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. 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 Botswana Premier League: 7 1981, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1997, 2002, 2004 Botswana Challenge Cup: 3 1989, 1998, 2004 Botswana Independence Cup: 2 2001, 2002
Performance in CAF competitions CAF Champions League: 2 appearances 1998 – Preliminary Round 2003 – Preliminary Round
African Cup of Champions Clubs: 4 appearances 1982 – First Round 1989 – First Round 1990 – Preliminary Round 1992 – Preliminary Round
CAF Confederation Cup: 2 appearances 2005 – First Round 2015 – Preliminary Round
CAF Cup: 1 appearance 2002 – Second Round
CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 1 appearance 1999 – First Round
Players
Notable people
Louis Setshwane – former international footballer, BDF XI manager (2016–17 season)
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