Category: Uganda Cup

The 43^rd FUFA Uganda Cup is slated to kick start on the 3^rd December 2016 with the preliminary round.

The main draws for the this edition will be held on the 11^th January 2017 and the round of 64 starts on 21^st January 2017.

23 teams from the preliminary rounds shall be determined through allocation of slots for the entire country by FUFA Regions.

Kampala (4 teams), Buganda Region (3 teams), Western Region (3 teams), North East Region (3 teams), Kitara Region (2 teams), West Nile Region (2 teams), Northern Region (2 teams).

Entry form of the Uganda cup 2016/2017 form-a-fufa-uganda-cup-entry

Registration fees:

Uganda Premier League (Ug.shs 300,000), FUFA Big League (Ug.shs 250,000), FUFA Regional League (Ug.shs 150,000), DFA Fourth Division Clubs (Ug.shs 100,000), DFA Fifth Division clubs (Ug.shs 100,000) and Non League clubs / teams (Ug.shs 300,000).

The registration procedure at the FUFA Regions will end by the 2^nd December 2016.

The 11^th FUFA Executive committee held on 28^th July 2016 approved the FUFA West Nile Region as the host of 2016/17 Uganda Cup final in Arua town.

The final is slated for the weekend of 2^nd – 4^th June 2017.

The winner of the FUFA Uganda Cup sportingly qualifies to represent Uganda in the CAF Confederation Cup.

Uganda Cup (formerly Kakungulu cup) Winners since 1971:

1971 –Coffee F.C
1972-1975-Not held
1976- Gangama F.C
1977- Simba F.C
1978 – Nsambya F.C
1979 – KCC F.C
1980 – KCC F.C
1981 – Coffee F.C
1982 – KCC F.C
1983 – SC Villa F.C
1984 – KCC F.C
1985 – Express F.C
1986 – SC Villa F.C
1987 – KCC F.C
1988 – SC Villa
1989 – SC Villa
1990 – KCC F.C
1991 – Express F.C
1992 – Express F.C
1993 – KCC F.C
1994 – Express F.C
1995 – Express F.C
1996 – UEB S.C
1997 – Express F.C
1998 – SC Villa
1999 – Mbale Heroes S.C
2000 – SC Villa
2001 – Express F.C
2002 – SC Villa
2003 – Express F.C
2004 – KCC F.C
2005 – URA F.C
2006 – Express F.C
2007 – Express F.C
2007/8 – Victors S.C
2008/9 – SC Villa
2009/10 – Victors S.C
2010/11 – Simba S.C
2011/12 – URA F.C
2013/2013 – Sports Club Victoria University
2013/2014 – URA F.C
2014/2015 – SC Villa Jogoo

2015/2016- Vipers SC

MAIN PHOTO: Vipers celebrating their 3-1 win over Onduparaka in the Uganda cup final at Nakivubo stadium.

FUFA has keenly followed opinionated statements in the various sections of the media in the aftermath of the Uganda Cup final between Vipers SC and Onduparaka FC played on 18th June, 2016 at Nakivubo Stadium.

However, FUFA has not received any communication from the clubs on the matter in regards to gate collections from the Cup final.
FUFA would like to bring to the attention of the public with facts about the just concluded 42nd Uganda Cup Final;

• In the previous editions of the Uganda Cup finals played in Pece, Gulu (2012), Masindi (2013), Mbale (2014), Ntungamo and Namboole (2015) FUFA has always met the costs incurred to stage the final match inclusive of team expenses.
• The regulations of the Uganda Cup entitle FUFA to 20 % of the collections from all the 64 matches that precede the cup final. However for the 38^th, 39^th, 40^th, 41^st and 42^nd editions, FUFA has always forfeited its share to the clubs.
• Furthermore the regulations of the Uganda Cup do not provide for a share of proceeds by clubs in the Cup final as FUFA undertakes overhead costs irrespective of the collections.
• Considering the euphoria that preceded the 42^nd edition of the Uganda cup final, the FUFA Executive Committee took a decision to have the two clubs, hosts-Kampala Region Football Association and organisers share the proceeds (30% to each club, 25% to FUFA and 15 % to Kampala Region Football Association) after all costs of the match were deducted inclusive of Security, Stadium, VAT, Curtain raiser match and related expenses, however in event of the expenses exceeding the collections, FUFA would finance the deficit.
• Tickets sold were 7,078 which grossed 36,425,000/.
• However the following groups of people accessed the stadium without paying;

1. Media
2. FUFA Registered players
3. Ex-players
4. Coaches
5. Referees
6. Club officials
7. Football Administrators
8. Other Dignitaries

• As provided for in the FUFA Financial Policy all collections from the match were banked
• Now that the reconciliation has been finalised, beneficiaries of the proceeds mainly the URA (18% VAT) and the clubs will receive their shares through the banking system. However Onduparaka FC will receive less by 1,000,000/- that was advanced following the club’s request to meet costs in Kampala.

