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

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

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. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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