Founded | 1999 |
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Country | Zambia |
Confederation | CAF |
Number of teams | 18 |
Level on pyramid | 1-3 |
International cup(s) | COSAFA / CAF W-Champions League |
Current champions | Green Buffaloes Ladies FC (2022-2023) |
Most championships | Green Buffaloes Ladies FC (6 titles) |
Current: 2024–25 |
The FAZ Women Super Division is the highest league of women's football in Zambia. It was established in the beginning of 2021 and is run by FAZ.[1] The inaugural season featured 12 teams from four provinces in Zambia.[2] The super division replaced the 4 regional women's leagues (Copperbelt, Lusaka, North-west and Central[3]) 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,[4] 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.[3] 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 CAF Women's Champions League, where the best teams of the continent are competing and started later in 2021.[3]