1979 Uganda National League
# 1979 Uganda National League

The 1979 Uganda National League was the 12th season of the Ugandan football championship, the top-level football league of Uganda.

## Overview

The 1979 Uganda National League was contested by 14 teams and was won by Uganda Commercial Bank FC, while Kilembe Mines FC, Lint Marketing Board and UT Mills were relegated.

## League standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Uganda Commercial Bank FC (C) | 26 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 48 | 15 | +33 | 43 | Champions |
| 2 | Kampala City Council FC | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 56 | 28 | +28 | 36 | |
| 3 | Nile Breweries FC | 26 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 44 | 20 | +24 | 35 | |
| 4 | Nytil FC | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 41 | 29 | +12 | 34 | |
| 5 | Maroons FC | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 51 | 32 | +19 | 32 | |
| 6 | NIC | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 33 | 32 | +1 | 29 | |
| 7 | Coffee SC | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 40 | 38 | +2 | 25 | |
| 8 | Tobacco | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 27 | −4 | 23 | |
| 9 | Nakivubo Boys | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 32 | −4 | 22 | |
| 10 | Nsambya Old Timers | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 35 | 40 | −5 | 22 | |
| 11 | COOPS | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 39 | −14 | 21 | |
| 12 | Kilembe Mines FC (R) | 26 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 23 | 47 | −24 | 15 | Relegated |
| 13 | Lint Marketing Board (R) | 26 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 56 | −35 | 14 | Relegated |
| 14 | UT Mills (R) | 26 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 52 | −31 | 13 | Relegated |

* ↑ The previous season's champions Simba FC were excluded.

## Leading goalscorer

The top goalscorer in the 1979 season was Davis Kamoga of Kampala City Council FC with 18 goals.

