Zambian national soccer team
Nickname (s) | Chipolopolo | |||
Association |
Football Association of Zambia |
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confederacy | CAF | |||
Head coach | Milutin Sredojević (since 2020) | |||
captain | Rainford Kalaba | |||
Record scorer | Godfrey Chitalu (79) | |||
Record player | Kennedy Mweene (121) | |||
Home stadium |
Independence Stadium Levy Mwanawasa Stadium |
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FIFA code | ZAM | |||
FIFA rank | 88. (1279 points) (as of July 16, 2020) |
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statistics | ||||
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First international match Zambia 1-0 Tanzania ( Zomba , Malawi ; July 3, 1964 )
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Biggest win Zambia 9-0 Kenya ( Lilongwe , Malawi ; November 13, 1978 )
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Biggest defeats Zambia 1:10 DR Congo ( Zambia ; November 22, 1969 ) Belgium 9: 0 Zambia ( Brussels , Belgium ; June 3, 1994 )
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Successes in tournaments | ||||
African Championship | ||||
Participation in the finals | 17 ( first : 1974 ) | |||
Best results | African Champion 2012 | |||
(As of November 19, 2019) |
The Zambian national soccer team is the soccer team of the African state of Zambia . It is also called Chipolopolo ("the bullets") and is controlled by the Zambian Football Association . The team first took part in the World Cup qualifications for the 1970 World Cup, but has never qualified. In 2012 , the team achieved their greatest success to date by winning the African Championship . By winning the title, Zambia was able to climb 28 places in the FIFA world rankings , reaching 43rd place in February 2012 and thus back to the top 50 for the first time since February 2001.
history
On April 27, 1993, 18 players, the national coach and several association officials died in a plane crash off the coast of Gabon . The team was on the way to a World Cup qualifier in Senegal (→ main article: Air accident involving the DHC-5 Buffalo AF-319 of the Zambian Air Force ). The then newly formed team failed in the end very narrowly in qualifying for the 1994 World Cup to Morocco . A draw would have been enough, but they lost 1-0. At the Africa Cup that followed in 1994, however, Zambia's best result up to then in this competition was achieved (together with 1974) and came second. In 1996 they finished third again before disappearing into the African mediocrity. On February 12, 2012, Zambia became African champions for the first time in Libreville, near which the plane crash had occurred 19 years earlier: In the final of the tournament, the Zambian team defeated Ivory Coast with an 8: 7 (0: 0) on penalties.
Tournaments
Olympic games
1900 to 1968 | not participated |
1972 in Munich | not qualified |
1976 in Montreal | qualified, but withdrawn due to the boycott of the African states |
1980 in Moscow | Preliminary round (qualifies as a replacement for Ghana) |
1984 in Los Angeles | not qualified |
1988 in Seoul | Quarterfinals (defeat against the West German Olympic team) |
After 1988 the senior national team stopped taking part in the Olympic Games and the qualifying games. An Olympic team has not yet qualified.
World Championship
In qualifying for the World Cup in Brazil , Zambia met Ghana , Sudan and Lesotho in the group stage . The decision about winning the group was made in the last game, which Zambia lost 2-1 in Ghana and thus finished second in the group behind Ghana, which meant that qualification was missed.
