2005 Uganda Super League

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Uganda Super League
Season2005
Champions Police FC
Top goalscorer Martin Muwanga, Police FC
Geoffrey Sserunkuma, KCC FC (8)
2004
2006

The 2005 Ugandan Super League was the 38th season of the official Ugandan football championship, the top-level football league of Uganda.

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Overview

The 2005 Uganda Super League used a different format with 15 teams divided into 3 groups with 8 qualifying teams then progressing to the knock-out phase. The championship playoff was won by Police FC who defeated SC Villa 3-1 on penalties following a 0-0 draw in the final at Namboole Stadium. Those teams that failed to qualify for the knock-out phase entered a relegation pool but some teams failed to complete their league fixtures. [1]

League standings

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 SC Villa (Q)8620111+1020Qualified
2 Masaka Local Council FC (Q)833299012
3 Uganda Revenue Authority SC (Q)825184+411
4Lugazi United812581575Relegation Pool
5 Mbarara United FC 812561375
Source: [1]
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Police FC (Q)8530122+1018Qualified
2 Victors FC (Q)8431117+415
3 Kampala City Council FC (Q)8422189+914
4Mityana UTODA8116121424Relegation Pool
5 Gulu United FC 8116425214
Source: [1]
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Express FC (Q)8521104+617Qualified
2 SC Simba (Q)8512156+916
3Kampala United8314712510Relegation Pool
4Kinyara Sugar Works FC82244738
5Kakira Sugar812561375
Source: [1]
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Championship playoff

Quarter-finals

First leg

Second leg

1 August 2005 Victors FC 0–1
(0–2 agg.)
SC Villa

Semi-finals

First leg

3 August 2005 Express FC 1–1 Police FC

Second leg

8 August 2005 Police FC 2–1
(3–2 agg.)
Express FC

Final

23 September 2005 SC Villa 0–0
(1-3 p)
Police FC Namboole Stadium

[1]

Leading goalscorer

The top goalscorers in the 2005 season were Martin Muwanga (Police FC) and Geoffrey Sserunkuma (Kampala City Council FC) with 8 goals each. [2]

Relegation pool

Kinyara Sugar Works FC and Kampala United finished top of the table and avoided relegation from the Super League. Mbarara United FC, Lugazi United, Kakira Sugar, Gulu United FC and Mityana UTODA were relegated, the latter two clubs having failed to fulfill their fixtures. [1]

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Uganda 2005 - RSSSF (Hans Schöggl)". RSSSF . 2005–2010. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  2. "The Legends: Uganda Super League top scorers since league inception". Kawowo.com. 16 April 2012. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.