2012–13 Uganda Big League

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The 2012–13 Ugandan Big League was the 4th season of the official second tier Ugandan football championship.

Uganda Big League
Season2012–13
Champions
  • CRO FC (Elgon Group)
  • Bright Stars FC (Rwenzori Group)

Overview

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The 2012–13 Uganda Big League was contested by 19 teams divided into two groups. The Elgon Group was won by CRO FC and the Rwenzori Group was won by Bright Stars FC. The third promotion place went to Soana FC who won the promotion play-off.[1][2][3]

Clubs within the Big League enter the Ugandan Cup and Bright Stars FC progressed as far as the Quarter Finals where they were defeated 2-0 away to SC Victoria University, the eventual winners of the competition.[4]

League standings

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Elgon Group

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 CRO FC (C, P) 16 9 2 5 30 15 +15 29 Promotion to 2013–14 Uganda Super League
2 Soroti Garage FC 16 8 5 3 16 11 +5 29 Qualification to Promotion playoffs
3 Mbale Heroes FC 16 7 6 3 19 11 +8 27
4 Jinja MC FC 15 6 4 5 15 12 +3 22[a]
5 Bugembe United FC 16 3 7 6 11 13 −2 16
6 Hoima Busia FC 16 6 3 7 6 19 −13 15[b]
7 Rwenshama FC 15 6 3 6 11 22 −11 15[c]
8 Ngora Freda Carr FC 16 3 5 8 15 21 −6 14
9 Kasese Youth FC (R) 15 4 2 9 13 28 −15 8[d] Relegated to Regional Leagues
10 Old Timers FC 0 0 Withdrew
Source: [1][2][3]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ FCC ruled in favour of Jinja MC when Kasese Youth did not turn up for their fixture - points and goals adjustments unknown.
  2. ^ Hoima Busia FC were docked 6 points and 6 goals for not honouring fixtures with Rwenshama FC and Kasese Youth FC.
  3. ^ Rwenshama FC were docked 6 points and 6 goals for not honouring fixtures with Mbale Heroes FC and Bugembe United FC.
  4. ^ Kasese Youth FC were docked 6 points and 6 goals for not honouring fixtures with Ngora Freda Carr FC and Soroti Garage FC.

Rwenzori Group

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Bright Stars FC (C, P) 18 11 5 2 23 6 +17 38 Promotion to 2013–14 Uganda Super League
2 Soana FC (P) 18 10 7 1 31 9 +22 37 Qualification to Promotion playoffs
3 Koboko FC 18 10 2 6 31 19 +12 32
4 Wandegeya FC 18 8 5 5 29 18 +11 29
5 Ndejje University FC 18 7 6 5 25 11 +14 27
6 Nkumba University FC 18 6 2 10 23 30 −7 20
7 Baza Holdings FC 18 3 6 9 14 20 −6 15
8 Mvara Boys FC 17 3 4 10 10 31 −21 13
9 Iganga MC FC (R) 17 4 4 9 9 33 −24 13[a][b] Relegated to Regional Leagues
10 UTODA FC (R) 18 3 7 8 1 32 −31 7[c]
Source: [1][2][3]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Iganga MC FC were docked 3 points and 3 goals for not honouring their fixture with Bright Stars FC.
  2. ^ Iganga MC FC did not travel to Mvara Boys FC - points and goals adjustments unknown.
  3. ^ UTODA FC were docked 9 points and 9 goals for not honouring fixtures with Baza Holdings FC and Bright Stars FC.

Promotion playoff

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Semi-finals

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Soroti Garage FCMatch abandoned Awarded to KobokoKoboko FC
Report
Kakindu Stadium

Soana FC3-0Mbale Heroes FC
Report
Njeru Technical Centre

Final

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Koboko FC0-3Soana FC
Report
  • Siraje Tirwamureba
  • Dan Wagaluka
  • Mark Kagimu
Mehta Stadium, Lugazi

[5][6][7][8]

Championship playoff

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Final

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Bright Stars FC2-1CRO FC
Mehta Stadium, Lugazi

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ a b c "Uganda (Second Level) 2012/13 (Ian King Football Webpages)". Ian King. 2013. Retrieved 2014-01-12.
  2. ^ a b c "FUFA Big League". FUFA. 2013. Retrieved 2014-01-12.
  3. ^ a b c "FUFA Big League Results". Best Fm Radio. 2013. Archived from the original on 2014-01-13. Retrieved 2014-01-12.
  4. ^ "Uganda 2012/13 - RSSSF (Ian King, Hans Schöggl, Karel Stokkermans)". RSSSF. 2013. Retrieved 2014-01-12.
  5. ^ "Big League Playoff Ended In Chaos". Chimp Media Ltd. 2013. Retrieved 2014-01-12.
  6. ^ a b "Lugazi to host FUFA Big League finals". FUFA. 2013. Retrieved 2014-01-12.
  7. ^ "Soana makes it to FUFA Super League". Kawowo sports. 2013. Archived from the original on 2014-01-13. Retrieved 2014-01-12.
  8. ^ "Wagaluka's Soana FC Joins Super League". Redpepper. 2013. Retrieved 2014-01-12.
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