Although it is the poorest in terms of organisation and remuneration, it consists of more teams than the Premier League and First Division.
Division One is split into 17 regional leagues consisting of 6 to 17 teams to ease fixture congestion and reduce financial strain on economically struggling clubs, .
At the end of each campaign, the 17 regional champions qualify for and contest the Botswana Division One playoffs.
The winners of each block are then promoted to either the First Division North or South depending on their geographical location (the north and east blocks feed the First Division North, whereas the south and west blocks feed the First Division South).
[2] Prior to this, the four block winners had to compete in a secondary playoff, which saw the number of promoted teams reduced to just two.