2005 Uganda Super League

Uganda Super League
Season 2005
Champions Police FC
Top goalscorer Martin Muwanga, Police FC
Geoffrey Sserunkuma, KCC FC (8)
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The 2005 Ugandan Super League was the 38th season of the official Ugandan football championship, the top-level football league of Uganda.

Overview

The 2005 Uganda Super League used a different format with 15 teams divided into 3 groups with 8 qualifying teams then progressing to the knock-out phase. The championship playoff was won by Police FC who defeated SC Villa 3-1 on penalties following a 0-0 draw in the final at Namboole Stadium. Those teams that failed to qualify for the knock-out phase entered a relegation pool but some teams failed to complete their league fixtures.[1]

League standings

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
1SC Villa (Q)862011120Qualified
2Masaka Local Council FC (Q)83329912Qualified
3Uganda Revenue Authority SC (Q)82518411Qualified
4Lugazi United81258155Relegation Pool
5Mbarara United FC81256135Relegation Pool

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Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
1Police FC (Q)853012218Qualified
2Victors FC (Q)843111715Qualified
3Kampala City Council FC (Q)842218914Qualified
4Mityana UTODA811612144Relegation Pool
5Gulu United FC81164254Relegation Pool

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Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
1Express FC (Q)852110417Qualified
2SC Simba (Q)851215616Qualified
3Kampala United831471210Relegation Pool
4Kinyara Sugar Works FC8224478Relegation Pool
5Kakira Sugar81256135Relegation Pool

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Championship playoff

Quarter-finals

First leg

Second leg

Semi-finals

First leg

Second leg

Final

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Leading goalscorer

The top goalscorers in the 2005 season were Martin Muwanga (Police FC) and Geoffrey Sserunkuma (Kampala City Council FC) with 8 goals each.[2]

Relegation pool

Kinyara Sugar Works FC and Kampala United finished top of the table and avoided relegation from the Super League. Mbarara United FC, Lugazi United, Kakira Sugar, Gulu United FC and Mityana UTODA were relegated, the latter two clubs having failed to fulfill their fixtures.[1]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Uganda 2005 - RSSSF (Hans Schöggl)". RSSSF Archive. 2005–2010. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
  2. ↑ "The Legends: Uganda Super League top scorers since league inception". Kawowo.com. 2012-04-16. Retrieved 2014-01-26.

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