Top 10 Stadiums in Zambia
Zambia holds a cherished place in African football, crowned champions of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations in Libreville — a triumph laden with meaning, won close to the site of the 1993 air disaster that killed the national team. Modern Chinese-built stadiums in Lusaka and Ndola anchor the Chipolopolo and a passionate Copperbelt football culture. The grounds appear on the map.
1. National Heroes Stadium, Lusaka
Capacity: 60,000. Zambia's largest stadium, opened in 2014 in the capital Lusaka and built with Chinese support. The principal home of the Chipolopolo and the centrepiece of Zambian football.
2. Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola
Capacity: 49,800. A modern stadium in the Copperbelt city of Ndola, opened in 2012 and named after a former president, serving the heart of Zambia's mining and football region.
3. Nkoloma Stadium, Lusaka
Capacity: 10,000. A renovated stadium in Lusaka used for Super League matches and as a secondary national venue, part of the capital's football infrastructure.
4. Arthur Davies Stadium, Kitwe
Capacity: 15,000. The home of Nkana FC in the Copperbelt city of Kitwe, one of the most successful clubs in Zambian football and a centre of Copperbelt football culture.
5. Nchanga Stadium, Chingola
Capacity: 10,000. The home of Nchanga Rangers in the mining town of Chingola, a long-standing Copperbelt ground in the heart of Zambia's copper industry.
6. Sunset Stadium, Lusaka
Capacity: 10,000. A Lusaka ground used for Super League football, the home of clubs in the capital and part of the city's football scene.
7. Godfrey Chitalu Stadium, Lusaka
Capacity: 5,000. A ground named after one of Zambia's greatest ever goalscorers, used for league matches and a tribute to a national football legend.
8. Independence Stadium, Lusaka
Capacity: 30,000. The old national stadium in Lusaka, opened around independence in 1964, for decades the home of the Chipolopolo before the National Heroes Stadium was built.
9. Woodlands Stadium, Lusaka
Capacity: 5,000. A Lusaka ground used for league and lower-division football, part of the dense football scene of the Zambian capital.
10. Edwin Imboela Stadium, Lusaka
Capacity: 10,000. A modern privately built stadium in Lusaka, a recent addition to the capital's football infrastructure used for Super League matches.
A footballing landscape
Zambian football carries the emotional weight of the 1993 air disaster and the redemptive triumph of 2012, and its stadiums reflect both that history and a modern era of investment. From the Chinese-built national grounds in Lusaka and Ndola to the historic Copperbelt arenas, Zambia remains one of the most evocative footballing nations in southern Africa.
Explore on the map
Find these grounds and many more across Zambia on our interactive map, and use it to plan a footballing journey through the country.