2016–17 Lesotho Premier League
# 2016–17 Lesotho Premier League

The 2016–17 Lesotho Premier League is the 49th season of top-tier football in Lesotho. The season began on 27 August 2016 and concluded on 6 May 2017. Bantu won their second league title and will represent the Lesotho Premier League in the 2018 CAF Champions League.

The league is comprised 14 teams with the bottom two, Butha-Buthe Warriors and Rovers being 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

| Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity | 2015-16 season |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Bantu FC | Mafeteng | Bantu Stadium | 1,000 | 7th in Lesotho Premier League |
| Butha-Buthe Warriors | 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 | Bantu (C, Q) | 26 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 50 | 13 | +37 | 62 | 2018 CAF Champions League |
| 2 | Lioli | 26 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 49 | 11 | +38 | 60 | |
| 3 | LCS | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 38 | 21 | +17 | 47 | |
| 4 | Kick4Life | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 42 | 28 | +14 | 45 | |
| 5 | Sky Battalion | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 27 | +6 | 41 | |
| 6 | LDF | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 28 | 21 | +7 | 36 | |
| 7 | LMPS | 26 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 23 | 20 | +3 | 36 | |
| 8 | Matlama | 26 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 38 | 25 | +13 | 35 | |
| 9 | Sandawana | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 25 | 29 | −4 | 31 | |
| 10 | Liphakoe | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 33 | −11 | 28 | |
| 11 | Linare | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 35 | 38 | −3 | 27 | |
| 12 | Likhopo | 26 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 38 | −18 | 17 | |
| 13 | Rovers (R) | 26 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 51 | −29 | 17 | Relegation to A Division |
| 14 | Butha-Buthe Warriors (R) | 26 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 88 | −70 | 6 | Relegation to A Division |

* 1 2 LDF and Matlama were each docked 3 points for causing the abandonment of their matches against Bantu and Lioli, respectively.

## Positions by round

* Leader
* Relegation to Lesotho A Division

| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bantu | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Lioli | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| LCS | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Kick4Life | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Sky Battalion | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| LDF | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| LMPS | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
| Matlama | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
| Sandawana | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Liphakoe | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
| Linare | 10 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
| Likhopo | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
| Rovers | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
| Butha-Buthe Warriors | 9 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
