CRO FC

Child Restoration Outreach Football Club

Founded	2000
Ground	Mbale Municipal Stadium
League	Ugandan Super League
2013–14	16th

Child Restoration Outreach Football Club or simply CRO FC is a football club in Mbale, Uganda. ^[1] They play in the top level of Ugandan professional football, the Ugandan Super League. They were relegated in 2008. ^[2] Mbale Municipal Stadium is their home stadium; it has a capacity of 10,000.^{[ citation needed ]} CRO has played in different national leagues in Uganda and these include Uganda Premier League where it retained the championship for three consecutive times. FUFA Super League is a football competition CRO participates in. ^{[3] [4] [5] [6]}

CRO FC is governed by Federation of Uganda Football Association (FUFA). The football club plays in Under 16/17, FUFA District 4th Division league, Uganda Super League, Uganda Big League and other tournaments organized by FUFA in Uganda and is Registered with the Uganda Youth Football Association (UYFA), an association managing football academies in Uganda. ^{[7] [8]}

History

CRO football is a professional football club that was founded in 2000. this club was founded with the mission of developing abilities of the children that have been on street towns of Mbale Town through sports with the slogan " The Raider ". this club is found in Mbale one of the towns in the Eastern Uganda. ^[9]

CRO FC has been an associate of Federation of Uganda Football Association (FUFA) since 2000. From that time club have a number of teams that have been majoring in the FUFA Eastern Regional League, FUFA District 4^th League, under 16/17 FUFA tournament among others. CRO FC is also registered with the Uganda Youth Football Association (UYFA). UYFA is responsible for all football academies that operates in Uganda. This has helped the children from the CRO FC academy to compete in all competition because UYFA is the foundation of Ugandan translation. ^[9]

See also

• Biharwe FC

• Arua Hill S.C.

• Entebbe UPPC
• Entebbe Young Football Club

References

1. "Uganda 2007/08". Rsssf.com. 27 August 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
2. "FUFA Super League 2015-2016". Fifa.com. Archived from the original on 22 June 2007. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
3. "CRO FOOTBALL CLUB – Child Restoration Outreach -(CRO Uganda)" . Retrieved 31 August 2024.
4. "History". FUFA: Federation of Uganda Football Associations. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
5. "Uganda - CRO FC - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
6. Kiyonga, Ismael (18 April 2013). "Bright Stars, CRO earn promotion to Super league". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
7. "CRO FOOTBALL CLUB – Child Restoration Outreach -(CRO Uganda)" . Retrieved 18 December 2025.
8. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "CRO Mbale (2025/26)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
9. "CRO FOOTBALL CLUB – Child Restoration Outreach -(CRO Uganda)" . Retrieved 18 December 2025.

External links

• Team profile – The Biggest Football Archive of the World