2016–17 Lesotho Premier League
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| Season | 2016–17 |
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| Champions | Bantu |
| Relegated | Butha-Buthe Warriors Rovers |
| 2018 CAF Champions League | Bantu |
| Matches played | 182 |
| Goals scored | 443 (2.43 per match) |
| Biggest home win |
Matlama 8-0 Butha-Buthe Warriors (29 January 2017) |
| Biggest away win | Butha-Buthe Warriors 1–6 Bantu (21 January 2017) |
| Highest scoring |
Matlama 8-0 Butha-Buthe Warriors (29 January 2017) |
| Longest winning run |
Bantu Kick4Life LDF Lioli (4) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Bantu (13) |
| Longest winless run | Butha-Buthe Warriors (19) |
| Longest losing run | Butha-Buthe Warriors (10) |
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← 2015–16
2017–18 →
All statistics correct as of 6 May 2017.
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2016 CAF Champions League or 2016 CAF Confederation Cup |
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| Relegation to Lesotho A Division |
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.
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.
Updated to games played on 6 May 2017.
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.
1LDF and Matlama were each docked 3 points for causing the abandonment of their matches against Bantu and Lioli, respectively.
Last updated: 6 May 2017
Source: Soccerway
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