Atletico Lusaka F.C.

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Atletico Lusaka
Full nameAtletico Lusaka Football Club
Nickname(s)Bad Boys
Founded2020;5 years ago (2020)
Ground Toyota Arena Sports Complex
Capacity5,000
League Zambia Super League
2024–25 15th (relegated)

Atletico Lusaka Football Club is a professional football club based in Lusaka, Zambia. [1] The club was founded in 2020 [2] and played in the Zambia Super League. [3]

In their single season in the top tier, the team was noted for playing entertaining football, [4] but this came at the expense of results and the team was relegated on the final day of the 2024–25 Zambia Super League season. They led 2–1 with 17 minutes remaining, but ultimately lost 3–2 to fall into the relegation zone. [5]

Seasons

Atletico Lusaka gained promotion to the Zambian Super League for the 2024 - 2025 season from the National Division. [6]

SeasonsLeaguePositionPointsGoals scored
2022–23 National Division 14th4248
2023–24 National Division 3rd5853
2024–25 Zambia Super League 15th3927

References

  1. "Atletico Lusaka duo to leave for Italy next week - ZamFoot". zambianfootball.co.zm. 2023-07-14. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
  2. "Zambia - Atletico Lusaka FC - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
  3. "Atletico Lusaka FC Scores, Stats and Highlights - ESPN (UK)". ESPN. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
  4. "I'll not change my team's style to win games – Atletico Lusaka coach". Zambia: News Diggers!. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
  5. "Atletico Lusaka relegated from MTN Super League on final day". SuperSport. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
  6. "Atletico Lusaka 2023/24 Season Overview". 29 May 2024.