Final Table: 1.SC Villa (Kampala) 27 23 3 1 53- 4 72 [2-0] Champions 2.Express Red Eagles (Kampala) 27 23 3 1 55- 9 72 [2-1] 3.Kampala City Council 27 16 5 6 52-25 53 [5-0] 4.URA SC (Kampala) 27 15 8 4 37-16 53 [2-1] [*] 5.Masaka Local Council 27 13 8 6 32-18 47 [1-0] 6.SC Simba (Lugazi) 27 11 5 11 35-33 38 [2-1] 7.Police (Jinja) 27 9 9 9 34-29 36 [7-0] 8.Mbale Heroes 27 9 6 12 28-35 33 [3-0] 9.Kinyara Sugar Works FC (Masindi) 27 9 5 13 27-37 32 [2-0] 10.Tower Of Praise TV (Kampala) 27 8 7 12 31-41 31 [4-4] --------------------------------------------------------- 11.Iganga Town Council 27 9 4 14 27-42 31 [2-0] 12.Buikwe Red Stars (Mukono) 27 6 4 17 17-42 22 Relegated 13.Mbarara United 27 4 3 20 27-58 16 [0-1] Relegated 14.Game Boys FC (Tororo) 27 3 2 22 21-59 11 [1-1] Relegated 15.Akol FC (Lira) 14 1 2 11 7-35 5 [*1] Relegated [*] the merger of URA and Lyantonde was dissolved before the start of the season; URA abbreviates Uganda Revenue Authority [*1] all matches Akol in 2nd half of season annulled; relevant results of opponents indicated between square brackets NB: FUFA's Executive Committee awarded Villa the league title following matches on Sep 4; FUFA president Denis Obua was unhappy with this decision and set up a new committee. A later committee set up by the National Sports Council published findings so damning to FUFA that they decided to ignore it. On Jan 8, 2004, FUFA announced SC Villa (who had already been registered for the African Champions League in December) were indeed 2003 league champions. Round 1 [Nov 23] KCC 0-2 URA [opening match] [Nov 24] Mbarara 3-4 Game Boys Heroes 0-0 Police Express 3-0 Top TV Kinyara 1-2 Simba Akol 1-2 Masaka Buikwe 1-0 Iganga Round 2 [Nov 27] Top TV 1-2 KCC Game Boys 0-2 Buikwe Masaka 1-0 Iganga [Nov 28] URA 1-0 Heroes [Nov 30] KCC 3-2 Mbarara [Dec 1] Buikwe 0-2 Simba Iganga 2-1 Top TV Heroes 3-1 Kinyara [Dec 4] Simba 0-2 URA Masaka 1-1 KCC [Dec 5] Top TV 0-0 Game Boys [Dec 6] URA 5-0 Akol [Dec 7] Simba - Heroes [1-2? 0-1?] Mbarara 3-3 Iganga [Dec 8] Game Boys 0-1 Masaka Kinyara 1-1 Top TV [Dec 11] KCC 1-0 Kinyara Masaka 3-0 Mbarara [Dec 12] URA 2-1 Top TV [Dec 14] Akol 1-1 Kinyara Iganga 2-0 Game Boys KCC 4-1 Simba [Dec 15] Mbarara 1-2 URA Heroes - Masaka [0-2?, 0-4?] [Dec 20] Masaka 2-1 Top TV [Dec 21] Buikwe 0-1 URA Game Boys 1-0 Police Mbarara 1-3 Kinyara [Dec 27] Police 4-1 Buikwe [Dec 28] Simba ppd Express Express awd Heroes [awarded 2-0; Heroes dns] [Dec 29] Akol 0-1 Villa [Jan 2] Villa 2-0 Simba [Jan 3] Police 1-0 Iganga [Jan 4] Game Boys 2-0 Akol Kinyara 1-2 Express [Jan 5] Heroes 0-2 SC Villa Mbarara 2-1 Top TV [also reported 2-0; to be annulled?] [Jan 8] SC Villa 2-0 Buikwe [Jan 9] URA 1-0 Police Masaka 0-1 Kinyara [Jan 10] Express 5-1 Akol [Jan 11] KCC 1-2 SC Villa Heroes 2-1 Mbarara [Jan 15] SC Villa 1-0 Iganga Masaka - Buikwe [home win?] [Jan 16] URA 1-1 