Ndejje University Football Club, also Ndejje UFC, are a

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University football club from

Ndejje Ndejje is a hill in Central Uganda. The hill rises above sea level. Ndejje also refers to the trading center that has developed along the southern slopes of Ndejje Hill. Location Ndejje is located in Luweero District, approximately , by road, n ...

, in

Luwero District Luweero District (also spelled as Luwero) is a district in the Central Region of Uganda. Luweero is the site of the district headquarters. Location Luweero District is bordered by Nakasongola District to the north, Kayunga District to the east, ...

. They have mostly played in the second division of Ugandan football but appeared in the top flight for the 2018–19 season. The club is affiliated with

Ndejje University Ndejje University is a private, multi-campus, Christian university in Uganda. Location The university has two separate campuses located on , in a rural setting at Ndejje Hill, about , north-west of Bombo Town, in Luweero District, in the Bugan ...

, the second Ugandan team in the

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to be affiliated with an educational institution after

Kirinya–Jinja Senior Secondary School FC Busoga United Football Club, also Busoga United FC, is a football team from the town of Jinja, Jinja District, in the Busoga sub-region, in the Eastern Region of Uganda, who currently play in the Uganda Premier League The Ugandan Premier Le ...

now Busoga United, which is affiliated with ''Jinja Senior Secondary School''.

History

Ndejje were one of the founding clubs of the

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in 2009. Ndejje were promoted to the

after winning the Elgon group and their promotion from the

in the 2017/2018 football season. The ''Students'' were relegated after one season in the top flight after losing 1–0 to

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on the second to last matchday of the 2019 season.

Honours

*FUFA Big League Champions, 2017–18

References

{{Ugandan Super League Football clubs in Uganda Luweero District University and college association football clubs