1977 Uganda National League

Uganda National League
Season 1977
Champions Kampala City Council FC
Top goalscorer Denis Obua, Uganda Police FC (24)
1976
1978

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
1Kampala City Council FC (C)262132741745Champions
2Simba FC251744401738
3Maroons FC261655653237
4Coffee SC261277402931
5Nsambya Old Timers261259373229
6Lint Marketing Board2610412242424
7Kilembe Mines FC269611283324
8Uganda Commercial Bank2510411283324
9Uganda Police FC268711304124
10Lira2410311243023
11NIC2651011243020
12Nytil FC267712203120
13Gangama (R)26212310635Relegated

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. 1.0 1.1 "Uganda - Various Data 1960-1991 - RSSSF (Hans Schöggl)". RSSSF Archive. 2002–13. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
  2. "The Legends: Uganda Super League top scorers since league inception". Kawowo.com. 2012-04-16. Retrieved 2014-01-25.

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