EPAC United Football Club was a Malawian football (soccer) club based in

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and played its home matches at the 25,000 capacity

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. The club played eight seasons in the

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, the top division of Malawian football.

History

The club was founded in 1995 as Pakeeza FC and played in the Regional Football Leagues of Malawi. In the 2007 season, Pakeeza won the Central Region Football League, the Second Division of Malawi and promoted for the first time to

. Pakeeza finished thirteenth the first season in the Super League spared from relegation, after the

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decided to disbanded Eagle Beaks Lilongwe. In July 2009, the club was renamed as EPAC United ''(Electrical Power and Accessories Contractors United)'' and finished on thirteen place at the end of the 2009–10 season relegated to Second Division. EPAC United returned to the Malawi top flight league at the end of the 2010–11 Second Division season, winning the Central Region Football League. Returned to the Super League, EPAC finished sixth in the 2011–12 season, but the follows seasons were disappointing for "Njenjete", occupying ninth position on the 2012–13 season and eleven in the next four seasons (

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and

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). In 2017, EPAC United ceded the

place to Civil Service United which relegated at the end of the 2016 season.

Honours

Central Region Football League *Winners (2): 2007, 2010–11 *Runners-up (1): 2006

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:EPAC United Defunct football clubs in Malawi Football clubs in Malawi Lilongwe