Kampala Capital City Authority Football Club (Abbreviated as KCCA FC) and also known as Kampala City, is a Ugandan professional

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club based in

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, the largest city and capital of

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. Kampala City Council was rebranded to

Kampala Capital City Authority Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) is the legal entity, established by the Parliament of Uganda, Ugandan Parliament, that is responsible for the operations of the capital city of Kampala in Uganda. It replaced the Kampala City Council (KCC). ...

and the club title has been changed accordingly. Many sources and news reports still refer to the club's traditional title, Kampala City Council Football Club, abbreviated as KCC.

History

The club was founded on 12 April 1963 by Samuel Wamala, who was head of the council's Sewage Works section in the City Engineering Department. The club initially was dominated by casual workers in the sewage section but subsequently expanded to cover all departments within Kampala City Council. In 1965 KCC joined the Kampala and District Football League (KDFL) Third Division ''(which was split into two sections)'' and under the guidance of Bidandi Ssali (Head Coach) and Samuel Wamala (chairman) the club soon progressed. After finishing in sixth place in their first season, in 1966 they gained promotion from the Third Division South after finishing in second place. By 1968 KCC were playing teams like

Express FC Express Football Club (abbreviated as Express) is a Ugandan professional football (soccer), football club from Kampala. The club previously played their home games at the Muteesa II Stadium, Muteesa II Wankulukuku Stadium,but recently shifted to ...

, Army FC, KDS ''(Kampala District Bus Services)'', Railways, UEB and Nsambya in Division One of the KDFL but in 1971 they were relegated back to the Second Division. By this time the KDFL was being run concurrently with the National Football League and subsequently was scrapped to allow room to a wider national competition with several divisions. KCC became a member of the newly formed second division of the National League along with Nsambya and NIC. By

1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; ...

KCC had gained promotion to the National League and finished in second position in both their

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and

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seasons in the top tier just one point behind champions

on each occasion. The following season in

1976 Events January * January 2 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 18 – Full diplomatic ...

KCC won their first championship title finishing one point ahead of Express. They also won the title in

1977 Events January * January 8 – 1977 Moscow bombings, Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (no ...

in a more emphatic manner although during this season Express were banned for allegedly being involving in anti-government activities.

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(the Army side) finished as champions in

1978 Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd ...

with KCC taking second place but the Council side won the

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, the regional club championships in Kampala, becoming the first Ugandan side to take the regional title. The trophy was presented to the KCC skipper, Sam Musenze, by President

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. Players representing KCC included Phillip Omondi, Jimmy Kirunda, Jamil Kasirye, Hussein Matovu, Tom Lwanga, Sam Musenze, Yusuf Toyota, Peter Mazinga, Apolo Lumu, Billy Kizito, Hussein Matovu, Chris Dungu, Gerald Kabaireho, Ashe Muksa, Rashid Mudin, Moses Sentamu, Timothy Ayeieko, Angelo Dotte and Hassan Biruma, Peter Wandyette. The 1978 team broke up with some senior players turning semi-professional and moving to the

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. However, following the recruitment of youthful players such as Godfrey Kateregga, Sam Mugambe and top-scorer Davis Kamoga the club made an impact on the

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winning the competition in

1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...

having been awarded a walkover for their match against Uganda Commercial Bank FC in the final. The club enjoyed their halcyon days in the 1980s by winning the Uganda Cup in

1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a United States grain embargo against the Soviet Union, grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning Sys ...

1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). * January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street Bridge in Washington, D.C. ...

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...

and

1987 Events January * January 1 – Bolivia reintroduces the Boliviano currency. * January 2 – Chadian–Libyan conflict – Battle of Fada: The Military of Chad, Chadian army destroys a Libyan armoured brigade. * January 3 – Afghan leader ...

and the league championship in the intervening years in

1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 6 – A funeral service is held in West Germany for Nazi Grand Admiral ...

