1979 Uganda National League

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Uganda National League
Season1979
ChampionsUganda Commercial Bank
Top goalscorer, Kampala City Council FC (18)
← 1978
1980 →

The 1979 Uganda National League was the 12th season of the Ugandan football championship, the top-level football league of Uganda.

Overview[]

The 1979 Uganda National League was contested by 14 teams and was won by Uganda Commercial Bank FC, while Kilembe Mines FC, Lint Marketing Board and UT Mills were relegated.[1]

League standings[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
1 Uganda Commercial Bank FC (C) 26 19 5 2 48 15 +33 43 Champions
2 Kampala City Council FC 26 15 6 5 56 28 +28 36
3 Nile Breweries FC 26 16 3 7 44 20 +24 35
4 Nytil FC 26 13 8 5 41 29 +12 34
5 Maroons FC 26 13 6 7 51 32 +19 32
6 NIC 26 11 7 8 33 32 +1 29
7 Coffee SC 26 11 3 12 40 38 +2 25
8 Tobacco 26 8 7 11 23 27 −4 23
9 Nakivubo Boys 26 7 8 11 28 32 −4 22
10 Nsambya Old Timers 26 9 4 13 35 40 −5 22
11 COOPS 26 8 5 13 25 39 −14 21
12 Kilembe Mines FC (R) 26 6 3 17 23 47 −24 15 Relegated
13 Lint Marketing Board (R) 26 5 4 17 21 56 −35 14
14 UT Mills (R) 26 4 5 17 21 52 −31 13
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ The previous season's champions Simba FC were excluded.[1]

Leading goalscorer[]

The top goalscorer in the 1979 season was of Kampala City Council FC with 18 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.

External links[]

Retrieved from ""