2024–25 Zambia Super League

Zambia Super League

Season	2024–25
Dates	17 August 2024 – 17 May 2025
Matches played	35
Goals scored	58 (1.66 per match)
Top goalscorer	Maxwell Mulutula (5 goals)
Biggest home win	Green Buffaloes 4–0 Indeni (25 August) Nchanga Rangers 4–0 Lumwana Radiants (28 August)
Biggest away win	Indeni 0–2 Zanaco (17 August) Lumwana Radiants 0–2 Mufulira Wanderers (12 September)
Highest scoring	Forest Rangers 3–1 Atletico Lusaka (17 August) Green Buffaloes 4–0 Indeni (25 August) Nchanga Rangers 4–0 Lumwana Radiants (28 August) MUZA 3–1 Indeni (1 September)
Longest winning run	3 matches ZESCO United (1 September – 11 September)
Longest unbeaten run	4 matches Forest Rangers (17 August – 1 September) Power Dynamos (17 August – 8 September) ZESCO United (1 September – 11 September) 3 matches Kabwe Warriors (17 August – 31 August) Red Arrows (28 August – 8 September)
Longest winless run	4 matches Indeni (17 August – 31 August) Lumwana Radiants (17 August – 12 September) Mutondo Stars (17 August – 1 September)
Longest losing run	3 matches Lumwana Radiants (24 August – 12 September)
← 2023–24 2025–26 → All statistics correct as of 18 September 2024.

The 2024–25 Zambia Super League, known as the MTN Super League for sponsorship purposes, is the 64th season of the top-tier association football league in Zambia, which began on 17 August 2024. Red Arrows are the defending champions.[1][2][3]

Teams

Changes from previous season

The league is composed of 18 teams; the 14 teams from the previous season and the promoted teams: Lumwana Radiants, Nchanga Rangers, Atletico Lusaka and Indeni FC.[4]

Promoted from 2023–24 National Division One	Relegated to 2024–25 National Division One
Nchanga Rangers Lumwana Radiants Atletico Lusaka Indeni	Trident Kansanshi Dynamos Prison Leopards Konkola Blades

Stadiums and locations

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Atletico Lusaka	Lusaka	Toyota Arena	5,000
Forest Rangers	Ndola	Levy Mwanawasa Stadium	49,800
Green Buffaloes	Lusaka	Independence Stadium	30,000
Green Eagles	Choma	Independence Stadium	30,000
Indeni FC	Ndola	Indeni Sports Complex	5,000
Kabwe Warriors	Kabwe	Godfrey Chitalu Stadium	10,000
Lumwana Radiants	Kalumbila District	Lumwana Football Pitch	3,000
Mufulira Wanderers	Mufulira	Shinde Stadium	10,000
Mutondo Stars	Kitwe
Muza	Mazabuka	Nakambala Stadium	5,000
Napsa Stars	Lusaka	Nkoloma Stadium	5,000
Nchanga Rangers	Chingola	Nchanga Stadium	20,000
Nkana FC	Kitwe	Nkana Stadium	10,000
Nkwazi FC	Lusaka	Edwin Imboela Stadium	6,000
Power Dynamos	Kitwe	Arthur Davies Stadium	15,500
Red Arrows	Lusaka	Nkoloma Stadium	5,000
Zanaco	Lusaka	Sunset Stadium	5,100
ZESCO United	Ndola	Levy Mwanawasa Stadium	49,800

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Kabwe Warriors	20	10	6	4	26	12	+14	36	Qualification for Champions League
2	ZESCO United	20	9	9	2	22	13	+9	36	Qualification for Confederation Cup
3	Red Arrows	20	9	7	4	21	15	+6	34
4	Nkana	20	9	6	5	25	13	+12	33
5	Power Dynamos	20	9	5	6	29	19	+10	32
6	Nkwazi	20	7	9	4	17	13	+4	30
7	Green Eagles	20	7	9	4	21	18	+3	30
8	Green Buffaloes	20	6	9	5	23	18	+5	27
9	Mufulira Wanderers	20	7	6	7	18	19	−1	27
10	MUZA	20	6	8	6	17	21	−4	26
11	Atletico Lusaka	20	6	7	7	14	24	−10	25
12	Lumwana Radiants	20	6	5	9	12	21	−9	23
13	Mutondo Stars	20	6	5	9	17	24	−7	23
14	Napsa Stars	20	4	10	6	14	15	−1	22
15	Forest Rangers	20	5	7	8	23	26	−3	22	Relegation to Zambian Division One
16	Nchanga Rangers	20	5	7	8	16	19	−3	22
17	Zanaco	20	3	11	6	19	22	−3	20
18	Indeni	20	1	4	15	12	34	−22	7

Updated to match(es) played on 19 January 2025. Source: ESPN RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference

