2016 Zambia Super League

{{Infobox football league season

|logo =

|competition = Zambia Super League

|season = 2016

|winners = Zanaco

|relegated = Lusaka Tigers
Mufulira Blackpool
Nakambala Leopards

|continentalcup1 = Champions League

|continentalcup1 qualifiers = Zanaco

|continentalcup2 = Confederation Cup

|continentalcup2 qualifiers =

|league topscorer = Walter Bwalya (24 goals)

|biggest home win = Zanaco 6-0 Mufulira Blackpool
(25 June 2016)

|biggest away win = Lusaka Dynamos 1-6 Zanaco
(13 August 2016)

|highest scoring = Nkana 6-3 Nakambala Leopards
(22 October 2016)

|matches = 302

|total goals = 597

|longest wins = Zanaco (8)

|longest unbeaten = ZESCO United (15)

|longest winless = Mufulira Blackpool (33)

|longest losses = Mufulira Blackpool (9)

|prevseason = 2015

|nextseason = 2017

|updated = 10 December 2016

}}

The 2016 Zambia Super League is the 55th season of the Zambian Top League. The season began on 12 March 2016. ZESCO United are the defending champions, coming off their second consecutive title and fifth overall, all in the last nine years.

Teams locations

{{Location map+ |Zambia |width=600 |float=right |caption=Locations of the 2016 Zambian Premier League teams |places=

{{Location map~ |Zambia |lat=-12.993158 |long=28.642220 |label=F. Rangers |position=bottom}}

{{Location map~ |Zambia |lat=-15.445941 |long=28.347476 |label=
Buffaloes
Stars |position=bottom}}

{{Location map~ |Zambia |lat=-16.813985 |long=26.987997 |label=Eagles |position=left}}

{{Location map~ |Zambia |lat=-14.449772 |long=28.442473 |label=Warriors |position=left}}

{{Location map~ |Zambia |lat=-11.821326 |long=25.133723 |label=Radiants |position=left}}

{{Location map~ |Zambia |lat=-15.409116 |long=28.317099 |label=L. Dynamos
Tigers |position=top}}

{{Location map~ |Zambia |lat=-12.542698 |long=28.234182 |label=Blackpool |position=top}}

{{Location map~ |Zambia |lat=-12.542698 |long=28.234182 |label=Wanderers |position=right}}

{{Location map~ |Zambia |lat=-15.841694 |long=27.766021 |label=Leopards |position=left}}

{{Location map~ |Zambia |lat=-12.524255 |long=27.863677 |label=N. Rangers |position=left}}

{{Location map~ |Zambia |lat=-12.847108 |long=28.211216 |label=Nkana |position=right}}

{{Location map~ |Zambia |lat=-15.424618 |long=28.301527 |label=Nkwazi |position=left}}

{{Location map~ |Zambia |lat=-12.843897 |long=28.232811 |label=P. Dynamos |position=left}}

{{Location map~ |Zambia |lat=-15.371924 |long=28.376157 |label=Arrows |position=right}}

{{Location map~ |Zambia |lat=-15.397745 |long=28.319136 |label=Zanaco |position=bottom}}

{{Location map~ |Zambia |lat=-12.975118 |long=28.611445 |label=ZESCO |position=right}}

}}

Zambian Premier League expanded from 16 to 18 teams for the 2016 season with two clubs relegated to Division One and four promoted. Konkola Blades and National Assembly were both relegated to Division One after finishing 15th and 16th, respectively, in the 2015 season. Kabwe Warriors, Lumwana Radiants, Lusaka Tigers and Mufulira Blackpool were each promoted from Division One.{{cite web|title=Summary - Super League - Zambia - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway|url=https://int.soccerway.com/national/zambia/super-league/2016/regular-season/r34719/|accessdate=25 March 2016}}

League table

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|show_limit=5

|res_col_header=QR

|team1=ZAN|name_ZAN=Zanaco

|team2=ZU |name_ZU =ZESCO United

|team3=NKA|name_NKA=Nkana

|team4=PD |name_PD =Power Dynamos

|team5=GB |name_GB =Green Buffaloes

|team6=KW |name_KW =Kabwe Warriors

|team7=RA |name_RA =Red Arrows

|team8=NKW|name_NKW=Nkwazi

|team9=FR |name_FR =Forest Rangers

|team10=NS |name_NS =NAPSA Stars

|team11=NR |name_NR =Nchanga Rangers

|team12=LR |name_LR =Lumwana Radiants

|team13=MW |name_MW =Mufulira Wanderers

|team14=LD |name_LD =Lusaka Dynamos

|team15=GE |name_GE =Green Eagles

|team16=NL |name_NL =Nakambala Leopards

|team17=LT |name_LT =Lusaka Tigers

|team18=MB |name_MB =Mufulira Blackpool

|col_CCL=green1|text_CCL=Qualification to 2017 CAF Champions League

|result1=CCL

|col_CON=blue1|text_CON=Qualification to 2017 CAF Confederation Cup

|result2=CON

|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegation to Elite Two

|result15=R|result16=R|result17=R|result18=R

|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference

|update=10 December 2016

|source=[https://int.soccerway.com/national/zambia/super-league/2016/regular-season/r34719/ Soccerway]

