ESCOM United is a

Malawi Malawi (; or aláwi Tumbuka: ''Malaŵi''), officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northeast ...

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club based in

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. The club was

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from the

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in 2012–13.

History

ESCOM United was founded in 1992 after a merger between two club from Lilongwe and Blantyre of the same company ''Electricity Supply Commission''. ''The Electricians'', won their first league title in 2007 with one point difference in the last day of the season after

MTL Wanderers Mighty Mukuru Wanderers Football Club is a Malawian football club based in Blantyre. They currently play in Malawi's TNM Super League. History The Mighty Mukuru Wanderers FC is one of the most successful teams in the Malawi Premier Division, ...

, who was leading the table, lost home with

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and ''Super Escom'' has won at

Big Bullets FC Nyasa Big Bullets is a Malawian professional association football club based in Blantyre, currently playing in the TNM Super League, the top division of Malawian football. The club was formerly known as Bata Bullets, Total Big Bullets and Bakili ...

Honours

Super League of Malawi Super League of Malawi, also known as the TNM Super League for sponsorship reasons, is the top football division in Malawi. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Malawi Regional Football Leagues. Mal ...

: * Winners (2): 2007, 2010–11 * ''Runner-up (2):'' 2009–10, 2011–12

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* ''Runner-up (1):'' 2007 Malawi Carlsberg Cup * ''Runner-up (2):'' 2001, 2012 Chibuku Cup * ''Runner-up (1):'' 1999 Press Cup/Castle Cup * ''Runner-up (1):'' 1998 President Cup * ''Runner-up (1):'' 2008–09

Performance in CAF competitions

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: ::

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– withdrew in Preliminary Round

References

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