Botswana Defence Force XI Football Club is a football club from Botswana based in Mogoditshane and playing home games in Gaborone. It is the club of the Botswana Defence Force, composed mostly of military players. As of 2007,[update] players were eligible to play for the club once they became cadets. In 2016, the club reduced the number of civilian players on the team, citing financial concerns.

History

BDF XI were founded in 1978, a year after the Botswana Defence Force came into existence. BDF XI have won the Botswana Premier League seven times, most recently in 2004.

Honours

1981, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1997, 2002, 2004

1989, 1998, 2004

  • Botswana Independence Cup: 2

2001, 2002

Performance in CAF competitions

1998 – Preliminary Round 2003 – Preliminary Round

1982 – First Round 1989 – First Round 1990 – Preliminary Round 1992 – Preliminary Round

2005 – First Round 2015 – Preliminary Round

2002 – Second Round

1999 – First Round

Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
No. Pos. Nation Player — DF BOT Mompati Thuma — MF BOT Patrick Motsepe — MF BOT Ogomoditse BauleniNo. Pos. Nation Player — FW BOT Mokgathi Mokgathi — FW BOT Ofentse Mmipi
—DFBOTMompati Thuma
—MFBOTPatrick Motsepe
—MFBOTOgomoditse Bauleni
No.Pos.NationPlayer
—FWBOTMokgathi Mokgathi
—FWBOTOfentse Mmipi

Notable people

  • Louis Setshwane – former international footballer, BDF XI manager (2016–17 season)