BUL Jinja FC

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BUL Jinja FC
BUL Jinja FC.svg
Full nameBIDCO Uganda Limited Jinja Football Club
Nickname(s)The Jinja Bulls
Short nameBUL
FoundedJanuary 1, 2007;17 years ago (2007-01-01)
GroundKyabazinga Stadium Bugembe
Jinja
Capacity1,000
League Uganda Premier League
2023–243rd
Website Club website

BIDCO Uganda Limited Jinja Football Club, also BUL Jinja FC, is a Ugandan football club from Jinja, in the Eastern Region of the country. [1] The club is owned by the Jinja-based BIDCO Uganda Limited. [2] They play in the top division of Ugandan football, the Uganda Premier League. [3]

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History

The club was founded in 2006-2007 [4] as Bidco Co. departmental competitions with an intent of corporate social responsibility to market and promote Bidco Products, through which they developed the idea of joining Fufa associated leagues.

The team played in the FUFA Super League for the first time in 2011 and finished thirteenth out of sixteen teams in the league that season. [5]

Achievements

Management

Current team

Stadium

Currently the team plays at the 1,000 capacity Kakindu Municipal Stadium, which they share with another football club, Jinja Municipal Council Football Club. [10]

Coaches

The head coach in the 2020/2021 Uganda Premier League season is Arthur Kyesimira, [11] at one time a left winger with the Uganda national football team, the Uganda Cranes. [12] The other team coaches include Peter Onen (assistant coach), David Kiwanuka (coach), and Bright Dhaira (goalkeeping coach). [12]

Competitions

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References

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  2. ↑ FUFA (12 March 2015). "FUFA Acquires New Partner Bidco Uganda". Kampala: Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA). Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  3. ↑ Mugooda, Bruno (5 May 2018). "BUL FC survive relegation". New Vision . Kampala. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  4. ↑ "About Club". BUL FC | Official Website. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  5. ↑ "History of BUL FC". BUL FC | Official Website. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  6. ↑ "FUFA Juniors League: BUL FC JT Crowned 2018/2019 Champions". FUFA: Federation of Uganda Football Associations. 29 June 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  7. ↑ "BUL defeats Vipers to win 2021/22 Stanbic Uganda Cup". FUFA: Federation of Uganda Football Associations. 12 June 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  8. ↑ "CAF CC MATCH PREVIEW: BUL VS FUTURE FC". BUL FC | Official Website. 9 September 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  9. ↑ "INS AND OUTS: BUL TRANSFER ROUND UP". BUL FC | Official Website. 29 September 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  10. ↑ Bbosa, Denis (26 April 2016). "Kakindu Stadium in ownership controversy". Daily Monitor . Kampala. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  11. ↑ "BUL FC appoints Arthur Kyesimira as head coach". 27 January 2020.
  12. 1 2 Airtel Uganda (4 May 2018). "Coach Kefa Kisala proud of BUL's fighting spirit". Kampla: Airtel Uganda . Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  13. ↑ "Table". UPL: The Only League That Matters. Retrieved 16 October 2022.


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