It is Our Game, It is Our Country

42nd Uganda Cup final

Vipers SC 3-1 Onduparaka FC

Vipers SC have defeated Onduparaka FC 3-1 in the 2015/16 Uganda Cup final played at Nakivubo Stadium on Saturday evening.

Pius Wangi scored a brace while with Erisa Ssekisambu scoring the other in a well attended final.

Gaddafi Wahabu netted the consolation for the Arua club.

FUFA President, Eng. Moses Magogo flanked by the FUFA Executive Committee members attended the match alongside Minister of state for Sports Hon. Charles Bakkabulindi and Uganda Cup partners Airtel who were represented by Finance Director Pharindah.

This was the first Uganda Cup title won by Vipers.

Team Line ups:

Vipers XI
Isma Watenga, Nicholas Wadada, Dan Bilikwalira, Halid Lwaliwa, Shafik Bakaki, Deus Bukenya, Sentamu Ssiraje, Erisa Ssekisambu,Pius Wangi, Mike Mutyaba

Onduparaka XI
Nathan Ajab, Alex Gasper, Dennis Andama, Toha Rashid, Ibrahim Faizil, Simba Sabir, Toto Ajobe, Gadaffi Gadinho, Gaddafi Wahab, Olega Ceasar, Shaban Muhammed

Awards:

Presidential Award: Honorary FUFA President Lawrence Mulindwa

Fair Play award: Onduparaka FC Medical team

Top Scorer: Muhammed Shaban (7 Goals) – Onduparaka FC

Most Valuable Player (MVP) – Erisa Ssekisambu- (Vipers SC)

Best Goalkeeper: Ismail Watenga (Vipers SC)

Best Coach: George Nsimbe (Vipers SC)

Media

Online-Isabirye David (Kawowo.com)

TV-Harunah Nyombi (Bukedde TV)

Radio-Abu Zikusooka (Star FM)

Print-Elvis Senono (Daily Monitor)

FUFA has received the Vipers’ protest over Muhammad Shaban and wish in accordance with FUFA Regulations on status and transfer of players, clarify as follows;

The ’employment contract’ as signed on 11th June 2015 and submitted for the first time to FUFA along with your protest contravenes the above regulations as highlighted below;

1. Bearing the player’s birth date and the date of signing of the said ’employment contract’ 11th June 2015, the player was a minor as defined by the above regulations Article 2(21) Minor: A player who has not yet reached the age of 18. This renders the said “employment contract” null and void.
2. Article 10 of the same regulations stipulates that application for a professional player must be submitted together with a copy of a contract. FUFA did not receive any contract for the above player (either a youth agreement for minors) at the time of registration of the same player in your (U-17) side.

The FUFA Secretariat records show that Muhammad Shaban was registered with Onduparaka FC in Fourth division league of Arua District Football Association in 2013/14 season at age of 15 then.

When the club was promoted, the same player featured in the 2014/15 West Nile Regional League and 2015/16 2nd division/FUFA Big League in which Onduparaka FC competed and consequently moved up the ranks to the 1st division/Uganda Premier League.

The status and eligibility of the player can therefore be confirmed under Onduparaka FC and it is at their discretion to use the player in any FUFA organized competition including the 2015/16 Uganda Cup final on 18th June 2016

Uganda Cup 2015/16: 1st Leg (Semi-finals)

Entebbe 0-1 Onduparaka

Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) 0-2 Vipers

Vipers Sports Club and Arua club, Onduparaka have drawn the first blood in the opening legs of the 2015/16 Uganda Cup semi finals.

Vipers beat Kampala Capital City Authority 2-0 at Nakivubo Stadium.

Erisa Ssekisambu, fresh from Uganda Cranes duty in Botswana gave Vipers the lead with the second goal coming from the lanky teenager, Alfred Leku.

In the other semi final, Entebbe were shocked at their own Bugonga stadium grave yard by the tournament revelation, Onduparaka.

Uganda U-20 striker Muhammed Shaban scored the winning goal at Bugonga stadium in Entebbe.

Entebbe finished the game with ten men after FIFA referee Dennis Batte red carded defender Muhammed Zziwa for a technical foul (last man offence) on the dangerous Shaban.

Onduparaka missed doubling the lead when Gadaffi Gadihno missed the attempt from 12 yards when Shaban was brought down.

