1997 Uganda Super League

Uganda Super League
Season1997
ChampionsKampala City Council FC
Top goalscorerJackson Mayanja, KCC FC
Charles Ogwang, Umeme FC (18)
1996
1998

The 1997 Ugandan Super League was the 30th season of the official Ugandan football championship, the top-level football league of Uganda.

Overview

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The 1997 Uganda Super League was contested by 16 teams and was won by Kampala City Council FC, while Maji, Old Timers of Mbarara FC, Natete and Telestars were relegated.[1]

League standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Kampala City Council FC (C) 30 24 4 2 59 19 +40 76 Serie A
2 Uganda Electricity Board 30 23 4 3 54 18 +36 73 Serie A
3 Express FC 30 22 6 2 68 18 +50 72
4 SC Villa 30 21 8 1 54 18 +36 71
5 Nile Omuliro 30 13 7 10 37 30 +7 46
6 Simba SC 30 12 7 11 33 27 +6 43
7 Police FC 30 12 5 13 35 33 +2 41
8 SCOUL 30 9 11 10 31 39 −8 38 Serie B
9 Mbale Dairy Heroes 30 10 7 13 31 30 +1 37 Serie A
10 Iganga Town Council FC 30 10 7 13 34 41 −7 37 Serie B
11 Posta 30 10 6 14 32 37 −5 36
12 State House FC 30 8 10 12 32 36 −4 34
13 Maji (R) 30 8 6 16 27 31 −4 30 Relegated
14 Old Timers of Mbarara FC (R) 30 5 5 20 24 55 −31 20
15 Natete (R) 30 4 1 25 10 68 −58 13
16 Telestars (R) 30 2 3 25 13 64 −51 9
Source: [1]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Leading goalscorer

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The top goalscorers in the 1997 season were Jackson Mayanja (Kampala City Council FC) and Charles Ogwang (Umeme FC) with 18 goals each.[2]

Footnotes

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  1. ^ a b "Uganda 1997 - RSSSF (Mikael Jönsson )". RSSSF. 1999–2010. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  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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