Zambia national football team
The Zambian national football team is the football team of the African state of Zambia. You will also Chipolopolo ( " the bullets " ) called and controlled by the Zambian Football Association. The team took the first time for the Football World Cup 1970 to the qualifications for the World Cup in part, however has never qualified. Of 2012, the team winning the African Cup of their biggest success to date. By winning the title Zambia could improve in the FIFA world rankings by 28 places, reaching number 43 in February 2012 and thus for the first time since February 2001 back to top 50
History
April 27, 1993 18 players, the coach and several association officials died in a plane crash off the coast of Gabon. The crew was on the way to a World Cup qualifier in Senegal (→ Main article: Gabon Air Disaster ). The then newly formed team failed at the end very scarce in qualifying for the 1994 World Cup in Morocco. A draw would have been enough, but they lost 0-1. In the subsequent African Nations Cup in 1994 but was achieved then Zambia until then best result in this competition (along with 1974) and finished second. One in 1996 then again third, before disappearing in the African average. February 12, 2012 Zambia in Libreville, which is close to 19 years before the plane crash occurred, was first African champions: In the final game of the tournament, the Zambian team the Ivory Coast defeated by a 8-7 (0-0 ) on penalties.
The national team of Zambia has played by all the teams most penalties. In 26 games this form of decision was required, of which 13 were won. Most were held ( 7) when COSAFA Cup ( 11) and CECAFA Cup.
Tournaments
Olympic games
After 1988, the national team has not participated in the Olympics and the qualifying matches to do so. Been an Olympic team could not qualify.
World cup
In qualifying for the World Cup in Brazil, Zambia met in the group stage to Ghana, Sudan and Lesotho. The decision to win the group fell at the last game that Zambia lost in Ghana with 1:2 and thus behind Ghana took second place in the group, which the qualification was missed.
African Cup of Nations
African Nations Cup
- 2009: 3rd place
- 2011: not qualified
- 2014: not qualified
South Championship ( COSAFA Cup)
Ost-/Mittelafrikameisterschaft ( CECAFA Cup)
Squad of the African Cup 2012
Coach
( incomplete)
- Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Ante Bušelić (1971-1976)
- Romania 1965 Ted Dumitru ( 1981-1982 )
- Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Ante Bušelić (1982 )
- Zambia 1964 Brightwell Banda (ca. 1986)
- Zambia 1964 Samuel Ndhlovu ( 1986-1992 )
- Germany Jochen Figge (1992-1993)
- Zambia 1964 Godfrey Chitalu (1993 )
- Zambia 1964 Freddie Mwila (1993 )
- Scotland Ian Porterfield (1993-1994)
- Zambia 1964 Dick Chama (1994 )
- Zambia Mungwa George (1997)
- Zambia Obby capitalism (1997)
- Germany Burkhard Ziese (1997-1998)
- Zambia Mungwa George (1998)
- Ben Bamfuchile Zambia (1998-2001)
- Netherlands Jan Brouwer ( 2001)
- Zambia Kalusha Bwalya (2003-2006)
- Patrick Phiri Zambia (2006-2008)
- France Hervé Renard (2008-2010)
- Italy Dario Bonetti (2010-2011)
- France Hervé Renard (2011-2013)
- France Patrice Beaumelle (since 2013)