| Season | 1980 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Nile Breweries |
| Top goalscorer | Davis Kamoga, Kampala City Council FC (21) |
← 1979 1981 → | |
The 1980 Uganda National League was the 13th season of the Ugandan football championship, the top-level football league of Uganda.
The 1980 Uganda National League was contested by 16 teams and was won by Nile Breweries from Jinja, while COOPS, Mbarara and Bell FC were relegated.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nile Breweries (C) | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 50 | 22 | +28 | 43 | Champions |
| 2 | Nytil FC | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 48 | 29 | +19 | 42 | |
| 3 | Kampala City Council | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 51 | 26 | +25 | 40 | |
| 4 | Uganda Commercial Bank | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 49 | 28 | +21 | 38 | |
| 5 | Express FC | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 46 | 41 | +5 | 34 | |
| 6 | Coffee SC | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 50 | 37 | +13 | 33 | |
| 7 | Tobacco (Bugembe) | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 40 | 38 | +2 | 32 | |
| 8 | Nakivubo Villa | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 40 | 36 | +4 | 31 | |
| 9 | Mbale Heroes | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 28 | |
| 10 | Maroons FC | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 29 | 37 | −8 | 28 | |
| 11 | Masaka Union FC | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 37 | 51 | −14 | 28 | |
| 12 | NIC | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 42 | −16 | 26 | |
| 13 | Nsambya Old Timers | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 27 | 37 | −10 | 22 | |
| 14 | COOPS (R) | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 27 | 45 | −18 | 19 | Relegated |
| 15 | Mbarara United FC (R) | 30 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 26 | 53 | −27 | 19 | |
| 16 | Bell FC (R) | 30 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 28 | 54 | −26 | 17 |
The top goalscorer in the 1980 season was Davis Kamoga of Kampala City Council FC with 21 goals. [2]