}}

Positions by round

{{#invoke:sports rbr table|table|legendpos=tr

|team1= Zanaco

|pos1= 8/ 4/ 2/ 3/ 5/10/12/ 4/ 3/ 2/ 3/ 3/ 2/ 2/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1

|team2= ZESCO United

|pos2= 8/14/ 8/12/15/ 9/ 6/ 2/ 2/ 3/ 2/ 2/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 6/ 3/ 4/ 4/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 4/ 4/ 5/ 5/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 3/ 2

|team3= Nkana

|pos3= 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 3

|team4= Power Dynamos

|pos4= 1/ 6/ 9/13/ 7/ 6/ 4/ 7/ 6/ 5/ 5/ 6/ 4/ 5/ 5/ 4/ 3/ 4/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 4/ 4

|team5= Green Buffaloes

|pos5= 3/ 5/ 6/ 6/10/11/ 8/ 6/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 5/ 6/ 4/ 4/ 5/ 4/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 5/ 5/ 4/ 4/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 5

|team6= Kabwe Warriors

|pos6= 8/12/12/15/ 9/13/ 9/10/11/12/ 7/10/ 7/ 7/ 8/ 8/ 5/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 7/ 7/ 7/ 7/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 6

|team7= Red Arrows

|pos7= 8/10/11/14/16/11/13/10/ 9/ 8/ 9/ 8/12/11/13/11/10/10/ 8/ 7/ 7/ 7/ 8/ 8/ 7/ 7/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 8/ 8/ 7/ 7

|team8= Nkwazi

|pos8=14/17/16/ 9/ 4/ 5/ 3/ 3/ 5/ 6/ 6/ 4/ 5/ 6/ 7/ 7/ 8/ 9/ 9/ 9/10/10/11/11/12/ 9/ 9/ 9/10/10/ 7/ 9/ 9/ 8

|team9= Forest Rangers

|pos9= 6/ 9/14/ 8/11/14/16/16/17/11/13/ 7/ 9/ 8/ 6/ 6/ 7/ 8/10/11/11/12/ 9/10/11/12/ 8/ 8/ 8/ 8/ 9/ 7/ 8/ 9

|team10= NAPSA Stars

|pos10=14/15/15/16/18/17/17/14/15/13/12/16/15/16/15/13/13/15/15/16/16/15/14/14/10/ 8/10/11/ 9/ 9/10/10/10/10

|team11= Nchanga Rangers

|pos11=16/ 7/10/ 5/ 2/ 4/ 5/ 9/ 7/ 9/10/11/10/12/10/ 9/ 9/ 7/ 7/ 8/ 9/ 9/10/ 9/ 8/10/11/14/12/12/13/11/11/11

|team12= Lumwana Radiants

|pos12= 8/10/ 5/11/14/ 8/11/13/13/16/17/17/17/17/16/16/16/17/17/15/15/16/16/16/15/13/14/13/14/14/14/12/12/

|team13= Mufulira Wanderers

|pos13= 6/ 2/ 4/ 4/ 8/ 7/10/12/12/14/15/13/ 8/10/11/12/12/11/11/12/12/11/12/12/14/15/15/15/15/15/15/15/13/

|team14= Green Eagles

|pos14=16/18/17/18/13/16/15/15/14/15/16/15/15/13/14/15/15/14/13/13/14/13/13/13/13/14/13/12/13/13/11/13/14/

|team15= Nakambala Leopards

|pos15= 8/12/12/ 7/ 6/ 2/ 2/ 5/ 8/ 7/ 8/ 9/11/ 9/ 9/10/11/12/12/10/ 8/ 8/ 7/ 7/ 9/11/12/10/11/11/12/14/15/

|team16= Lusaka Dynamos

|pos16= 3/ 3/ 7/10/12/14/14/17/16/17/14/12/14/15/17/17/17/13/14/14/13/14/15/15/16/16/16/16/16/16/16/16/16/

