2016–17 Uganda Super League

Ugandan Super League

Season	2016-17
Champions	KCCA
Relegated	JMC Hippos Lweza Sadolin Paints
2018 CAF Champions League	KCCA
Matches played	240
Goals scored	515 (2.15 per match)
Top goalscorer	Geoffrey Sserunkuma (20)
Biggest home win	KCCA 7-0 Onduparaka (25 February 2017)
Biggest away win	4 matches Police 0-3 Soana (20 September 2016) BUL 0-3 Soana (3 December 2016) Express 0-3 Proline (9 May 2017) JMC Hippos 0-3 Police (16 May 2017)
Highest scoring	SC Villa 5-3 Bright Stars (15 November 2016)
Longest winning run	KCCA (6)
Longest unbeaten run	SC Villa (12)
Longest winless run	JMC Hippos (30)
Longest losing run	JMC Hippos (7)
← 2015-16 2017-18 → All statistics correct as of 20 May 2017.

The 2016-17 Ugandan Super League was the 50th season of top-flight football in Uganda. The season began on 19 August 2016. Kampala Capital City Authority FC (KCCA) won their second consecutive league title and 12th overall with two weeks to spare.^[1]

Teams

The league consisted of 16 teams with Kirinya-Jinja SS FC, Onduparaka F.C., and Proline FC being promoted from the 2015-16 FUFA Big League. Maroons FC, SC Victoria University, and Simba FC were relegated after finishing in the bottom three spots in 2015-16.

Stadiums and locations

Team	Home city	Stadium	Capacity	2015-16 season
Bul FC	Jinja	Kakindu Municipal Stadium	1,000	6th in Ugandan Super League
Bright Stars FC	Matugga	Champions Stadium	3,000	12th in Ugandan Super League
Express FC	Kampala	Mutesa II Stadium	20,200	3rd in Ugandan Super League
Jinja Municipal Council Hippos FC	Jinja	Kakindu Municipal Stadium	1,000	10th in Ugandan Super League
Kirinya-Jinja SS FC	Jinja	Kyabazinga Stadium (Bugembe)^[2]	3,000	FUFA Big League
Kampala Capital City Authority FC	Lugogo	Phillip Omondi Stadium	5,600	Ugandan Super League Champions
Lweza FC	Kampala	Mutesa II Stadium	20,200	13th in Ugandan Super League
Onduparaka F.C.	Arua	Green Light Stadium		FUFA Big League
Police FC	Wakiso	Kavumba Recreation Centre	1,000	8th in Ugandan Super League
Proline FC	Kampala	Lugogo Stadium	3,000	FUFA Big League
SC Villa	Kampala	Nakivubo Stadium	15,000	4th in Ugandan Super League
Sadolin Paints FC	Bugembe	Kyabazinga Stadium	3,000	9th in Ugandan Super League
Soana FC	Wakiso	Kavumba Recreation Centre	1,000	7th in Ugandan Super League
The Saints FC	Kampala	Mandela National Stadium	45,202	11th in Ugandan Super League
Uganda Revenue Authority SC	Lugazi	Mehta Stadium	1,000	5th in Ugandan Super League
Vipers SC	Kitende	St. Mary's Stadium	20,000	2nd in Ugandan Super League

League table


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	KCCA (C) (Q)	30	20	6	4	59	25	+34	66	2018 CAF Champions League
2	SC Villa	30	16	10	4	46	26	+20	58
3	Vipers	30	14	10	6	35	18	+17	52
4	URA	30	11	15	4	39	25	+14	48
5	Onduparaka	30	11	12	7	33	41	−8	45
6	Express	30	11	11	8	39	37	+2	44
7	Soana	30	11	10	9	35	33	+2	43
8	Proline	30	8	15	7	40	39	+1	39
9	Bright Stars	30	6	16	8	25	28	−3	34
10	Jinja	30	6	15	9	20	22	−2	33
11	BUL	30	8	9	13	27	32	−5	33
12	The Saints	30	8	9	13	26	35	−9	33
13	Police	30	8	9	13	29	40	−11	33
14	Lweza (R)	30	6	14	10	27	32	−5	32	Relegation to 2017-18 Big League
15	Sadolin Paints (R)	30	5	11	14	17	30	−13	26
16	JMC Hippos (R)	30	0	10	20	18	52	−34	10

Updated to games played on 20 May 2017.
Source: Soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) head-to-head goals scored; 7) playoff
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Positions by round

