The 2009–10 Ugandan Big League is the 1st season of the official second tier Ugandan football championship.
| Season | 2009–10 |
|---|---|
2010–11 → | |
Overview
editThe 2009–10 Uganda Big League was contested by 16 teams divided into two groups. The Elgon Group was won by Gulu United FC and the Rwenzori Group was won by Maroons FC. The third promotion place went to UTODA FC who won the promotion play-off.[1][2]
Clubs within the Big League enter the Ugandan Cup and Gulu United FC progressed as far as the Quarter Finals where they were defeated 3-0 away to Masaka LC .[1]
Participants and locations
editThe 16 clubs that competed in the first season of the FBL in 2009-10 were as follows:
| Participating clubs | Settlement | Position in the 2008/09 season |
|---|---|---|
| Bishop Nankyama FC | Bukalasa | Semi-finalists from Buganda Regional League |
| Devine Waters FC | Apac | Third placed team from North Regional Super Mini League |
| Fort Hills FC | Fort Portal | Third placed team from West Regional Super Mini League |
| Gulu United FC | Gulu | |
| Jinja Arsenal FC | Jinja | |
| Jinja Municipal Council Hippos FC | Jinja | Runner-up from East Regional Super Mini League |
| KASE FC | Kampala | Third placed team from Kampala Regional Super Mini League |
| Maroons FC | Kampala | Runners-up from Kampala Regional Super Mini League |
| Masaka Municipal Council FC | Masaka | |
| Mbale Heroes FC | Mbale | Third placed team from East Regional Super Mini League |
| Mbarara United FC | Mbarara | Fourteenth team in Uganda Super League |
| Misindye FC | Mukono | Third placed team from Buganda Regional Super Mini League |
| Ndejje University FC | Luwero | Runners-up from Buganda Regional Super Mini League |
| Samba Boys FC | Yumbe | Runners-up from North Regional Super Mini League |
| Sharing Youth FC | Kampala | Seventeenth team in Uganda Super League |
| UTODA FC | Kampala | Semi-finalists from Kampala Regional League |
League standings
editElgon Group
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gulu United FC (C, P) | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 9 | +12 | 28 | Promotion to 2010–11 Uganda Super League |
| 2 | UTODA FC(P) | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 13 | +12 | 23 | Qualification to promotion playoff |
| 3 | Bishop Nankyama FC | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 21 | |
| 4 | Samba Boys FC | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 22 | |
| 5 | Jinja MC Hippos FC | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 18 | |
| 6 | Mbale Heroes FC | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 26 | −11 | 18 | |
| 7 | Sharing Youth FC | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 18 | −2 | 17 | |
| 8 | Devine Waters FC | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 23 | −16 | 6 |
Rwenzori Group
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maroons FC (C, P) | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 11 | +23 | 35 | Promotion to 2010–11 Uganda Super League |
| 2 | Misindye FC | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 25 | −3 | 24 | Qualification to promotion playoff |
| 3 | KASE FC | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 18 | +13 | 23 | |
| 4 | Ndejje University FC | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 18 | +7 | 21 | |
| 5 | Jinja Arsenal FC | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 23 | −2 | 18 | |
| 6 | Mbarara United FC | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 25 | −8 | 14[a] | |
| 7 | Masaka Municipal Council FC | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 28 | −13 | 12 | |
| 8 | Fort Hills FC | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 32 | −20 | 8 |
- ^ Mbabara United FC were docked 3 points and 3 goals for not honouring a fixture with Misindye FC.
Promotion playoff
editFinal
edit| Misindye FC | 0-1 | UTODA FC |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Birungi |
Kampala
Championship playoff
editFinal
edit| Gulu United FC | 0-2 | Maroons FC |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Isaac Kitgyo (2) |
Masindi
Footnotes
edit- ^ a b c d e f "Uganda 2009/10 (Hans Schöggl and Ian King)". RSSSF. 2010. Retrieved 2014-01-13.
- ^ a b c d "Uganda (Second Level) 2010 (Ian King Football Webpages)". Ian King. 2010. Retrieved 2014-01-12.
- ^ "Maroons FC beat Gulu United to Win Big League". Uganda Radio Network. 2010. Retrieved 2014-01-13.