The 1997 Ugandan Super League was the 30th season of the official Ugandan football championship, the top-level football league of Uganda.
| Season | 1997 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Kampala City Council FC |
| Top goalscorer | Jackson Mayanja, KCC FC Charles Ogwang, Umeme FC (18) |
← 1996 1998 → | |
Overview edit
The 1997 Uganda Super League was contested by 16 teams and was won by Kampala City Council FC, while Maji, Old Timers of Mbarara FC, Natete and Telestars were relegated.[1]
League standings edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kampala City Council FC (C) | 30 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 59 | 19 | +40 | 76 | Serie A |
| 2 | Uganda Electricity Board | 30 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 54 | 18 | +36 | 73 | Serie A |
| 3 | Express FC | 30 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 68 | 18 | +50 | 72 | |
| 4 | SC Villa | 30 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 54 | 18 | +36 | 71 | |
| 5 | Nile Omuliro | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 37 | 30 | +7 | 46 | |
| 6 | Simba SC | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 33 | 27 | +6 | 43 | |
| 7 | Police FC | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 35 | 33 | +2 | 41 | |
| 8 | SCOUL | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 31 | 39 | −8 | 38 | Serie B |
| 9 | Mbale Dairy Heroes | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 31 | 30 | +1 | 37 | Serie A |
| 10 | Iganga Town Council FC | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 34 | 41 | −7 | 37 | Serie B |
| 11 | Posta | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 32 | 37 | −5 | 36 | |
| 12 | State House FC | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 32 | 36 | −4 | 34 | |
| 13 | Maji (R) | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 27 | 31 | −4 | 30 | Relegated |
| 14 | Old Timers of Mbarara FC (R) | 30 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 24 | 55 | −31 | 20 | |
| 15 | Natete (R) | 30 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 68 | −58 | 13 | |
| 16 | Telestars (R) | 30 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 64 | −51 | 9 |
Leading goalscorer edit
The top goalscorers in the 1997 season were Jackson Mayanja (Kampala City Council FC) and Charles Ogwang (Umeme FC) with 18 goals each.[2]
Footnotes edit
- ^ a b "Uganda 1997 - RSSSF (Mikael Jönsson )". 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.