The 2020 FA Challenge Cup was the 47th edition of the FA Challenge Cup, Botswana's premier football knockout tournament. It was sponsored by Orange and was known as the Orange FA Cup or Orange FA Cup Season 2 for sponsorship reasons. It started with the preliminary round on the weekend of 14 December 2019 and concluded with the final on 11 December 2021.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Botswana |
| Dates | 14 December 2019 – 11 December 2021 |
| Defending champions | Orapa United |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Gaborone United (7th title) |
| Runner-up | Masitaoka |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 47 |
| Goals scored | 102 (2.17 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Kekaetswe Moloi (3 goals) |
| Best player | Thatayaone Kgamanyane |
Orapa United were the defending champions but were eliminated by Gaborone United in the round of 16.[1]
Qualifying rounds edit
All 16 Premier League teams automatically qualified to the round of 32. The top 8 teams from First Division South and top 8 from First Division North had to go through the preliminary round and were joined by the 16 regional champions.[2] Winners of this round qualified for the round of 32.
Preliminary round edit
The preliminary round draw took place on 23 January 2019. The draw was seeded into two, namely the northern and southern blocks. Southern block games were played on 16 and 17 February while northern block games were played on 23 and 24 February.
Southern block
| Date | Home | Score | Away | Ground |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 February | Jwaneng Fighters | 0-0
(3-1 pen.) |
Digodi | Mankgodi Show Grounds |
| 16 February | Holy Ghost | 0-1 | Tlokweng Red Sparks | Tlokweng VDC Grounds |
| 16 February | Blue Stars | 1-5 | Notwane | Tshane Prisons Grounds |
| 16 February | Black Peril | 5-1 | Mogoditshane Fighters | Tlokweng VDC Grounds |
| 16 February | Sand Diamonds | 0-0
(4-3 pen.) |
Motaung Young Fighters | Tshane Prisons Grounds |
| 17 February | Broadhurst United | 0-1 | Atlanta Chiefs | Mochudi Rovers Grounds |
| 17 February | Mochudi Rovers | 0-0
(10-11 pen.) |
Prisons XI | Mochudi Rovers Grounds |
| 17 February | Black Rangers | 3-1 | King Rodgers | Tsabong VDC Grounds |
[3] Northern block
| Date | Home | Score | Away | Ground |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 February | Great North Tigers | 4-3 | Eleven Angels | Francistown City Council Stadium |
| 23 February | Motlakase Power Dynamos | 1-1
(7-8) |
Peacemakers | Bobonong Show Grounds |
| 23 February | Calendar Stars | 1-1
(4-3) |
Maun Terrors | Francistown City Council Stadium |
| 23 February | Kazungula Young Fighters | 0-0
(7-6) |
White Diamonds | Kasane Prisons Grounds |
| 23 February | Palapye All Stars | 2-2
(1-3) |
Sua Flamingos | Phikwe United Grounds |
| 23 February | Santa Green | 3-2 | Morupule Wanderers | Phikwe United Grounds |
| 24 February | BR Highlanders | 4-0 | Green Lovers | Serowe Sports Council Stadium |
| 24 February | Nico United | 3-1 | Tsabotlhe | Serowe Sports Council Stadium |
Round of 32 edit
The round of 32 draw was conducted on 18 January 2020.[4] It was not seeded. King Rodgers, Tsabotlhe, and Tonota from Division One were the lowest ranked teams still in the competition.
| Date | Home | Score | Away | Ground |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 February | King Rodgers | 0-2 | Jwaneng Fighters | |
| Mogoditshane Fighters | 1-5 | Orapa United | ||
| Masitaoka | 2-1 | Sankoyo Bush Bucks | ||
| Uniao Flamengo Santos | 0-1 | Mochudi Rovers | ||
| Mochudi Centre Chiefs | 3-4 | MR Highlanders | ||
| Prisons XI Gaborone | 1-1
(6-5) |
Tsabotlhe | ||
| Miscellaneous | 0-2 | Jwaneng Galaxy | ||
| Tonota FC | 0-6 | Township Rollers | ||
| Diamond Chiefs | 0-0
(5-4) |
Extension Gunners | ||
| Motlakase Power Dynamos | 0-0
(4-5) |
Broadhurst United | ||
| Morupule Wanderers | 1-1
(4-5) |
Notwane | ||
| Security Systems | 0-0
(5-6) |
BDF XI | ||
| Gaborone United | 2-0 | Black Forest | ||
| Matebejana | 0-2 | Calendar Stars | ||
| Sua Flamingos | 1-0 | Molepolole City Stars | ||
| Police XI | 2-1 | Eleven Angels |
Round of 16 edit
The round of 16 draw was conducted on 4 April 2019. It was not seeded. Jwaneng Fighters, Sand Diamonds and Kazungula Young Fighters from Division One are the lowest ranked teams still in the competition.
| Date | Home | Score | Away | Ground |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 March | Notwane | 2-0 | BDF XI | |
| 13 March | Orapa United | 3-4 | Gaborone United | Itekeng Stadium[6] |
| 13 March | Mochudi Rovers | 0-2 | Jwaneng Galaxy | |
| 14 March | Sua Flamingos | 0-1 | Township Rollers | |
| 14 March | Police XI | 1-3 | Prisons XI | |
| 14 March | Diamond Chiefs | 0-1 | Masitaoka | |
| 15 March | Broadhurst United | 0-0
(2-3) |
MR Highlanders | |
| 15 March | Calendar Stars | 2-1 | Jwaneng Fighters |
References edit
- ^ "Orange FA Cup".
- ^ "FA Cup launched". Botswana FA. 3 December 2018.
- ^ "Orange FA Cup Off To Blazing Start". The Monitor. 18 February 2019.
- ^ Anastacia Sibanda (20 January 2020). "Botswana: FA Cup Draw to Benefit Low Division Teams". allAfrica. Gaborone.
- ^ "Botswana 2019/20".
- ^ "Can Piro stop Teenage?". 13 March 2020.