African Championship
- 1957 to 1968 - no participation
- 1970 - did not qualify
- 1972 - did not qualify
- 1974 - 2nd place
- 1976 - did not qualify
- 1978 - 3rd place preliminary round
- 1980 - did not qualify
- 1982 - 3rd place
- 1984 - did not qualify
- 1986 - Preliminary round 4th place
- 1988 - Participation withdrawn
- 1990 - 3rd place
- 1992 - quarter-finals
- 1994 - 2nd place
- 1996 - 3rd place
- 1998 - 3rd place preliminary round
- 2000 - preliminary round 3rd place
- 2002 - Preliminary round 4th place
- 2004 - did not qualify
- 2006 - 3rd place preliminary round
- 2008 - 3rd place preliminary round
- 2010 - quarter-finals
- 2012 - African champion
- 2013 - preliminary round 3rd place
- 2015 - preliminary round 4th place
- 2017 - did not qualify
- 2019 - did not qualify
African Nations Championship
- 2009 : 3rd place
- 2011 : not qualified
- 2014 : not qualified
- 2016 : quarter-finals
- 2018 : quarter-finals
- 2020 : qualified
South African Championship ( COSAFA Cup )
- 1997 : South African champion
- 1998 : South African champion
- 1999 : semi-finals
- 2000 : quarter-finals
- 2001 : semi-finals
- 2002 : semi-finals
- 2003 : semi-finals
- 2004 : second
- 2005 : second
- 2006 : South African champion
- 2007 : second
- 2008 : third
- 2009 : second
- 2013 : South African champion
- 2015 : sixth
- 2016 : quarter-finals
- 2017 : second
- 2018 : second
- 2019 : South African champion
East / Central African Championship ( CECAFA Cup )
- 1973 - preliminary round
- 1974 - preliminary round
- 1975 - preliminary round
- 1976 - second
- 1977 - second
- 1978 - second
- 1979 - preliminary round
- 1980 - fourth
- 1981 - third
- 1982 - did not participate
- 1983 - did not participate
- 1984 - East / Central African champion
- 1985 - preliminary round
- 1987 - preliminary round
- 1988 - second
- 1989 - fourth
- 1990 - did not participate
- 1991 - East / Central African champion
- 1992 - third
- 1994 - 2005 - not invited
- 2006 - East / Central African Champion
- 2007 - not invited
- 2008 - preliminary round
- 2009 - quarter-finals
- 2010 - quarter-finals
- 2011 - Participation prohibited by the CAF
- 2012 - not invited
- 2013 - not invited
- 2015 - not invited
- 2017 - withdrawn
Record player
(As of November 19, 2019)
Record player | ||||
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Games | player | position | Period | Gates |
121 (118) | Kennedy Mweene | goal | 2004– | 2 |
115 (97) | David Chabala † | goal | 1983-1993 | 0 |
111 (106) | Godfrey Chitalu † | attack | 1968-1980 | 79 (75) |
108 (106) | Joseph Musonda | Defense | 2002-2010 | 0 |
103 (102) | Rainford Kalaba | midfield | 2005– | 15 (14) |
103 (100) | Christopher Katongo | attack | 2003– | 23 |
102 (89) | Alex Chola † | attack | 1975-1985 | 43 (36) |
101 | Elijah Tana | Defense | 1995-2009 | 4th |
98 (98) | Derby Makinka † | midfield | 1985-1993 | 10 |
87 (80) | Kalusha Bwalya | attack | 1983-2004 | 39 (32) |
82 (71) | Emperor Kalambo † | Defense / midfield | 1973-1982 | 1 |
80 | Kenneth Malitoli | Midfield / attack | 1988-1999 | 19th |
Record shooters | |||
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Gates | player | Period | Games |
79 (75) | Godfrey Chitalu † | 1968-1980 | 111 (106) |
43 (36) | Alex Chola † | 1975-1985 | 102 (89) |
39 (32) | Kalusha Bwalya | 1983-2004 | 87 (80) |
29 (27) | Bernard Chanda † | 1971-1980 | 68 (63) |
23 | Christopher Katongo | 2003– | 103 (100) |
22nd | Collins Mbesuma | 2003– | 62 |
21st | Dennis Lota † | 1994-2002 | 78 |
- ↑ Incl. Matches and goals in qualifying matches for the Olympic Games and the Olympic Games as well as against Zanzibar , which is not a member of FIFA and therefore will not be taken into account by FIFA. (Matches and goals recognized by FIFA in brackets, if different.)
