[1] Participants in the first edition of the league included Tlokweng Pirates, Notwane, Black Peril, Queens Park Rangers and a team from Ngwaketse district.
In the 2006–07 season, Ecco City Greens made history by becoming the first team from the north to lift the lucrative competition.
The league has continued to grow in leaps and bounds as shown by the increasing number of foreign players in the BPL.
Some top players from mainly Zimbabwe like Arnold Chaka, Master Masitara, Elvis Meleka, Mandla Sibanda, Sageby Sandaka and Tendai Ndoro have ditched the Zimbabwean PSL for the BPL in recent years.
Recently Namibian stars like Jerome Luis and Benson Shilongo arrived in Botswana in search of the Pula.
[citation needed] The Botswana Football League as of July 2023 announced plans to reduce the amount of teams from 16 to 12.
[citation needed] In 2013 there was major excitement when South African broadcasting giant entered the local market.