Lesotho Premier League

Lesotho Premier League
abbreviation	LPL
Association	Lesotho Football Association
First edition	1970
Teams	14th
master	Matlama FC (2019)
Record champions	Matlama FC (10 ×)
Qualification for	CAF Champions League CAF Confederation Cup
↓ Lesotho Second Division

Roma Rovers first division game in Roma (1990)

The Lesotho Premier League is the top division of the Lesotho National Football Association .

The record champions are Matlama FC from the capital Maseru with ten titles.

Sponsors

Since 2002 the league has had the following sponsor names:

• 2002–2009: Buddie Premier League (Econet Telecom Lesotho)
• 2009–2017: Vodacom Premier League (Vodacom Lesotho)
• since 2017: Econet Premier League (Econet Telecom Lesotho)

Current season

In the 2018/19 season, the following 14 teams took part in the game:

• Bantu FC , Mafeteng (champions)
• Galaxy , pilot
• Kick4Life FC , Maseru
• Lesotho Correctional Services FC , Maseru
• Lesotho Defense Force FC , Maseru
• Lesotho Mounted Police Service FC , Maseru
• Likhopo FC , Maseru
• Linare FC , pilot
• Lioli FC , Teyateyaneng
• Liphakoe FC , Quthing
• Matlama FC , Maseru
• Majantja FC , Mohale's Hoek
• Sefothafotha FC , Mabote, Berea
• Swallows , Mazenod

Matlama became champion before Bantu, Galaxy and Majantja were relegated.

List of Masters

1969: Matlama FC (Maseru) 1970: Maseru United 1971: Majantja FC (Mohale's Hoek) 1972: Police (Maseru) 1973: Linare FC (Leribe) 1974: Matlama FC (Maseru) 1975: Maseru FC 1976: Maseru United 1977: Matlama FC (Maseru) 1978: Matlama FC (Maseru) 1979: Linare FC (Leribe) 1980: Linare FC (Leribe) 1981: Maseru Brothers 1982: Matlama FC (Maseru) 1983: Lesotho Paramilitary Forces (Maseru) 1984: Lesotho Paramilitary Forces (Maseru) 1985: Lioli (Teyateyaneng)

1986: Matlama FC (Maseru) 1987: Royal Lesotho Defense Force (Maseru) 1988: Matlama FC (Maseru) 1989: Arsenal (Maseru) 1990: Royal Lesotho Defense Force (Maseru) 1991: Arsenal (Maseru) 1992: Matlama FC (Maseru) 1993: Arsenal (Maseru) 1994: Royal Lesotho Defense Force (Maseru) 1995: Majantja FC (Mohale's Hoek) 1996: Roma Rovers FC (Roma) 1997: Royal Lesotho Defense Force (Maseru) 1998: Royal Lesotho Defense Force (Maseru) 1999: Royal Lesotho Defense Force (Maseru) 2000: Lesotho Prisons Service (Maseru) 2001: Lesotho Defense Force (Maseru) 2002: Lesotho Prisons Service (Maseru)

2003: Matlama FC (Maseru) 2004: Lesotho Defense Force (Maseru) 2005: Likhopo FC (Maseru) 2006: Likhopo FC (Maseru) 2007: Lesotho Correctional Services (Maseru) 2008: Lesotho Correctional Services (Maseru) 2009: Lioli (Teyateyaneng) 2010: Matlama FC (Maseru) 2011: Lesotho Correctional Services (Maseru) 2012: Lesotho Correctional Services (Maseru) 2013: Lioli (Teyateyaneng) 2014: Bantu FC (Mafeteng) 2015: Lioli (Teyateyaneng) 2016: Lioli (Teyateyaneng) 2017: Bantu FC (Mafeteng) 2018: Bantu FC (Mafeteng) 2019: Matlama FC (Maseru)

The Premier League was founded in 1970, the 1969 title is not official.

See also

• List of the highest national soccer divisions
• Football in Lesotho

Web links

• Final table and results for the 2017/18 season
• Final table and results of the 2018/19 season

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Season 2018/2019 rsssf.com (English), accessed on July 24, 2019