Lesotho 2023/24


Lesotho Premier League
A-Division
B-Division Promotion Playoffs

Lesotho Premier League

Final Table:

 1.Lioli (Teyateyaneng)              30  20  8  2  49-14  68       Champions
 2.Matlama (Maseru)                  30  19  9  2  52-17  66
 3.Bantu (Mafeteng)                  30  16  9  5  58-22  57  [C]
 4.LMPS (Maseru)                     30  15 10  5  36-16  55
 5.Linare (Hlotse)                   30  15 10  5  34-19  55
 6.LCS (Maseru)                      30  15  8  7  40-25  53
 7.LDF (Maseru)                      30  13  9  8  41-26  48
 8.Lifofane (Botha Bothe)            30  12 10  8  31-31  46
 9.Lijabatho (Morija)                30  10 13  7  31-24  43
10.Liphakoe (Quthing)                30   9  8 13  31-36  35
11.Limkokwing University FC          30   7 10 13  25-29  31  [P]
12.Machokha                          30   4 12 14  29-45  24
15.Manonyane                         30   3 10 17  11-34  19
14.ACE Maseru                        30   3 10 17  19-53  19  [P]
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13.CCX (Hlotse)                      30   5  4 21  15-55  19       Relegated
16.Naughty Boys                      30   2  4 24  19-75  10       Relegated

Round 1
[Oct 7]
Bantu               2-1 Limkokwing Univ.    
Naughty Boys        0-3 Linare              
LMPS                2-0 LDF                 
[Oct 8]
Lijabatho           1-0 CCX                 
ACE Maseru          0-2 Matlama             
Machokha            1-1 Lioli               
Manonyane           0-3 LCS                 
[Oct 11]
Lifofane            3-0 Liphakoe            

Round 2
[Oct 14]
Manonyane           1-0 Naughty Boys        
Limkokwing Univ.    2-2 Machokha            
ACE Maseru          1-3 Bantu               
CCX                 1-2 Linare              
[Oct 15]
Liphakoe            0-1 LMPS                
LCS                 1-1 Lijabatho           
Lioli               1-0 LDF                 
Matlama             2-0 Lifofane            

Round 3
[Oct 21]
Matlama             1-0 Liphakoe            
ACE Maseru          1-0 CCX                 
Manonyane           0-1 Lioli               
Linare              1-1 Lifofane            
[Oct 22]
LMPS                0-0 Lijabatho           
Machokha            2-0 Naughty Boys        
Bantu               3-3 LDF                 
LCS                 3-0 Limkokwing Univ.    

Round 4
[Oct 28]
Liphakoe            0-2 LCS                 
LDF                 3-0 Manonyane           
Lioli               2-0 ACE Maseru          
Linare              0-0 Bantu               
[Oct 29]
Lifofane            0-0 LMPS                
Limkokwing Univ.    2-0 Naughty Boys        
Lijabatho           1-1 Machokha            
CCX                 0-1 Matlama             

Round 5
[Nov 4]
Lioli               2-0 Lifofane            
ACE Maseru          1-1 Limkokwing Univ.    
Manonyane           0-2 Liphakoe            
Naughty Boys        0-2 LMPS                
[Nov 5]
LDF                 0-1 Lijabatho           
Matlama             1-0 LCS                 
Bantu               5-0 CCX                 
Linare              4-2 Machokha            

Round 6
[Nov 11]
Linare              4-1 ACE Maseru          
Machokha            0-3 Bantu               
LDF                 1-2 Matlama             
Lioli               3-1 LCS                 
[Nov 12]
LMPS                1-0 Manonyane           
CCX                 0-2 Limkokwing Univ.    
Lifofane            0-1 Lijabatho           
Liphakoe            1-0 Naughty Boys        

Round 7
[Nov 18]
Naughty Boys        0-2 Lifofane            
Manonyane           1-0 Machokha            
[Nov 19]
ACE Maseru          1-1 LMPS                
Liphakoe            4-0 CCX                 
Limkokwing Univ.    1-2 Lioli               
[Nov 29]
LCS                 1-2 LDF                 
Bantu               1-1 Lijabatho           
Matlama             2-1 Linare              

