2016 Zambian Premier League

Zambian Premier League
Season	2016
Matches played	289
Goals scored	567 (1.96 per match)
Top goalscorer	Walter Bwalya (23)
Biggest home win	Zanaco 6-0 Mufulira Blackpool (25 June 2016)
Biggest away win	Lusaka Dynamos 1-6 Zanaco (13 August 2016)
Highest scoring	Nkana 6-3 Nakambala Leopards (22 October 2016)
Longest winning run	Zanaco (8)
Longest unbeaten run	ZESCO United (15)
Longest winless run	Mufulira Blackpool (32)
Longest losing run	Mufulira Blackpool (9)
← 2015 2017 → All statistics correct as of 29 November 2016.

The 2016 Zambian Premier League is the 55th season of the Zambian Top League. The season began on 12 March 2016. ZESCO United are the defending champions, coming off their second consecutive title and fifth overall, all in the last nine years.

Teams locations

F. Rangers

Buffaloes
Stars

Eagles

Warriors

Radiants

L. Dynamos
Tigers

Blackpool

Locations of the 2016 Zambian Premier League teams

Zambian Premier League expanded from 16 to 18 teams for the 2016 season with two clubs relegated to Division One and four promoted. Konkola Blades and National Assembly were both relegated to Division One after finishing 15th and 16th, respectively, in the 2015 season. Kabwe Warriors, Lumwana Radiants, Lusaka Tigers and Mufulira Blackpool were each promoted from Division One.^[1]

League table


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Zanaco (C) (Q)	32	23	6	3	66	16	+50	75	2017 CAF Champions League
2	Nkana	33	20	7	6	57	31	+26	67
3	ZESCO United	31	18	9	4	50	19	+31	63
4	Power Dynamos	32	17	7	8	45	25	+20	58
5	Green Buffaloes	33	15	8	10	37	30	+7	53
6	Kabwe Warriors	33	12	11	10	30	26	+4	47
7	Red Arrows	33	10	13	10	26	30	−4	43
8	Forest Rangers	33	12	7	14	26	32	−6	43
9	Nkwazi	32	9	15	8	38	34	+4	42
10	NAPSA Stars	33	9	12	12	27	30	−3	39
11	Nchanga Rangers	33	10	9	14	26	33	−7	39
12	Lumwana Radiants	32	8	12	12	21	29	−8	36
13	Mufulira Wanderers	32	6	18	8	23	32	−9	36
14	Green Eagles	32	8	11	13	22	28	−6	35
15	Nakambala Leopards	31	8	11	12	24	33	−9	35	Relegation to Elite Two
16	Lusaka Dynamos	32	7	9	16	25	49	−24	30
17	Lusaka Tigers (R)	33	5	10	18	17	47	−30	25
18	Mufulira Blackpool (R)	32	0	12	20	9	48	−39	12

Updated to games played on 29 November 2016.
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Positions by round

	Leader
	Relegation to Elite Two

Team ╲ Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Zanaco	8	4	2	3	5	10	12	4	3	2	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Nkana	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
ZESCO United	8	14	8	12	15	9	6	2	2	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	6	3	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	3
Power Dynamos	1	6	9	13	7	6	4	7	6	5	5	6	4	5	5	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4
Green Buffaloes	3	5	6	6	10	11	8	6	4	4	4	5	6	4	4	5	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5
Kabwe Warriors	8	12	12	15	9	13	9	10	11	12	7	10	7	7	8	8	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	6	6	6
Red Arrows	8	10	11	14	16	11	13	10	9	8	9	8	12	11	13	11	10	10	8	7	7	7	8	8	7	7	6	6	6	6	8	8	7
Forest Rangers	6	9	14	8	11	14	16	16	17	11	13	7	9	8	6	6	7	8	10	11	11	12	9	10	11	12	8	8	8	8	9	7	8
Nkwazi	14	17	16	9	4	5	3	3	5	6	6	4	5	6	7	7	8	9	9	9	10	10	11	11	12	9	9	9	10	10	7	9	9
NAPSA Stars	14	15	15	16	18	17	17	14	15	13	12	16	15	16	15	13	13	15	15	16	16	15	14	14	10	8	10	11	9	9	10	10	10
Nchanga Rangers	16	7	10	5	2	4	5	9	7	9	10	11	10	12	10	9	9	7	7	8	9	9	10	9	8	10	11	14	12	12	13	11	11
Lumwana Radiants	8	10	5	11	14	8	11	13	13	16	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	17	17	15	15	16	16	16	15	13	14	13	14	14	14	12	12
Mufulira Wanderers	6	2	4	4	8	7	10	12	12	14	15	13	8	10	11	12	12	11	11	12	12	11	12	12	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	13
Green Eagles	16	18	17	18	13	16	15	15	14	15	16	15	15	13	14	15	15	14	13	13	14	13	13	13	13	14	13	12	13	13	11	13	14
Nakambala Leopards	8	12	12	7	6	2	2	5	8	7	8	9	11	9	9	10	11	12	12	10	8	8	7	7	9	11	12	10	11	11	12	14	15
Lusaka Dynamos	3	3	7	10	12	14	14	17	16	17	14	12	14	15	17	17	17	13	14	14	13	14	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Lusaka Tigers	3	8	3	2	3	3	7	8	10	10	11	14	13	14	12	13	14	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17
Mufulira Blackpool	16	16	18	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18