|team17= Lusaka Tigers

|pos17= 3/ 8/ 3/ 2/ 3/ 3/ 7/ 8/10/10/11/14/13/14/12/13/14/16/16/17/17/17/17/17/17/17/17/17/17/17/17/17/17/17

|team18= Mufulira Blackpool

|pos18=16/16/18/17/17/18/18/18/18/18/18/18/18/18/18/18/18/18/18/18/18/18/18/18/18/18/18/18/18/18/18/18/18/18

|color_1=1st|text_1=Leader

|color_15-=red1|text_15-=Relegation to Elite Two

|updated=10 December 2016

|source=[https://int.soccerway.com/national/zambia/super-league/2016/regular-season/r34719/ Soccerway]

|date=August 2014

}}

Top scorers

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"

bgcolor="#CCCCCC" align="center"

!Rank

!Goalscorer

!Team

!Goals

align="center"|1

|{{flagicon|ZAM}} Walter Bwalya

|Nkana

|align="center"|24

align="center"|2

|{{flagicon|KEN}} Jesse Were

|ZESCO United

|align="center"|16

align="center"|3

|{{flagicon|ZAM}} Felix Nyaende

|Forest Rangers

|align="center"|11

rowspan=4 align="center"|4

|{{flagicon|ZAM}} Patson Daka

|Power Dynamos

|align="center"|10

{{flagicon|ZAM}} Roderick Kabwe

|Zanaco

|align="center"|10

{{flagicon|DRC}} Idris Mbombo

|ZESCO United

|align="center"|10

{{flagicon|ZAM}} Fashion Sakala

|Zanaco

|align="center"|10

rowspan=2 align="center"|8

|{{flagicon|ZAM}} Aubrey Funga

|Zanaco

|align="center"|9

{{flagicon|ZAM}} Saith Sakala

|Zanaco

|align="center"|11

rowspan=3 align="center"|10

|{{flagicon|ZAM}} Isaac Chansa

|Zanaco

|align="center"|8

{{flagicon|ZAM}} Stewart Chikandiwa

|Nkwazi

|align="center"|8

{{flagicon|ZAM}} Jacob Phiri

|Kabwe Warriors

|align="center"|8

=Hat-tricks=

Player	For	Against	style="text-align:center"\| Result	Date
class="wikitable sortable"
Stewart Chikandiwa	Nkwazi	Lumwana Radiants	0-4{{cite web\|title=Nkana open five-point lead - SuperSport - Football\|url=http://www.supersport.com/football/zambia/news/160407/Nkana_open_five_point_lead\|accessdate=7 April 2016}}	{{dts\|format=dmy\|2016\|4\|7}}
Jesse Were⁴	ZESCO United	Mufulira Blackpool	5-0{{cite web\|title=Five star Zesco thrash Blackpool - SuperSport - Football\|url=http://www.supersport.com/football/zambia/news/160430/Five_star_Zesco_thrash_Blackpool\|accessdate=19 May 2016}}	{{dts\|format=dmy\|2016\|4\|30}}
Justin Shonga⁴	Nkwazi	Kabwe Warriors	4-1{{cite web\|title=The Post\|url=http://www.postzambia.com/news.php?id=18157\|accessdate=24 May 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160524142751/http://www.postzambia.com/news.php?id=18157\|archive-date=24 May 2016\|url-status=dead}}	{{dts\|format=dmy\|2016\|5\|21}}
Aubrey Funga	Zanaco	Mufulira Blackpool	6-0{{cite web\|title=Zanaco thrash Blackpool - SuperSport - Football\|url=http://www.supersport.com/football/zambia/news/160625/Zanaco_thrash_Blackpool\|accessdate=4 July 2016}}	{{dts\|format=dmy\|2016\|6\|25}}
Saith Sakala	Zanaco	Lusaka Tigers	0-4{{cite web\|title=Zambia : Zanaco punish toothless Tigers to extend lead\|date=24 July 2016 \|url=https://www.lusakatimes.com/2016/07/24/zanaco-punish-toothless-tigers-extend-lead/\|accessdate=2 August 2016}}	{{dts\|format=dmy\|2016\|7\|24}}
Walter Bwalya	Nkana	Nkana	6-3{{cite web\|title=Zambia : Nkana rout Nakambala to move 5 points behind Zanaco\|date=22 October 2016 \|url=https://www.lusakatimes.com/2016/10/22/nkana-rout-nakamabala-move-5-points-behind-zanaco/\|accessdate=24 October 2016}}	{{dts\|format=dmy\|2016\|10\|22}}

⁴ Player scored 4 goals.

References

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