1983 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning of the ...

and

1985 The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a n ...

. The goal scoring exploits of Davis Kamoga, with 21 goals in 1980, and Frank Kyazze, with 18 goals in 1984 and 28 goals in 1985, made a major contribution to the club's success. A less successful period followed although KCC did take the Super League title in

1991 It was the final year of the Cold War, which had begun in 1947. During the year, the Soviet Union Dissolution of the Soviet Union, collapsed, leaving Post-soviet states, fifteen sovereign republics and the Commonwealth of Independent State ...

and

1997 Events January * January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States. * January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis. * January 1 ...

and the Uganda Cup in

1990 Important events of 1990 include the Reunification of Germany and the unification of Yemen, the formal beginning of the Human Genome Project (finished in 2003), the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, the separation of Namibia from South ...

and

1993 The United Nations General Assembly, General Assembly of the United Nations designated 1993 as: * International Year for the World's Indigenous People The year 1993 in the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands had only 364 days, since its ...

. After the

championship success there followed a period of administrative problems and upheaval including the appointment and sacking of a succession of coaches . In 2007–08 KCC won the league championship for the first time in over a decade with a rising star in striker Brian Umony who netted 15 goals and subsequently moved on to professional ranks with

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. In

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the club repeated the feat by finishing 7 points ahead of

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. The other success in the last decade was a Uganda Cup title in

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and

2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

On the international club football front KCC reached the quarter-finals of the

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and

and made second round appearances in

1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. ** Spain and Portugal en ...

and

1992 1992 was designated as International Space Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General. * January 6 ** The Republ ...

. In addition they have made three appearances in the

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1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for Lunar water, frozen water, in soil i ...

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and

; four appearances in the

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1995 1995 was designated as: * United Nations Year for Tolerance * World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War This was the first year that the Internet was entirely privatized, with the United States government ...

2001 The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...

and

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; three appearances in the

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2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

and

; and finally seven appearances in the

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and

1994 The year 1994 was designated as the " International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations. In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitti ...

. In total KCC (now known as KCCA FC) have won 13 Uganda league championship titles, the last one being in

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and 10 Ugandan Cup titles, along with 2

and

wins at the regional level.

Crest

File:Kampala City Council.png, Old logo File:Kampala Capital City Authority FC (logo).png, Current logo

Records and statistics

Record in the top tier

African cups history

Players

Current squad

https://www.kccafc.co.ug/first-team/

Former players

For a complete list of existing and former Kampala City Council FC players with Wikipedia articles, see .

Stadium

The home of KCCA FC in Lugogo, Kampala, is known as the MTN Omondi Stadium since 2020 for sponsorship reasons. The stadium was formerly named Startimes Stadium (2017–2020) and Phillip Omondi Stadium after a club Legend- Phillip Omondi (RIP). The plan to expand the stadium to a state of the art stadium is underway. The stadium capacity is 10000

Achievements

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: 13 ::

, 2007–08,

, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2018–19 *

: 10 ::

: 2 :: 1978, 2019 * FUFA Super Cup: 6 :: 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 *

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: 1 :: 2018 * Nkurunziza Peace Cup: 1 :: 2022

Performance in CAF competitions

: 5 appearances ::

– First round ::

– Second round ::

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– First round ::

– Preliminary round ::

– Group stages *

: 6 appearances ::

: Second round ::

: Quarter-finals ::

: Second round ::

: Second round *

: 4 appearances ::

– Second round ::

– Semi-finals ::

– First round ::

– First round *

: 4 appearances ::

– First round ::

– Second round of 16 ::

– Group stages ::

– Preliminary round *

: 7 appearances ::

– Second round ::

– First round ::

– Second round ::

– Quarter-finals ::

– First round ::

– Second round ::

– First round

References

External links

Uganda – List of Champions – RSSSF (Hans Schöggl)

* ttp://www.league321.com/uganda-football.html Ugandan Football League Tables – League321.com*
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