ZESCO United Football Club (simply often known as ZESCO) is a Zambian professional football club based in

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in Zambia, that competes in the

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, Founded in 1974. The team plays its home matches at the

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. The club is wholly owned and sponsored by the state owned electricity supplier

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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

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n clubs including

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and

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who hold an all time unbeaten home record against non

n opposition. ZESCO United also became the first Zambian Club this century to play against European opposition when they played against

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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

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in Matchday 5 of the Champions' League quarter final group stage. 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

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

Achievements

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: 9 ::2007, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 ::Runner up : 2005, 2009, 2013, 2016 *

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: 6 ::2007, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2019 ::Finalist : 2021 *

Zambian Charity Shield The Zambian Charity Shield officially called Samuel ‘Zoom’ Ndhlovu Charity Shield since 2003 is a season opener match between the champions of the previous Super League season and the holders of the ABSA Cup. If the Super League champions al ...

: 5 ::2007, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2021 *

Zambian Cup According to records from the RSSSF, there were many association football cup competitions organized in Zambia since 1962, some of which are the Independence Cup, the Zambian Challenge Cup (both organized in 1961), the Champion of Champions Cup ( ...

: 1 ::2006 ::Finalist : 2007 *

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: 1 ::2007 * Zambian Division One: 2 ::1980, 2003

Performance in CAF competitions

* CAF Champions League: 9 appearances ::

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– Last 32 :: 2009 – Group stage (Top 8) :: 2011 – Last 16 :: 2015 – Last 32 ::

2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the Impeachment of Dilma Rousseff, impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses duri ...

– Semi-finals ::

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– Group stage (Top 16) ::

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- First Round ::

2020 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global social and economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, worldwide lockdowns and the largest economic recession since the Great Depression in t ...

- Group stage (Top 16) ::

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- Preliminary round * CAF Confederation Cup: 6 appearances :: 2006 – First Round :: 2010 – First Round ::

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– Last 16 ::

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– Second round ::

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– Quarter-finals ::

– Group stage (Top 16)

Players

Current squad

''As of 3 May 2021.''

Former players

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References

External links

* {{Zambian Premier League Football clubs in Zambia Association football clubs established in 1974 Ndola 1974 establishments in Zambia