Bright Stars FC

Bright Stars
Full name Bright Stars Football Club[1]
Founded 1997 (1997)
Ground Champions Stadium
Mwererwe, Wakiso District
Capacity 5,000
Chairman Ronald Mutebi
League Ugandan Super League

Bright Stars FC, also Bright Stars, is a Ugandan football club in Uganda.[1] They play in the top division of Ugandan football, the Ugandan Super League.[2]

In September 2017, it was announced that Japan International Keisuke Honda, through his management company called Honda Estilo, bought a controlling interest in the club.[3][4]

Stadium

In the 2014-15 season, the club moved to Mwererwe, in the Matugga neighborhood, north of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. Previously, the team played at the 15,000 capacity Nakivubo Stadium.[5][6]

Notable coaches

  • John Kayanja[5]

Notable former players

References

  1. 1 2 FUFA (July 2014). "Players List of Bright Stars Football Club" (PDF). Kampala: Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA). Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  2. ↑ Bright Stars FC (May 2018). "Bright Stars FC: 2017/2018 Azam Uganda Premier League Wrap-Up". Kampala: Bright Stars Football Club. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  3. ↑ "本田圭佑、系列企業がアフリカ・ウガンダのクラブ買収を発表　世界で３クラブ目（デイリースポーツ） - Yahoo!ニュース". Yahoo!ニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-09-11.
  4. ↑ Nsubuga, Danito (11 September 2017). "Bright stars FC announce management partnership with Japanese company Honda Estilo". Kampala: Swift Sports Uganda. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  5. 1 2 Bright Stars FC (2016). "About Bright Stars Football Club". Kampala: Bright Stars Football Club. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  6. ↑ http://www.fufa.co.ug/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/FUFA-Monthly-May.pdf
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