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Botswana Women's Championship
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Founded1999; 27 years ago (1999)
CountryBotswana
ConfederationCAF
Number of clubs20
Level on pyramid1
International cup(s)COSAFA Women's Champions League
CAF Women's Champions League
Current championsGaborone United Ladies (3rd title)
(2025–26)
Most championshipsDouble Action Ladies
(14 titles)
Websitewww.bfa.co.bw

The Botswana Women's Championship is the highest level of league competition for women's football in Botswana. It is the women's equivalent of the men's Botswana Premier League.

From the 2021 season the champion qualifies for the COSAFA Women's Champions League.[1]

History

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After several years of inactivity, the competition was revived in 2021 with sponsorship from the Diamond Trading Company. In the 2021–22 season, Double Action Ladies secured the title by defeating the Mexican Girls 4–2 in the final.[2]

During the 2022–23 season, Double Action Ladies retained the championship, recording a 1–0 victory over Gaborone United Ladies in the final.[3]

In the 2023–24 season, Gaborone United Ladies claimed their first championship, achieving an emphatic 8–1 win over Tawana Top Girls in the final.[4]

New league format: 2025–2026

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The BH National Women’s First Division League National Championship is contested using a two‑stream format, comprising the Northern Stream and Southern Stream. Each stream conducts its own league phase, with the respective stream winners advancing to the national final to determine the overall champion. The introduction of this format was supported by FIFA funding amounting to $289,000 (P4 million).[5]

In the 2025–26 season, Gaborone United Ladies, champions of the Southern Stream, defeated the Northern Stream winners Orapa United 5–1 in the championship final to claim the national title.[6][7]

Champions

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The list of champions and runners-up:

Year Champions Runners-up
1999 Double Action
2000 Double Action
2001 Double Action
2002–2005 Not held
2005–2006 Double Action
2006–2007 Double Action
2007–2008 Double Action Untouchable
2008–2009 Double Action Unknown
2009–2010 Double Action Township Rollers
2010–2011 Double Action Township Rollers
2011–2012 Double Action Township Rollers
2012–2013 Double Action Township Rollers
2013–2014 Double Action Unknown
2014–2015 Township Rollers Double Action
2015–2016 Township Rollers Double Action
2017–2021 Not held
2021–2022[2] Double Action Mexican Girls
2022–2023[3] Double Action Gaborone United
2023–2024[4] Gaborone United Tawana Top Girls
2024–2025 Gaborone United Double Action
2025–2026[6] Gaborone United Orapa United

References

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  1. ↑ "Botswana - List of Women Champions". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Double Action beat Mexican Girls 4-2 to win DTC Botswana TOP 8 Championship » TheVoiceBW". TheVoiceBW. 2022-06-21. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
  3. 1 2 Boranabi, Kabelo (2023-07-11). "Double delight!". Mmegi Online. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
  4. 1 2 Boranabi, Kabelo (2024-07-09). "GU make history with DTCB Women's Championship win". Mmegi Online. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
  5. ↑ Boranabi, Kabelo (2025-09-05). "Women's League start unclear despite P5.3m funding". Mmegi Online. Retrieved 2026-08-22.
  6. 1 2 Boranabi, Kabelo (2026-06-09). "Red Roses bloom to historic Three-Peat". Mmegi Online. Retrieved 2026-08-22.
  7. ↑ Boranabi, Kabelo (2026-06-12). "Orapa targets reinforcements after near-miss". Mmegi Online. Retrieved 2026-08-22.
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