Lusaka City Council (LCC FC) Football Club

FORMATION OF THE CLUB (YEAR, PLACE)

• L.C.C. Football club started on social football by mostly Lusaka City Council employees in about 1965/66
• It became an Amateur team in about 1967

GROUND

There was an open area where today there is Cheers Shopping Centre behind Kabwata High-rise Flats on Burma Road.  This was the first play ground.

Later Zambia Police allowed LCC Football Club to use the Imboela Stadium for matches.

The early 1970s saw the recommendation to the Full Council for the construction of Nationalist Stadium which was later constructed and commissioned in the late 1970s.

FOUNDING PLAYERS

This is a list of some people who started the social football and later became registered in the Amateur League:

1. Sonny P. Mulenga
2. Andrew Ngoma
3. Fire Swana
4. Dr. Mwanza
5. M. Chifulo
6. Francis Nkoswe

The first Executive Members were as follows:

1. S.P. Mulenga – Chairman
2. Francis Nkoswe – Secretary
3. N. Palale – Treasurer
4. A. Ngoma – Team Manager
5. Ng’wane – Vice Chairman

It must be mentioned that Mr. Andrew Ngoma served as team manager from the team’s inception up to a few years before his demise.  He was responsible for talent identification as well.

It was formerly registered under the Housing Department and joined the Lusaka District Amateur League in the late 1960s.

The League comprised of six (6) teams.  They later became affiliated to Midlands Football League under the National Football League which later became FAZ.

LCC Football Club moved from the Amateur League to division three (30 of National Football League in the late 1970s, moving up to division two (2).  At that time there was division 1 now premier, division two (2) and division three (3)

LCC Football club has been promoted to Premier League on two occasions in the 1990s under the Chairmanship of Zack Machaliwa.

NOTABLE PEOPLE THAT SERVED IN THE CLUB

1. Dr. Sonny P. Mulenga – First Chairman
2. Mr. Teddy Mulonga – Patron
3. Mr. David Barber – Chairman
4. Mr. Fisho Mwale – Patron
5. Mr. Zack Machaliwa – Chairman

NAMES OF OUTSTANDING PLAYERS

The following were some of the outstanding players:

1. Fire Swana
2. Ram Swana
3. Leonard Mwanza
4. Joseph Kapolobwe
5. Lewis Sikazwe
6. Harry Milanzi
7. Sydney Tembo
8. John Mwale
9. Misheck Lungu
10. Bogie Mwanza
11. Chibamba
12. Fred Mwale
13. Emmanuel Phiri
14. Ndlovu
15. Mwale. H
16. Emmanuel Makulika
17. Harvey Musonda

PAST CHAIRMEN

The following were the past Chairmen:

1. S.P. Mulenga
2. Ng’wane
3. Dick Chiwama
4. Nyirenda
5. Isaac Mwendapole
6. Zack Machaliwa ( 2 terms)
7. David Barber
8. Samson Mumba
9. Roy Mwandunga

COACHES

The following coached L.C.C. – Football Club:

1. Dennis Simwaba
2. Stanley Phiri
3. Lungu
4. Col. Obby Kapita
5. Chris Silungwe
6. Chibamba
7. Fewdays Musonda

NATIONAL TEAM’S CONTRIBUTION

MAIN TEAM

1. Misheck Lungu
2. Harry Milanzi

 UNDER 20

1. Sydney Tembo

 UNDER 17

Fred Mwale

CLUBS MEMORABLE EVENTS

 HAPPY ONES

• Winning promotion to Premier League twice

SAD ONES

• Demotion to Division One (1) twice
• Death of Coach Col. Obby Kapita
• Death of NPF Football team players

SISTER CLUBS TO THE LCC

• Zambia Army/ Green Buffaloes

MAJOR TOURNAMENTS PARTICIPATED IN

• Mosi Cup
• BP Cup