2005 Uganda Super League

Uganda Super League
Season2005
ChampionsPolice FC
Top goalscorerMartin 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 GD Pts Qualification
1 SC Villa (Q) 8 6 2 0 11 1 +10 20 Qualified
2 Masaka Local Council FC (Q) 8 3 3 2 9 9 0 12
3 Uganda Revenue Authority SC (Q) 8 2 5 1 8 4 +4 11
4 Lugazi United 8 1 2 5 8 15 −7 5 Relegation Pool
5 Mbarara United FC 8 1 2 5 6 13 −7 5
Source: [1]
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Police FC (Q) 8 5 3 0 12 2 +10 18 Qualified
2 Victors FC (Q) 8 4 3 1 11 7 +4 15
3 Kampala City Council FC (Q) 8 4 2 2 18 9 +9 14
4 Mityana UTODA 8 1 1 6 12 14 −2 4 Relegation Pool
5 Gulu United FC 8 1 1 6 4 25 −21 4
Source: [1]
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Express FC (Q) 8 5 2 1 10 4 +6 17 Qualified
2 SC Simba (Q) 8 5 1 2 15 6 +9 16
3 Kampala United 8 3 1 4 7 12 −5 10 Relegation Pool
4 Kinyara Sugar Works FC 8 2 2 4 4 7 −3 8
5 Kakira Sugar 8 1 2 5 6 13 −7 5
Source: [1]
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Championship playoff

Quarter-finals

First leg

26 July 2005 Kampala City Council FC 3–2 SC Simba
27 July 2005 Police FC 4–2 Masaka Local Council FC
July 2005 Express FC 1–1 Uganda Revenue Authority SC
July 2005 SC Villa 1–0 Victors FC

Second leg

29 July 2005 SC Simba 0–2
(2 – 5 agg.)		 Kampala City Council FC
30 July 2005 Masaka Local Council FC 0–0
(2–4 agg.)		 Police FC
1 August 2005 Victors FC 0–1
(0–2 agg.)		 SC Villa
August 2005 Uganda Revenue Authority SC 3–3
(4–4a agg.)		 Express FC

Semi-finals

First leg

2 August 2005 Kampala City Council FC 0–2 SC Villa
3 August 2005 Express FC 1–1 Police FC

Second leg

8 August 2005 Police FC 2–1
(3–2 agg.)		 Express FC
9 August 2005 SC Villa 2–1
(4–1 agg.)		 Kampala City Council FC

Final

23 September 2005 SC Villa 0–0
(1-3 p)		 Police FC Namboole Stadium

[1]

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. ^ a b c d e f "Uganda 2005 - RSSSF (Hans Schöggl)". RSSSF. 2005–2010. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
  2. ^ "The Legends: Uganda Super League top scorers since league inception". Kawowo.com. 2012-04-16. Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2014-01-26.