The Uganda Cup is
Uganda's main national cup competition in
football
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. This annual competition is open for member clubs of the
Federation of Uganda Football Associations
The Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) is the governing body of association football in Uganda. The association was founded in 1924, became affiliated with FIFA in 1960 and the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in 1961. In 1 ...
.
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)
Background
The Uganda Cup was first held in
1971 *
The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses ( February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 10, and August 6).
The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history.
Events
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. 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
Express Football Club, abbreviated as Express, is a Ugandan football club from Kampala, the largest city and capital of Uganda. The club play their home games at the Muteesa II Wankulukuku Stadium.
History
Express FC is popularly referred to by ...
and KCCA FC now hold holds the record number of wins with 10 cup titles, followed by
SC Villa
Sports Club Villa is an association football club based in Uganda.
Overview
SC Villa had humble beginnings in 1975, playing under the name Nakivubo Boys. The club was renamed Nakivubo Villa in 1981. SC Villa won promotion to the top flight of ...
who have won 9 titles.
The winner of the competition represents Uganda in the
CAF Confederations Cup
The CAF Confederation Cup, known as the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup for sponsorship purposes, is an annual association football club competition established in 2004 from a merger of the CAF Cup and the African Cup Winners' Cup and organi ...
and CECAFA Nile Basin Cup Winners Cup (maiden edition 2014).
Current competition
The
2013-14 Uganda Cup preliminary rounds were played in December 2013 and January 2014 and are organised on a regional basis.
On 7 February 2014 Big League side Sadolin Paints kick off the Round of 64 in the 2013/2014 Uganda Cup with a game against Super League
Police FC. This stage of the competition will be completed by 21 February 2014.
List of cup winners
URA crowned Uganda Cup kings
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Performance by club
References
External links
RSSSF.com
{{National football Cups (CAF region)
Football competitions in Uganda
National association football cups
Recurring sporting events established in 1971