2012–13 Uganda Super League Explained

Competition:Uganda Super League
Season:2012–13
Winners:Kampala City Council FC
League Topscorer:Herman Wasswa, SC Villa and Kampala City Council FC (20)
Prevseason:2011–12
Nextseason:2013–14

The 2012–13 Ugandan Super League was the 46th season of the official Ugandan football championship, the top-level football league of Uganda.

Overview

For an eight-month period in the 2012–13 season, Uganda had two parallel leagues structures, the Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) Super League, run by the national Federation, and the Uganda Super League which was managed by the Uganda Super League Limited (USLL).[1]

Uganda's cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Patrick Amama Mbabazi on 8 May 2013 declared that only one league would exist for the 2013/14 season.[2]

FUFA Super League

The 2012–13 FUFA Super League was contested by 16 teams and was won by Kampala City Council FC, while Victors FC, Aurum Roses and Water FC were relegated.

Participants and locations

ClubSettlementStadiumCapacity
Aurum RosesKampalaKavumba Recreation Centre
Bul FCJinjaKakindu Municipal Stadium
Entebbe FCEntebbeMuteesa II Stadium
Express FCKampalaMuteesa II Stadium
Kampala City Council FCKampalaLugogo Stadium
Kiira YoungKampalaLuzira Prisons Stadium
Masaka Local Council FCMasakaMasaka Recreation Ground
Police FCJinjaKavumba Recreation Centre
Proline FCBuikweNakivubo Stadium
Simba FCBomboBombo Stadium
Uganda Revenue Authority SCKampalaLugazi Stadium
SC Victoria UniversityKampalaMandela National Stadium
KampalaNakivubo Stadium
Victors FCKampalaKakindu Municipal Stadium
Vipers SCBuikweBuikwe Stadium
Water FC KampalaLuzira Prisons Stadium
Some of the Kampala clubs may on occasions also play home matches at the Mandela National Stadium.[3]

Leading goalscorer

The top goalscorer in the 2012–13 season was Herman Wasswa of SC Villa and Kampala City Council FC with 20 goals.

Uganda Super League Limited

The 2012–13 Ugandan Super League Ltd (USLL) was contested by 11 teams and was won by Maroons FC.

League standings

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Uganda Super League Official Site . USLL . 2014-03-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140220065430/http://www.usl.ug/ . 2014-02-20 . dead.
  2. Web site: Ugandan cabinet resolves football league squabbles . MTN Football . 2014-03-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140103174117/http://www.mtnfootball.com/africa/uganda/fufa-super-league/news/2013/may/08-ugandan-cabinet-resolves-football-league-squabbles.html . 2014-01-03 . dead.
  3. Web site: Ugandan Premier League: Venues 2012/13 . Soccerway . 2014-01-08.