	Leader
	Relegation to regional groups

Team ╲ Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
KCCA	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1
SC Villa	5	5	2	3	2	2	2	4	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2
Vipers	3	2	3	2	4	5	3	2	2	2	3	3	5	5	4	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	6	5	3	3	3	3
URA	5	8	8	6	7	8	9	9	7	5	5	6	6	6	6	4	5	7	5	5	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4
Onduparaka	5	13	13	8	8	7	8	5	8	8	8	5	4	4	3	5	4	3	3	3	4	4	5	4	5	6	5	5	5	5
Express	1	6	4	4	6	4	5	6	6	7	7	8	8	7	8	8	8	8	8	9	7	6	6	6	4	4	6	6	6	6
Soana	5	3	6	5	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	5	6	6	5	6	8	9	9	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Proline	5	9	9	10	13	11	11	11	11	10	12	12	13	12	12	9	10	10	10	6	6	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Bright Stars	3	3	5	7	5	6	7	8	5	6	6	7	7	9	7	7	7	6	7	7	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	12	12	9
Jinja	5	10	10	13	12	14	13	14	13	13	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	15	15	15	13	15	12	13	11	10	10
BUL	5	7	12	14	10	12	12	13	14	14	15	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	14	12	12	14	11	10	12	10	11	11
The Saints	5	12	7	12	13	10	6	7	9	11	9	10	10	11	11	11	12	11	11	11	12	13	13	10	12	13	10	9	9	12
Police	5	15	15	9	11	13	15	15	15	15	13	14	12	13	13	13	9	9	9	10	10	11	10	12	10	11	11	13	13	13
Lweza	15	16	11	11	9	9	10	10	10	9	10	11	11	8	9	10	11	12	12	12	13	14	14	15	13	15	14	14	14	14
Sadolin Paints	5	13	14	15	16	15	14	12	12	12	11	9	9	10	10	12	13	13	13	13	11	10	11	11	14	14	15	15	15	15
JMC Hippos	15	11	16	16	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16

Last updated: 20 May 2017
Source: Soccerway

Season statistics

Goals

Top scorers

As of 17 May 2017

Rank	Player	Team	Goals
1	Geoffrey Sserunkuma	KCCA	20
2	Shaban Mohammed	Onduparaka	13
3	Tony Odur	Vipers	11
4	Emmanuel Okwi	SC Villa	10
4	Nelson Senkatuka	Proline	10
6	Shafiq Kagimu	URA	8

Hat-tricks

Player	For	Against	Result	Date
Allan Okello	KCCA	Onduparaka	7-0^[3]	000000002017-02-25-000025 February 2017
Emmanuel Okwi	SC Villa	Onduparaka	4-1^[4]	000000002017-03-12-000012 March 2017

Scoring

First goal of the season: Joseph Ochaya for KCCA against JMC Hippos^[5] (19 August 2016)

References

↑ "KCCA are Ugandan champions, again — Uganda Premier League". Retrieved 10 May 2017.
↑ "Kirinya Shift Base to Bugembe on Fufa Advice", Chimp Reports, 14 June 2016, accessed 28 September 2016
↑ "KCCA put seven past hapless Onduparaka – Uganda Premier League". Retrieved 28 February 2017.
↑ "SC Villa obliterate Ondu, Express edge Kirinya – Uganda Premier League". Retrieved 13 March 2017.
↑ "KCCA roll off with victory – Uganda Premier League". Retrieved 23 August 2016.

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Domestic cups	Algeria 15–16 16–17 Angola 2016 Egypt 15–16 16–17 Morocco South Africa 15–16 16–17 Tunisia 15–16 16–17 Uganda 15–16 16–17
Supercups	Algeria Angola Egypt Kenya Mali
Regional cups	Arab Club Championship
CAF club competitions	CAF Champions League qualifying rounds group stage knockout stage final CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds group stage knockout stage final CAF Super Cup
International competitions	Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics men's tournament women's tournament CECAFA Cup COSAFA Cup

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Domestic leagues	Algeria 16–17 17–18 Angola 2017 2018 Benin 16–17 17–18 Botswana 16–17 17–18 Burkina Faso 16–17 17–18 Burundi 16–17 17–18 Cameroon Cape Verde Chad Congo Côte d'Ivoire 16–17 17–18 Democratic Republic of Congo 16–17 17–18 Djibouti 16–17 17–18 Egypt 16–17 17–18 Ethiopia 16–17 17–18 Gabon 16-17 17-18 Gambia 16–17 17–18 Ghana Guinea 16–17 17–18 Kenya Lesotho 16–17 17–18 Liberia Madagascar Malawi Mali 16–17 17–18 Mauritania 16–17 17–18 Mauritius 16–17 17–18 Morocco 16–17 17–18 Mozambique Namibia 16–17 17–18 Nigeria men women Réunion Rwanda 16–17 17–18 Senegal 16–17 17–18 Somalia 16–17 17–18 South Africa 16–17 17–18 Sudan Swaziland 16–17 17–18 Tanzania 16–17 17–18 Togo Tunisia 16–17 17–18 Uganda 16–17 17–18 Zambia Zimbabwe
Domestic cups	Algeria 16–17 17–18 Angola 2017 Egypt 16–17 17–18 Kenya South Africa 16–17 17–18 Tunisia 16–17 17–18 Uganda 16–17 17–18
Supercups	Algeria Angola Egypt Kenya Mali
Regional cups	Arab Club Championship
CAF club competitions	CAF Champions League qualifying rounds group stage knockout stage final CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds group stage knockout stage final CAF Super Cup
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