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| champions = [[Chobe United FC|Chobe United]] ('''[[Chobe Regional Football Association Division One League|CHORFA Division One]]''')<br>[[Maun United Terrors FC|Maun United Terrors]] ('''[[Nhabe Regional Football Association Division One League|NRFA Division One]]''')<br>[[Diamond Chiefs FC|Diamond Chiefs]] ('''[[Boteti Regional Football Association Division One League|BORFA Division One]]''')<br>[[Tonota FC|Tonota]] ('''[[Francistown Regional Football Association Division One League|FRAFA Division One]]''')<br>[[Peacemakers FC|Peacemakers]] ('''[[Selebi Phikwe Regional Football Association Division One League|SPRFA Division One]]''')<br>[[Tsabotlhe FC|Tsabotlhe]] ('''[[Central North Regional Football Association Division One League|CNRFA Division One]]''')<br>[[FC Palapye|Palapye]] ('''[[Tswapong Regional Football Association Division One League|TRFA Division One]]''')<br>[[Santa Green FC|Santa Green]] ('''[[Central South Regional Football Association Division One League|CSRFA Division One]]''')<br>[[Masitaoka SC|Masitaoka]] ('''[[Kweneng Regional Football Association Division One League|Kweneng Division One]]''')<br>[[Bokaa Young Pirates FC|Bokaa Young Pirates]] ('''[[Kgatleng Regional Football Association Division One League|Kgatleng Division One]]''')<br>[[Taung Young Strikers FC|Taung Young Strikers]] ('''[[South Regional Football Association Division One League|SOFA Division One]]''')<br>[[Holy Ghost FC|Holy Ghost]] ('''[[Gaborone Regional Football Association Division One League|GRFA Division One]]''')<br>[[Kanye United FC|Kanye United]] ('''[[South East Regional Football Association Division One League|SERFA Division One]]''')<br>[[King Rodgers FC|King Rodgers]] ('''[[Tsabong Regional Football Association Division One League|Tsabong Division One]]''')<br>[[Kang United FC|Kang United]] ('''[[Kgalagadi Central Regional Football Association Division One League|KCRFA Division One]]''')<br>[[Moselebe Young Fighters FC|Moselebe Young Fighters]] ('''[[Hukuntsi Regional Football Association Division One League|HRFA Division One]]''')<br>[[Ncojane Young Stars FC|Ncojane Young Stars]] ('''[[Ghanzi Regional Football Association Division One League|Ghanzi Division One]]''') |
| champions = [[Chobe United FC|Chobe United]] ('''[[Chobe Regional Football Association Division One League|CHORFA Division One]]''')<br>[[Maun United Terrors FC|Maun United Terrors]] ('''[[Nhabe Regional Football Association Division One League|NRFA Division One]]''')<br>[[Diamond Chiefs FC|Diamond Chiefs]] ('''[[Boteti Regional Football Association Division One League|BORFA Division One]]''')<br>[[Tonota FC|Tonota]] ('''[[Francistown Regional Football Association Division One League|FRAFA Division One]]''')<br>[[Peacemakers FC|Peacemakers]] ('''[[Selebi Phikwe Regional Football Association Division One League|SPRFA Division One]]''')<br>[[Tsabotlhe FC|Tsabotlhe]] ('''[[Central North Regional Football Association Division One League|CNRFA Division One]]''')<br>[[FC Palapye|Palapye]] ('''[[Tswapong Regional Football Association Division One League|TRFA Division One]]''')<br>[[Santa Green FC|Santa Green]] ('''[[Central South Regional Football Association Division One League|CSRFA Division One]]''')<br>[[Masitaoka SC|Masitaoka]] ('''[[Kweneng Regional Football Association Division One League|Kweneng Division One]]''')<br>[[Bokaa Young Pirates FC|Bokaa Young Pirates]] ('''[[Kgatleng Regional Football Association Division One League|Kgatleng Division One]]''')<br>[[Taung Young Strikers FC|Taung Young Strikers]] ('''[[South Regional Football Association Division One League|SOFA Division One]]''')<br>[[Holy Ghost FC|Holy Ghost]] ('''[[Gaborone Regional Football Association Division One League|GRFA Division One]]''')<br>[[Kanye United FC|Kanye United]] ('''[[South East Regional Football Association Division One League|SERFA Division One]]''')<br>[[King Rodgers FC|King Rodgers]] ('''[[Tsabong Regional Football Association Division One League|Tsabong Division One]]''')<br>[[Kang United FC|Kang United]] ('''[[Kgalagadi Central Regional Football Association Division One League|KCRFA Division One]]''')<br>[[Moselebe Young Fighters FC|Moselebe Young Fighters]] ('''[[Hukuntsi Regional Football Association Division One League|HRFA Division One]]''')<br>[[Ncojane Young Stars FC|Ncojane Young Stars]] ('''[[Ghanzi Regional Football Association Division One League|Ghanzi Division One]]''') |
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The '''Botswana Division One''', also known as the '''Second Division''', is the third tier of professional football in Botswana. Although it is the poorest in terms of organisation and remuneration, it consists of more teams than both the [[Botswana Premier League|Premier League]] and First Division. The top scorer this season is striker, Giles Benson with a goal tally of 17 goals this season. |
The '''Botswana Division One''', also known as the '''Second Division''', is the third tier of professional football in Botswana. Although it is the poorest in terms of organisation and remuneration, it consists of more teams than both the [[Botswana Premier League|Premier League]] and First Division. The top scorer this season is striker, Giles Benson with a goal tally of 17 goals this season. |
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==League structure== |
==League structure== |
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For ease of fixture congestion and reduction of financial strain on economically struggling clubs, Division One is split into 17 regional leagues consisting of 6 to 17 teams.<ref>[https://allafrica.com/stories/201805110178.html]</ref> Each of these regional leagues is run by a localised football association under the overall management of the [[Botswana Football Association|BFA]] and follows the Botswana football calendar from August to May. |
For ease of fixture congestion and reduction of financial strain on economically struggling clubs, Division One is split into 17 regional leagues consisting of 6 to 17 teams.<ref>[https://allafrica.com/stories/201805110178.html]</ref> Each of these regional leagues is run by a localised football association under the overall management of the [[Botswana Football Association|BFA]] and follows the Botswana football calendar from August to May. |
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==Current members== |
==Current members== |
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Gies "Short Child" Benson |
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==References== |
==References== |
Revision as of 08:48, 18 March 2021
The Botswana Division One, also known as the Second Division, is the third tier of professional football in Botswana. Although it is the poorest in terms of organisation and remuneration, it consists of more teams than both the Premier League and First Division. The top scorer this season is striker, Giles Benson with a goal tally of 17 goals this season.
League structure
For ease of fixture congestion and reduction of financial strain on economically struggling clubs, Division One is split into 17 regional leagues consisting of 6 to 17 teams.[1] Each of these regional leagues is run by a localised football association under the overall management of the BFA and follows the Botswana football calendar from August to May. At the end of each campaign the 17 regional champions qualify for and contest the Botswana Division One playoffs. The winners of each block are then promoted to either the First Division North or South depending on their geographical location (the north and east blocks feed the First Division North whereas the south and west blocks feed the First Division South).[2] Prior to this the four block winners had to compete in a secondary playoff which saw the number of promoted teams reduced to just two. However, that format was abandoned in 2015 after mass complaints by teams.[3]