1977 Uganda National League
Season | 1977 |
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Champions | Kampala City Council FC |
Top goalscorer | Denis Obua, Uganda Police FC (24) |
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National League (Tier 1) |
Uganda Cup (Cup) |
The 1977 Uganda National League was the tenth season of the Ugandan football championship, the top-level football league of Uganda.
Overview
The 1977 Uganda National League was contested by 13 teams and was won by Kampala City Council FC, while Gangama were relegated.
Express FC defeated the Army side Simba FC 2-0 in a crucial league match but were subsequently banned for allegedly being involving in anti-government activities, by the Governor of the Central Province, Col. Abdallah Nasur, who was unhappy about his side's loss. In 1979 the ban was lifted after the regime of Idi Amin had ended. [1]
League standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | Kampala City Council FC (C) | 26 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 74 | 17 | 45 | Champions |
2 | Simba FC | 25 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 40 | 17 | 38 | |
3 | Maroons FC | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 65 | 32 | 37 | |
4 | Coffee SC | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 40 | 29 | 31 | |
5 | Nsambya Old Timers | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 37 | 32 | 29 | |
6 | Lint Marketing Board | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 24 | 24 | 24 | |
7 | Kilembe Mines FC | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 33 | 24 | |
8 | Uganda Commercial Bank | 25 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 33 | 24 | |
9 | Uganda Police FC | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 30 | 41 | 24 | |
10 | Lira | 24 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 30 | 23 | |
11 | NIC | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 24 | 30 | 20 | |
12 | Nytil FC | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 31 | 20 | |
13 | Gangama (R) | 26 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 63 | 5 | Relegated |
Express FC were excluded. [1]
Leading goalscorer
The top goalscorer in the 1977 season was Denis Obua of Uganda Police FC with 24 goals.[2]
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Uganda - Various Data 1960-1991 - RSSSF (Hans Schöggl)". RSSSF Archive. 2002–13. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
- ↑ "The Legends: Uganda Super League top scorers since league inception". Kawowo.com. 2012-04-16. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
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