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ZESCO United Football Club (simply often known as ZESCO) is a Zambian professional football club based in Ndola in Zambia, that competes in the Zambia Super League, Founded in 1974. The team plays its home matches at the Levy Mwanawasa Stadium.
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| Full name | ZESCO United Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Zega Mambo, Team Ya Ziko | ||
| Short name | Zesco | ||
| Founded | 1 January 1974 | ||
| Stadium | Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola | ||
| Capacity | 49,800 | ||
| Owner | ZESCO | ||
| Chairman | Richard Mulenga | ||
| Manager | Mumamba Numba | ||
| League | Zambia Super League | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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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 African 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. ZESCO United also became the first Zambian Club this century to play against European opposition when they played against Zenit Saint Petersburg in Abu Dhabi in 2008.
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 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 African Champions League.[3]
The club also created history by being the first Zambian club to sign Asian players, with Kosuke Nakamachi from Japan.
Achievements
- Zambian Premier League: 9
- 2007, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021
- Runner up : 2005, 2009, 2013, 2016
- ABSA Cup: 6
- 2007, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2019
- Finalist : 2021
- Zambian Charity Shield: 5
- 2007, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2021
- Zambian Cup: 1
- 2006
- Finalist : 2007
- Zambian Coca-Cola Cup: 1
- 2007
- Zambian Division One: 2
- 1980, 2003
Performance in CAF competitions
- CAF Champions League: 9 appearances
- 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
- CAF Confederation Cup: 6 appearances
- 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.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Former players
References
- "Zesco Utd embrace big bus theory". Lusaka Times. 2013-05-27. Retrieved 2013-11-17.
- "Africa: Success Story Coming From Zambian Club Zesco Utd in African Club Championship".
- "Puncherello Chama gives his analysis of Zesco's win over Sundowns in the African Champions League semi-final 1st leg".
- "A Malayan tiger in Zambia: 'My name is Marcel Kalonda, and I am Malaysian'". footballpink.net.
- "FAM ends Marcel Kalonda links after documentation snag". goal.com.
External links
На других языках
[de] ZESCO United
Der ZESCO United Football Club ist ein Fußballverein aus der sambischen Stadt Ndola, der in der Zambian Premier League, der höchsten Spielklasse des Landes spielt.- [en] ZESCO United F.C.
[es] ZESCO United Football Club
El Zambia Electricity Supply Corporation United Football Club (en español: Club de Fútbol de la Corporación de Suministro Eléctrico de Zambia Unida), conocido simplemente como ZESCO United, es un club de fútbol de la ciudad de Ndola, Zambia, que juega en la Primera División de Zambia, la liga de fútbol principal en el país. El club fue fundado en 1974 y disputa sus partidos como local en el estadio Levy Mwanawasa, un moderno estadio inaugurado en 2012 y que cuenta con una capacidad para 49 800 espectadores sentados. El club es propiedad de la empresa estatal eléctrica ZESCO.[1][ru] ЗЕСКО Юнайтед
«ЗЕСКО Юнайтед» (англ. ZESCO United Football Club) — замбийский футбольный клуб из Ндолы. Выступает в Премьер-лиге Замбии. Домашние матчи проводит на стадионе «Даг Хаммаршёльд», вмещающем 18 000 зрителей.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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