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. As of 2007,[update] players were eligible to play for the club once they became cadets.[3] In 2016, the club reduced the number of civilian players on the team, citing financial concerns.[4]
BDF XI were founded in 1978, a year after the Botswana Defence Force came into existence.[1] BDF XI have won the Botswana Premier League seven times, most recently in 2004.[5]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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