It was played from 28 October 2016 to 1 April 2017 by the top eight teams from the 2015-16 Botswana Premier League.
The winner qualified to represent Botswana in the 2018 CAF Confederation Cup.
The quarterfinals and semifinals were played over two legs both home and away, with only one final in a predetermined venue.
Aggregate score was used to determine the winner of a round.
Where the aggregate score was equal away goals were used to pick out the victor and if those were equal the tied teams went into a penalty shootout.