Zambia have played in eighteen editions of the Africa Cup of Nations. Overall record YearRoundPosition 1957 to 1963Not affiliated to CAF 1965Did not enter 1968 1970Did not qualify 1972 1974 Runners-up 2nd 5 3 0 2 9 7 1976Did not qualify 1978 Group stage 5th 3 1 1 1 3 2 1980Did not qualify 1982 Third place 3rd 5 3 0 2 7 3 1984Did not qualify 1986 Group stage 7th 3 0 1 2 2 4 1988Withdrew 1990 Third place 3rd 5 3 1 1 3 2 1992 Quarter-finals 7th 3 1 0 2 1 2 1994 Runners-up 2nd 5 3 1 1 7 2 1996 Third place 3rd 6 4 1 1 15 6 1998Group stage 10th 3 1 1 1 4 6 2000 13th 3 0 2 1 3 5 2002 14th 3 0 1 2 1 3 2004Did not qualify 2006Group stage 11th 3 1 0 2 3 6 2008 9th 3 1 1 1 5 6 2010 Quarter-finals 6th 4 1 1 2 5 5 2012 Champions 1st 6 5 1 0 9 3 2013Group stage 12th 3 0 3 0 2 2 2015 13th 3 0 2 1 2 3 2017Did not qualify 2019 2021 2023 Group stage 20th 3 0 2 1 2 3 2025Qualified 2027To be determinedTotal1 title19/35692719238370
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