gilport Lions (7) |
2018–19 → | |
The2017–18Botswana Premier League was the 41st season of theBotswana Premier League, the top-tierfootball league inBotswana, since its establishment in 1978. The season started on 23 September 2017 and finished on 23 May 2018.[1]
Nico United, Green Lovers F.C., and Mahalapye Hotspurs were relegated from the2016–17 Botswana Premier League. They were replaced by three teams promoted from the Botswana First Division, the winners of the Northern groupTAFIC F.C., the winners of the Southern groupSharps Shooting Stars, and playoff winnersUniao Flamengo Santos.[2]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Township Rollers(C, Q) | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 57 | 31 | +26 | 66 | Qualification for2018–19 CAF Champions League |
| 2 | Jwaneng Galaxy | 30 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 54 | 22 | +32 | 62 | |
| 3 | Orapa United | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 44 | 27 | +17 | 52 | |
| 4 | Miscellaneous | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 46 | 37 | +9 | 48 | |
| 5 | Gaborone United | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 51 | 38 | +13 | 45 | |
| 6 | BDF XI | 30 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 40 | 29 | +11 | 42 | |
| 7 | Sharps Shooting Stars | 30 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 43 | 41 | +2 | 42 | |
| 8 | Black Forest | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 41 | |
| 9 | Mochudi Centre Chiefs | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 33 | 41 | −8 | 38 | |
| 10 | Extension Gunners | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 37 | |
| 11 | Sankoyo Bush Bucks | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 31 | 36 | −5 | 35 | |
| 12 | Security Systems | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 36 | −10 | 35 | |
| 13 | Police XI | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 39 | 50 | −11 | 35 | |
| 14 | Tafic(R) | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 25 | 36 | −11 | 34 | |
| 15 | UF Santos(R) | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 43 | −18 | 23 | |
| 16 | Gilport Lions(R) | 30 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 69 | −48 | 11 |