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Organising body | Lesotho Football Association |
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Country | Lesotho |
Confederation | CAF |
Level on pyramid | 2 |
Promotion to | Lesotho Premier League |
Relegation to | Lesotho B-Division Regional Leagues |
Domestic cup(s) | Independence Cup |
Current champions | Machokha FC (1st title) |
Most championships | Arsenal FC (2) |
Website | Website |
The Lesotho A–Division is the second-tier league of football in Lesotho. It operates under the auspices of the Lesotho Football Association.
The league is divided into a Northern Stream and Southern Stream. Teams compete in their own streams during the regular season. The top four teams from each stream then combine for a play-off tournament to determine which club is promoted to the Lesotho Premier League. [1] [2]
Vodacom had been a significant sponsor of the league until 2017. The league was without a sponsor until September 2021 when the Lesotho Post Bank signed a three-year commitment which included naming the league the Lesotho Post Bank League. [3] The final-eight play-offs have been sponsored by Nedbank, a financial services provider from South Africa, since 2019. [4]
Season | Northern | Southern | Grand Champion |
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2008/09 [5] | Maduma FC | Arsenal FC | Arsenal FC |
2009/10 [6] | Maduma FC | Arsenal FC | Arsenal FC |
2010/11 [7] | Mpharane Celtics FC | Majantja FC | Qoaling Highlanders FC |
2011/12 [8] | Unknown | ||
2012/13 [9] | Mphatlalatsane FC | Melele FC | Maduma FC |
2013/14 [10] | Qalo FC | Kick 4 Life FC | Kick 4 Life FC |
2014/15 [11] | Rovers FC | Liphakoe FC | Liphakoe FC |
2015/16 [12] | Unknown | ||
2016/17 [13] | Sefothafotha FC | Majantja FC | Mazenod Swallows FC |
2017/18 [14] | Galaxy FC | Mazenod Swallows FC | Mazenod Swallows FC |
2018/19 [15] | Lifofane FC | Lijabatho FC | Both promoted |
2019/20 [16] | Abandoned because of COVID-19 pandemic | ||
2020–22 [17] | Galaxy FC | Machokha FC | Machokha FC |