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 | ||
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History edit
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]
Botswana Premier League edit
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]
African competition edit
Under Morena Ramoreboli, Galaxy qualified for the group stages of the African Champions League for the first time in 2021–22.[1]
Honours edit
League edit
- Botswana Premier League
- Champions (2): 2020, 2023
- Runners-up (3): 2017, 2018, 2019
- Botswana First Division South
- Champion (1): 2015
Cups edit
Players edit
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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CAF competitions record edit
Last update: 24 February 2023
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 2018 | CAF Confederation Cup | PR |  Costa do Sol
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0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| 2021–22 | CAF Champions League | 1R |  Le Messager DFC 8ème
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2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 |
| 2R |  Simba
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0–2 | 3–1 | 3–3 (a) | ||
| GS |  Espérance de Tunis
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0–3 | 0–4 | 4th | ||
 CR Belouizdad
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1–2 | 1–4 | ||||
| Étoile du Sahel
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1–1 | 2–3 |
- Notes
- PR: Preliminary round
- 1R: First round
- 2Q: Second qualifying round
- GS: Group stage
References edit
- ^ a b "Ramoreboli credits Pitso for success in Botswana". SowetanLIVE. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ "Jwaneng welcomes Galaxy FC". www.dailynews.gov.bw. 3 September 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
- ^ "About Us". Jwaneng Galaxy FC. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
- ^ "Galaxy, Miscellaneous promoted to the premier league :: Mmegi Online".
- ^ "Reference at allafrica.com".
- ^ "Jwaneng Galaxy are Mascom Top8 season 6 Champions – Botswana Youth Magazine".
- ^ a b "Reference at www.thegazette.news".
- ^ "Jwaneng Galaxy Fires Coach Over Poor Results – Botswana Youth Magazine".
- ^ "Former Vipers head coach Da Costa lands job in Botswana".
- ^ "Sesinyi-Inspired Galaxy Sweep Ostriches".