Results

Home \ Away	AOL	FOR	BUF	EAG	IDN	KAB	LUR	MUW	MUS	MUZ	NAP	NCR	NKA	NKW	POW	RED	ZAN	ZES
Atletico Lusaka	—	3–2		1–0	2–1			0–0			1–1	0–0	2–1	0–0		0–2		1–1
Forest Rangers	3–1	—	0–0							2–2
Green Buffaloes	0–0		—		4–0												2–1
Green Eagles				—		1–1			1–1		1–1
Indeni					—	0–1									0–0		0–2
Kabwe Warriors		2–2				—						2–0
Lumwana Radiants				0–1	2–1		—	0–2
Mufulira Wanderers						0–0		—	0–2						1–2
Mutondo Stars									—			1–1	1–1			3–1
MUZA					3–1			0–0		—							2–2
Napsa Stars											—	3–0	0–1					0–1
Nchanga Rangers							4–0			3–0		—						1–2
Nkana							0–0						—	0–0				0–1
Nkwazi				0–0					2–0		0–1			—
Power Dynamos		1–1	1–2												—	0–0
Red Arrows			1–0							1–0						—
Zanaco	0–1	1–1													1–1		—
ZESCO United				1–0				2–0						1–1				—

Updated to match(es) played on 29 September 2024. Source: RSSSF BetExplorer
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.

Results by round

Team ╲ Round	1	2	3	4	5
Atletico Lusaka	L	D	W	D
Forest Rangers	W	D	D	D
Green Buffaloes	W	D	W	L
Green Eagles	D	W	D	L
Indeni	L	L	D	L
Kabwe Warriors	D	W	D
Lumwana Radiants	D	L	L	L
Mufulira Wanderers	L	D	D	W
Mutondo Stars	L	D	D	D
MUZA	L	D	L	W
Napsa Stars	D	W	L	L
Nchanga Rangers	W	L	W	D
Nkana	D	D	L	W
Nkwazi	W	L	D	D
Power Dynamos	W	D	D	D
Red Arrows	W	W	D
Zanaco	W	D	L	L
ZESCO United	W	W	W	D

Updated to match(es) played on 18 September 2024. Source: RSSSF
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Positions by round

To preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for round 7, but then played between rounds 8 and 9, it will be added to the standings for round 8.

Team ╲ Round	1	2	3	4	5
ZESCO United	13	17	18	1
Nchanga Rangers	1	7	1	2
Green Buffaloes	10	5	4	3
Red Arrows	12	16	11	4
Forest Rangers	2	1	2	5
Power Dynamos	5	8	8	6
Kabwe Warriors	7	2	5	7
Mufulira Wanderers	14	11	14	8
Nkwazi	3	6	10	9
Green Eagles	6	4	3	10
Nkana	9	9	12	11
Atletico Lusaka	15	13	9	12
Zanaco	4	3	6	13
Napsa Stars	11	10	7	14
MUZA	18	15	15	15
Mutondo Stars	17	14	13	16
Lumwana Radiants	8	12	16	17
Indeni	16	18	17	18

	Qualification for CAF Champions League
	Qualification for CAF Confederation Cup
	Relegation to Zambian Division One

Updated to match(es) played on 18 September 2024. Source: RSSSF

Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

As of 18 September 2024

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Maxwell Mulutula	Nchanga Rangers	5
2	Benjamin Chisala	Atletico Lusaka	3
3	Merlin Kapela	Green Buffaloes	2
	Laurent Mwanza	Nchanga Rangers
	Christopher Zulu	Nkwazi
	Titus Chansa	Mutondo Stars
	Stephen Mutama	Green Buffaloes
8	38 players tied	15 teams	1

Most assists

As of 11 August 2024

Rank	Player	Club	Assists
1

Own goals

As of 18 September 2024

Rank	Player	Club	Own goals
1	Sydney Kasanda	Nchanga Rangers	1
	Sharpy Chikondi	Nchanga Rangers

Hat-tricks

As of 18 September 2024

Player	For	Against	Result	Date
Maxwell Mulutula	Nchanga Rangers	Lumwana Radiants	4–1 (H)	28 August 2024

Note

(H) – Home; (A) – Away

Clean sheets

As of 18 September 2024

Rank	Player	Club	Clean sheets
1		Red Arrows	3
		ZESCO United
		Mufulira Wanderers
4		Atletico Lusaka	2
		Green Buffaloes
		Kabwe Warriors
		Nchanga Rangers
		Nkwazi
		Power Dynamos
		Nkana

Discipline

Red cards

As of 11 August 2024

Rank	Player	Team	Red cards
1

References

1. Sichula, Mike (1 June 2024). "Red Arrows crowned 2023-24 Zambian Super League Champions". Bolanews. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
2. "Red Arrows crowned 2023/24 Champions". Zambian Football. 2 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
3. "Red Arrows could clinch MTN Super League title on Wednesday". SuperSport. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
4. "Promoted teams to faz super league 2024-25-season". Bola Yapa Zed. 18 May 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.

External links

• 2024–25 League season summary via RSSSF