Forest Rangers F.C.

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Forest Rangers Football Club
Full nameForest Rangers Football Club
Nickname(s)Fole Malembe
Founded1975;50 years ago (1975)
Ground Dola Hill Stadium, Ndola, Northern Zambia
Capacity2,300
Manager Ian Bakala
League Zambian Super League
2024–25 16th (relegated)

Forest Rangers F.C. is a football club from Ndola, Zambia, currently playing in the top flight Zambia Super League.

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History

In 1975, Forest Rangers Football Club started as Community Football Team at Dola Hill Forest Station in Ndola [1] 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 the Independence Cup Competition after losing 5–1 to Nkana Football Club. [2] 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 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 the sole sponsors of the club.

The club's Premier League Football performance since 2002 has been as follows:

YearCompetitionNotes
2002Super League
2003Division 1
2004Super League
2005Division 1
2006Super LeagueTop 8
2007Super League
2008Division 1
2009Super LeagueTop 8
2010Super League
2011Super League
2012Super League
2013Super League
2014Division 1
2015Super League

Colors

Traditionally, the club has always worn yellow and green home kits, with green and white as their away and third colors respectively.

Achievements

Squad

As of 13 June 2021

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
2 DF Flag of Zambia.svg  ZAM Ian Sindaye
3 DF Flag of Zambia.svg  ZAM Enock Bwanga
4 FW Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Quadri Aladeokun
5 MF Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  COD Dieugo Apanane
13 MF Flag of Zambia.svg  ZAM Clement Mulenga
14 GK Flag of Zambia.svg  ZAM Daniel Mutahinuemu
16 GK Flag of Cameroon.svg  CMR Leopold Kamguia
18 FW Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Amenu Moro
23 DF Flag of Zambia.svg  ZAM Jackson Chirwa
No.Pos.NationPlayer
25 DF Flag of Cameroon.svg  CMR Cédric Djeugoué
30 FW Flag of Zambia.svg  ZAM Eric Chomba
33 DF Flag of Zambia.svg  ZAM Geral Simusokwe
39 DF Flag of Niger.svg  NIG Wasiu Oluwasegun Jimoh
70FDFlag of Zambia.svg  ZAM Emmanuel Mwiinde

References

  1. "Forest Rangers Players". Zambian Football. 7 February 2016. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
  2. Musonda, Chisala (11 March 2015). "Forest Target Super Division honours". Zambia Daily Mail.
  3. 1 2 Mutonyi, Deborah (2020-08-10). "NKANA WINS SUPER LEAGUE TITLE AS FOREST RANGERS RECORDS DRAW AGAINST ZANACO". Lusaka Star. Retrieved 2024-08-27.