Botswana FA Challenge Cup

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Botswana FA Challenge Cup
Founded1968;57 years ago (1968)
RegionBotswana
Number of teams48
Qualifier for CAF Confederation Cup
Current champions Jwaneng Galaxy (2025) (2nd title)
Most successful club(s) Gaborone United (9 titles)
Soccerball current event.svg 2025 Botswana FA Cup

The FA Challenge Cup, currently known as the Orange FA Cup or Orange Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the premier club football tournament in Botswana. Started in 1968 and first played as the Lions Cup, the tournament is based on the idea of giving lower league and amateur teams a chance to compete with top flight teams. It is based on the English FA Cup, which has become known for "giant killings" (lower league teams defeating top flight.

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History

The tournament was started in 1968 as the Lions Cup. This name stayed in place until 1992 when the tournament was sponsored by Coca-Cola and was known as the Coca-Cola Cup. The tournament was known as the Coca-Cola Cup until the sponsorship deal expired in 2012. However, it was not played for six years due to lack of sponsors. In 2018 it was sponsored by Orange and was renamed the Orange FA Cup or Orange Cup.

Sponsorship

The tournament was first sponsored in 1992. Below is a list of all the sponsors to date:

Format

Initially the tournament was played by a total of 64 teams. The tournament began with the qualifying rounds featuring Botswana Division One teams. Only 32 Division One teams progressed and faced off in the extra preliminary round, with the winners playing against the top 16 Botswana First Division teams in the preliminary round. Botswana Premier League teams entered directly in the first round (the round of 32) to face the winners of the preliminary round. On 3 December 2018 it was announced that the tournament would now be played by 48 teams. The premier league sides automatically qualify for the round of 32 whereas the top eight finishers from either First Division league face off with 16 Division One teams from regional playoffs. From the round of 32 onwards teams are not seeded. Games which end in a draw after 90 minutes plus added time are subject to extra time and penalties if necessary. The winner walks away with P700 000 ($70 000) and also qualifies to play in the CAF Confederation Cup, the African equivalent of the UEFA Europa League.

Past finals

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Results by team

TitlesClub
9 Gaborone United
6 Township Rollers
4 Notwane
3 Botswana Defence Force XI
Mogoditshane Fighters
Extension Gunners
2TASC
Mochudi Centre Chiefs
Jwaneng Galaxy
1 Uniao Flamengo Santos
TAFIC
Police
Botswana Meat Commission FC
Orapa United

Manager records

SeasonWinnerManager
1999 Mogoditshane Fighters Flag of Botswana.svg David Bright
2000 Mogoditshane Fighters Flag of Botswana.svg David Bright
2002 TAFIC Flag of Botswana.svg Ntime Ntime
2005 Township Rollers Flag of Botswana.svg Joseph Panene
2010 Township Rollers Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Rahman Gumbo
2011 Extension Gunners Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Maxwell Moyo
2012 Gaborone United Flag of Botswana.svg Philemon Makhwengwe
2019 Orapa United Flag of Botswana.svg Mogomotsi Mpote
2020 Gaborone United Flag of Botswana.svg Innocent Morapedi
2022 Gaborone United Flag of Botswana.svg Innocent Morapedi
2023 Gaborone United Flag of Botswana.svg Pontsho Moloi
2024 Jwaneng Galaxy Flag of South Africa.svg Morena Ramoreboli
2025 Jwaneng Galaxy Ulster Banner.svg Sean Connor [3]

References

  1. ↑ FA Cup to return next season
  2. ↑ http://www.orange.co.bw/personal/1/633/orange-fa-cup-final---orange-botswana-9783.html [ dead link ]
  3. 1 2 Dube, Mthokozisi (2025-06-14). "Ex-Spurs coach Connor claims first trophy in Botswana". FARPost. Retrieved 2025-06-14.
  4. ↑ "Botswana Cup Winners". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2025-06-14.
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