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ZAM · National Team

Zambia

Zambia national football team
Played 795
Draw % 25.5%
No-draw N 2
Max streak 24 25 Jun 1975 → 15 Jul 1977
Avg top run 13.0 top 10
Draw debt E 0.41
p50 18.0%
p100 22.0%
Draw score 0.136 rank #1,202 Draws 203
Trophies 1 competition
ITL · African Cup of Nations
🏆 1 × Champion (2012)
🥈 1 × Runner-up (1974)
Team strength · Elo all ratings ›
Rating 1,615 everyone starts at 1500
Peak 1,841 reached 9 Jun 2012
Rank #106 of 336 national teams
Matches rated 793 last 31 Mar 2026

What this team's results have earned: every match in the database is replayed in date order, both sides start at 1500 and the winner takes points from the loser. The rating is the one it held after its last rated match, and the rank counts every national team ever rated, sides that no longer play included. A measure of strength, not a forecast of the next result. Computed 15 Oct 2026.

Recent form · draws highlighted
W D L W W L D D D L L L L W D W W W L L W L L L D D L L L W
Luck or skill how this is worked out ›

Over 132 matches (Jan 2015 – Sep 2026), Zambia drew 35 where the draw model expected 33.7 from those particular fixtures — about 1 more, or 0.3 standard errors, which is what the model expected, near enough.

A flat league average would have expected 33.7 instead — "more draws than the league" and "more draws than these fixtures deserved" are different claims. 2 of the matches carry no model probability and are left out. These matches were part of the model's own training set, so its chances were fitted already knowing the results.

