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{{Football club infobox |
| clubname = Forest Rangers Football Club|
| image = [[Image:Forest Zambia.png|120px]]|
| fullname = Forest Rangers Football Club|
| nickname = Fole Malembe
| founded  = 1975
| ground   = [[Levy Mwanawasa Stadium| Levy Mwanawasa stadium]], [[Ndola]], Northern [[Zambia]]
| capacity = 49,800
| Patron = |Frighton Sichone
  Chairman = Wilbroad Katema
  CEO = Nick Mwansa
| manager  = {{flagicon|ZAM}} [[Perry Mutapa]]
| league   = [[Zambian Premier League|Zambian Super League]]
| season   = 2017 |
| position = 9th|
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In 1975, Forest Rangers Football Club started as Community Football Team at Dola Hill Forest Station in Ndola and joined the Ndola District Amateur League in 1976. After a period of 3 years, the club got promoted to Division 3 under the Copper belt 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
         
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, Walter Bwalya Binene Sabwa, Dieugo Apanane, Fred Tshimenga

Team Profile

NICK Name		:	Fole Malembe
Formed			:	1975
Sponsors			:Zambia Forestry and Forest industries Corporation 
				(ZAFFICO) Ltd

Team Colours		:	Green and Yellow

Home Ground		:	Levy Mwanawasa Stadium

Local League Honours	:	Nil

Local Cup Honours	:	1991	Independence Cup Runners Up
				2005	Coca Cola Cup Champions
				2006	Charity shield Runners Up
				2006	Coca Cola Cup Runners UP
==Colors==

Traditionally, [[Forest Rangers]] have always worn yellow and green home kits, with green and white as their away and third colors respectively.

==Achievements==
*'''[[Zambian Coca Cola Cup]]: 1'''
::2005

==Current squad==
Daniel Mutshinemu
Arafat Ilunga Kateta
Patrick Ilongo Ngasanya
Benson Chali
James Kachinga
Masauso Zimba
Gift Zulu
Ephraim Tusanile
Crispin Mulenga
Kobe Chipeta
Ronald Chibwe
Emmanuel Kalala
Nawa Nawa
Fiston Bonyami
Jairus Mulenga
Nsiku Mambweni Gireese
Douglas Muwowo
Webster Muzaza

{{Zambian Premier League}}

[[Category:Football clubs in Zambia]]
[[Category:Ndola]]