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. It was established in the beginning of 2021 and is run by FAZ. The inaugural season featured 12 teams from four

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in Zambia. The super division replaced the 4 regional women's leagues (

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and Central) as the highest level of women's football in Zambia, while the regional leagues dropped to the second tier. In November 2022 a new nationalwide division one was created, serving as the second tier and dropping the regional leagues to the third tier. The teams for the first season of the super division were selected from an application process where FAZ granted spots in the league for fully structured teams that were expected to be able to complete the full season. The creation of the league came from a wider promotion of the women's game in a promising era of Zambian women's football with the Copper Queens qualified for the Tokyo Olympic games. It was also a response to the newly announced

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, where the best teams of the continent are competing and started later in 2021.

Past champions

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, with teams "mostly from Copperbelt towns:

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(Mufulira Flying Queens),

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(Kitwe Flying Angels),

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(Konkola Blades) and

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." The

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became involved in the national league held from 1999 for a few seasons, and the Lusaka ''Zambia Women Football Championship Cup'' was held from 2005 to 2007. In the beginning of the 90s Copperbelt football died out while it instead was introduced in Lusaka at the end of the decade and Kabwata EDUSPORT United was an early dominant of the game. Since then, women have competed in various competitions, predominantly in the Copperbelt and Lusaka, with the following champions: *First national championship final played between Copperbelt champion and Lusaka champion * Green Buffaloes Women won the Inaugural Charity Shield 2019 (played between 2018 champions in Copperbelt and Lusaka province league) over Indeni Roses and was announced national champions 2018 *First national championship play-offs played between province league champions from Copperbelt, Lusaka, North-west, and Central.

Super Division champions

Clubs in the 2022-2023 season

The third edition of the national league was won by Green Buffaloes and were contested by the following 18 clubs:

Lower tiers of the football piramid

National League

The national division one League was introduced in the 2022–2023 season, and was played in two zones with 8 teams each. The league serves as the second tier of the Zambian football piramid for women. Champions of the first season was Luyando in the South Zone and Police Blue Eagles in the North Zone. Women in sport afternoon training 03

Regional Leagues

Serving as the third tier of Zambian female football is leagues divided by provinces. Earlier the top tier was organised like this but with the introduction of the Super division and National division one League, the regional football is feeding the nationalwide tiers.

References

{{Top level women's association football leagues around the world

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