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In 1975, Forest Rangers Football Club started as Community Football Team at Dola Hill Forest Station in Ndola, Zambia and joined the Ndola District Amateur League in 1976. After a period of 3 years, the club got promoted to Division 3 under the Copperbelt Amateur League up to the end of the 1988 soccer season. The club played Division 1 football from 1989 to 1991. During the 1991 soccer season, the club finished as runner’s up in the independence Cup Competition after losing 5-1 to the then Football kings of Zambia, Nkana Football Club. This was after the club had eliminated Mufulira Wanderers Football Club in the Semi-final by a lone goal at Nkana Stadium. At the end of the same soccer season, the Club won promotion to the Super league Division. The Club stayed in the Super League Division up to the end of the 1994 soccer. During the 1994 season, the Club finished among the top eight clubs of the Super League Division. In 1995, the sponsors (ZAFFICO Limited) under the cost saving measures policy disbanded the team. In 1998, the team was revamped through social football. In 1999, the team merged with strike Rovers Football club and played Division 1 Football under the club name of Forest Strikes Football Club up to 2000. In 2001, the club retained the name of Forest Rangers Football Club when ZAFFICO limited became the sole sponsors of the club. The Club’s Premier League Football performance since 2002 has been as follows: 2002	Played Supper League Football 2003	Played Division 1 Football 2004 	Played Super League Football 2005 	Played Division 1 Football 2006 	Played Super League Football and finished among the top eight 2007 	Played Super League Football 2008	Played Supper Division 1 Football 2009	Played Supper League Football and finished among the top eight 2010       Played Supper League football 2011	Played Super League Football 2012	Played Super League Football 2013	Played Super League and got relegated to Division 1 Football 2014	Played Division 1.Won the League and promotion to Super League Football 3.0	        Football Talent Identification And Development Forest Rangers Football Club has been very instrumental in football talent identification and development through urban and rural football. So far, the club has produced the following notable players: 1993 – 2001	Kellies Mwamba Musole Sakulanda, Joe Kabemba, Aston Mbewe and John Mubanga 2002 to date	Felix Katongo, Nyambe Mulenga, Zebron Njovu, Nasha Kaya, Osward Kalamba, Sebastian Mwansa, Lwipa Juma, Floyd Phiri, Daudi Musekwa, Christopher Musonda, Kelvin Kanyenga, Allan Chibwe, frazer Mwewa, Prince Mubita, Bizwell phiri, Michael Phiri and Kennedy Chansa Mpoya. 1991	Independence Cup Runners Up				2005	Coca Cola Cup Champions 2006	Charity shield Runners Up				2006	Coca Cola Cup Runners Up