Trainer
(incomplete)
- Ante Bušelić (1971–1976)
- Dumitru Teodorescu (1981-1982)
- Ante Bušelić (1982)
- Brightwell Banda ( ca.1986 )
- Samuel Ndhlovu (1986-1992)
- Jochen Figge (1992–1993)
- Godfrey Chitalu (1993)
- Freddie Mwila (1993)
- Ian Porterfield (1993-1994)
- Dick Chama (1994)
- Roald Poulsen (1994–1996)
- George Mungwa (1997)
- Obby Kapita (1997)
- Burkhard Ziese (1997–1998)
- George Mungwa (1998)
- Ben Bamfuchile (1998-2001)
- Jan Brouwer (2001)
- Roald Poulsen (2002)
- Kalusha Bwalya (2003-2006)
- Patrick Phiri (2006-2008)
- Hervé Renard (2008-2010)
- Dario Bonetti (2010-2011)
- Hervé Renard (2011-2013)
- Patrice Beaumelle (2013-2014)
- Honor Janza (2014-2015)
- George Lwandamina (2015-2016)
- Wedson Nyirenda (2016-2018)
- Beston Chambeshi (2018, interim)
- Sven Vandenbroeck (2018-2019)
- Aggrey Chiyangi (2019, interim)
- Milutin Sredojević (2020–)
penalties shoot
The Zambian national team has played the most penalty shootouts of any national team so far . This form of decision was necessary in 35 games, of which 18 could be won. Most of them took place at the COSAFA Cup (16) and CECAFA Cup (7).
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No. | date | Result | opponent | venue | occasion | Remarks | |||
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1 | 04/04/1976 | 2: 2, 5: 4 i. E. | Sudan | A. | ( SDN ) | Olympic qualification | The first leg in Zambia ended 0-0. The game is not counted as an A international by FIFA. Due to the Olympic boycott of the African teams, Zambia did not participate despite qualifying | ||
2 | 11/13/1977 | 2: 0, 6: 5 i. E. | Algeria | H | ( ZAM ) | AC qualification | Algeria had won the first leg 2-0 | ||
3 | December 9, 1977 | 0: 0, 3: 5 i. E. | Uganda | * | Mogadishu ( SOM ) | CECAFA Cup 1977 final | |||
4th | 11/29/1980 | 2: 0 n.V., 4: 5 i. E. | Morocco | H | Lusaka | World Cup qualification | Morocco had won the first leg 2-0 | ||
5 | December 15, 1984 | 0: 0, 3: 0 i. E. | Malawi | * | Kampala ( UGA ) | CECAFA Cup 1984 final | |||
6th | 11/25/1992 | 0: 0, 2: 4 i. E. | Uganda | * | Mwanza ( TAN ) | CECAFA Cup 1992 semi-finals | |||
7th | 08/09/1997 | 3: 3, 3: 4 i. E. | Cameroon | * | Radès ( DO ) | LG Cup 1997 game for 3rd place | |||
8th | 08/07/1999 | 1: 1, 4: 3 i. E. | Mozambique | H | Lusaka | COSAFA Cup 1999 quarter-finals | |||
9 | 06/11/2000 | 0: 0, 1: 3 i. E. | Lesotho | A. | Maseru ( LSO ) | COSAFA Cup 2000 quarter finals | |||
10 | 02/11/2001 | 0: 0, 1: 2 i. E. | Swaziland | A. | Lobamba ( SWZ ) | COSAFA Cup 2001 qualification | Zambia qualified as the best loser for the quarter-finals | ||
11 | 08/18/2001 | 1: 1, 2: 4 i. E. | Angola | H | Lusaka | COSAFA Cup 2001 semi-finals | |||
12 | 08/16/2003 | 1: 1, 2: 4 i. E. | Malawi | A. | Blantyre ( MAW ) | COSAFA Cup 2003 semi-finals | |||
13 | October 24, 2004 | 0: 0 a.d., 5: 4 in E. | Zimbabwe | A. | Harare ( ZIM ) | COSAFA Cup 2004 semi-finals | |||
14th | 11/20/2004 | 0: 0 a.d., 4: 5 i. E. | Angola | H | Lusaka | COSAFA Cup 2004 final | |||