Express [Jan 18] Police 2-1 KCC Game Boys 1-2 Villa [Jan 19] Kinyara 0-0 URA Iganga 1-0 Simba Buikwe 1-4 Express [Jan 22] Police - Kinyara [home win?] [Jan 24] Mbarara 1-3 Simba Game Boys 0-2 KCC NB: break due to CECAFA club championship 2003 [Feb 13] KCC 1-0 Buikwe [Feb 14] Express 0-0 Police Akol 2-1 Heroes NB: Heroes suspended from the league until March 2; if they fail to name a legal executive by then, they will be disqualified from the league (and all other FUFA competitions). [Feb 18] Akol 1-4 Police Simba 3-1 Top TV [Feb 19] SC Villa 3-0 Mbarara [Feb 20] Express 1-0 Masaka [Feb 21] Top TV 2-0 Akol [Feb 22] Police 0-2 SC Villa Kinyara 2-3 Iganga [Feb 23] Buikwe 2-2 Top TV [abandoned in injury time after Mbarara 1-2 Express home fans rioted following late [Feb 26] equaliser TOP TV] KCC 2-0 Iganga Police 1-2 Simba Akol - Buikwe [Akol did not win] [Feb 27] URA 3-3 Game Boys [Mar 1] Simba - Express [away win ?] [Mar 5] Iganga 0-0 URA Simba 2-0 Masaka [Mar 10] Akol 0-4 KCC [Mar 12] Iganga 1-0 Heroes Simba 4-0 Akol [Mar 21] Simba 2-0 Game Boys Masaka - Police [away win?] [Mar 23] Mbarara awd Akol [awarded 2-0; Akol dns] [Mar 29] Game Boys - Heroes [Apr 3] Villa 4-0 Kinyara [Apr 4] Police - Mbarara [home win?] [Apr 5] Iganga 0-2 Express Top TV 0-2 Villa [Apr 12] Heroes 2-0 KCC URA 1-2 Masaka [Apr 18] Masaka - Police [Apr 19] Express 1-0 KCC [Apr 22] Villa 2-0 URA [Apr 30] Masaka 0-1 Villa [inferred] Express awd Game Boys [awarded 2-0; originally 1-1] [May 1] Police 3-1 Kinyara [May 4] Top TV 1-1 Police [May 5] Villa 0-0 Express Half-Way Table (May 5): 1.SC Villa (Kampala) 14 13 1 0 26- 2 40 2.Express Red Eagles (Kampala) 14 11 3 0 26- 5 36 3.URA SC (Kampala) 14 8 4 2 21-10 28 [*] 4.Masaka Local Council 14 8 2 4 16-10 26 [25-19?] 5.Kampala City Council 14 8 1 5 22-14 25 6.SC Simba (Lugazi) 14 8 0 6 22-16 24 7.Police (Jinja) 14 6 4 4 21-13 22 8.Mbale Heroes 14 6 2 6 16-15 20 9.Iganga Town Council 14 6 2 6 14-17 20 10.Kinyara Sugar Works FC (Masindi) 14 4 3 7 15-21 15 --------------------------------------------------------- 11.Buikwe Red Stars (Mukono) 14 3 2 9 10-22 11 12.Game Boys FC (Tororo) 14 3 2 9 10-23 11 13.TOP TV (Kampala) 14 1 5 8 11-21 8 [+] 14.Mbarara United 14 2 1 11 18-31 7 15.Akol FC (Lira) 14 1 2 11 7-35 5 [*] the merger of URA and Lyantonde was dissolved before the start of the season; URA abbreviates Uganda Revenue Authority [+] TOP abbreviates Tower Of Praise (TV=TeleVision) [May 16] Villa 3-0 Heroes [May 17] Police 4-2 Game Boys [May 18] Express 3-0 Mbarara Akol - Simba Top TV 2-2 URA Kinyara 0-0 Masaka Iganga 0-4 KCC [May 21] Simba ppd Villa Mbarara 2-0 Police Buikwe 1-1 Heroes Masaka 1-0 Top TV [May 25] Mbarara 2-2 Kinyara [May 27] Police 2-2 Heroes [May 30] Game Boys 1-2 Mbarara [May 31] Iganga 3-2 Mbarara Heroes ann Akol [annulled; originally 3-0] [Jun 4] Heroes 2-0 Simba [reported 2-1; awarded?] Akol