2016–17 Lesotho Premier League

Lesotho Premier League
Season 2016–17
Matches played 81
Goals scored 184 (2.27 per match)
Biggest home win
Biggest away win
Highest scoring Linare 6-1 Butha-Buthe Warriors
(13 November 2016)
Longest winning run Lioli (5)
Longest unbeaten run Bantu
Matlama (7)
Longest winless run Butha-Buthe Warriors (12)
Longest losing run Butha-Buthe Warriors
Likhopo (6)
← 2015–16
2017–18 →

All statistics correct as of 27 November 2016.

The 2016–17 Lesotho Premier League is the 49th season of top-tier football in Lesotho. The season began on 27 August 2016. Lioli are the defending champions, coming off their second straight title and fifth overall.

The league is comprised 14 teams, the bottom two of which will be relegated to the 2017-18 A Division.

Teams

A total of 14 teams will contest the league, including 12 sides from the 2015–16 season and two promoted from the 2015–16 A Division, Butha-Buthe Warriors and Sky Battalion. On the other hand, Likila United and Mphatlalatsane were the last two teams of the 2015–16 season and will play in A Division for the 2016-17 season. Lioli are the defending champions from the 2015–16 season.

Stadiums and locations

Warriors
Battalion
Locations of the 2016–17 Lesotho Premier League teams
Team Home city Stadium Capacity 2015-16 season
Bantu FC Mafeteng Bantu Stadium 1,000 7th in Lesotho Premier League
Butha-Buthe Warriors FC Butha-Buthe Butha-Buthe Field 1,000 A Division
Kick4Life FC Maseru Old Europa Ground 1,000 6th in Lesotho Premier League
Lesotho Correctional Services FC Maseru LCS-Field 3,000 3rd in Lesotho Premier League
Lesotho Defence Force FC Maseru Ratjomose Stadium 1,000 8th in Lesotho Premier League
Lesotho Mounted Police Service FC Maseru PTC Ground Europa 1,000 9th in Lesotho Premier League
FC Likhopo Maseru LCS-Field 3,000 5th in Lesotho Premier League
Linare FC Maputsoe Maputsoe DiFA Stadium 3,000 10th in Lesotho Premier League
Lioli FC Teyateyaneng Lioli Football Stadium 1,000 Lesotho Premier League Champions
Liphakoe FC Quthing Liphakoe Stadium 1,000 11th in Lesotho Premier League
Matlama FC Maseru Pitso Ground 3,000 2nd in Lesotho Premier League
Roma Rovers FC Roma Machabeng Stadium 2,000 12th in Lesotho Premier League
Sandawana FC Maputsoe Maputsoe DiFA Stadium 3,000 4th in Lesotho Premier League
Sky Battalion FC Mohale's Hoek A Division

League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Lioli 12 9 1 2 27 7 +20 28 2018 CAF Champions League
2 Kick4Life 12 8 2 2 24 13 +11 26
3 Bantu 10 6 3 1 15 4 +11 21
4 Matlama 11 5 5 1 16 7 +9 20
5 LMPS 12 5 5 2 10 6 +4 20
6 LCS 12 5 4 3 14 13 +1 19
7 Sky Battalion 11 5 3 3 11 8 +3 18
8 Liphakoe 12 4 3 5 12 13 1 15
9 LDF 11 3 5 3 8 9 1 14
10 Sandawana 12 2 7 3 10 11 1 13
11 Linare 12 3 3 6 19 21 2 12
12 Rovers 12 2 2 8 8 22 14 8
13 Likhopo 11 1 1 9 4 17 13 4 Relegation to A Division
14 Butha-Buthe Warriors 12 0 2 10 6 33 27 2

Updated to games played on 27 November 2016.
Source: soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Positions by round

Leader
2016 CAF Champions League
or 2016 CAF Confederation Cup
Relegation to Ligue 2
Team ╲ Round 1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
Lioli 10 8 5 4 3 1 2 3 2 1 1 1
Kick4Life 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 2
Bantu 1 2 2 3 4 4 4 2 3 3 5 3
Matlama 3 5 8 7 8 8 5 4 4 4 3 4
LMPS 4 6 4 2 1 3 3 6 6 7 7 5
LCS 10 7 6 6 6 7 8 9 10 6 4 6
Sky Battalion 4 3 7 8 5 5 6 5 5 5 6 7
Liphakoe 4 3 3 5 7 6 7 8 7 8 8 8
LDF 7 9 9 9 9 9 9 7 8 9 9 9
Sandawana 7 9 10 11 12 12 10 10 9 10 10 10
Linare 10 11 13 10 10 10 11 13 11 11 11 11
Rovers 13 12 11 13 13 13 13 11 12 12 12 12
Likhopo 14 13 12 12 11 11 12 12 13 13 13 13
Butha-Buthe Warriors 9 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14

Last updated: 27 November 2015
Source: Soccerway

References

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