2018 Zambia Super League

57th Zambian top-flight league season
Football league season
CAF Champions League
  • ZESCO United
  • Nkana
CAF Confederation CupMatches played380Goals scored422 (1.11 per match)Top goalscorerIdris Mbombo (Nkana) (20 goals)[1]
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The 2018 Zambia Super League, known as the MTN/FAZ Super Division for sponsorship purposes, was the 57th season of the top-tier association football league in Zambia which ran from 17 March to 28 October 2018.[2] ZESCO United claimed their 7th league title and thus retained it having won it the previous season.[3][4]


Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 ZESCO United 38 24 8 6 53 22 +31 80 2018–19 CAF Champions League
2 Nkana 38 22 10 6 66 27 +39 76
3 Green Buffaloes 38 21 11 6 39 19 +20 74 2018–19 CAF Confederation Cup
4 Green Eagles 38 20 11 7 52 29 +23 71
5 Zanaco 38 21 4 13 53 40 +13 67
6 Power Dynamos 38 17 11 10 48 33 +15 62
7 Kabwe Warriors 38 15 13 10 31 27 +4 58
8 Buildcon 38 16 8 14 44 37 +7 56
9 Red Arrows 38 13 14 11 34 31 +3 53
10 Nkwazi 38 12 15 11 31 29 +2 51
11 Lusaka Dynamos 38 15 6 17 47 48 −1 51
12 Forest Rangers 38 14 9 15 38 39 −1 51
13 Kitwe United 38 11 13 14 36 37 −1 46
14 NAPSA Stars 38 10 15 13 29 30 −1 45
15 Nakambala Leopards 38 12 7 19 18 32 −14 43
16 Lumwana Radiants 38 9 14 15 24 40 −16 41
17 National Assembly 38 9 12 17 38 55 −17 39 Zambian Division One
18 Kabwe YSA 38 5 12 21 28 59 −31 27
19 Nchanga Rangers 38 6 8 24 16 47 −31 26
20 New Monze Swallows 38 3 9 26 16 60 −44 18
Source: Bari91.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference

Top scorers

No. NAME TEAM GS
1 Idris Mbombo Nkana FC 20
2 Tapson Kaseba Green Eagles 19
3 Jesse Were Zesco United 17
4 Chris Mugalu Lusaka Dynamos 14
5 Rahim Osumanu Buildcon 13
6 Lazarous Kambole Zesco United 11
6 Peter Mwangali National Assembly 11
6 Alex NGONGA Power Dynamos 11
9 Walter Bwalya Nkana FC 10
9 Emmanuel Chabula Kitwe United 10
9 Ronald KAMPAMBA Nkana FC 10
9 Anos Tembo Green Eagles 10
13 George Chaloba National Assembly 9
13 Ernest MBEWE Zanaco 9
15 Diamond Chikwekwe Green Buffaloes 8

Source: FIFA.com

References

  1. ^ "2018 Zambian League Top Scorers". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 5 November 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  2. ^ "2018 SUPER LEAGUE SEASON KICK OFF DATE SET". 14 February 2018. Archived from the original on 24 April 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Back to back!! Zesco United bag 2018 league title". ZamFoot. 26 September 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  4. ^ Joshua, Elvince (26 September 2018). "Kenya's top striker Jesse Were on target as Zesco United are crowned champions". Goal. Retrieved 20 July 2022.

External links

  • 2018 League summary (currently active) and its archive (just in case) via Bari91.com
  • 2018 League summary via RSSSF
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