ann Top TV [annulled; originally 4-4] Kinyara 2-0 Buikwe [Jun 8] Game Boys 1-2 Kinyara Top TV 3-2 Iganga [Jun 12] Mbarara 0-0 Heroes Kinyara ann Akol [annulled; originally 2-0] [Jun 15] Iganga 0-0 Masaka Akol ann Game Boys [annulled; originally 1-1] [Jun 18] Simba 4-1 Iganga Heroes 2-1 Game Boys [Jun 19] Masaka LC ann Akol [annulled; originally 1-0] [Jun 21] Iganga 2-0 Buikwe [inferred; played later?; awarded?] Game Boys lt Top TV [Jun 22] Mbarara 1-2 Masaka [Jul 4] Simba 2-2 KCC [Jul 6] Police 0-1 Top TV Buikwe 0-4 Villa [Jul 8] KCC 4-1 Game Boys [Jul 9] Express 4-1 Iganga [Jul 10] Villa 2-0 Top TV [Jul 11] URA 2-0 Simba Game Boys 2-3 Iganga [Jul 12] Police 1-0 Express [Jul 13] Mbarara 0-1 Villa Kinyara 0-2 KCC [Jul 15] Top TV 1-1 Simba [Jul 16] Masaka 0-1 URA Iganga 0-1 Villa Express 2-0 Buikwe [Jul 17] Police ann Akol [annulled; originally 7-0] [Rogers Kyeyune scored 6 goals, equalling the one-match record held by Jimmy Kirunda and Hassan Mubiru] [Jul 18] KCC ann Akol [annulled; originally 5-0] Masaka 1-1 Simba [Jul 19] Express 2-0 Villa [Jul 20] Iganga 0-1 Kinyara Game Boys 0-2 URA [Jul 23] Masaka 5-0 Heroes KCC 0-0 URA [Jul 24] Simba 1-1 Police [Jul 25] Villa 0-0 Masaka [Jul 26] URA 1-0 Kinyara [inferred] Game Boys 0-3 Express Mbarara 0-2 Buikwe [inferred] [Jul 27] KCC 4-1 Top TV Akol ann Simba [annulled; originally 1-2] [Jul 29] Villa 7-0 Game Boys [Jul 30] Express 3-0 Kinyara Buikwe 0-3 KCC Akol ann Mbarara [annulled; originally 1-0] [Jul 31] Police 1-1 Masaka [Aug 1] URA 4-1 Mbarara [Aug 5] TOP TV awd Mbarara [awarded 2-0; Mbarara dns] Akol ann URA [annulled, originally 1-2] [Aug 6] Buikwe 2-0 Game Boys Heroes 4-1 Iganga [Aug 9] Villa 0-0 KCC [Aug 10] Buikwe 2-1 Police Express 2-1 Simba Kinyara 1-0 Heroes [Aug 12] Simba 0-0 Buikwe [Aug 13] URA 0-2 Villa Iganga 0-0 Police [Aug 14] KCC 2-2 Masaka [Aug 15] TOP TV 3-1 Kinyara [Aug 16] Heroes awd Express [awarded 0-2; abandoned at 0-0 in 85'] Simba 0-3 Villa [Aug 17] Akol ann Iganga [annulled, originally 0-2] Mbarara 1-4 KCC [Mbarara officials say the team playing KCC was not Mbarara, as they had failed to raise a team, but Ngabo Academy boys] [Aug 19] Police 0-0 URA [Aug 20] Masaka awd Game Boys [awarded 2-0, Game Boys dns] [Aug 22] URA 2-0 Iganga [inferred] [Aug 23] Akol ann Express [annulled, originally 1-2] [FUFA president Obua, present at the game, had to draw his gun at one stage in order to have the match continued] KCC 2-1 Police Heroes 1-2 Top TV Buikwe 0-2 Masaka [Aug 24] Game Boys 0-1 Simba [Aug 25] URA awd Buikwe [awarded 2-0, Buikwe dns] [Aug 26] KCC 2-0 Heroes [date unknown] TOP TV 1-0 Buikwe [inferred] [Aug 27] Masaka 0-2 Express Villa ann Akol [annulled; originally 22-1; Akol showed up with only 9 players, some of them ineligible; a match was played with Hakim Magumba scoring 7 and Villa leading 12-0 at half-time; awarded 2-0 on Sep 