1981 Uganda National League

Uganda National League

Season	1981
Champions	Kampala City Council FC
Top goalscorer	Issa Ssekatawa, Nytil FC (18)
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The 1981 Uganda National League was the 14th season of the Ugandan football championship, the top-level football league of Uganda.

Overview

The 1981 Uganda National League was contested by 17 teams and was won by Kampala City Council FC, while Coffee Kakira, NIC, Lint Marketing Board, Nsambya Old Timers, Mbale Heroes, Wandegeya FC and AT Millers were relegated. ^[1]

League standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Kampala City Council FC (C)	32	21	6	5	87	28	+59	48	Champions
2	SC Villa	32	20	7	5	68	32	+36	47
3	Express FC	32	15	9	8	63	37	+26	39
4	Uganda Commercial Bank	32	16	12	4	50	28	+22	38 [lower-alpha 1]
5	Nile Breweries FC	32	15	7	10	37	23	+14	37
6	Nytil FC	32	13	11	8	51	53	−2	37
7	Masaka Union FC	32	13	10	9	39	38	+1	36
8	Maroons FC	32	12	8	12	43	45	−2	32
9	Tobacco	32	12	7	13	37	36	+1	31
10	Lufula	32	13	5	14	41	53	−12	31
11	Coffee SC (R)	32	12	5	15	32	41	−9	29	Relegated
12	NIC (R)	32	10	9	13	11	49	−38	29
13	Lint Marketing Board (R)	32	9	8	15	36	55	−19	26
14	Nsambya Old Timers (R)	32	9	8	15	36	55	−19	26
15	Mbale Heroes (R)	32	7	9	16	35	63	−28	23
16	Wandegeya FC (R)	32	6	7	19	35	69	−34	19
17	AT Millers (R)	32	4	4	24	24	86	−62	16 [lower-alpha 2]

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

1. 6 points deducted?
2. 4 bonus points?

Leading goalscorer

The top goalscorer in the 1981 season was Issa Ssekatawa of Nytil 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