1977 Uganda National League

The 1977 Uganda National League was the tenth season of the Ugandan football championship, the top-level football league of Uganda.

Uganda National League
Season1977
ChampionsKampala City Council FC
Top goalscorerDenis Obua, Uganda Police FC (24)
1976
1978

Overview

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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

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
1 Kampala City Council FC (C) 26 21 3 2 74 17 +57 45 Champions
2 Simba FC 25 17 4 4 40 17 +23 38
3 Maroons FC 26 16 5 5 65 32 +33 37
4 Coffee SC 26 12 7 7 40 29 +11 31
5 Nsambya Old Timers 26 12 5 9 37 32 +5 29
6 Lint Marketing Board 26 10 4 12 24 24 0 24
7 Kilembe Mines FC 26 9 6 11 28 33 −5 24
8 Uganda Commercial Bank 25 10 4 11 28 33 −5 24
9 Uganda Police FC 26 8 7 11 30 41 −11 24[b]
10 Lira 24 10 3 11 24 30 −6 23
11 NIC 26 5 10 11 24 30 −6 20
12 Nytil FC 26 7 7 12 20 31 −11 20[c]
13 Gangama (R) 26 2 1 23 10 63 −53 5 Relegated
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Express FC were excluded.[1] The table has 10 more wins than losses.
  2. ^ 1 bonus point?
  3. ^ 1 point deducted?

Leading goalscorer

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The top goalscorer in the 1977 season was Denis Obua of Uganda Police FC with 24 goals.[2]

References

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  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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