Round 8
[Nov 25]
Lijabatho           0-0 Manonyane           
CCX                 0-1 Naughty Boys        
Lioli               2-1 Liphakoe            
Machokha            1-2 ACE Maseru          
[Nov 26]
Lifofane            0-2 Bantu               
LDF                 0-1 Limkokwing Univ.    
Linare              0-0 LCS                 
LMPS                1-1 Matlama             

Round 9
[Dec 2]
ACE Maseru          1-1 Lijabatho           
CCX                 0-2 Lioli               
Matlama             2-1 Machokha            
Manonyane           1-1 Lifofane            
[Dec 3]
Liphakoe            0-1 LDF                 
Bantu               7-0 Naughty Boys        
Limkokwing Univ.    0-1 Linare              
LCS                 0-0 LMPS                

Round 10 [Dec 6]
Naughty Boys        0-3 Lioli               
Lijabatho           0-2 Matlama             
Linare              0-1 Liphakoe            
LMPS                1-1 Limkokwing Univ.    
Machokha            0-1 LCS                 
Lifofane            1-0 ACE Maseru          
LDF                 2-0 CCX                 
Bantu               3-0 Manonyane           

Round 11
[Dec 9]
Lijabatho           3-0 Linare              
Lifofane            1-1 LDF                 
Liphakoe            1-1 ACE Maseru          
LCS                 2-0 Naughty Boys        
[Dec 10]
CCX                 1-0 Manonyane           
Lioli               3-1 Bantu               
Limkokwing Univ.    0-0 Matlama             
Machokha            0-0 LMPS                

Round 12
[Dec 16]
LMPS                4-0 CCX                 
Machokha            1-1 Liphakoe            
Linare              0-0 Lioli               
[Dec 17]
Bantu               2-0 Matlama             
Lijabatho           0-0 Limkokwing Univ.    
Lifofane            3-0 LCS                 
Manonyane           1-1 ACE Maseru          
Naughty Boys        0-2 LDF                 

Round 13
[Dec 20]
Liphakoe            2-0 Lijabatho           
Lioli               1-1 LMPS                
LCS                 0-0 Bantu               
Limkokwing Univ.    2-0 Lifofane            
[Dec 21]
ACE Maseru          1-1 Naughty Boys        
CCX                 1-3 Machokha            
Matlama             2-1 Manonyane           
LDF                 1-2 Linare              

Round 14 [Jan 14]
LDF                 2-2 Machokha            
LCS                 2-0 ACE Maseru          
Matlama             6-0 Naughty Boys        
Linare              0-2 LMPS                
Lioli               1-2 Lijabatho           
CCX                 0-1 Lifofane            
Limkokwing Univ.    0-0 Manonyane           
Liphakoe            1-3 Bantu               

Round 15
[Jan 20]
Limkokwing Univ.    0-0 Liphakoe            
Bantu               0-1 LMPS                
LCS                 4-0 CCX                 
Machokha            1-2 Lifofane            
[Jan 21]
Manonyane           0-1 Linare              
Matlama             1-1 Lioli               
Naughty Boys        0-2 Lijabatho           
ACE Maseru          0-3 LDF                 

Halfway Table:

 1.Matlama (Maseru)                  15  11  3  1  25- 8  36
 2.Lioli (Teyateyaneng)              15  10  4  1  25- 9  34
 3.Bantu (Mafeteng)                  15   9  4  2  35-11  31       [C]
 4.LMPS (Maseru)                     15   7  8  0  17- 4  29
 5.LCS (Maseru)                      15   7  4  4  20-10  25
 6.Linare (Hlotse)                   15   7  4  4  19-14  25
 7.Lijabatho (Morija)                15   6  7  2  14- 9  25
 8.Lifofane (Botha Bothe)            15   6  4  5  15-13  22
 9.LDF (Maseru)                      15   6  3  6  21-16  21
10.Limkokwing University FC          15   4  7  4  13-12  19       [P]
11.Liphakoe (Quthing)                15   5  3  7  14-15  18
12.Machokha                          15   2  6  7  17-23  12
13.ACE Maseru                        15   2  6  7  11-24  12       [P]
14.Manonyane                         15   2  4  9   5-19  10
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15.Naughty Boys                      15   1  1 13   2-36   4
16.CCX (Hlotse)                      15   1  0 14   3-33   3

