Green Buffaloes Football Club is a
Zambia
Zambia, officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern and East Africa. It is typically referred to being in South-Central Africa or Southern Africa. It is bor ...
n
professional
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football club
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based in
Lusaka
Lusaka ( ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Zambia. It is one of the fastest-developing cities in southern Africa. Lusaka is in the southern part of the central plateau at an elevation of about . , the city's population was abo ...
that competes in the
Zambia Super League
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, the top flight of
Zambian football. Founded in 1965 as the Zambian Army Football Club, an
association football
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extension of the
Zambian Army
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, it plays its home matches at the
Independence Stadium Independence Stadium may also refer to:
* Independence Stadium (Bakau) in Gambia
* Independence Stadium (Namibia) in Windhoek
* Independence Stadium (South Africa) in Mthatha, a List of football stadiums in South Africa, football stadium in South A ...
.
Having previously dominated Zambian football from the early 1970s until the late 1990s, it is one of the country's most successful club winning every single current and historic title on offer, including 5 League Cups, 4 Shield Challenge Cups, 3
Charity Shields, 2 Heroes and Unit Cups, 3
Champion of Champions Cups and one each of the
Zambian Challenge Cup
According to records from the RSSSF, there were many association football cup competitions organized in Zambia since 1962, some of which are the Independence Cup, the Zambian Challenge Cup (both organized in 1961), the Champion of Champions Cup ...
,
Mosi Cup Champions and
Barclays/ABSA Cup.
Green Buffaloes is among four Zambian teams to have won three league titles in a row. In 1975 and 1979, the club won
the domestic treble of the League, Champion of Champions and Shield Challenge Cup titles.
Honours
Performances in CAF competitions
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CAF Confederation Cup
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2006
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Events
January
* January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute.
* January 12 – A stampede during t ...
– preliminary round
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2010
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– first round
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2017
2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly.
Events January
* January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...
– preliminary round
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2018
Events January
* January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency.
* January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...
– preliminary round
References
Green Buffaloes ponder signing foreign players– zambianfootball.co.zm
External links
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Football clubs in Zambia
Football clubs in Lusaka
Sports clubs and teams in Lusaka
Association football clubs established in 1965
Military association football clubs
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