1968 Gaborone United
1969 not known
1970 Gaborone United
1971-77 not known
1978 Gaborone United (or Notwane FC (Gaborone)?)
1979 Township Rollers (Gaborone)
Lions Cup
1980-82 not known
1983 Police 3-2 Mochudi Centre Chiefs
1984 Gaborone United
1985 Gaborone United
1986 Nico United (Selebi Phikwe) bt Gaborone United
1987 Nico United (Selebi Phikwe)
1988 Extension Gunners (Lobatse)
1989 Botswana Defence Force XI (Gaborone)
1990 Gaborone United
1991* TASC (Francistown) 3-2 Botswana Defence Force XI (Gaborone) [also reported 2-1]
1991* Mochudi Centre Chiefs bt LCS Gunners
Coca Cola Cup
1992 Extension Gunners (Lobatse) 2-1 TAFIC (Francistown) [also reported 3-2]
1993 Township Rollers (Gaborone) 4-1 Gaborone United
1994 Township Rollers (Gaborone) 2-0 Extension Gunners (Lobatse)
1995 PG Notwane (Gaborone) 3-1 Botswana Defence Force XI (Gaborone)
1996 Township Rollers (Gaborone) 2-0 Botswana Meat Commission (Lobatse)
1997 PG Notwane (Gaborone) 2-0 Mokgosi Young Fighters
1998 Botswana Defence Force XI (Gaborone) 1-0 Jwaneng Comets
1999 Mogoditshane Fighters (Gaborone) 3-0 FC Satmos (Selebi-Phikwe)
2000 Mogoditshane Fighters (Gaborone) 1-1 Gaborone United [5-4 pen]
2001 TASC (Francistown) 2-0 Extension Gunners (Lobatse)
2002 Tafic GF (Francistown) 0-0 TASC (Francistown) [6-5 pen]
2003 Mogoditshane Fighters (Gaborone) 1-0 Township Rollers
2004 Botswana Defence Force XI (Gaborone) 2-1 Mogoditshane Fighters
2005 Township Rollers (Gaborone) 3-1 Botswana Defence Force [aet]
2006 Notwane (Gaborone) 2-1 Botswana Defence Force XI (Gaborone)
2007 Botswana Meat Commission (Lobatse) 1-1 ECCO City Greens [aet, 6-5 pen]
2008 Mochudi Centre Chiefs 5-2 Uniao Flamengo Santos (Gaborone)
2009 Uniao Flamingo Santos 1-1 Botswana Defence Force XI (Gaborone) [4-2 pen]
2010 Township Rollers (Gaborone) 3-1 Mochudi Centre Chiefs
2011 Extension Gunners (Lobatse) 3-1 Motlakase (Palapye)
2012 Gaborone United 0-0 Mochudi Centre Chiefs [4-2 pen]
2013-18 not played
2019 Orapa United 3-0 Township Rollers (Gaborone)
2020 Gaborone United 3-0 Masitaoka (Molepolole) [final 11 Dec 2021]
2022 Gaborone United 2-1 Security Systems (Otse)
2023 Gaborone United 1-0 Orapa United
2024 Jwaneng Galaxy 2-1 Orapa United
NB: tournament sponsored by Coca Cola since 1992;
* 2 Lions Cup finals are reported for 1991; possibly one was for a 1990/91
season, the other for a (transitional?) 1991 season
Number of Titles (40 known)
10 Gaborone United
6 Township Rollers (Gaborone)
3 Botswana Defence Force XI (Gaborone)
Extension Gunners CS (Lobatse)
Mogoditshane Fighters (Gaborone)
Notwane (Gaborone)
2 Mochudi Centre Chiefs (Gaborone)
Nico United (Selebi Phikwe)
TASC (Francistown)
1 Botswana Meat Commission (Lobatse)
Jwaneng Galaxy
Orapa United
Police FC (Otse)
Tafic GF (Francistown)
Uniao Flamingo Santos (Gabane)
Number of Known League-and-Cup Doubles (14)
3 Gaborone United [1970, 1990, 2022]
3 Mogoditshane Fighters [1999, 2000, 2003]
3 Township Rollers [1979, 2005, 2010]
2 Botswana Defence Force XI [1989, 2004]
1 Extension Gunners [1992]
1 Jwaneng Galaxy [2024]
1 Mochudi Centre Chiefs [2008]
