Lesotho 1999

Castle Premier League

Round  Apr 17,18
Arsenal         2-0     Matlama
LPS             0-0     Roaring Lions
Liphakoe        3-2     LDF 
NUL Rovers      1-2     Linare 
Lioli           3-4     Bantu

Round Jun 12,13 
Matlama         0-3     Linare 
Arsenal         2-1     LPS
Rovers          abd     Bantu

Table: 
 1.LDF (Maseru)                23  
 2.Arsenal (Maseru)            20
 3.Linare (Leribe)             19
 4.Bantu (Mafeteng)            19 
 5.Liphakoe (Quthing)
 6.Roaring Lions (Maputsoe)
 7.LPS (Maseru)                10
 8.NUL Rovers (Roma)           10 
 9.Lioli (Teyateyaneng)         8
10.Matlama (Maseru)             7
  
NB: two more clubs, Lerotholi and LMPS, take part

NB: LPS abbreviate Lesotho Prison Service
    LDF abbreviates Lesotho Defence Force
    LMPS abbreviates Lesotho Mounted Police Services

Arsenal         n/p     LPS       [LPS dns]

Round 10
Matlama         1-0     Liphakoe
Bantu           5-1     Arsenal
LDF             3-0     NUL Rovers
LPS             2-0     Lioli
Roaring Lions   2-2     Linare

Round 11 [Jul 18]
Arsenal         2-0     Lioli   
Linare          0-0     Matlama
LDF             0-0     LMPS
Roaring Lions   0-2     LPS
NUL Rovers      2-2     Lerotholi

Matlama is last.

[Jul 24] 
Arsenal         2-1     Roaring Lions   
Matlama         bt      Lioli
LDF             2-2     LPS
LMPS            0-0     Lerotholi
Liphakoe        0-0     Linare
Bantu           0-0     NUL Rovers
[Jul 25]
Matlama         0-1     LDF

Table (date unclear):

 1.LDF (Maseru)                29
 2.Linare (Leribe)             26
 3.Arsenal (Maseru)            25
 4.LMPS (Maseru)               25
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 5.Bantu (Mafeteng)            21
 6.Lerotholi Polytechnic       18
 6.Liphakoe (Quthing)          18
 7.Roaring Lions (Maputsoe)    17
 8.Matlama (Maseru)            15
10.NUL Rovers (Roma)           14
11.Lioli (Teyateyaneng)        13

NB: LPS missing from table

[Jul 31, Aug 1] 
LDF             abd     Bantu          [abd at 3-0]
LMPS            2-0     Roaring Lions
Matlama         0-3     LPS 
Roma Rovers     0-1     Liphakoe
Linare          1-0     Arsenal
Lerotholi       3-1     Lioli

Lioli is one but last, Matlama last.

[Aug 7,8]
Leribe          1-1     Linare
Lioli           1-3     Liphakoe
Liphakoe        2-1     LMPS
Bantu           0-1     Lerotholi 
Matlama         1-1     Arsenal
LPS             3-1     Linare  
LDF             2-0     Roaring Lions
  
Current leader: LDF

[Aug 9,10]
Roaring Lions   0-2     LDF
Arsenal         0-0     Bantu
Linare          1-1     NUL Rovers     
Lioli           1-3     Liphakoe
Liphakoe        2-1     LMPS
Bantu           0-1     Lerotholi
Matlama         1-1     Arsenal 
LPS             3-1     Linare

[Aug 21] 
Liphakoe        2-2     Arsenal 
Lerotholi       0-2     LDF
  
[Sep 5]  
Arsenal         1-1     LPS
Matlama         2-1     Bantu
LIphakoe        1-1     Lerotholi  
Lioli           1-1     NUL Rovers 
Linare          2-0     LMPS
  
[Sep 6]  
NUL Rovers      0-0     Matlama 
Lerotholi       1-1     Linare  
Arsenal         1-0     LMPS
LDF             3-0     Liphakoe

[Sep 11,12]
LPS             2-1     Bantu
Matlama         2-0     LMPS
Roaring Lions   3-2     Lerotholi
LDF             1-0     Arsenal

[Sep 19?]
NUL Rovers      1-4     LMPS
LPS             2-2     Liphakoe
Lerotholi       2-2     Arsenal
LDF             0-2     Linare 

Independence Cup [Oct 1999]
(Championship Playoff)

Arsenal      2-0 LMPS
Linare       2-1 LDF
LDF          3-0 LMPS
Arsenal      1-0 Linare
Linare       3-1 LMPS
LDF          3-0 Arsenal
  [Majara Masupha-2, Motheo Mohapi]

Final Table:

 1.LDF (Maseru)       3  2  0  1  7- 2  6 [Lesotho Defence Force]
 2.Linare (Leribe)    3  2  0  1  5- 3  6
 3.Arsenal (Maseru)   3  2  0  1  3- 3  6
 4.LMPS (Maseru)      3  0  0  3  1- 8  0

LDF will play African Champions' Cup 2000,
Linare CWC.

Relegated: Lioli (Teyateyaneng) 

Promotion/Relegation Playoffs:

[Jan 15]
NUL Rovers     1-1    Balefe
[Jan 22] 
Balefe         0-2    NUL Rovers 

[NUL Rovers Roma were one but last in the Premier League, 
 Balefe Mokhotlong runners-up in Division A behind Manonyane (Maseru)]

NB: since then, the FA has ordered the playoffs to be repeated.

1998

2000

list of champions

list of cup winners


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Author: Hans Schöggl
Last updated: 19 Apr 2003

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