The Premier League, also identified in this database as the Ugandan Premier League, is a men’s football league in Uganda. Explore live scores, upcoming fixtures, completed results, standings, and player and team statistics across the competition’s recorded seasons. Review match and table information in one place as you follow the league season by season over time.
Upcoming matches, Premier League
Regular Season - 4
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- Regular Season - 4
UPDF
Maroons -
- Regular Season - 4
Express
Kitara
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- Regular Season - 4Vipers
Regular Season - 5
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- Regular Season - 5No H2HSC Villa
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- Regular Season - 5Maroons
Lugazi
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- Regular Season - 5No H2HMbarara City
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- Regular Season - 5
Kitara
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- Regular Season - 5
UPDF
BUL
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- Regular Season - 5
NEC
Express
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- Regular Season - 5Blacks PowerNo H2HVipers
Latest played matches, Premier League
Regular Season - 4
Regular Season - 3
Premier League Standings
Regular Season
| Rank | Club | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Last 5 | |
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| 1 | BUL | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 12 | WWWW | |
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NEC | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 10 | WDWW |
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SC Villa | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 10 | WWWD |
| 4 | Blacks Power | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | LWWW | |
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Entebbe UPPC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | LWW |
| 6 |
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Lugazi | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | WLW |
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Police | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | DLW |
| 8 | Maroons | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | LWL | |
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Express | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 3 | LWL |
| 10 |
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URA | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 3 | LLW |
| 11 |
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UPDF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 | DLD |
| 12 |
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Kitara | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | D |
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Mbarara City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | DL |
| 14 | Kataka | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 1 | LD | |
| 15 | Kigezi HomeBoyz | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 1 | LDL | |
| 16 | KCCA | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 1 | DLL | |
| 17 | Vipers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | L | |
| 18 | Ntugasaze | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 0 | LLL |
Premier League Statistics
Top scorers 2026
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Top assists 2026
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Top key passes
Top tackles
Top yellow cards
Top red cards
Premier League teams participation since 2012
History
| Team | Nb participations |
|---|---|
| KCCA | 14 |
| Vipers | 14 |
| BUL | 14 |
| Express | 14 |
| SC Villa | 14 |
| URA | 14 |
| Bright Stars | 12 |
| Police | 12 |
| Busoga United | 8 |
| Maroons | 8 |
| Mbarara City | 8 |
| Tooro United | 8 |
| Onduparaka | 7 |
| UPDF | 7 |
| Wakiso Giants | 6 |
| Proline | 5 |
| Simba | 4 |
| SCVU | 4 |
| Kitara | 4 |
| Lweza | 3 |
| Sadolin Paints | 3 |
| Entebbe | 3 |
| Kira Young | 3 |
| Arua Hill | 3 |
| Gaddafi | 3 |
| NEC | 3 |
| Kyetume | 2 |
| JMC Hippos | 2 |
| The Saints | 2 |
| Masaka LC | 2 |
| Lugazi | 2 |
| Ndejje University | 1 |
| Nyamityobora | 1 |
| Paidha Black Angels | 1 |
| Masavu | 1 |
| Rwenshama | 1 |
| CRO | 1 |
| Aurum Roses | 1 |
| Victors | 1 |
| Water | 1 |
| MYDA | 1 |
| Blacks Power | 1 |
| Mbale Heroes | 1 |
| Buhimba Saints | 1 |
| Calvary | 1 |
Premier League top scorer teams
Premier League About
Premier League, officially styled the StarTimes Uganda Premier League for sponsorship purposes and also known as the Ugandan Premier League, is Uganda’s top-tier men’s professional football league. It sits at the summit of the country’s domestic football pyramid, is governed by the Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA), and provides the principal league platform for elite Ugandan club football and national-team development.
Identity and purpose
Established in 1968, the competition was created to strengthen the standard of football available to leading Ugandan players and to support the development of the national team. It has since become the country’s central professional league competition, bringing together clubs from across Uganda in a season-long contest for the national title.
The league is administered operationally by the Uganda Premier League Secretariat, while FUFA retains ultimate authority over its regulations, competition structure and governance. The sponsorship designation StarTimes Uganda Premier League may therefore appear in official competition contexts, but the competition is commonly identified as the Uganda Premier League or UPL.
Clubs, access and eligibility
The league is composed of 16 clubs. Places are primarily earned through sporting performance: the 13 highest-placed teams from the preceding UPL season normally retain their status, while three clubs are promoted from the FUFA Big League, Uganda’s second division. This promotion route connects the top flight to the wider national league system and ensures that successful lower-division clubs can reach the highest level.
Player registration is also subject to competition regulations. Players generally need contracts with at least two years remaining to be licensed, although an exception applies to players who reach their 31st birthday during the season. These requirements are intended to support squad stability while recognising the circumstances of experienced players.
Competition format
The structure described for the 2025–26 season is a three-round hybrid format rather than a conventional 30-match double round-robin league. In Round One, all 16 clubs play 15 matches each in a one-leg league schedule. A draw determines the home and away designation for individual fixtures.
After the opening stage, the clubs are divided according to their standings. The top eight enter Group 1 and the bottom eight enter Group 2. Each group then plays a full home-and-away series, giving clubs a further opportunity to improve their position within their section and shaping the final stages of the campaign.
Round Three creates two final competitions. The top six clubs from Group 1 enter Group 3, a one-leg title-stage league that decides positions one to six and determines the Ugandan champion. The other two clubs from Group 1 join all eight clubs from Group 2 in Group 4, a ten-team final stage used to settle the remaining standings and the battle for survival.
This arrangement represents a significant change from the traditional format in which every team played each opponent home and away for 30 matches. That older structure remains important when interpreting historical season records, but the hybrid arrangement is the verified format for 2025–26. Formats and regulations can be revised for later editions, so season-specific rules should be distinguished from the league’s longer-term history.
Points and ranking rules
Matches use the standard league points system: three points for a win, one for a draw and no points for a defeat. When teams finish level on points, standings are generally separated first by goal difference and then by total goals scored. Head-to-head performance is then considered, including points gained and goals recorded in matches between the tied teams; away goals in the relevant head-to-head comparisons may also apply under the competition regulations.
Where a single-match playoff is required to decide promotion or relegation, extra time and a penalty shoot-out may be used if the score remains level. A relegation playoff specified in the current competition framework is played over two legs, so the applicable tie-breaking procedure depends on the type of decision being made.
Title, continental places and relegation
The principal prize is the Ugandan championship. The club that finishes first in the Round Three title stage is declared the national champion and earns Uganda’s leading route into the CAF Champions League. Other high-ranking clubs may qualify for the CAF Confederation Cup, subject to the applicable continental access rules and the allocation for the relevant season.
At the opposite end of the table, the clubs finishing 15th and 16th are automatically relegated to the FUFA Big League. The club in 14th enters a two-legged promotion and relegation playoff against the third-placed team from the second division. The system therefore combines direct relegation with a final opportunity for a top-flight club to retain its status and for a leading FUFA Big League side to gain promotion.
Seasonal record and coverage
A typical campaign begins in late September and concludes in May of the following year, although fixture calendars may be affected by international commitments, domestic scheduling and competition administration. Xtra-Stats records the Premier League from the 2012 season through the 2025 season, covering 14 recorded seasons. Together, the league’s long history, promotion link with the FUFA Big League and evolving competition format make it the key reference point for understanding Uganda’s men’s domestic football.