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. 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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