1925 Apr 19 Mogoditshane Fighters FC (Gaborone) [oldest football club of the country]
194? Tomela Highlanders FC (Kanye)
1950 Gakuto Swallows FC
1959 TAFIC FC (Francistown) [*1] [break away from TAFA FC]
Wonder Sporting Club (Otse) [merged on 28 Jan 2014 with Botswana Police XI FC
into Police FC]
1960 Blue Birds FC (Tonota)
Maletamotse SC (Lobatse)
1961 Township Rollers FC (Gaborone) [*2] [founded as Mighty Reds]
1962 Extension Gunners FC (Lobatse) [founded as LSC Gunners]
Matebele FC (Gaborone)
Miscellaneous SC (Serowe)
Masitaoka FC (Molepolole) [officially registered in 1968]
1963 Mochudi Rovers
1964 Apr 12 Notwane FC (Gaborone) [*3] [as successor of Imperial Red Legs (Mafikeng)]
Prisons FC (Gaborone)
1965 Botswana Railway Highlanders FC (Mahalapye)
Red Sparks FC (Marenzo) [founded as Tlokweng Pirates Football]
1966 Black Peril FC (Tlokweng) [founded as Liverpool FC]
1967 Aug Gaborone United SC
Gantsi Terrors FC
Maun Terrors
1968 Chobe United (Kasane)
1969 Nico United SC (Selebi-Phikwe)
Gilport Lions FC (Lobatse) [founded as Botswana Meat Commission]
1970 Naughty Boys FC (Tlokweng)
Okawango SC (Shakawe)
1972 Chobe United SC
Mochudi Centre Chiefs FC
Red Stars FC (Gumare) [aka Gumare United FC]
Oodi Fast XI
1973 Ghanzi United Farmers FC
1974 Gunston United FC
Mmadinare Giant Aces SC
Oodi Black Aces
1975 Mosquito FC (Selebi-Phikwe) [founded as Black Vultures FC]
Senete United
1976 Black Mamba (Modipane)
1977 Desert Nxau SC (Tsabong)
Morupule Wanderers FC (Palapye)
Police FC (Otse) [merged on 28 Jan 2014 with Wonder Sporting Club]
1978 Botswana Defence Force FC (Gaborone)
Kazangula Young Fighters SC (Rasane)
Marang SC (Gaborone)
Mokatse Mountain Birds
1979 Bobonong Stone Breakers SC
Mosquito FC (Selebi-Phikwe)
Real Movers FC (Gaborone)
Thamaga Swallows SC
1980 Kopang Classic [founded as Top Stars]
Red Lions FC (Selebi-Phikwe)
1981 Broadhurst United FC
Bokaa Young Pirates FC
1982 Gantsi Blue Stars FC
Rovers SC (Ramokgonami)
Swift Masters (Gaborone)
Zowa United SC (Lethlakane)
1983 Delta Winds SC (Maun)
Malo-Mix (Gaborone)
Paymaster Spurs FC
TASC FC (Gaborone) [founded as Army Zebras FC (Gaborone)]
1984 Mar 13 Ferry Wonderers SC (Kasame)
Makgophela Sporting Club
Molepolole City FC (Gaborone) [founded as Sharps Shooting Stars FC (Gaborone)]
Motaung Young Fighters FC [aka Motaung Young Strikers]
Thamaga Black Aces SC
1985 Mochudi Eastern Pirates FC
Mogobane United FC
Moselebe Young Fighters FC (Hukuntsi)
Nkange Invitation XI FC (Gaborone)
1986 Manyane Celtics FC (Thamaga)
Motlakase Power Dynamos FC (Palapye)
1987 Botswana Railway Highlanders FC
Green Lovers FC (Serowe)
Southern Pirates (Kanye)
1989 Letlapeng FC (Ramotswa)
Mahalapye Hotspurs
198? Bokaa Young Pirates
1990 Jan 1 Matebejana FC (Mogoditshane)
City Eagles FC (Gaborone)
Security Systems XI FC (Gaborone) [founded as Rolling Stars FC]
Stonebreakers (Letlhakane)
1991 Gaborone Young Strikers
1992 Jul 22 King Rodgers SC (Tsabong)
Dintorokong Shooting Stars FC (Metsimotlhabe)
Ecco City Greens SC (Francistown)
Gaborone Young Strikers
Gantsi Swallows FC
Sowa United SC
1994 Moeti United SC
1995 Hungry Leopards SC (Maruapula)
1996 FC Satmos (Selebi-Phikwe) [founded as Copper Chiefs FC Selebi-Phikwe]
Sankoyo Bush Bucks FC (Maun)
1997 Etsha Morning Stars FC (Etsha 1) [registered 2012]
1998 Black Forest Magoleng FC (Gaborone)
1999 Ndundu Young Fighters FC (Shakawe)
Siwelele FC (Mmashoro)
2000 Emajwe Real Stars SC (Kang)
Mbalakalungu SC [aka Paras]
2003 The Crowns FC (Gaborone)
Uniao Flamingo Santos FC (Gaborone)
Western Zebras FC
2006 Kanye United
Tonota FC
2008 Springbok FC (Gweta)
2009 Jun 25 Mopani United FC
Jul 9 Gaborone Football Academy [GFA]
Ncojane Young Stars FC
Holy Ghost FC (Gaborone)
2010 Oct Orapa United [merger of Orapa Bucs, Wanderers, Boteti,
Eleven Angels FC (Francistown) White Diamonds and Swallows]
2011 Dec 28 Real Brothers FC
Boikago FC (Gaborone)
Palapye Al Stars FC
2013 BIUST All Stars FC
Mogoditshane CSE
2014 Jwaneng Galaxy FC
2015 Jun 1 Molmas United FC
Chadibe North FC
2016 Desert Buffaloes (Mmadikola)
Lokgwabe United FC
2017 Taung Young Strikers
Majweng SC (Molepolole) [merger of Boribamo United FC and
Gumare United FC New Town Highlanders FC]
Rivergrass United FC (Molapowabojang)
VTM FC (Gaborone)
2018 Peake Makers FC (Paulpietersburg)
2020 Super Stars United (Selebi-Phikwe)
2021 Mosetse FC
Pula Roofing (Matebele)
2022 Bradas Rilly Stars FC (Francistown)
Shakawe Social Club
2023 Royal Stallions SC (Mahalapye)
[*1] TAFIC = Tati African Football Independent Club;
TAFA = Tati African Football Associates
[*2] Mighty Reds changed name to Township Rollers in 1965
[*3] a group of Batswana students formed Imperial Red Legs in Mafikeng (South Africa)
before moving to Gaborones (now Gaborone) and forming Notwane FC
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Last updated: 24 Sep 2026
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