EPAC United Football Club was a Malawian football (soccer) club based in Lilongwe and played its home matches at the 25,000 capacity Civo Stadium. The club played eight seasons in the Super League of Malawi, the top division of Malawian football.[1]
| Full name | EPAC United Football Club |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Njenjete zaku Lilongwe |
| Founded | 1995 as Pakeeza FC |
| Dissolved | 2017 |
| Ground | Civo Stadium Lilongwe |
| Capacity | 25,000 |
| 11th in Super League of Malawi |
History
editThe club was founded in 1995 as Pakeeza FC[2] and played in the Regional Football Leagues of Malawi.
In the 2007 season, Pakeeza won the Central Region Football League, the Second Division of Malawi and promoted for the first time to Super League of Malawi. Pakeeza finished thirteenth the first season in the Super League spared from relegation, after the Malawi Police Service decided to disbanded Eagle Beaks Lilongwe.[3]
In July 2009, the club was renamed as EPAC United (Electrical Power and Accessories Contractors United) and finished on thirteen place at the end of the 2009–10 season relegated to Second Division.[4]
EPAC United returned to the Malawi top flight league at the end of the 2010–11 Second Division season, winning the Central Region Football League.
Returned to the Super League, EPAC finished sixth in the 2011–12 season, but the follows seasons were disappointing for "Njenjete", occupying ninth position on the 2012–13 season and eleven in the next four seasons (2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016).
In 2017, EPAC United ceded the Super League of Malawi place to Civil Service United which relegated at the end of the 2016 season.[5]
Honours
editCentral Region Football League
- Winners (2): 2007, 2010–11
- Runners-up (1): 2006
References
edit- ^ "Malawi – EPAC United FC – Risultati e calendario – Soccerway". it.soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 2017-11-28. Retrieved 2014-02-20.
- ^ "Malawi - List of Foundation Dates". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 27 September 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ "Malawi 2008". RSSSF. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ "Malawi 2009/10". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 27 September 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ "Civo sneak back in TNM Super League through Epac". nyasatimes.com. Archived from the original on 25 September 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
External links
edit- "The Maravi Post – Slowly gaining momentum? Epac downs Mafco | Malawi News". maravipost.com. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2014-02-20.
- "Malawi – EPAC United FC – Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news – Soccerway". it.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2014-02-20.