1979 Uganda National League

Uganda National League

Season	1979
Champions	Uganda Commercial Bank
Top goalscorer	Davis Kamoga, Kampala City Council FC (18)
← 1978 1980 →

The 1979 Uganda National League was the 12th season of the Ugandan football championship, the top-level football league of Uganda.

Overview

The 1979 Uganda National League was contested by 14 teams and was won by Uganda Commercial Bank FC, while Kilembe Mines FC, Lint Marketing Board and UT Mills were relegated. ^[1]

League standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation [lower-alpha 1]
1	Uganda Commercial Bank FC (C)	26	19	5	2	48	15	+33	43	Champions
2	Kampala City Council FC	26	15	6	5	56	28	+28	36
3	Nile Breweries FC	26	16	3	7	44	20	+24	35
4	Nytil FC	26	13	8	5	41	29	+12	34
5	Maroons FC	26	13	6	7	51	32	+19	32
6	NIC	26	11	7	8	33	32	+1	29
7	Coffee SC	26	11	3	12	40	38	+2	25
8	Tobacco	26	8	7	11	23	27	−4	23
9	Nakivubo Boys	26	7	8	11	28	32	−4	22
10	Nsambya Old Timers	26	9	4	13	35	40	−5	22
11	COOPS	26	8	5	13	25	39	−14	21
12	Kilembe Mines FC (R)	26	6	3	17	23	47	−24	15	Relegated
13	Lint Marketing Board (R)	26	5	4	17	21	56	−35	14
14	UT Mills (R)	26	4	5	17	21	52	−31	13

Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. The previous season's champions Simba FC were excluded. ^[1]

Leading goalscorer

The top goalscorer in the 1979 season was Davis Kamoga of Kampala City Council FC with 18 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