1996 Uganda Super League
| Season | 1996 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Express FC |
| Top goalscorer | David Kiwanuka, Uganda Electricity Board FC (21) |
← 1995 1997 → | |
The 1996 Ugandan Super League was the 29th season of the official Ugandan football championship, the top-level football league of Uganda.
Overview
[edit]The 1996 Uganda Super League was contested by 16 teams and was won by Express FC, while Entebbe Works FC, Coffee Kakira, Villa International and Bushenyi United were relegated.
League standings
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Express FC (C) | 30 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 61 | 15 | +46 | 75 | Champions |
| 2 | Kampala City Council FC | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 56 | 19 | +37 | 65 | |
| 3 | SC Villa | 30 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 40 | 16 | +24 | 65 | |
| 4 | Uganda Electricity Board FC | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 54 | 29 | +25 | 50 | |
| 5 | Nile Breweries FC | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 42 | 30 | +12 | 43 | |
| 6 | SCOUL | 30 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 35 | 34 | +1 | 42 | |
| 7 | Iganga Town Council FC | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 29 | +13 | 39[b] | |
| 8 | Police FC | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 45 | 35 | +10 | 39 | |
| 9 | State House FC | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 36 | 26 | +10 | 39 | |
| 10 | Posta | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 39 | |
| 11 | Mbale Dairy Heroes | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 43 | 49 | −6 | 38 | |
| 12 | Simba SC | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 37 | |
| 13 | Entebbe Works FC (R) | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 33 | 31 | +2 | 35 | Relegated |
| 14 | Coffee Kakira SC (R) | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 34 | 52 | −18 | 31 | |
| 15 | Villa International (R) | 28 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 24 | 41 | −17 | 24 | |
| 16 | Bushenyi United (R) | 30 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 9 | 113 | −104 | 2 |
Leading goalscorer
[edit]The top goalscorer in the 1996 season was David Kiwanuka of Uganda Electricity Board FC with 21 goals.[2]
Footnotes
[edit]- ^ "Uganda 1996 - RSSSF (Josef Bobrowsky)". RSSSF. 1999–2010. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
- ^ "The Legends: Uganda Super League top scorers since league inception". Kawowo.com. 2012-04-16. Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2014-01-25.