Simba FC explained

Clubname:	Simba FC
Fullname:	UPDF Simba Football Club
Nickname:	The Lion Army
Ground:	Bombo military stadium Lugazi, Uganda
Capacity:	15,000
Manager:	Sam Swimbe
League:	Ugandan Premier League
Season:	2020/21
Position:	8th

UPDF Simba FC is a Ugandan football club based in Lugazi. They are the country's Army club. They were a dominant force in the 1970s and 1980s when all the players were serving officers in the Army.

Simba FC has played in many leagues since 1980.^{[1] [2]}

Honours

Continental

• African Cup of Champions Clubs
  • Runners-up (1): 1972

Domestic

• Ugandan Premier League
  • Champions (2): 1971, 1978
• Ugandan Cup
  • Winners (2): 1977, 2011

Performance in CAF competitions

• African Cup of Champions Clubs: 4 appearances

1972

Finalist

1973

Second Round

1974

First Round

1979

First Round

• CAF Cup Winners' Cup

2 appearances

1978 – First Round

1999 – Second Round

Current squad

Confirmed squad to 2021/22 season.^[3]

External links

• Team profile – The Biggest Football Archive of the World (archived 28 February 2014)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Strack-Zimmermann . Benjamin . Simba FC Lugazi (1969) . 2024-11-01 . www.national-football-teams.com . en.
2. Web site: 2020-07-21 . Battle for the finest across three generations . 2024-11-01 . Monitor . en.
3. Web site: UPDF FC confirms 2021/22 squad and shirt numbers.