Mbarara United Football Club was a

Ugandan }), is a landlocked country in East Africa. The country is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the south by Tanzania. The southe ...

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club located in

Mbarara Mbarara City is a city in the Western Region of Uganda and the second largest city in Uganda after Kampala. The city is divided into 6 boroughs of Kakoba Division, Kamukuzi Division, Nyamitanga Division, Biharwe Division, Kakiika Division, ...

, Mbarara District in Western Uganda. The club played in the

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in the 2009–10 season but there is currently no FUFA records that confirm that the club is still operating.

History

Mbarara United were one of the 8 teams that participated in the inaugural season of the

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in 1968–69, the league being the forerunner of the

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. The club dropped out after one season at the highest level but have had 6 spells playing in topflight football covering 9 seasons over a 40-year period. They last played in the Ugandan Super League in the 2008–09 season and were unfortunate to be relegated having finished in 14th position with 35 points. The following season in 2009–10 they joined the

, FUFA's new second tier league, but made little impact in the Rwenzori Group. Their last result in the league was a 7–1 win against Masaka Municipal Council FC. The club has not been active in recent seasons. Mbarara United were financed by club members and the Mbarara Municipal Town Council. As

is located near the south-western border of the country it is not surprising that naturalised Congolese players often dominated their first team.

Record in the top tiers

References

External links

Uganda – List of Champions – RSSSF (Hans Schöggl)
Football clubs in Uganda {{Uganda-footyclub-stub