Jwaneng Galaxy Football Club is a Botswana football club based in Jwaneng. The club currently plays in the Botswana Premier League.
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| Short name | Galaxy | ||
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| Founded | 2014 | ||
| Ground | Galaxy Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 2,000 | ||
| Coach | Morena Ramoreboli [1] | ||
| League | Botswana Premier League | ||
| 2021/2022 | 3rd | ||
Galaxy were founded in 2015 after two local clubs merged: the Jwaneng Comets and the Debswana Youngsters. [2] [3]
Galaxy were promoted to the Botswana Premier League for the first time in 2015, winning the First Division South with a match to spare. [4] [5]
Led by Zambian coach Mike Sithole, Galaxy won the club's first silverware in 2016–17, the Mascom Top 8 Cup, beating Orapa United in extra time in the final. [6] They also finished second in the Botswana Premier League and qualified for the 2018 CAF Confederation Cup. [7] Sitole was fired in November 2017, but Galaxy ended the 2017–18 campaign in second again, only four points off of champions Township Rollers F.C. [8] [7]
Miguel da Costa became the head coach for the 2018–19 campaign after leaving Uganda's Vipers SC. [9]
Under Morena Ramoreboli, Galaxy qualified for the group stages of the African Champions League for the first time in 2021–22. [1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Last update: 24 February 2023
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 2018 | CAF Confederation Cup | PR |  Costa do Sol | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| 2021–22 | CAF Champions League | 1R |  Le Messager DFC 8ème | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 |
| 2R |  Simba | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–3 (a) | ||
| GS |  Espérance de Tunis | 0–3 | 0–4 | 4th | ||
 CR Belouizdad | 1–2 | 1–4 | ||||
| Étoile du Sahel | 1–1 | 2–3 |
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