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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