BUL Jinja FC
{{Short description|Ugandan football club}}
{{EngvarB|date=June 2018}}
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| fullname = BIDCO Uganda Limited Jinja Football Club
| nickname = The Jinja Bulls
| short name = BUL
| founded = {{start date and age|2007|01|01}}
| ground = Kyabazinga Stadium Bugembe
Jinja
| capacity = 1,000
| chrtitle = Director
| chairman = Suvrajit Ghosh, Rajagopal S.
| manager =
| league = Uganda Premier League
| season = 2024–25
| position = 3rd
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BIDCO Uganda Limited Jinja Football Club, also BUL Jinja FC, is a Ugandan football club from Jinja, in the Eastern Region of the country.{{cite web|access-date=22 February 2018 |date=7 April 2018 |newspaper=New Vision |first=Shafik |location=Kampala |title=BUL FC suspend head coach Kisala | url=https://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1475077/bul-fc-suspend-head-coach-kisala |last=Ssenoga}} The club is owned by the Jinja-based BIDCO Uganda Limited.{{cite web|access-date=22 June 2018 | url=http://www.fufa.co.ug/marketing-sponsorship-fufa-acquires-new-partner-bidco-uganda/ |title=FUFA Acquires New Partner Bidco Uganda |publisher=Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) |author=FUFA | date=12 March 2015 |location=Kampala}} They play in the top division of Ugandan football, the Uganda Premier League.{{cite web|title=BUL FC survive relegation | url=https://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1476996/bul-fc-survive-relegation |access-date=22 June 2018 |date=5 May 2018 |first=Bruno |last=Mugooda |newspaper=New Vision | location=Kampala}}
History
The club was founded in 2006-2007{{Cite web |title=About Club |url=https://bulfc.co.ug/about-club/ |access-date=2022-10-16 |website=BUL FC {{!}} Official Website |language=en-US}} as Bidco Co. departmental competitions with an intent of corporate social responsibility to market and promote Bidco Products, through which they developed the idea of joining Fufa associated leagues.
The team played in the FUFA Super League for the first time in 2011 and finished thirteenth out of sixteen teams in the league that season.{{Cite web |title=History of BUL FC |url=https://bulfc.co.ug/history-of-bul-fc/ |access-date=2022-12-03 |website=BUL FC {{!}} Official Website |language=en-US}}
Achievements
- Bul FC won the 2007-2008 Jinja division one league title.
- The Junior Team for Bul FC was crowned champions{{Cite web |date=2019-06-29 |title=FUFA Juniors League: BUL FC JT Crowned 2018/2019 Champions |url=https://fufa.co.ug/fufa-juniors-league-bul-fc-jt-crowned-2018-2019-champions/ |access-date=2022-10-16 |website=FUFA: Federation of Uganda Football Associations |language=en-US}} of the FUFA Juniors League in the 2018 - 2019 season.
- Bul FC defeated Vipers Soccer club to win the Stanbic Uganda cup edition of 2021 - 2022{{Cite web |date=2022-06-12 |title=BUL defeats Vipers to win 2021/22 Stanbic Uganda Cup |url=https://fufa.co.ug/bul-defeats-vipers-to-win-2021-22-stanbic-uganda-cup/ |access-date=2022-10-16 |website=FUFA: Federation of Uganda Football Associations |language=en-US}}
- The club had a first appearance in a CAF competition: making their debut in the 2022 CAF confederations cup Preliminary round{{Cite web |date=2022-09-09 |title=CAF CC MATCH PREVIEW: BUL VS FUTURE FC. |url=https://bulfc.co.ug/caf-cc-match-preview-bul-vs-future-fc/ |access-date=2022-10-16 |website=BUL FC {{!}} Official Website |language=en-US}} with Future FC of Egypt.
Management
Initial club management was spearheaded by Football fanatic Rupesh and Rao Kodey then company treasurer and managing director respectively. The current administration is composed of the club's directors Sankha Chatterjee and Matthew Kok, chairperson Ronald Barente, Vice Chairman Martin Ocitti, Club CEO Joseph Mutaka and the team manager Alex Isabirye.
Stadium
Currently the team plays at the 1,000 capacity Kakindu Municipal Stadium, which they share with another football club, Jinja Municipal Council Football Club.{{cite web|url=http://www.monitor.co.ug/Sports/Soccer/-Kakindu-stadium-in-ownership-controversy/690266-3179620-hwvulh/index.html | title=Kakindu Stadium in ownership controversy |date=26 April 2016 |newspaper=Daily Monitor |first=Denis | last=Bbosa | location=Kampala |access-date=22 June 2018}}
Coaches
The head coach in the 2020/2021 Uganda Premier League season is Arthur Kyesimira,{{Cite web|url=https://www.pmldaily.com/sports/2020/01/bul-fc-appoints-arthur-kyesimira-as-head-coach.html|title = BUL FC appoints Arthur Kyesimira as head coach|date = 27 January 2020}} at one time a left winger with the Uganda national football team, the Uganda Cranes.{{cite web|access-date=22 June 2018 | url=http://airtelfootball.ug/2018/05/04/coach-kefa-kisala-proud-of-buls-fighting-spirit/ |title=Coach Kefa Kisala proud of BUL's fighting spirit |date=4 May 2018 |publisher=Airtel Uganda | author=Airtel Uganda |location=Kampla}} The other team coaches include Peter Onen (assistant coach), David Kiwanuka (coach), and Bright Dhaira (goalkeeping coach).
Competitions
- BUL FC participated in the 2022 CAF confederations cup Preliminary round, losing to Future FC of Egypt.
- The club is currently taking part in the 2022–2023 Uganda Premier League.{{Cite web |title=Table |url=https://upl.co.ug/table/ |access-date=2022-10-16 |website=UPL: The Only League That Matters |language=en-US}}
References
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External links
- {{official website|https://bulfc.co.ug/}}
{{Ugandan Premier League}}
Category:Football clubs in Uganda
Category:Works association football teams
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