Round 16
[Jan 27]
Limkokwing Univ.    0-1 Bantu               
Liphakoe            1-3 Lifofane            
Linare              0-0 Naughty Boys        
LDF                 0-0 LMPS                
[Jan 28]
CCX                 1-0 Lijabatho           
Matlama             3-0 ACE Maseru          
Lioli               2-0 Machokha            
LCS                 1-0 Manonyane           

Round 17
[Feb 3]
LCS                 4-0 Liphakoe            
LMPS                0-1 Lifofane            
Naughty Boys        0-2 Limkokwing Univ.    
Matlama             4-0 CCX                 
[Feb 4]
Machokha            2-1 Lijabatho           
Manonyane           0-1 LDF                 
Bantu               1-1 Linare              
ACE Maseru          0-2 Lioli               

Round 18
[Feb 10]
Linare              0-1 LDF                 
Manonyane           0-0 Matlama             
Machokha            0-0 CCX                 
Naughty Boys        1-2 ACE Maseru          
[Feb 11]
Bantu               4-0 LCS                 
Lifofane            1-1 Limkokwing Univ.    
Lijabatho           1-1 Liphakoe            
LMPS                0-4 Lioli               

Round 19
[Feb 17]
Liphakoe            0-1 Linare              
Limkokwing Univ.    0-2 LMPS                
LCS                 1-0 Machokha            
CCX                 1-4 LDF                 
[Feb 18]
Lioli               3-1 Naughty Boys        
Matlama             2-0 Lijabatho           
ACE Maseru          1-1 Lifofane            
Manonyane           0-1 Bantu               

Round 20
[Feb 24]
LMPS                1-0 Liphakoe            
LDF                 1-0 Lioli               
Lijabatho           2-0 LCS                 
Lifofane            1-1 Matlama             
Bantu               5-1 ACE Maseru          
[Feb 25]
Linare              1-0 CCX                 
Machokha            4-2 Limkokwing Univ.    
Naughty Boys        2-2 Manonyane           

Round 21
[Mar 2]
Lijabatho           0-0 LMPS                
Naughty Boys        3-0 Machokha            
LDF                 1-1 Bantu               
Limkokwing Univ.    1-1 LCS                 
[Mar 3]
Lifofane            0-2 Linare              
Lioli               2-1 Manonyane           
CCX                 1-0 ACE Maseru          
Liphakoe            1-1 Matlama             

Round 22
[Mar 9]
Manonyane           1-0 LMPS                
Limkokwing Univ.    0-1 CCX                 
Lijabatho           1-2 Lifofane            
Matlama             1-0 LDF                 
[Mar 10]
LCS                 1-1 Lioli               
Naughty Boys        2-2 Liphakoe            
Bantu               3-0 Machokha            
ACE Maseru          0-2 Linare              

Round 23
[Mar 24]
CCX                 0-1 Liphakoe            
LMPS                4-1 ACE Maseru          
Machokha            1-1 Manonyane           
Lioli               1-0 Limkokwing Univ.    
Lifofane            2-1 Naughty Boys        
[Apr 20]
LDF                 0-1 LCS                 
Lijabatho           1-2 Bantu               
[Apr 21]
Linare              0-0 Matlama             

Round 24
[Mar 30]
Matlama             0-3 LMPS                
LCS                 1-1 Linare              
Bantu               1-1 Lifofane            
[Mar 31]
Liphakoe            0-1 Lioli               
Limkokwing Univ.    0-0 LDF                 
ACE Maseru          1-1 Machokha            
Naughty Boys        1-4 CCX                 
Manonyane           0-0 Lijabatho           

Round 25
[Apr 6]
Manonyane           0-2 Limkokwing Univ.    
Lifofane            1-1 CCX                 
Lijabatho           0-0 Lioli               
Bantu               2-2 Liphakoe            
[Apr 7]
Machokha            2-2 LDF                 
Naughty Boys        1-9 Matlama             
LMPS                0-2 Linare              
ACE Maseru          0-1 LCS                 

