2020–21 Uganda Premier League

The 2020–21 Uganda Premier League was the 53rd season of the Uganda Premier League, the top-tier football league in Uganda. The season ended prematurely due to a 42-day lockdown as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic with only four rounds to play.[1] FUFA announced Express FC the winners in July 2021 under league regulations that allow a winner to be declared if the league is more than 75% complete.[2] Because the cup was cancelled during the semi-final stage, runners-up URA were selected to represent Uganda in the Confederation Cup.[3]

Uganda Premier League
Season2020–21
ChampionsExpress FC
Matches played213
Goals scored602 (2.83 per match)

MYDA and Kitara were already statistically relegated by the time the league was suspended, while Kyetume FC were relegated when the league ended early.[1]

League Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Express (C) 26 17 7 2 44 13 +31 58 Champions, Qualification to the 2021–22 CAF Champions League
2 Uganda Revenue Authority 26 17 6 3 41 18 +23 57 Qualification to the 2021–22 CAF Confederation Cup
3 Vipers 26 17 5 4 56 21 +35 56
4 Kampala Capital City Authority 27 14 6 7 56 22 +34 48
5 Bright Stars 27 11 9 7 40 27 +13 42
6 Police 27 11 7 9 50 31 +19 40
7 Mbarara City 27 10 8 9 30 34 −4 38
8 UPDF 27 11 4 12 34 39 −5 37
9 Wakiso Giants 26 8 12 6 42 33 +9 36
10 SC Villa 27 9 9 9 29 30 −1 36
11 BUL 27 9 6 12 39 41 −2 33
12 Onduparaka 26 8 4 14 25 45 −20 28
13 Busoga United 26 6 8 12 21 44 −23 26
14 Kyetume (R) 27 5 8 14 28 47 −19 23 Relegation to the 2021–22 FUFA Big League
15 MYDA (R) 27 3 5 19 32 77 −45 14
16 Kitara (R) 27 3 4 20 35 80 −45 13
Source: soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

References

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  1. ^ a b "Express FC declared 2020/21 Uganda Premier League Champions". Daily Express. 29 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Express FC crowned champions of Uganda Premier League". The Independent. 13 July 2021.
  3. ^ Muyita, Joel (29 June 2023). "Express FC declared 2020/21 Uganda Premier League Champions". Kawowo.