2019–20 Zambia Super League

The 2019-20 Zambia Super League is the 59th season of the Zambia Super League, the top-tier football league in Zambia. This is the first Super League season that has a new format which conforms with the CAF calendar.[1] The league kicked off on 31 August. Zesco United are the defending champions and KYSA and Kansashi Dynamos are the newly promoted sides into the super league. [2]

Zambia Super League
Season2019–20
ChampionsNkana (13th Title)
RelegatedMufulira Wanderers

Nakambala Leopards

Kabwe YSA
Matches played243
Goals scored491 (2.02 per match)
Top goalscorerJames Chamanga (16 goals)
Biggest home winZanaco 5-1 Nakambala Leopards
Biggest away winKabwe YSA 1-6 Green Eagles
Highest scoringKabwe YSA 1-6 Green Eagles
Longest unbeaten runNkana (8 Matches)
Longest winless runMufulira Wanderers (15 matches)
2019
All statistics correct as of August 29,2020.

On 19 March 2020, the season was temporarily suspended by FAZ due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] On 26 June, after nearly four months of the league's suspension, the FAZ announced that the league would resume on 18 July 2020 behind closed doors. The rescheduled matches would be played first, then the league will fully resume on 1 August 2020 with Round 26 fixtures and is scheduled to be completed on 30 August 2020.[4]

Teams

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Team Location Stadium Capacity
Buildcon FC Ndola Levy Mwanawasa Stadium 49800
Forest Rangers FC Ndola Levy Mwanawasa Stadium 49800
Green Buffaloes FC Lusaka Independence Stadium 30000
Green Eagles FC Lusaka Independence Stadium 30000
Kabwe Warriors FC Kabwe Godfrey Chitalu Stadium 10000
Kabwe YSA F.C. Kabwe Godfrey Chitalu Stadium 10000
Kansanshi Dynamos FC Solwezi Solwezi Stadium 5000
Lumwana Radiants FC Solwezi Lumwana Football Pich 3000
Lusaka Dynamos FC Lusaka Sunset Stadium 5100
Mufulira Wanderers FC Mufulira Shinde Stadium 10000
Nakambala Leopards FC Mazabuka Nakambala Stadium 5000
NAPSA Stars FC Lusaka Nkoloma Stadium 5000
Nkana FC Kitwe Nkana Stadium 10000
Nkwazi FC Lusaka Edwin Imboela Stadium 6000
Power Dynamos FC Kitwe Arthur Davies Stadium 15500
Red Arrows FC Lusaka Nkoloma Stadium 5000
Zanaco FC Lusaka Sunset Stadium 5100
ZESCO United FC Ndola Levy Mwanawasa Stadium 49800

League table

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Pos. TEAM GP W D L GF GC GD Pts.
1. Nkana FC 27 14 8 5 35 18 +17 50
2. Forest Rangers FC 27 14 8 5 32 19 +13 50
3. Green Eagles FC 27 13 9 5 34 19 +15 48
4. NAPSA Stars FC 27 14 6 7 36 22 +14 48
5. ZESCO United FC 27 13 8 6 38 23 +15 47
6. Power Dynamos F.C. 27 12 8 7 34 19 +15 44
7. Zanaco F.C. 27 12 8 7 37 26 +11 44
8. Kabwe Warriors FC 26 12 5 9 29 26 +3 41
9. Lusaka Dynamos FC 27 11 7 9 33 28 +5 40
10. Red Arrows FC 27 11 7 9 26 28 –2 40
11. Green Buffaloes FC 27 10 8 9 28 27 +1 38
12. Nkwazi FC 27 6 14 7 18 20 –2 32
13. Buildcon F.C. 27 8 8 11 29 35 –6 32
14. Lumwana Radiants FC 27 8 7 12 21 22 –1 31
15. Kansanshi Dynamos FC 27 6 10 11 19 24 –5 28
16. Mufulira Wanderers F.C. 27 4 5 18 17 39 -22 17
17. Nakambala Leopards F.C. 27 4 5 18 15 49 -30 17
18. Kabwe Youth Soccer Academy F.C. 27 3 5 19 16 54 -38 14
Champion and 2020-21 CAF Champions League
2020-21 CAF Champions League
2020-21 CAF Confederation Cup
  Relegation to National Division One

Results

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Home \ Away NSFC NKFC BNFC ZNFC KDFC LDFC NWFC RAFC ZUFC KWFC GEFC KYSA FRFC LRFC NLFC PDFC GBFC MWFC
NAPSA Stars 1–0
Nkana 2–0 2–3
Buildcon 1–0
Zanaco 2–0 2–0
Kansanshi Dynamos 1–0 1–0
Lusaka Dynamos 0–1 1–0
Nkwazi 3–2 1–0
Red Arrows 1–0 2–1
ZESCO United 1–0 2–1
Kabwe Warriors 1–0
Green Eagles 1–1 3–2
Kabwe YSA 1–2 2–2
Forest Rangers 2–2 1–1
Lumwana Radiants 0–1
Nakambala Leopards 1–1 0–3
Power Dynamos 2–0
Green Buffaloes 1–0
Mufulira Wanderers 0–2 0–2
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Season statistics

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Top scorers

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No Player Club Goals
1 James Chamanga Power dynamos 16
2 Chris Mugalu Lusaka Dynamoes 15
3 Idris Ilunga Mbombo Nkana F.C. 14

References

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  1. ^ "Zambia Football Current League Tables". Football League Tables Results & Statistics. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  2. ^ Futaa. "Zambia Superleague 2019/2020 season fixtures released". futaa.com. Archived from the original on 22 September 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  3. ^ "FAZ halts Zambia Super League over Coronavirus fears". SuperSport Football. 19 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Zambia Super League back with a bang this weekend". supersport.com. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
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