Organising body | FUFA |
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Founded | 1971 |
Region | Uganda |
Number of teams | 168 |
Current champions | Vipers SC (3rd title) |
Most successful club(s) | Express FC and Kampala Capital City Authority FC (10 titles) |
Television broadcasters | FUFA TV and UBC |
Website | fufa |
2023–24 Uganda Cup |
The Uganda Cup is Uganda's main national cup competition in football. This annual competition is open for member clubs of the Federation of Uganda Football Associations.
The Uganda Cup is the second most prestigious competition in Uganda football.
It is played on a knock out basis. This annual competition is open for non league sides, registered clubs playing in all the five football divisions (Div I, II, III, IV and V) of the Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA)
The Uganda Cup was first held in 1971. The current holders are BUL FC who won the cup by defeating VIPERS SC 3-1 on 12 June 2022 in Masindi district. Express FC and KCCA FC now hold holds the record number of wins with 10 cup titles, followed by SC Villa who have won 9 titles.
The winner of the competition represents Uganda in the CAF Confederations Cup and CECAFA Nile Basin Cup Winners Cup (maiden edition 2014).
Club | Other names | Settlement | Winners | R/U | Cup titles |
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Kampala Capital City Authority FC | Kampala City Council, KCC & KCCA | Kampala | 10 | 7 | 1979, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1987, 1990, 1993, 2004, 2016–17, 2018 |
Express FC | Express Red Eagles | Kampala | 10 | 4 | 1985, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2002–03, 2006, 2006–07 |
SC Villa | Nakivubo Villa & Nakivubo Boys | Kampala | 9 | 3 | 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2008–09, 2014–15 |
Vipers SC | Bunamwaya SC | Wakiso | 3 | 4 | 2015–16, 2021, 2023 |
Uganda Revenue Authority SC | URA | Kampala | 3 | 2 | 2005, 2011–12, 2013–14 |
Simba FC | Simba SC & Army FC | Lugazi | 2 | 3 | 1977, 2010–11 |
Coffee United SC | Coffee Kakira | Kakira | 2 | 2 | 1971, 1981 |
Mbale Heroes FC | Gangama United & Dairy Heroes | Mbale | 2 | 1 | 1976, 1999 |
Victors FC | Jinja (previously Kampala) | 2 | - | 2007–08, 2009–10 | |
Uganda Electricity Board | Umeme & UCI | Jinja | 1 | 1 | 1996 |
Bul FC | Jinja | 1 | 1 | 2022 | |
Nsambya Old Timers FC | Nsambya | Kampala | 1 | - | 1978 |
SC Victoria University | SCVU | Kampala | 1 | - | 2012–13 |
Proline FC | Kampala | 1 | - | 2019 | |
Nile Breweries FC | Nile | Jinja | - | 4 | ----- |
Uganda Commercial Bank FC | UCB | Kampala | - | 3 | ----- |
Police FC | Uganda Police | Jinja | - | 2 | ----- |
Kinyara Sugar Works FC | Masindi | - | 1 | ----- | |
Lyantonde FC | Lyantonde | - | 1 | ----- | |
Maji FC | Kampala | - | 1 | ----- | |
Maroons FC | Prisons FC | Luzira | - | 1 | ----- |
Military Police FC | Kampala | - | 1 | ----- | |
Nytil FC | Jinja | - | 1 | ----- | |
Paidha Black Angels | - | Paidha | - | 1 | ----- |
Posta FC | Kampala | - | 1 | ----- | |
Tobacco FC | Bugembe | - | 1 | ----- | |
Bright Stars FC | Matugga | - | 1 | ----- | |
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