1978 Uganda National League

Uganda National League

Season	1978
Champions	Simba FC
Top goalscorer	Jimmy Kirunda, Kampala City Council FC (32)
← 1977 1979 →

The 1978 Uganda National League was the 11th season of the Ugandan football championship, the top-level football league of Uganda.

Overview

The 1978 Uganda National League was contested by 15 teams and was won by Simba FC, while Uganda Police FC and Black Rhino were relegated. ^[1]

League standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Simba FC (C)	28	20	7	1	62	13	+49	47	Champions
2	Kampala City Council FC	28	19	4	5	76	23	+53	42
3	Nile Breweries FC	28	16	8	4	46	24	+22	40
4	Coffee SC	28	14	11	3	49	26	+23	39
5	Uganda Commercial Bank	28	15	5	8	42	28	+14	35
6	Nytil FC	27	13	6	8	31	26	+5	32
7	Nsambya Old Timers	28	12	5	11	45	35	+10	29
8	Maroons FC	28	12	3	13	51	44	+7	27
9	Mbarara	28	9	7	12	45	49	−4	25
10	Kilembe Mines FC	28	7	7	14	35	51	−16	21
11	NIC	28	8	4	16	25	42	−17	20
12	Lint Marketing Board	28	7	5	16	24	47	−23	19
13	AT Millers	28	7	4	17	21	45	−24	18
14	Uganda Police FC (R)	28	4	9	15	24	44	−20	17	Relegated
15	Black Rhino (R)	26	2	2	22	23	99	−76	8 [lower-alpha 1]

Source: ^[1]
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. 2 bonus points? Incorrect number of matches played?

Leading goalscorer

The top goalscorer in the 1978 season was Jimmy Kirunda of Kampala City Council FC with 32 goals. ^[2]

References

1. 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

• Uganda - List of Champions - RSSSF (Hans Schöggl)
• Ugandan Football League Tables - League321.com