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ZESCO United Football Club (simply often known as ZESCO) is a Zambian professional football club based in Ndola, that competes in the Zambia Super League. Founded in 1974, the team plays its home matches at the Levy Mwanawasa Stadium.

The club is wholly owned and sponsored by the state owned electricity supplier ZESCO.[1]

History and records

ZESCO United was founded in 1974. They became the first Zambian club to qualify for the CAF Champions League group stage in 2009. ZESCO United are one of only 3 Zambian clubs including Nkana and Green Buffaloes who hold an all time unbeaten home record against non Zambian opposition.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". ZESCO United also became the first Zambian Club in the 21st century to play against European opposition when they played against Zenit Saint Petersburg in Abu Dhabi in 2008.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

They reached their first ever semi finals of the CAF African Champions League after a 2–2 draw away to Egyptian league champions Al Ahly in Matchday 5 of the 2016 CAF Champions' League quarter final group stage.[2]

They extended their all time unbeaten home record against non Zambian teams to 26 games on Saturday, 17 September 2016, after a 2–1 home win against South African league champions Mamelodi Sundowns in the CAF Champions League.[3]

The club also created history by being the first Zambian club to sign Asian players, with Kosuke Nakamachi from Japan.

Stadium

Before mid-2012, ZESCO United played its home games at the Trade Fair grounds in the industrial area of Ndola.[4][5][6] After the Levy Mwanawasa Stadium opened in June 2012,[7] ZESCO United shifted to playing its home games at the new stadium.[8] The Trade Fair grounds remain a venue for ZESCO United to host matches when they need an alternative venue from the Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, such as when the stadium has scheduled maintenance works.[8][9][10][11]

Achievements

2007, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021
Runner up : 2005, 2009, 2013, 2016, 2022, 2023
2006
Finalist : 2007
2007, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2021
2007, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2019, 2025
Finalist : 2021
2007
1980, 2003

Performance in CAF competitions

2008 – last 32
2009 – group stage (top 8)
2011 – last 16
2015 – last 32
2016 – semi-finals
2018 – group stage (top 16)
2019 – first round
2020 – group stage (top 16)
2022 – preliminary round
2006 – first round
2010 – first round
2013 – last 16
2014 – second round
2017 – quarter-finals
2019 – group stage (top 16)

Players

Current squad

As of 3 May 2021.

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No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Template:Fba/core Jacob Banda (captain)
2 DF Template:Fba/core Solomon Sakala
3 DF Template:Fba/core Fackson Kapumbu
4 MF Template:Fba/core Edward Tembo
5 DF Template:Country data DRC Marcel Kalonda
6 DF Template:Fba/core Simon Silwimba
10 FW Template:Fba/core Winston Kalengo
11 MF Template:Fba/core John Ching'andu
14 DF Template:Fba/core Adrian Chama
16 GK Template:Fba/core Dieudonné Ntibahezwa
17 MF Template:Fba/core Logic Ching'andu
18 MF Template:Fba/core Kondwani Mtonga
20 MF Template:Fba/core Thabani Kamusoko
21 DF Template:Fba/core Daut Musekwa
22 MF Template:Fba/core Mwape Mwelwa
No. Pos. Nation Player
25 FW Template:Fba/core Jesse Were
26 DF Template:Fba/core Mwila Phiri
27 DF Template:Fba/core Clement Mwape
28 GK Template:Fba/core Lameck Nyangu
30 DF Template:Fba/core Samson Banda
— GK Template:Fba/core Toaster Nsabata
— GK Template:Fba/core Ian Otieno
— DF Template:Fba/core Donashano Malama
— DF Template:Fba/core Bernard Mapili
— MF Template:Fba/core Kelvin Kampamba
— MF Template:Fba/core Bruce Musakanya
— MF Template:Fba/core Tafadzwa Rusike
— FW Template:Fba/core Chitiya Mususu
— FW Template:Fba/core John Makwata

Former players

References

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External links

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