Zambia at the Africa Cup of Nations

Zambia have played in eighteen editions of the Africa Cup of Nations.

Overall record

Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1957 to 1963	Not affiliated to CAF
1965	Did not enter
1968
1970	Did not qualify
1972
1974	Runners-up	2nd	5	3	0	2	9	7
1976	Did not qualify
1978	Group stage	5th	3	1	1	1	3	2
1980	Did not qualify
1982	Third place	3rd	5	3	0	2	7	3
1984	Did not qualify
1986	Group stage	7th	3	0	1	2	2	4
1988	Withdrew
1990	Third place	3rd	5	3	1	1	3	2
1992	Quarter-finals	7th	3	1	0	2	1	2
1994	Runners-up	2nd	5	3	1	1	7	2
1996	Third place	3rd	6	4	1	1	15	6
1998	Group stage	10th	3	1	1	1	4	6
2000		13th	3	0	2	1	3	5
2002		14th	3	0	1	2	1	3
2004	Did not qualify
2006	Group stage	11th	3	1	0	2	3	6
2008		9th	3	1	1	1	5	6
2010	Quarter-finals	6th	4	1	1	2	5	5
2012	Champions	1st	6	5	1	0	9	3
2013	Group stage	12th	3	0	3	0	2	2
2015		13th	3	0	2	1	2	3
2017	Did not qualify
2019
2021
2023	Group stage	20th	3	0	2	1	2	3
2025	Qualified
2027	To be determined
Total	1 title	19/35	69	27	19	23	83	70