2005 Uganda Super League
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| competition = Uganda Super League
| season = 2005
| winners = Police FC
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| league topscorer = Martin Muwanga, Police FC
Geoffrey Sserunkuma, KCC FC (8)
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| prevseason = 2004
| nextseason = 2006
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The 2005 Ugandan Super League was the 38th season of the official Ugandan football championship, the top-level football league of Uganda.
Overview
The 2005 Uganda Super League used a different format with 15 teams divided into 3 groups with 8 qualifying teams then progressing to the knock-out phase. The championship playoff was won by Police FC who defeated SC Villa 3-1 on penalties following a 0-0 draw in the final at Namboole Stadium. Those teams that failed to qualify for the knock-out phase entered a relegation pool but some teams failed to complete their league fixtures.{{cite news |title= Uganda 2005 - RSSSF (Hans Schöggl) |year=2005–2010 |website= RSSSF |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/oeg05.html |accessdate=2014-01-09}}
League standings
=Group A=
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|team1=VIL|name_VIL=SC Villa
|team2=MLC|name_MLC=Masaka Local Council FC
|team3=URA|name_URA=Uganda Revenue Authority SC
|team4=LUG|name_LUG=Lugazi United
|team5=MBA|name_MBA=Mbarara United FC
|win_VIL=6|draw_VIL=2|loss_VIL=0|gf_VIL=11|ga_VIL=1|status_VIL=Q
|win_MLC=3|draw_MLC=3|loss_MLC=2|gf_MLC=9|ga_MLC=9|status_MLC=Q
|win_URA=2|draw_URA=5|loss_URA=1|gf_URA=8|ga_URA=4|status_URA=Q
|win_LUG=1|draw_LUG=2|loss_LUG=5|gf_LUG=8|ga_LUG=15
|win_MBA=1|draw_MBA=2|loss_MBA=5|gf_MBA=6|ga_MBA=13
|col_Q=#D0F0C0|text_Q=Qualified
|result1=Q|result2=Q|result3=Q
|col_RP=#FFCCCC|text_RP=Relegation Pool
|result4=RP|result5=RP
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=Group B=
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Q
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|team1=POL|name_POL=Police FC
|team2=VIC|name_VIC=Victors FC
|team3=KCC|name_KCC=Kampala City Council FC
|team4=MIT|name_MIT=Mityana UTODA
|team5=GUL|name_GUL=Gulu United FC
|win_POL=5|draw_POL=3|loss_POL=0|gf_POL=12|ga_POL=2|status_POL=Q
|win_VIC=4|draw_VIC=3|loss_VIC=1|gf_VIC=11|ga_VIC=7|status_VIC=Q
|win_KCC=4|draw_KCC=2|loss_KCC=2|gf_KCC=18|ga_KCC=9|status_KCC=Q
|win_MIT=1|draw_MIT=1|loss_MIT=6|gf_MIT=12|ga_MIT=14
|win_GUL=1|draw_GUL=1|loss_GUL=6|gf_GUL=4|ga_GUL=25
|col_Q=#D0F0C0|text_Q=Qualified
|result1=Q|result2=Q|result3=Q
|col_RP=#FFCCCC|text_RP=Relegation Pool
|result4=RP|result5=RP
}}
=Group C=
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Q
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|team1=EXP|name_EXP=Express FC
|team2=SIM|name_SIM=SC Simba
|team3=KAM|name_KAM=Kampala United
|team4=KSW|name_KSW=Kinyara Sugar Works FC
|team5=KSG|name_KSG=Kakira Sugar
|win_EXP=5|draw_EXP=2|loss_EXP=1|gf_EXP=10|ga_EXP=4|status_EXP=Q
|win_SIM=5|draw_SIM=1|loss_SIM=2|gf_SIM=15|ga_SIM=6|status_SIM=Q
|win_KAM=3|draw_KAM=1|loss_KAM=4|gf_KAM=7|ga_KAM=12
|win_KSW=2|draw_KSW=2|loss_KSW=4|gf_KSW=4|ga_KSW=7
|win_KSG=1|draw_KSG=2|loss_KSG=5|gf_KSG=6|ga_KSG=13
|col_Q=#D0F0C0|text_Q=Qualified
|result1=Q|result2=Q
|col_RP=#FFCCCC|text_RP=Relegation Pool
|result3=RP|result4=RP|result5=RP
}}
Championship playoff
=Quarter-finals=
==First leg==
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|date = 26 July 2005
|team1 = Kampala City Council FC
|score = 3–2
|team2 = SC Simba
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|date = 27 July 2005
|team1 = Police FC
|score = 4–2
|team2 = Masaka Local Council FC
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|date = July 2005
|team1 = Express FC
|score = 1–1
|team2 = Uganda Revenue Authority SC
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|date = July 2005
|team1 = SC Villa
|score = 1–0
|team2 = Victors FC
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==Second leg==
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|date = 29 July 2005
|team1 = SC Simba
|score = 0–2
|aggregatescore= 2 – 5
|team2 = Kampala City Council FC
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|date = 30 July 2005
|team1 = Masaka Local Council FC
|score = 0–0
|aggregatescore=2–4
|team2 = Police FC
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|date = 1 August 2005
|team1 = Victors FC
|score = 0–1
|aggregatescore=0–2
|team2 = SC Villa
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|date = August 2005
|team1 = Uganda Revenue Authority SC
|score = 3–3
|aggregatescore=4–4a
|team2 = Express FC
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=Semi-finals=
==First leg==
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|date = 2 August 2005
|team1 = Kampala City Council FC
|score = 0–2
|team2 = SC Villa
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|date = 3 August 2005
|team1 = Express FC
|score = 1–1
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==Second leg==
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|date = 8 August 2005
|team1 = Police FC
|score = 2–1
|aggregatescore=3–2
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|date = 9 August 2005
|team1 = SC Villa
|score = 2–1
|aggregatescore=4–1
|team2 = Kampala City Council FC
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=Final=
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|date = 23 September 2005
|team1 = SC Villa
|score = 0–0
|penaltyscore = 1-3
|team2 = Police FC
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|stadium = Namboole Stadium
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Leading goalscorer
The top goalscorers in the 2005 season were Martin Muwanga (Police FC) and Geoffrey Sserunkuma (Kampala City Council FC) with 8 goals each.{{cite web|url=http://www.kawowo.com/index.php/football/item/13388-the-legends-uganda-super-league-top-scorers-since-league-inception.html |title=The Legends: Uganda Super League top scorers since league inception |publisher=Kawowo.com |date=2012-04-16 |accessdate=2014-01-26 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202235558/http://www.kawowo.com/index.php/football/item/13388-the-legends-uganda-super-league-top-scorers-since-league-inception.html |archivedate=2013-12-02 }}
Relegation pool
Kinyara Sugar Works FC and Kampala United finished top of the table and avoided relegation from the Super League. Mbarara United FC, Lugazi United, Kakira Sugar, Gulu United FC and Mityana UTODA were relegated, the latter two clubs having failed to fulfill their fixtures.
Footnotes
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/oegchamp.html Uganda - List of Champions - RSSSF (Hans Schöggl)]
- [http://www.league321.com/uganda-football.html Ugandan Football League Tables - League321.com]
{{Uganda Super League seasons}}
{{2005 in Ugandan football}}