The winner of the Uganda Cup qualifies to represent the country at the CAF Confederation Cup.

Onduparaka eliminated last year’s winners, SC Villa at the round of 32 after winning 5-4 on penalties when normal time ended goal-less.

The second legs of the semi finals shall be held on the 12th June 2016.

Onduparaka hosts Entebbe at the Greenlight stadium meanwhile, KCCA will travel to Buikwe to face Vipers.

This year’s final will be hosted by Kampala region at Nakivubo Stadium.

A charity cause has been attached to this year’s Uganda cup with generous people in the communities humbly requested to donate clothes, shoes, sandals, bags and any other item that can be resourceful to the rest of the people.

Collection centers are at FUFA House, Entebbe Bugonga play ground, Buikwe, Green Light Stadium (Arua) and Nakivubo Stadium.

Over the years, the Uganda Cup final has rotated in the Northern, Western, Eastern and Kitara Regions.

Semi Final rules:

• The Semi final round shall be played over two legs on home and away basis
• The team at more goals at the end of the return leg shall be winner of the match.
• If teams are tying by goals at the end of the return leg match, the away goals rule shall apply
• If the return leg ends in a tie and the FIFA spot kicks shall be applied to determine the winner

Uganda Cup (formerly Kakungulu Cup) Winners since 1971:

1971 – Coffee F.C
1972-1975-Not Held
1976 – Gangama F.C
1977 – Simba F.C
1978 – Nsambya F.C
1979 – KCC F.C
1980 – KCC F.C
1981 – Coffee F.C
1982 – KCC F.C
1983 – SC Villa F.C
1984 – KCC F.C
1985 – Express F.C
1986 – SC Villa F.C
1987 – KCC F.C
1988 – SC Villa
1989 – SC Villa
1990 – KCC F.C
1991 – Express F.C
1992 – Express F.C
1993 – KCC F.C
1994 – Express F.C
1995 – Express F.C
1996 – UEB S.C
1997 – Express F.C
1998 – SC Villa
1999 – Mbale Heroes S.C
2000 – SC Villa
2001 – Express F.C
2002 – SC Villa
2003 – Express F.C
2004 – KCC F.C
2005 – URA F.C
2006 – Express F.C
2007 – Express F.C
2008 – Victors S.C
2009 – SC Villa
2010 – Victors S.C
2011 – Simba S.C
2012 – URA F.C
2013 – Sports Club Victoria University
2014 – URA F.C
2015 – SC Villa Jogoo

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FUFA Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Activity; Collection of clothes and other items

Collection centres;

• FUFA House in Mengo (Exercise started on 23^rd May, 2016)

• Baba Fm in Jinja (Exercise started on 23^rd May, 2016)

• 1^st Leg semifinals; 8^th June, 2016 Nakivubo-KCCA FC vs Vipers, In Entebbe-Bugonga grounds; Entebbe FC vs Onduparaka

• 2^nd leg semifinals; 12^th June 2016 Buikwe Vipers vs KCCA FC, Green Light play ground Onduparaka vs Entebbe FC

• Uganda Cup final at Nakivubo on 18^th June, 2016

Details of the FUFA Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activity attached to the 2015/2016 Uganda cup have been released.

With the second most prestigious competition in Ugandan football played on a knockout basis getting to the latter stages, the CSR activity is also taking strong footing.

The semifinals are set for 8^th and 12^th May, 2016 and will be played over two legs.

The final is slated for 18^th June, 2016 at Nakivubo stadium hosted by Kampala Region Football Association.

At the launch of the 2015/2016 Uganda Cup season on 18^th November 2015, FUFA revealed that they would attach a humanitarian activity to support communities through the prestigious knock out tournament.

‘We shall attach a CSR activity by collecting clothes and other items that we shall give back to a selected charity organisation within the region that hosts the Uganda cup final. FUFA has also asked its 32 Members to join the cause’ said FUFA Spokesperson Ahmed Hussein during the launch of the 2015/2016 Uganda Cup.

Three main areas have been identified as collection centres.

A special container has been designed and placed at FUFA House in Mengo where members of the public will drop their donations of adult and children’s clothes and other items like shoes, belts, babies toys, hand bags.

In Jinja, a collection centre has been created at Baba fm while Arua is also another centre.

‘We shall also receive donations from individuals who might not be able to make it to these selected centres. FUFA has plans of picking these donations from them’ added Ahmed

On match days of the semifinals, Nakivubo for KCCA FC, Entebbe (Entebbe FC), Buikwe (Vipers SC) and Arua (Onduparaka FC) will also be used as collection centres on 8^th and 12^th June.