9, following an investigation of incidents before the match (a bus with Akol players stopping before reaching the match venue, apparently after Express (who had an interest in preventing Akol from playing and so restricting Villa to a 2-0 win) induced the bus driver and some players not to reach the venue; the Akol team split into two groups, one reaching the stadium and one going off to another destination)] Kinyara 1-2 Police [Aug 28] Simba awd Mbarara [awarded 2-0; Mbarara dns] Buikwe n/p Akol [Aug 29] Heroes 0-0 URA Simba 0-2 Kinyara [inferred] [Aug 30] KCC 1-3 Express [Sep 1] Express 1-0 URA [URA protested the result after controversial refereeing saw two URA players sent off and Express awarded two penalties, one converted for the winning goal; their protest was thrown out] Villa 2-0 Police [Sep 4] Kinyara 0-2 Villa TOP TV awd Express [awarded 0-2; abandoned at 0-2 in 1st half; TOP TV relegated] Final Table: 1.SC Villa (Kampala) 27 23 3 1 53- 4 72 [2-0] Champions 2.Express Red Eagles (Kampala) 27 23 3 1 55- 9 72 [2-1] 3.Kampala City Council 27 16 5 6 52-25 53 [5-0] 4.URA SC (Kampala) 27 15 8 4 37-16 53 [2-1] [*] 5.Masaka Local Council 27 13 8 6 32-18 47 [1-0] 6.SC Simba (Lugazi) 27 11 5 11 35-33 38 [2-1] 7.Police (Jinja) 27 9 9 9 34-29 36 [7-0] 8.Mbale Heroes 27 9 6 12 28-35 33 [3-0] 9.Kinyara Sugar Works FC (Masindi) 27 9 5 13 27-37 32 [2-0] 10.Tower Of Praise TV (Kampala) 27 8 7 12 31-41 31 [4-4] --------------------------------------------------------- 11.Iganga Town Council 27 9 4 14 27-42 31 [2-0] 12.Buikwe Red Stars (Mukono) 27 6 4 17 17-42 22 Relegated 13.Mbarara United 27 4 3 20 27-58 16 [0-1] Relegated 14.Game Boys FC (Tororo) 27 3 2 22 21-59 11 [1-1] Relegated 15.Akol FC (Lira) 14 1 2 11 7-35 5 [*1] Relegated [*] the merger of URA and Lyantonde was dissolved before the start of the season; URA abbreviates Uganda Revenue Authority [*1] all matches Akol in 2nd half of season annulled; relevant results of opponents indicated between square brackets NB: FUFA's Executive Committee awarded Villa the league title following matches on Sep 4; FUFA president Denis Obua was unhappy with this decision and set up a new committee. A later committee set up by the National Sports Council published findings so damning to FUFA that they decided to ignore it. On Jan 8, 2004, FUFA announced SC Villa (who had already been registered for the African Champions League in December) were indeed 2003 league champions. NB: eventually both TOP TV and Iganga TC remained at top level NB: Game Boys unsuccessfully tried to buy or merge with newly promoted Moyo Town Council FC in order to retain their place Topscorer (Jul 31): 16 Hassan Mubiru (Express) NB: 2004 Super League to start Jan 30 with 16 clubs (following the re-instatement of TOP TV). Author: Hans Schöggl Last updated: 27 Aug 2010 (C) Copyright Hans Schöggl and RSSSF 2002/10