2019–20 Zambian 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
Matches played221
Goals scored447 (2.02 per match)
Top goalscorerJames Chamanga
Jesse Jackson Were
(11 goals each)
← 2019
2020–21 →
All statistics correct as of May 30,2020.

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
Solwezi teams:
Kansanshi Dynamos FC
Lumwana Radiants FC
Kabwe teams:
Kabwe Warriors FC
Kabwe YSA
Mufulira Wanderers
Nakambala Leopards
Kitwe teams:
Nkana
Power Dynamos
Ndola
Lusaka
Ndola teams:
Buildcon FC
Forest Rangers FC
ZESCO United
Lusaka teams:
Green Buffaloes FC
Green Eagles FC
Lusaka Dynamos
NAPSA Stars
Nkwazi FC
Red Arrows
Zanaco
Locations of the 2019–20 Zambian Super League teams


Team Location Stadium Capacity
Buildcon FCNdolaLevy Mwanawasa Stadium49800
Forest Rangers FCNdolaLevy Mwanawasa Stadium49800
Green Buffaloes FCLusakaIndependence Stadium30000
Green Eagles FCLusakaIndependence Stadium30000
Kabwe Warriors FCKabweGodfrey Chitalu Stadium10000
Kabwe YSA F.C.KabweGodfrey Chitalu Stadium10000
Kansanshi Dynamos FCSolweziSolwezi Stadium5000
Lumwana Radiants FCSolweziLumwana Football Pich3000
Lusaka Dynamos FCLusakaSunset Stadium5100
Mufulira Wanderers FCMufuliraShinde Stadium10000
Nakambala Leopards FCMazabukaNakambala Stadium5000
NAPSA Stars FCLusakaNkoloma Stadium5000
Nkana FCKitweNkana Stadium10000
Nkwazi FCLusakaEdwin Imboela Stadium6000
Power Dynamos FCKitweArthur Davies Stadium15500
Red Arrows FCLusakaNkoloma Stadium5000
Zanaco FCLusakaSunset Stadium5100
ZESCO United FCNdolaLevy Mwanawasa Stadium49800

League table
Pos. Equipo PJ PG PE PP GF GC DG Pts.
1.Nkana FC2714853518+1750
2.Forest Rangers FC2714763222+1049
3.Green Eagles FC2713953419+1548
4.NAPSA Stars FC2714673622+1448
5.ZESCO United FC2713863823+1547
6.Zanaco FC2713774026+1446
7.Power Dynamos FC2611873119+1241
8.Kabwe Warriors FC2612592926+341
9.Lusaka Dynamos FC2711793328+540
10.Red Arrows FC2711792628–240
11.Green Buffaloes FC269892527–235
12.Nkwazi FC2761471820–232
13.Buildcon FC2788112935–632
14.Lumwana Radiants FC2787122122–131
15.Kansanshi Dynamos FC27610111924–528
16.Nakambala Leopards FC2745181545–3017
17.Mufulira Wanderers FC2635181439–2514
18.Kabwe Youth SA2535171651–3514
Champion and 2020-21 CAF Champions League
2020-21 CAF Champions League
2020-21 CAF Confederation Cup
Relegation to Zambian Division One

Results
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

Top scorers
No Player Club Goals
1 James Chamanga Red Arrows 11
Jesse Jackson Were Zesco United FC
3 Zikru Adams Forest Rangers 10
Baba Basile Lusaka Dynamos
Idris Ilunga Mbombo Nkana
6 Jimmy Ndhlovu Kabwe Warriors 9
Rodgers Kola Zanaco
8 Kennedy Musonda Power Dynamos 8
9 Winston Kalengo Zesco United FC 7
10 Daniel Chama Kabwe Youth Soccer Academy 6
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References
  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. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  3. "FAZ halts Zambia Super League over Coronavirus fears". SuperSport Football. 19 March 2020.
  4. "Zambia Super League to resume on July 18 without fans". Africa.cgtn.com. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
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