Round 26
[Apr 13]
LDF                 2-1 Liphakoe            
LMPS                0-1 LCS                 
Naughty Boys        0-1 Bantu               
Linare              1-0 Limkokwing Univ.    
[Apr 14]
Lifofane            1-0 Manonyane           
Machokha            0-1 Matlama             
Lioli               2-0 CCX                 
Lijabatho           2-0 ACE Maseru          

Round 27
[Apr 27]
Liphakoe            1-1 Machokha            
CCX                 0-3 LMPS                
Lioli               0-0 Linare              
Limkokwing Univ.    0-1 Lijabatho           
LDF                 2-0 Naughty Boys        
[Apr 28]
LCS                 0-1 Lifofane            
Matlama             2-1 Bantu               
ACE Maseru          0-0 Manonyane           

Round 28
[May 4]
Matlama             1-0 Limkokwing Univ.    
LMPS                2-0 Machokha            
Manonyane           1-1 CCX                 
ACE Maseru          1-2 Liphakoe            
[May 5]
Bantu               0-1 Lioli               
Naughty Boys        2-3 LCS                 
LDF                 3-0 Lifofane            
Linare              2-2 Lijabatho           

Round 29
[May 11]
Lifofane            0-4 Lioli               
LMPS                3-2 Naughty Boys        
Liphakoe            2-0 Manonyane           
Limkokwing Univ.    3-0 ACE Maseru          
[May 12]
CCX                 0-0 Bantu               
LCS                 1-1 Matlama             
Lijabatho           2-2 LDF                 
Machokha            0-1 Linare              

Round 30 [May 18]
Liphakoe            3-1 Limkokwing Univ.    
LMPS                1-0 Bantu               
CCX                 2-4 LCS                 
Lifofane            1-1 Machokha            
Linare              1-0 Manonyane           
Lioli               1-1 Matlama             
Lijabatho           4-1 Naughty Boys        
LDF                 1-1 ACE Maseru          

Final Table:

 1.Lioli (Teyateyaneng)              30  20  8  2  49-14  68       Champions
 2.Matlama (Maseru)                  30  19  9  2  52-17  66
 3.Bantu (Mafeteng)                  30  16  9  5  58-22  57  [C]
 4.LMPS (Maseru)                     30  15 10  5  36-16  55
 5.Linare (Hlotse)                   30  15 10  5  34-19  55
 6.LCS (Maseru)                      30  15  8  7  40-25  53
 7.LDF (Maseru)                      30  13  9  8  41-26  48
 8.Lifofane (Botha Bothe)            30  12 10  8  31-31  46
 9.Lijabatho (Morija)                30  10 13  7  31-24  43
10.Liphakoe (Quthing)                30   9  8 13  31-36  35
11.Limkokwing University FC          30   7 10 13  25-29  31  [P]
12.Machokha                          30   4 12 14  29-45  24
15.Manonyane                         30   3 10 17  11-34  19
14.ACE Maseru                        30   3 10 17  19-53  19  [P]
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13.CCX (Hlotse)                      30   5  4 21  15-55  19       Relegated
16.Naughty Boys                      30   2  4 24  19-75  10       Relegated


A-Division

Northern Stream | Southern Stream

Northern Stream

Final Table:

 1.Mzamane FC (Mokhotlong)           18  12  4  2  32-12  40                        Promoted
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 2.Maroala FC                        18  11  2  5  28-14  35
 3.Kick4Life Juventude               18   9  5  4  34-23  32  [P]
 4.Lilemela FC                       18   7  5  6  27-26  26
 5.Sehene-hene FC                    18   7  4  7  20-21  25
 6.Butha-Buthe Warriors              18   7  4  7  20-22  25
 7.Lits'ilo FC                       18   5  6  7  23-31  21
 8.Lerotholi Polytechnic             18   5  5  8  18-24  20  [P]
 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 9.Rovers FC                         18   3  4 11   9-22  13                        Relegation Playoff
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10.Galaxy (Hlotse)                   18   3  3 12  16-32   9  [R] [-3]              Relegated

NB: Galaxy 3 points deducted;
    CF RYDO apparently withdrew or were denied a license

Southern Stream

Final Table:

 1.Majantja (Mohale's Hoek)          18  14  2  2  45-11  44                        Promoted
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 2.Qoaling Highlanders FC            18  11  3  4  26-17  36
 3.Members FC                        18   9  5  4  24-15  32
 4.Swallows (Mazenod)                18   8  4  6  25-23  28  [R]
 5.05 United FC                      18   8  3  7  30-28  27  [P]
 6.Quthing LMPS                      18   7  5  6  28-27  26
 7.FC Summit                         18   7  3  8  29-35  24  [P]
 8.Mahlaseli                         18   5  6  7  21-21  21  [P]
 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 9.Qacha's Nek LMPS                  18   3  1 14  20-40  10                        Relegation Playoff
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10.Roma Boys FC                      18   1  2 15  18-49   5                        Relegated

NB: Likhopo and Sefothafotha Young Stars apparently withdrew or were denied a license

A Division Final

[May 19, 2024, Bambatha Ts'ita Sports Arena]
Mzamane             1-1 Majantja            [3-4 pen]

A-Division Top 8 Championship

Quarterfinals
[May 4]
Maroala             3-2 Qoaling Highlanders 
Kick4Life Juventude 2-1 Swallows            
[May 5]
Mzamane             0-1 Members             
Lilemela            0-3 Majantja            

Semifinals [May 11]
Maroala             0-2 Kick4Life Juventude 
Members             2-1 Majantja            

Third Place Match [May 12]
Maroala             2-2 Majantja            [3-5 pen]

Final [May 12]
Kick4Life Juventude 2-4 Members             

Promotion/Relegation Playoff A/B Division

NB: all matches on one day in Thaba-Tseka

[May 25]
Rangers             1-1 Rovers              
Qacha's Nek LMPS    2-1 Rovers              
Rangers             2-3 Qacha's Nek LMPS    

Final Table:

 1.Qacha's Nek LMPS                   2   2  0  0   5- 3   6
 2.Rangers FC (Thaba-Tseka)           2   0  1  1   3- 4   1                        Promoted
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 3.Rovers FC (Maseru)                 2   0  1  1   2- 3   1                        Relegated


B-Division Promotion Playoffs

Central Region
 
[Apr 13]             
FC Eagles           0-0 Ekona Youth SA FC
Ekona Youth SA FC   2-2 Rangers FC  
Rangers FC          0-0 FC Eagles

Final Table:

 1.Rangers FC [Thaba-Tseka]           2   0  2  0   2- 2   2            Qualified for National Promotion Playoffs
 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 2.Ekona Youth SA FC [Maseru]         2   0  2  0   2- 2   2
 3.FC Eagles [Mafeteng]               2   0  2  0   0- 0   2
NB: Rangers qualified after winning a coin toss against Ekona Youth

North Region

[Apr 20]
Black Five          1-1 Blue Birds
Blue Birds          2-5 Two for Joy
Two for Joy         1-0 Black Five

Final Table:

 1.Two for Joy [Leribe]               2   2  0  0   6- 2   6            Qualified for National Promotion Playoffs
 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 2.Black Five [Mokhotlong]            2   0  1  1   1- 2   1
 3.Blue Birds [Berea]                 2   0  1  1   3- 6   1

South Region

[Apr 6]
Moyeni Stars        0-3 Liponono FC  
Sekake Stars        1-0 Moyeni Stars
Liponono FC         1-0 Sekake Stars

Fnal Table:

 1.Liponono [Motshale's Hoek]         2   2  0  0   4- 0   6            Qualified for National Promotion Playoffs
 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 2.Sekake Stars [Qacha's Nek]         2   1  0  1   1- 1   3 
 3.Moyeni Stars [Quthing]             2   0  0  2   0- 4   0

National Promotion Playoffs

NB: apart from the three regional winners listed above, also Lits'elo [Butha Buthe] qualified

Semifinals [Apr 27]
Rangers FC          0-0 Liponono FC         [6-7 pen]
Lits'elo            bt  Two for Joy         

NB: Liponono and Lits'elo promoted to A-Division.

Third Place Match [Apr 28]
Rangers FC          0-0 Two for Joy         [4-3 pen]

NB: Rangers qualified for promotion/relegation playoff


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Thanks to Hans Schöggl

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Author: Karel Stokkermans
Last updated: 13 Oct 2024

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