About the Uganda Premier League

The Uganda Premier League is the top division of the Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA). The league was previously known as the ‘Uganda Super League’ but changed name in the 2014-15 season for brand and marketing purposes.

The league’s roots date back to 1968 when the National First Division League was established.

16 clubs make up the Uganda Premier League.

Original Concept of the League

The genesis of club football in Uganda was an idea copied from England by Balamaze Lwanga (RIP) and Polycarp Kakooza. The objective was to improve Uganda’s performances in the Africa Cup of Nations after disappointing results in the finals in 1962 (fourth place finish) and 1968 (lost all three group stage matches), both held in Ethiopia. The intention was to start a Uganda National League (the forerunner of the Uganda Super League) to create the foundation for a strong national team. At the same time, the identification of players from the grassroots would be made easier and systematic.

Because there were no clubs to form a league, institutions and districts were contacted to form teams. The 1968 inaugural top flight league was composed of Prisons, Army, Coffee, Express, Jinja, Masaka, Mbarara, and Mbale.

There were three institutions and four districts and one club. The league was known as the National First Division League, and the first league champions were Prisons FC Kampala (now known as Maroons FC).

After four seasons, the political turbulence in Uganda impacted on the league. The 1972 and 1973 championship were not completed because of civil unrest. In 1974, the league became known as the National Football League and this title was used until 1982 when the league was trimmed to ten teams and was renamed the Super League (shortened to Super Ten in that inaugural season).

Previous winners

Performances by club

Club	Previous names	Settlement	Titles	Championship Seasons
SC Villa	Nakivubo Boys Nakivubo Villa	Kampala	16	1982, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2002–03, 2004
Kampala Capital City Authority FC	Kampala City Council FC	Kampala	12	1976, 1977, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1991, 1997, 2007–08, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016-17
Express FC	Express Red Eagles	Kampala	6	1974, 1975, 1993, 1995, 1996, 2011–12
Uganda Revenue Authority SC	—	Kampala	4	2006, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2010–11
Maroons FC	Prisons FC	Kampala	2	1968–69, 1969
Simba FC	Army	Lugazi	2	1971, 1978
Vipers SC	Bunamwaya SC	Wakiso	2	2009–10, 2014–15,2017/2018, 2019/2020
Coffee United SC	—	Kakira	1	1970
Nile Breweries	—	Jinja	1	1980
Police FC	—	Jinja	1	2005
Uganda Commercial Bank FC	—	Kampala	1	1979

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