On the day of the Uganda cup final (18^th June, 2016), a container will also be placed at Nakivubo stadium for fans to deliver their donations.

The donations will be handed over to a charity organisation by FUFA and Uganda Cup Winners a week after the final.

Collection centres;

• FUFA House in Mengo (Exercise started on 23^rd May, 2016)
• Baba FM (Exercise started on 23^rd May, 2016)
• 1^st Leg semifinals; 8^th June, 2016 Nakivubo- KCCA FC vs Vipers, In Entebbe-Bugonga grounds; Entebbe FC vs Onduparaka
• 2^nd leg semifinals; 12^th June 2016 Buikwe Vipers vs KCCA FC, Green Light play ground Onduparaka vs Entebbe FC
• Uganda Cup final at Nakivubo on 18^th June, 2016

UGANDA CUP 2015/2016

Semi finals 1st Leg 8th June, 2016  Entebbe FC vs Onduparaka FC, KCCA FC vs Vipers

Semifinals 2nd leg 13th June, 2016 Onduparaka FC vs Entebbe, Vipers vs  KCCA FC

Final: 18th June, 2016

Venue: Nakivubo Stadium

FUFA Competitions Committee has confirmed the venue of this year’s Uganda Cup final to be played on 18th June.

The FUFA Competitions Director Ali Mwebe revealed to fufa.co.ug that with the semifinals set to be played on 8th and 13th June (over two legs), the final is not set for Nakivubo stadium in Kampala region.

The stadium was chosen by Kampala Region Football Association as per FUFA’s criteria of giving each of its 8 regions a chance to host the Cup final.

The Uganda cup final in the past years has already been hosted by Northern, Western, Eastern region and Kitara

FUFA also confirmed that a Corporate Social responsibility Activity is attached to this year’s Uganda cup. Collection of clothes to be giving to a charity organisation with in a region that hosts the Uganda Cup final will receive this donation.

Clothes can be delivered at FUFA House.

Semi Final rules

• The Semi final round shall be played over two legs on home and away basis
• The team at more goals at the end of the return leg shall be winner of the match.
• If teams are tying by goals at the end of the return leg match, the away goals rule shall apply
• If the return leg ends in a tie and the FIFA spot kicks shall be applied to determine the winner

Uganda Cup 2015/16 Quarter Finals Draw:

Match 57: Lweza F.C Vs Entebbe F.C

Match 58: Bright Stars Vs KCCA F.C

Match 59: SC Villa Jogoo/Onduparaka/ Busia Vs Soana

Match 60: Kitara Airtel Or Vipers Vs Hope Doves

The Uganda Cup 2015/16 Quarter finals draws were held at FUFA House, Mengo on Wednesday.

The draws were conducted during the weekly press conference supervised by the FUFA Competitions Director, Ali Mwebe.

The date ear marked for the first matches of the quarter finals is 22nd and 24th April 2016.

Kampala Capital City Authority football club returns to Mwererwe to play Bright Stars less than two weeks after their hard fought 2-1 victory in the Azam Uganda Premier League.

Lweza F.C will take on Entebbe road nemesis, Entebbe F.C at Wankulukuku.

Mwebe also communicated the date for Airtel Kitara versus Vipers SC round of 16 match as the 19th April 2016 at Boma play ground in Hoima.

SC Villa – Onduparaka round of 32 will be played after the Jogoos’ continental engagements.

The winner from SC Villa – Onduparaka will host Busia Fisheries at the round of 16 stage with the subsequent victor booking a berth against Soana at the quarter finals.

SC Villa Jogoo is the defending champion of the tournament.

MAIN PHOTO: Hussein Bukenya of New Vision FC drawing the lot for KCCA FC who will face Bright Stars FC in the quarterfinals. Bukenya was part of the New Vision FC that got eliminated in the early rounds of the competition this year.

UGANDA CUP 2015/16:

ROUND OF 16: Lweza 4-1 Kamuli Park

Lweza Football club became the fourth club (after Hope Doves, Soana and Bright Stars) to progress to the quarter finals of the Uganda Cup.

Lweza won 4-1 over visiting Kamuli Park at the Mutesa II Stadium in Wankulukuku on Sunday.

Rajab Kakooza scored in the 7th minute to see Lweza, who are coached by former Uganda Cranes midfielder Joseph Mutyaba take the lead.

Hassan Kikoyo got the second after 18 minutes before Mustafa Kiragga registered a personal double on the day scoring in the 70th and 90th minutes of the game.

Ibrahim Kazinda pulled a goal back for the visitors deep inside injury time.

The FUFA Competitions department will communicate when the remaining games will be played.