1978 Uganda National League

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Uganda National League
Season1978
ChampionsSimba FC
Top goalscorerJimmy Kirunda, Kampala City Council FC (32)
← 1977
1979 →

The 1978 Uganda National League was the 11th season of the Ugandan football championship, the top-level football league of Uganda.

Overview[]

The 1978 Uganda National League was contested by 15 teams and was won by Simba FC, while Uganda Police FC and Black Rhino were relegated.[1]

League standings[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Simba FC (C) 28 20 7 1 62 13 +49 47 Champions
2 Kampala City Council FC 28 19 4 5 76 23 +53 42
3 Nile Breweries FC 28 16 8 4 46 24 +22 40
4 Coffee SC 28 14 11 3 49 26 +23 39
5 Uganda Commercial Bank 28 15 5 8 42 28 +14 35
6 Nytil FC 27 13 6 8 31 26 +5 32
7 Nsambya Old Timers 28 12 5 11 45 35 +10 29
8 Maroons FC 28 12 3 13 51 44 +7 27
9 Mbarara 28 9 7 12 45 49 −4 25
10 Kilembe Mines FC 28 7 7 14 35 51 −16 21
11 NIC 28 8 4 16 25 42 −17 20
12 Lint Marketing Board 28 7 5 16 24 47 −23 19
13 AT Millers 28 7 4 17 21 45 −24 18
14 Uganda Police FC (R) 28 4 9 15 24 44 −20 17 Relegated
15 Black Rhino (R) 26 2 2 22 23 99 −76 8[a]
Source: [1]
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ 2 bonus points? Incorrect number of matches played?

Leading goalscorer[]

The top goalscorer in the 1978 season was Jimmy Kirunda of Kampala City Council FC with 32 goals.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Schöggl, Hans, ed. (2021-02-11) [2002]. "Uganda - Various Data 1960–1991". RSSSF. Barry Baker, Barry; Morrison, Neil. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 2021-07-31. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
  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 2014-01-25.

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