2016–17 Uganda Super League
# 2016–17 Uganda Super League

The 2016–17 Ugandan Super League was the 50th season of top-flight football in Uganda. The season began on 19 August 2016. Kampala Capital City Authority FC (KCCA) won their second consecutive league title and 12th overall with two weeks to spare.

## Teams

The league consisted of 16 teams with Kirinya-Jinja SSS FC, Onduparaka FC, and Proline FC being promoted from the 2015-16 FUFA Big League. Maroons FC, SC Victoria University, and Simba FC were relegated after finishing in the bottom three spots in 2015–16.

### Stadiums and locations

| Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity | 2015–16 season |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Bul FC | Jinja | Kakindu Municipal Stadium | 1,000 | 6th in Ugandan Super League |
| Bright Stars FC | Matugga | Champions Stadium | 3,000 | 12th in Ugandan Super League |
| Express FC | Kampala | Mutesa II Stadium | 20,200 | 3rd in Ugandan Super League |
| Jinja Municipal Council Hippos FC | Jinja | Kakindu Municipal Stadium | 1,000 | 10th in Ugandan Super League |
| Kirinya-Jinja SSS FC | Jinja | Kyabazinga Stadium (Bugembe) | 3,000 | FUFA Big League |
| Kampala Capital City Authority FC | Lugogo | Phillip Omondi Stadium | 5,600 | Ugandan Super League Champions |
| Lweza FC | Kampala | Mutesa II Stadium | 20,200 | 13th in Ugandan Super League |
| Onduparaka FC | Arua | Green Light Stadium | | FUFA Big League |
| Police FC | Wakiso | Kavumba Recreation Centre | 1,000 | 8th in Ugandan Super League |
| Proline FC | Kampala | Lugogo Stadium | 3,000 | FUFA Big League |
| SC Villa | Kampala | Nakivubo Stadium | 15,000 | 4th in Ugandan Super League |
| Sadolin Paints FC | Bugembe | Kyabazinga Stadium | 3,000 | 9th in Ugandan Super League |
| Soana FC | Wakiso | Kavumba Recreation Centre | 1,000 | 7th in Ugandan Super League |
| The Saints FC | Kampala | Mandela National Stadium | 45,202 | 11th in Ugandan Super League |
| Uganda Revenue Authority SC | Lugazi | Mehta Stadium | 1,000 | 5th in Ugandan Super League |
| Vipers SC | Kitende | St. Mary's Stadium | 20,000 | 2nd in Ugandan Super League |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | KCCA (C, Q) | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 59 | 25 | +34 | 66 | 2018 CAF Champions League |
| 2 | SC Villa | 30 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 46 | 26 | +20 | 58 | |
| 3 | Vipers | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 35 | 18 | +17 | 52 | |
| 4 | URA | 30 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 39 | 25 | +14 | 48 | |
| 5 | Onduparaka FC | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 33 | 41 | −8 | 45 | |
| 6 | Express | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 39 | 37 | +2 | 44 | |
| 7 | Soana | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 35 | 33 | +2 | 43 | |
| 8 | Proline | 30 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 40 | 39 | +1 | 39 | |
| 9 | Bright Stars | 30 | 6 | 16 | 8 | 25 | 28 | −3 | 34 | |
| 10 | Kirinya-Jinja | 30 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 20 | 22 | −2 | 33 | |
| 11 | BUL | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 32 | −5 | 33 | |
| 12 | The Saints | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 26 | 35 | −9 | 33 | |
| 13 | Police | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 29 | 40 | −11 | 33 | |
| 14 | Lweza (R) | 30 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 27 | 32 | −5 | 32 | Relegation to 2017-18 Big League |
| 15 | Sadolin Paints FC (R) | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 30 | −13 | 26 | Relegation to 2017-18 Big League |
| 16 | JMC Hippos (R) | 30 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 18 | 52 | −34 | 10 | Relegation to 2017-18 Big League |

## Positions by round

* Leader
* Relegation to regional groups

| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| KCCA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| SC Villa | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Vipers | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| URA | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Onduparaka | 5 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Express | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Soana | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Proline | 5 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Bright Stars | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 9 |
| Jinja | 5 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
| BUL | 5 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
| The Saints | 5 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 |
| Police | 5 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Lweza | 15 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Sadolin Paints | 5 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| JMC Hippos | 15 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |

## Season statistics

### Goals

**Top scorers**


    As of 17 May 2017

| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Geoffrey Sserunkuma | KCCA | 20 |
| 2 | Shaban Mohammed | Onduparaka | 13 |
| 3 | Tony Odur | Vipers | 11 |
| 4 | Emmanuel Okwi | SC Villa | 10 |
| 4 | Nelson Senkatuka | Proline | 10 |
| 6 | Shafiq Kagimu | URA | 8 |

**Hat-tricks**

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Allan Okello | KCCA | Onduparaka | 7-0 | 25 February 2017 |
| Emmanuel Okwi | Villa | Onduparaka | 4-1 | 12 March 2017 |

### Scoring

* First goal of the season: Joseph Ochaya for KCCA against JMC Hippos (19 August 2016)