15th | 08/13/2005 | 2: 2, 9: 8 i. E. | South Africa | A. | Mahikeng ( RSA ) | COSAFA Cup 2005 semifinals | |||
16 | 05/14/2006 | 0: 0, 4: 5 i. E. | Botswana | A. | Gaborone ( BOT ) | Friendly match | |||
17th | 12/10/2006 | 0: 0 a.d., 11:10 i. E. | Sudan | * | Addis Ababa ( ETH ) | CECAFA Cup 2006 final | Since Zambia only participated as a visiting team, the title went to Sudan. | ||
18th | October 24, 2007 | 0: 0 a.d., 3: 4 i. E. | South Africa | A. | Bloemfontein ( RSA ) | COSAFA Cup 2007 final | |||
19th | 07/27/2008 | 0: 0, 5: 4 i. E. | Zimbabwe | A. | Secunda ( RSA ) | COSAFA Cup 2008 quarter finals | |||
20th | December 07, 2009 | 0: 0, 3: 4 i. E. | Zanzibar | * | Nairobi ( KEN ) | CECAFA Cup 2009 quarter finals | Since Zanzibar is not a member of FIFA, the game will not be considered by FIFA. | ||
21st | 01/25/2010 | 0: 0, 4: 5 i. E. | Nigeria | * | Lubango ( ANG ) | Africa Cup 2010 quarter-finals | |||
22nd | 02/12/2012 | 0: 0, 8: 7 i. E. | Ivory Coast | * | Libreville ( GAB ) | Africa Cup 2012 final | |||
23 | October 13, 2012 | 0: 1, 9: 8 i. E. | Uganda | A. | Kampala ( UGA ) | AC qualification | Zambia won the first leg 1-0 | ||
24 | 07/17/2013 | 0: 0 n.v., 5: 3 i. E. | South Africa | H | Ndola | COSAFA Senior Challenge 2013 semifinals | |||
25th | December 8, 2013 | 0: 0 a.d., 4: 3 in E. | Burundi | * | Mombasa ( KEN ) | CECAFA Cup 2013 quarter finals | |||
26th | 12/12/2013 | 1: 1 n.V., 6: 5 i. E. | Tanzania | * | Nairobi ( KEN ) | CECAFA-Cup 2013 game for 3rd place | |||
27 | 05/24/2015 | 0: 0 a.d., 4: 5 i. E. | Namibia | * | Moruleng ( ZAF ) | COSAFA Cup 2015 quarter finals | |||
28 | 04/07/2015 | 2: 1, 6: 5 i. E. | Namibia | H | Lusaka | Qualification for the African Nations Cup 2016 | The first leg ended 1: 2 | ||
29 | 07/11/2015 | 0: 0 a.d., 3: 4 i. E. | Namibia | * | Luanda ( ANG ) | Friendly match | |||
30th | 01/31/2016 | 0: 0 a.d., 4: 5 i. E. | Guinea | * | Gisenyi ( RWA ) | African Nations Cup 2016 quarter-finals | |||
31 | 06/19/2016 | 0: 0, 2: 4 i. E. | Swaziland | * | Windhoek ( NAM ) | COSAFA Cup 2016 quarter-finals | |||
32 | 03/21/2018 | 2: 2, 5: 4 i. E. | Zimbabwe | H | Ndola | ||||
33 | 02.06.2018 | 0: 0 a.d., 4: 3 in E. | Namibia | * | Polokwane ( ZAF ) | COSAFA Cup 2018 quarter-finals | |||
34 | 06/02/2019 | 2: 2, 4: 2 i. E. | Malawi | * | Durban ( ZAF ) | COSAFA Cup 2019 quarter-finals | |||
35 | 06/05/2019 | 0: 0, 4: 2 i. E. | Zimbabwe | * | Durban ( ZAF ) | COSAFA Cup 2019 semi-finals | |||
Legend:
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See also
- List of the international matches of the Zambian national football team
- Zambian national football team (U-20 men)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ The FIFA / Coca-Cola World Ranking. In: fifa.com. July 16, 2020, accessed July 21, 2020 .
- ↑ FIFA.com: Germany now ahead of the Netherlands
- ↑ "Zambia after Elferkrimi Afrika-Meister" on hdsports.at
- ↑ a b rsssf.com: Zambia - Record International Players