Longest no-draw runs all on the records page ›
1 24 25 Jun 1975 → 15 Jul 1977 2 19 01 Nov 1970 → 12 Dec 1971 3 16 31 Mar 1994 → 15 Jul 1995 4 12 15 Jul 2022 → 16 Jul 2023 5 11 28 Sep 1973 → 09 Mar 1974 6 10 02 Jun 2012 → 05 Jan 2013 7 10 22 Jul 2006 → 08 Dec 2006 8 10 18 Jun 2000 → 13 Jan 2001 9 9 11 Jan 1991 → 27 Nov 1991 10 9 21 Nov 1981 → 18 Mar 1982
By competition (all-time)
CompetitionPDDraw%
Friendly 321 85 26.5%
African Cup of Nations qualification 126 31 24.6%
FIFA World Cup qualification 111 21 18.9%
CECAFA Cup 80 18 22.5%
African Cup of Nations 73 24 32.9%
COSAFA Cup 68 22 32.4%
Korea Cup 4 0 0.0%
Nehru Cup 3 0 0.0%
Simba Tournament 3 2 66.7%
Zambian Independence Tournament 2 0 0.0%
COSAFA Cup qualification 2 0 0.0%
By calendar year
YearPDDraw%Max
2026 3 0 0.0% 2
2025 9 2 22.2% 5
2024 12 4 33.3% 5
2023 13 1 7.7% 8
2022 10 1 10.0% 5
2021 15 4 26.7% 4
2020 5 0 0.0% 5
2019 12 4 33.3% 4
2018 10 3 30.0% 4
2017 12 4 33.3% 5
2016 13 6 46.2% 3
2015 18 6 33.3% 3
2014 10 3 30.0% 3
2013 25 12 48.0% 4
2012 17 4 23.5% 9
2011 9 1 11.1% 5
2010 15 4 26.7% 4
2009 19 5 26.3% 8
2008 17 4 23.5% 5
2007 12 5 41.7% 3
2006 16 3 18.8% 10
2005 15 5 33.3% 6
2004 15 6 40.0% 6
2003 11 4 36.4% 4
2002 11 5 45.5% 2
2001 17 6 35.3% 3
2000 20 6 30.0% 7
1999 15 5 33.3% 3
1998 13 6 46.2% 2
1997 23 10 43.5% 5
1996 19 4 21.1% 6
1995 13 3 23.1% 6
1994 15 2 13.3% 10
1993 15 4 26.7% 4
1992 14 1 7.1% 8
1991 13 1 7.7% 9
1990 10 3 30.0% 3
1989 18 3 16.7% 7
1988 13 3 23.1% 4
1987 5 0 0.0% 5
1986 10 2 20.0% 3
1985 15 6 40.0% 4
1984 12 4 33.3% 6
1983 2 1 50.0% 1
1982 8 1 12.5% 6
1981 14 3 21.4% 5
1980 18 6 33.3% 5
1979 9 2 22.2% 5
1978 17 2 11.8% 9
1977 15 2 13.3% 8
1976 10 0 0.0% 10
1975 9 2 22.2% 6
1974 8 1 12.5% 4
1973 17 3 17.7% 7
1972 5 4 80.0% 1
1971 18 0 0.0% 18
1970 2 1 50.0% 1
1969 6 1 16.7% 5
1968 13 4 30.8% 5
1967 4 1 25.0% 1
1966 8 0 0.0% 8
1965 4 2 50.0% 1
1964 6 0 0.0% 6
1963 2 0 0.0% 2
1958 2 0 0.0% 2
1957 1 0 0.0% 1
1954 3 1 33.3% 2
1953 1 0 0.0% 1
1952 2 0 0.0% 2
1951 1 0 0.0% 1
1950 2 0 0.0% 1
1948 2 0 0.0% 2
1947 1 1 100.0% 0
1946 1 0 0.0% 1
Matches all results ›
Date Home Score Away R Tournament
☆ 29 Sep 2026 Zambia 2–0 Togo H —
☆ 25 Sep 2026 Algeria 3–1 Zambia H —
☆ 31 Mar 2026 Argentina 5–0 Zambia H ITL · Friendly
☆ 29 Dec 2025 Morocco 3–0 Zambia H ITL · African Cup of Nations
☆ 26 Dec 2025 Zambia 0–0 Comoros D ITL · African Cup of Nations
☆ 22 Dec 2025 Mali 1–1 Zambia D ITL · African Cup of Nations
☆ 18 Nov 2025 Angola 3–2 Zambia H ITL · Friendly
☆ 15 Nov 2025 South Africa 3–1 Zambia H ITL · Friendly
☆ 12 Oct 2025 Zambia 0–1 Niger A ITL · FIFA World Cup qualification
☆ 08 Oct 2025 Tanzania 0–1 Zambia A ITL · FIFA World Cup qualification
☆ 08 Sep 2025 Zambia 0–2 Morocco A ITL · FIFA World Cup qualification
☆ 25 Mar 2025 Russia 5–0 Zambia H ITL · Friendly
☆ 19 Nov 2024 Sierra Leone 0–2 Zambia A ITL · African Cup of Nations qualification
☆ 15 Nov 2024 Zambia 1–0 Ivory Coast H ITL · African Cup of Nations qualification
☆ 15 Oct 2024 Chad 0–1 Zambia A ITL · African Cup of Nations qualification
☆ 11 Oct 2024 Zambia 0–0 Chad D ITL · African Cup of Nations qualification
☆ 10 Sep 2024 Zambia 3–2 Sierra Leone H ITL · African Cup of Nations qualification
☆ 06 Sep 2024 Ivory Coast 2–0 Zambia H ITL · African Cup of Nations qualification
☆ 11 Jun 2024 Zambia 0–1 Tanzania A ITL · FIFA World Cup qualification
☆ 07 Jun 2024 Morocco 2–1 Zambia H ITL · FIFA World Cup qualification
☆ 24 Jan 2024 Zambia 0–1 Morocco A ITL · African Cup of Nations
☆ 21 Jan 2024 Zambia 1–1 Tanzania D ITL · African Cup of Nations
☆ 17 Jan 2024 DR Congo 1–1 Zambia D ITL · African Cup of Nations
☆ 09 Jan 2024 Zambia 1–1 Cameroon D ITL · Friendly
☆ 21 Nov 2023 Niger 2–1 Zambia H ITL · FIFA World Cup qualification
☆ 17 Nov 2023 Zambia 4–2 Congo H ITL · FIFA World Cup qualification
☆ 17 Oct 2023 Zambia 3–0 Uganda H ITL · Friendly
☆ 12 Oct 2023 Egypt 1–0 Zambia H ITL · Friendly
☆ 09 Sep 2023 Comoros 1–1 Zambia D ITL · African Cup of Nations qualification
☆ 16 Jul 2023 Lesotho 0–1 Zambia A ITL · COSAFA Cup
☆ 14 Jul 2023 South Africa 1–2 Zambia A ITL · COSAFA Cup
☆ 11 Jul 2023 Seychelles 2–4 Zambia A ITL · COSAFA Cup
☆ 09 Jul 2023 Zambia 2–1 Comoros H ITL · COSAFA Cup
☆ 06 Jul 2023 Zambia 0–1 Malawi A ITL · COSAFA Cup
☆ 17 Jun 2023 Zambia 3–0 Ivory Coast H ITL · African Cup of Nations qualification
☆ 26 Mar 2023 Lesotho 0–2 Zambia A ITL · African Cup of Nations qualification
☆ 23 Mar 2023 Zambia 3–1 Lesotho H ITL · African Cup of Nations qualification
☆ 17 Nov 2022 Israel 4–2 Zambia H ITL · Friendly
☆ 23 Sep 2022 Mali 1–0 Zambia H ITL · Friendly
☆ 17 Jul 2022 Namibia 0–1 Zambia A ITL · COSAFA Cup
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