Kitara FC

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Kitara FC
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Full nameKitara Football Club
Nickname(s)The Royals
Founded2010
StadiumMasindi Municipal Stadium
OwnerLocal Communities
Manager Brian Ssenyondo
League Ugandan Premier League
Website Club website

Kitara FC is also known as Kitara Football Club or The Royals, [1] is a Ugandan football club found in Hoima district. [2] [3] It plays among the top division of Uganda football league known as Startimes Uganda Premier League and Kitara fc is the current winner of Uganda cup. [4] [5] [6]

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History

Kitara FC was founded in 2010 by the local communities in Bunyoro with inspiration from Kabalega [7]

The club is under the leadership of Deo Kasozi who serves as the club president who assumed the position in July 2022 replacing Godfrey Bamwenda was served as the club president for 4 years from 2018. [4] [2]

Stadium

Kitara FC temporarily plays their home matches at Masindi Municipal stadium. [8]

Supporters

Kitara FC fans are generally from Bunyoro region with some other supporters across Uganda. [2]

Squad

As of October 2023

Kitara FC include some of the players on there squad. [9] [4]

Some of the players of Kitara FC
NoPositionNationPlayer
07 FW UG Jude Ssemugabi
19 FW UG Derrick Byabachwezi
24 FW UG Denis Omedi
26 DF UG Ibrahim Magandazi
23 MF UG Okello Donato
04 MF UG Frank Zaga
30 FW UG Sabira Yassinah
11 FW UG Brian Aheebwa
17 DF UG Benjamin Nyakoojo
13 GK UG Chrispus Kusiima

Honors

Crowned FUFA Big League Champions 2022/23. [10] [11] [5] [12]

Crowned Stanbic Uganda Cup Champions 2023/24

Records

Won Kiboga Young FC 1- 0 on 21-10-2020 at FUFA Technical Centre, Njeru which led to its promotion to the Uganda Premier League [13] [14]

Competed in the FUFA Big league 2019/2020 season [2]

2020/21 Season

Kitara FC was relegated during the 2020/21 Uganda premier league season prematurely after the COVID-19 outbreak in Uganda with 13 points in 27 games played. [1] [7] [4] [2]

2022/23

Won Kaaro Karungi FC 1- 0 on a match played at Kigaaya Primary School Ground. [2] [11]

2023/24 Season

Kitara FC entered into the new season with Head Coach Brian Ssenyondo won their first ever Uganda Cup trophy in May 2024 as they beat NEC FC 1-0 at Wankulukuku. A goal scored by second half substitute Solomon Okwalinga in the 73rd minute. [15] Their goalkeeper Jamil Kiyemba was voted both the Most Valuable Player and Best Goalkeeper of the entire tournament [16] as Uganda Cup was celebrating 50 years of existence. [15] [17] Winning the Uganda Cup guaranteed them to book a place in the CAF Confederation Cup preliminary round marking their debut at the continent. [15]

They finished 4th in the league with 54 points in 29 games, having won 16 games, 6 draws and 7 losses that saw them finishing just 3 points below league champions SC Villa. [18]

See also

  1. BUL FC
  2. List of football Clubs in Uganda
  3. Uganda Premier League
  4. KCCA FC

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  2. Startimes Uganda Premier League Official Website


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