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The genesis of club football in Uganda was an idea copied from England by Balamaze Lwanga 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 2022–23 Uganda Premier League was the 55th season of the Uganda Premier League, the top-tier football league in Uganda. The league was reduced to 15 teams after promoted Kyetume FC failed to receive a license in time for the fixture list to be released, causing them to be administratively relegated to the third division.
The 2021–22 Uganda Premier League was the 54th season of the Uganda Premier League, the top-tier football league in Uganda. Vipers SC won the championship with four games to go, finishing 18 points above second-placed KCCA. [1] Tooro United were also confirmed relegated with four games to go. [2]
NEC FC was founded in 2017 and it was promoted to FUFA 5th Division League in 2018 under the Nakawa Football Association. [7]In 2019, NEC FC was promoted to Kampala Regional League from the 4th Division and later promoted to FUFA Big League in 2022 where it emerged in the third position on the League table thus gaining promotion to the Uganda Premier League.
Kitara, Mbarara City and NEC were promoted from the 2022–23 FUFA Big League. [ 1 ] Arua Hill's license was suspended by FUFA after the first half of fixtures for failing to meet licensing requirements.
Charles Livingstone Mbabazi was the first Coach of Arua Hill in the Uganda Premier League; First Win in Uganda Premier League: 0–2 at Wankulukuku Stadium v Express (also their First Game in top flight plus First Away Win), 15 October 2021; First Loss: 2–1 v Mbarara City, 29 October 2021; First Home Win: 3–2 v URA FC, 2 November 2021
Competed in the FUFA Big league 2019/2020 season [2] 2020/21 Season. Kitara FC was relegated during the 2020/21 Uganda premier league season prematurely after the COVID-19 outbreak in Uganda with 13 points in 27 games played. [1] [7] [4] [2] 2022/23. Won Kaaro Karungi FC 1- 0 on a match played at Kigaaya Primary School Ground. [2] [10] 2023/24 ...
Vipers SC midfielder Seninde Ezekiel Duncan during Uganda Premier League match in May 2018. The league title led Vipers to try out on continental competition for the first time. In the 2016 CAF Champions League, they played and lost their first ever continental match by 1–2 on aggregate to Nigerian club Enyimba FC in the preliminary round.