Last updated: 29 November 2016
Source: Soccerway

Top scorers

As of 29 November 2016

Rank	Goalscorer	Team	Goals
1	Walter Bwalya	Nkana	23
2	Jesse Were	ZESCO United	16
3	Felix Nyaende	Forest Rangers	11
4	Patson Daka	Power Dynamos	10
4	Fashion Sakala	Zanaco	10
6	Idriss Mbombo	ZESCO United	9
6	Saith Sakala	Zanaco	9
8	Isaac Chansa	Zanaco	8
	Stewart Chikandiwa	Nkwazi	8
	Roderick Kabwe	Zanaco	8
	Jacob Phiri	Kabwe Warriors	8

Hat-tricks

Player	For	Against	Result	Date
Stewart Chikandiwa	Nkwazi	Lumwana Radiants	0-4^[2]	000000002016-04-07-00007 April 2016
Jesse Were⁴	ZESCO United	Mufulira Blackpool	5-0^[3]	000000002016-04-30-000030 April 2016
Justin Shonga⁴	Nkwazi	Kabwe Warriors	4-1^[4]	000000002016-05-21-000021 May 2016
Aubrey Funga	Zanaco	Mufulira Blackpool	6-0^[5]	000000002016-06-25-000025 June 2016
Saith Sakala	Zanaco	Lusaka Tigers	0-4^[6]	000000002016-07-24-000024 July 2016
Walter Bwalya	Nkana	Nkana	6-3^[7]	000000002016-10-22-000022 October 2016

⁴ Player scored 4 goals.

References

↑ "Summary - Super League - Zambia - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway". Retrieved 25 March 2016.
↑ "Nkana open five-point lead - SuperSport - Football". Retrieved 7 April 2016.
↑ "Five star Zesco thrash Blackpool - SuperSport - Football". Retrieved 19 May 2016.
↑ "The Post". Retrieved 24 May 2016.
↑ "Zanaco thrash Blackpool - SuperSport - Football". Retrieved 4 July 2016.
↑ "Zambia : Zanaco punish toothless Tigers to extend lead". Retrieved 2 August 2016.
↑ "Zambia : Nkana rout Nakambala to move 5 points behind Zanaco". Retrieved 24 October 2016.

2016 in African Football (CAF)

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Domestic leagues	Algeria 15–16 16–17 Angola Benin 15–16 16–17 Botswana 15–16 16–17 Burkina Faso 15–16 16–17 Burundi 15–16 16–17 Cameroon Cape Verde Chad Congo Côte d'Ivoire 15–16 16–17 Democratic Republic of Congo 15–16 16–17 Djibouti 15–16 16–17 Egypt 15–16 16–17 Ethiopia 15–16 16–17 Gabon 15-16 16-17 Gambia 15–16 16–17 Ghana Guinea 15–16 16–17 Kenya Lesotho 15–16 16–17 Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali 15–16 16–17 Mauritania 15–16 Mauritius 15–16 Morocco 15–16 16–17 Mozambique Namibia 15–16 Nigeria men women Rwanda 15–16 16–17 Senegal 15–16 16-17 Somalia 15–16 South Africa 15–16 16–17 Sudan Swaziland 15–16 Tanzania 15–16 Togo Tunisia 15–16 16–17 Uganda 15–16 16–17 Zambia Zimbabwe

Domestic cups	Algeria 15–16 16–17 Angola Egypt 15–16 16–17 Morocco South Africa 15–16 16–17 Tunisia 15–16 16–17 Uganda 15–16 16–17

Supercups	Algeria Angola Egypt Kenya Mali

Regional cups	Arab World Club Cup

CAF club competitions	CAF Champions League qualifying rounds group stage knockout stage final CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds group stage knockout stage final CAF Super Cup

International competitions	Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics men's tournament women's tournament CECAFA Cup COSAFA Cup

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