ESCOM United is a

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club based in

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. The club was

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from the

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in 2012–13.

History

ESCOM United was founded in 1992 after a merger between two club from Lilongwe and Blantyre of the same company ''Electricity Supply Commission''. ''The Electricians'', won their first league title in 2007 with one point difference in the last day of the season after

MTL Wanderers Mighty Wanderers Football Club is a Malawian football club based in Blantyre. They currently play in the TNM Super League, the top division of Malawian football. History Mighty Mukuru Wanderers FC is one of the most successful teams in Malawi ...

, who was leading the table, lost home with Silver Strikers FC and ''Super Escom'' has won at

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Honours

Super League of Malawi Super League of Malawi, also known as the TNM Super League for sponsorship reasons, is the top association football, football division in Malawi. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Malawi Regional ...

: * Winners (2): 2007,

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* Runners-up (2): 2009–10, 2011–12

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* Runners-up (1):'' 2007 Malawi Carlsberg Cup * Runners-up (2): 2001, 2012 Chibuku Cup * Runners-up (1): 1999 Press Cup/Castle Cup * Runners-up (1): 1998 President Cup * Runners-up (1): 2008–09

Performance in CAF competitions

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: ::

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– withdrew in Preliminary Round

References

External links

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