Buildcon F.C.

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Buildcon F.C.
Full nameBuildcon Football Club
Nickname(s)Team Kopala [1]
Founded2012
Ground Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola
Capacity49,800
OwnerMoses Mubanga
ManagerTenant Chambo
League MTN/FAZ Super Division

Buildcon FC is a Zambian football club based in Ndola that played in the MTN/FAZ Super Division. It is known for having an African multi-national squad.

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History

Buildcon were founded in Choma as AM Welding in 2012. [2] [3]

Buildcon were promoted to the Zambian Premier League in 2017 after winning the Division One. Before the 2017 season the club changed its name and city, relocating north to Ndola. [2] [4] The club had been sold to Buildcon Investments, a Ndola building company, after the start of the 2016 season. Buildcon had originally petitioned to change their name after the first game of the 2016 season, but were not allowed. [5]

After their promotion, Buildcon developed a reputation as heavy spenders. They were the first team in the Zambian league to register more than 25 foreign players on their books and frequently fielded teams of 11 non-Zambian players. [2] [6] The non-Zambian influence helped Buildcon avoid immediate relegation, finishing ninth on their debut 2017 Premier League season. [7]

Buildcon dropped 14 foreign players and added more Zambian players for the 2018 season including international Chisamba Lungu. [8]

Players

First-team players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
— GK Flag of Guinea.svg  GUI Abdul Aziz Keita
— GK Flag of Zambia.svg  ZAM Scott Mwanza
— DF Flag of Uganda.svg  UGA Paul Musamali
— DF Flag of Burundi.svg  BDI David Nshimirimana
— DF Flag of Namibia.svg  NAM Benjamin Nenkavu
— DF Flag of Zambia.svg  ZAM Isaac Shamujompa
— DF Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  COD Mbengela Bosandja
— DF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Masawudu Basit
— DF Flag of Zambia.svg  ZAM Emmanuel Gora
No.Pos.NationPlayer
— MF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Sulaimon Akinyemi
— MF Flag of Zambia.svg  ZAM Lazarous Chishimba
— MF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Mutawakil Abubakar
— MF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Najeeb Abass
— FW Flag of Uganda.svg  UGA Paul Musamali
— FW Flag of Zambia.svg  ZAM Emmanuel Kalala
— FW Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Osas Idehen
— FW Flag of Zambia.svg  ZAM Brian Mwila
— FW Flag of Zambia.svg  ZAM Biston Banda

Notable former players

References

  1. ↑ Zedfootball (2 November 2017). "Shopy Buildcon Host Renowned Kalampa". Zambian Football. Archived from the original on 29 November 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 Will Buildcon withstand pressure in Super Division? Zambia Daily Mail 4 April 2017 Archived 17 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ "Buildcon FC - ZamFoot". zambianfootball.co.zm. Archived from the original on 10 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  4. ↑ "Zambia 2017". RSSSF . Archived from the original on 10 August 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  5. ↑ "AM Welding to Ndola. ....now called Buildcon FC!!!!!". soka25east.com. 2 January 2017. Archived from the original on 28 August 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  6. ↑ Is Buildcon Football Club a failed project? 9 May 2017. Zambia Daily Mail Archived 9 May 2017 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ "Times of Zambia | Buildcon plans to play in continental football". Archived from the original on 17 September 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  8. ↑ sports (4 February 2018). "Zambia : Buildcon boss hands locals 2018 challenge". lusakatimes.com. Archived from the original on 28 August 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
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