Founded | 2019 |
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Country | Uganda |
Confederation | CAF (Africa) |
Divisions | 2 |
Number of teams | 10 |
Level on pyramid | 1 |
Relegation to | FUFA Women Elite League |
International cup(s) | CAF W-Champions League |
Current champions | Kawempe Muslim LFC (2023–24) |
Current: 2023–24 |
The FUFA Women Super League is among the top-flight women's domestic football league in Uganda which is sanctioned by the Federation of Uganda Football Associations.
In 2019, the Women Super League was introduced to the Ugandan women's football system with the FUFA Women Elite League re-organized as the second division under the Women Super League. The inaugural season of the Women Super League which started with 8 teams, abruptly ended in May 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [1]
The league is the successor of the Elite Women Football League, which ran for five years. That league was played in regional groups that played play-offs for the championship afterwards. The championship finals were: [2]
list of champions [4]
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