FAZ Women's Super Division

FAZ Women Super Division
Founded1999
CountryZambia
ConfederationCAF
Number of teams18
Level on pyramid1-3
International cup(s)COSAFA / CAF W-Champions League
Current championsGreen Buffaloes Ladies FC
(2022-2023)
Most championshipsGreen 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]

  1. ^ "FORMATION OF A NATIONAL WOMEN'S LEAGUE AND PROMINENT WOMEN COMMITTEE TO RUN FUNDRAISING FOR COPPER QUEENS UNDERWAY – ANDREW KAMANGA". ZamFoot. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  2. ^ "FAZ CONFIRM LUSAKA DYNAMOS WOMEN'S SUPER DIVISION STATUS". ZamFoot. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "Zambia FA to introduce eight teams women top flight league". Zone Foot. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  4. ^ "FAZ WOMEN'S NATIONAL DIVISION ONE LEAGUE TAKES OFF". Melo Media. 2022-11-10. Retrieved 2023-06-05.