EPAC United FC
{{Infobox football club|
| clubname = EPAC United|
| image =
| fullname = EPAC United Football Club
| nickname = Njenjete zaku Lilongwe
| founded = {{Start date and years ago|df=yes|1995}} as Pakeeza FC
| dissolved ={{Start date and years ago|df=yes|2017}}
| ground = Civo Stadium
Lilongwe
| capacity = 25,000
| chairman =
| manager =
| season = {{plainlist|
- Final season
- 2016}}
| position =
11th in Super League of Malawi
}}
EPAC United Football Club was a Malawian football (soccer) club based in Lilongwe and played its home matches at the 25,000 capacity Civo Stadium. The club played eight seasons in the Super League of Malawi, the top division of Malawian football.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/teams/malawi/epac-united/19409/matches/|title=Malawi – EPAC United FC – Risultati e calendario – Soccerway|publisher=it.soccerway.com|accessdate=2014-02-20|archive-date=2017-11-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171128074852/http://int.soccerway.com/teams/malawi/epac-united/19409/matches/|url-status=live}}
History
The club was founded in 1995 as Pakeeza FC{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/malawfound.html|title=Malawi - List of Foundation Dates|accessdate=27 September 2022|archive-date=27 September 2022|website=RSSSF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927161059/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/malawfound.html|url-status=live}} and played in the Regional Football Leagues of Malawi.
In the 2007 season, Pakeeza won the Central Region Football League, the Second Division of Malawi and promoted for the first time to Super League of Malawi. Pakeeza finished thirteenth the first season in the Super League spared from relegation, after the Malawi Police Service decided to disbanded Eagle Beaks Lilongwe.{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/malaw08.html|title=Malawi 2008|website=RSSSF|accessdate=27 September 2022}}
In July 2009, the club was renamed as EPAC United (Electrical Power and Accessories Contractors United) and finished on thirteen place at the end of the 2009–10 season relegated to Second Division.{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/malaw09.html|title=Malawi 2009/10|accessdate=27 September 2022|archive-date=27 September 2022|website=RSSSF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927161054/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/malaw09.html|url-status=live}}
EPAC United returned to the Malawi top flight league at the end of the 2010–11 Second Division season, winning the Central Region Football League.
Returned to the Super League, EPAC finished sixth in the 2011–12 season, but the follows seasons were disappointing for "Njenjete", occupying ninth position on the 2012–13 season and eleven in the next four seasons (2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016).
In 2017, EPAC United ceded the Super League of Malawi place to Civil Service United which relegated at the end of the 2016 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.nyasatimes.com/civo-sneak-back-tnm-super-league-epac/|title=Civo sneak back in TNM Super League through Epac|accessdate=27 September 2022|publisher=nyasatimes.com|archive-date=25 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210925095150/https://www.nyasatimes.com/civo-sneak-back-tnm-super-league-epac/|url-status=live}}
Honours
Central Region Football League
- Winners (2): 2007, 2010–11
- Runners-up (1): 2006
References
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External links
- {{cite web|url=http://www.maravipost.com/sports/football/1416-slowly-gaining-momentum-epac-downs-mafco.html|title=The Maravi Post – Slowly gaining momentum? Epac downs Mafco | Malawi News|publisher=maravipost.com|accessdate=2014-02-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222022115/http://www.maravipost.com/sports/football/1416-slowly-gaining-momentum-epac-downs-mafco.html|archive-date=2014-02-22|url-status=dead}}
- {{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/teams/malawi/epac-united/19409/|title=Malawi – EPAC United FC – Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news – Soccerway|publisher=it.soccerway.com|accessdate=2014-02-20}}
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Category:Defunct football clubs in Malawi