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Deutsch1997 Uganda Super League
| Season | 1997 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Kampala City Council FC |
| Top goalscorer | Jackson 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
[edit]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
[edit]| 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 |
Leading goalscorer
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ a b "Uganda 1997 - RSSSF (Mikael Jönsson )". RSSSF. 1999–2010. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
- ^ "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.