2011/12 Township Rollers (Gaborone) 3-1 ECCO City Greens (Francistown) 2012/13 Gaborone United 2-1 Botswana Defence Force XI (Gaborone) 2013/14 Botswana Defence Force XI (Gaborone) 1-1 Township Rollers (Gaborone) [5-4 pen] 2014/15 Gaborone United 2-1 Township Rollers (Gaborone) 2015/16 Orapa United 3-1 Township Rollers (Gaborone) [aet] 2016/17 Jwaneng Galaxy 4-3 Orapa United [aet] 2017/18 Township Rollers 4-2 Orapa United 2018/19 Jwaneng Galaxy 2-0 Gaborone United 2019/20 Orapa United 1-1 Township Rollers (Gaborone) [4-3 pen] NB: the 2011/12 edition was the first Number of Wins (9; lost finals between square brackets) 2 [ 4] Township Rollers (Gaborone) 2 [ 2] Orapa United 2 [ 1] Gaborone United 2 Jwaneng Galaxy 1 [ 1] Botswana Defence Force XI (Gaborone) [ 1] ECCO City Greens (Francistown)
Orange Kabelano Charity Cup
1996 Extension Gunners (Lobatse)
1997 Mochudi Centre Chiefs
1998 Extension Gunners (Lobatse)
1999-00 not played
2001 Extension Gunners (Lobatse)
2002 Township Rollers (Gaborone) 1-0 Notwane (Gaborone)
2003 Gaborone United
2004 Township Rollers (Gaborone) 1-0 Extension Gunners (Lobatse)
2005 Mochudi Centre Chiefs 2-0 Lobtrans Gunners (Lobatse)
2006 Township Rollers (Gaborone) 4-2 Notwane (Gaborone)
2007 Notwane (Gaborone) 3-1 Mochudi Centre Chiefs [aet]
2008 Mochudi Centre Chiefs 2-0 ECCO City Greens
2009-12 not known
Barclays Kabelano Charity Cup
2013 Mochudi Centre Chiefs 2-0 Extension Gunners (Lobatse)
2014 Township Rollers 1-1 Mochudi Centre Chiefs [6-5 pen]
2015-17 not played
BTC Charity Cup
2018 Gaborone United 1-1 Township Rollers [5-4 pen]
NB: the 1996 edition was the first; participation in this one-day event
is decided by invitation or by a public vote
1991 Township Rollers (Gaborone) bt Gaborone United 1992 Township Rollers (Gaborone) 1994 Township Rollers (Gaborone) NB: now defunct, only Rollers' wins known
1978 Gaborone United
1979 Gaborone United
1980 Gaborone United
1981 Gaborone United
1982 not known
1983 not known
1984 Gaborone United
1985 Gaborone United
1986 not known
1987 Township Rollers bt Gaborone United
1988 not known
1989 Extension Gunners
1990 not known
1991 not known
1992 Gaborone United
1993 Gaborone United
1994 Notwane
1995 Notwane
1996-99 not known
2000 Mogoditshane Fighters 3-1 Centre Chiefs
2001 BDF 4-1 Police
2002 BDF 2-0 Jwaneng Comets
2003 Notwane 2-0 BMC
2004 Notwane 2-1 BDF
2005-09 not held
NB: tournament called President Day Cup up to and including 2000;
when Notwane won the tournament in 1994 it was their first major success since 1976
Francistown Independence Cup
2006 ECCO City 2-1 TAFIC [aet]
2007 Great North Tigers 3-2 ECCO City
2008 not known
2009 ECCO City 6-2 Tiny Rockies
2010 ECCO City 4-0 Dot Com
2012 TAFIC drw Great North Tigers [4-2 pen]
2013 ECCO City Greens 3-1 Amakhosi
NB: 2009 edition was the 43rd
Gaborone United additionally won the following cups: Gaborone Fitness Centre Tournament: 1984 City Day Cup: 1993 Gaborone Sun Challenge Cup: 1994 Supreme Cup: 1995
Sources: [Oli 95], [Ric 99], [Tra 02], http://www.geocities.com/thekisoet/gaboroneunited.htm.
With thanks to Erlan Manaschev
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