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16-641: In 1975, Forest Rangers Football Club started as Community Football Team at Dola Hill Forest Station in Ndola and joined the Ndola District Amateur League in 1976. After a period of 3 years, the club was promoted to Division 3 under the Copperbelt Amateur League up to the end of the 1988 soccer season. The club played Division 1 football from 1989 to 1991. During the 1991 soccer season, the club finished as runners up in

32-619: A system of promotion and relegation with Zambia Super League and Zambian Division One , and is played over 34 games. On October 8, 2024, the Zambian National Division One was rebranded as the Zambian National League. The league comprises 18 teams. Over the course of a season, each team plays twice against the others in the league, once at 'home' and once 'away', resulting in each team competing in 34 games in total. Three points are awarded for

48-472: A tripartite broadcast sponsorship deal with Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC) and TopStar ( StarTimes ) that will see National Division One matches beamed live on TV. The teams placed 5-14 are automatically qualified for the next season. The four promoted teams will be replaced by four relegated teams from the Super League . The four relegated teams will be replaced by four teams that win

64-690: A win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. At the end of the season, the four top teams and the are promoted to the Super League and the bottom four teams are relegated to the provincial division one. The top two teams will compete in the Charity Shield ahead of next season while the top two after 17 games will join six teams from the top flight in the ABSA Cup . On 24 November 2020, the Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) signed

80-595: Is a football club based in Kitwe , Zambia . The football team competes in the MTN Super League , the top division of Zambian football. Nkana FC has won 13 League titles, making it Zambia's most successful league club, and second overall behind Mufulira Wanderers , with 52 trophies. They play their home games at Nkana Stadium in Wusakile , Kitwe. The club is currently sponsored by Mopani Copper Mines , which

96-553: Is also the team's major owner. The club has also acquired a kit sponsorship deal with global online gambling company GAL Sports Betting . In 2020, after the increase in the number of COVID-19 cases recorded in Zambia, Mopani Copper Mines reduced the sponsorship deal to the club by 50 percent, citing the failure of the copper prices due to the pandemic. The club decided to sign other sponsorship deals with The Zambia Revenue Authority and The Copperbelt University . Nkana FC has one of

112-550: Is one of Zambia's oldest football clubs having been formed in 1935 in Kitwe's Wusakile township . The club was founded under the name of Rhokana United FC before it changed to Nkana Red Devils. In 1990, they were runners-up in the African Cup of Champions , the only Zambian team to ever reach the finals. Nkana had a long history of success during the 1980s and early 1990s, winning nine league titles from 1982 to 1993, during which

128-499: The Zambian National Division One ) is the second highest football division for men in Zambia and was introduced for the 2019/20 season with 18 teams. The league is administered by Zambian Premier League and is because of sponsorship reasons called Eden University National Division One League , as Eden University and FAZ signed a five year's agreement prior the inaugural season. The league operates on

144-569: The Independence Cup Competition after losing 5–1 to Nkana Football Club . This was after the club had eliminated Mufulira Wanderers in the semi-final by a lone goal at Nkana Stadium. At the end of the same soccer season, the club won promotion to the Super League Division. The club stayed in the Super League Division up to the end of the 1994 soccer season. During the 1994 season, the club finished among

160-645: The Maposa area and his car was overturned several times as he was driving back to join the team in Kitwe . Nkana's archrivals are Power Dynamos F.C. , with whom they share the city. The two teams are just separated by the Kitwe-Ndola dual carriageway. When the two teams meet, the city is divided, and the winners in the Kitwe Derby or "El Kopala" get the city bragging rights. Zambia National Division One The Zambian National League (formerly

176-658: The National Division One qualifier which consists of the ten provincial division one champions. Teams that was qualified for the first season 2019/20 came from both the Zambia Super League and the old Zambian Division One . Four teams were relegated from the 2019 Zambian Super League , two from each stream ( Kitwe United and Prison Leopards FC from Stream A and F.C MUZA and Circuit City F.C. (who were acquired by and absorbed into Nchanga Rangers F.C. from Provincial division one, and took over

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192-666: The biggest fan bases in Zambia; the die-hard fans are known for their noisy and passionate support of their club. Before the launch of the Stop Hooliganism in Football campaign by the MTN/FAZ Super League Teams' Supporters Associations, it was the tradition of the Nkana Fans to escalate violence especially after their team conceded a goal or lost a match through questionable officiating. Nkana FC

208-575: The club became one of only two clubs in club football, and the only club from CAF to have won the Sextuple in a single season which happened in 1993. Coached by Moses Simwala , a number of prominent players ran out for Nkana during this time frame. Nkana were Relegated from the top flight of Zambian football for the first time in their history in 2004, and their period in Division One was plagued by financial problems. However, Nkana returned to

224-442: The sole sponsors of the club. The club's Premier League Football performance since 2002 has been as follows: Traditionally, the club has always worn yellow and green home kits, with green and white as their away and third colors respectively. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Nkana F.C. Nkana FC

240-460: The top eight clubs of the Super League Division. In 1995, the sponsors ( ZAFFICO Limited) under the cost saving measures policy disbanded the team. In 1998, the team was revamped through social football. In 1999, the team merged with Strike Rovers Football club and played Division 1 Football under the club name of Forest Strikes Football Club up to 2000. In 2001, the club retained the name of Forest Rangers Football Club when ZAFFICO Limited became

256-603: The top flight after winning the 2007 Division One North title. Over the years, Nkana has accumulated a record of success having won the MTN/FAZ Super League 13 times, most recently in 2020. On 23 May 2014, head coach Masautso Mwale died in a road traffic accident on the eve of their home game against Séwé Sport of the Ivory Coast in Group B in the 2014 CAF Confederation Cup . The accident occurred near

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