Mbarara City FC

Mbarara City FC
Full name Mbarara City Football Club
Nickname(s) Ankole Lions
Founded 2010 (2010)
Ground Kakyeka Stadium, Mbarara
Kavemba Recreation Ground
Capacity 2,000
Chairman Mwine Mpaka
Manager Richard Makumbi
League Uganda Premier League
2017/18 11th

Mbarara City FC is a football club in Mbarara, Uganda. The team plays in the top division of Ugandan professional football, the Azam Uganda Premier League where they qualified on 5 May 2017, after defeating Synergy FC.[1]

History

The club was founded in 2010 as Citizens FC, after the management of Citizens High School, in Mbarara, decided to create a team to play in mature competitions and help in nurturing football at the school.[2] The team played in the Western Uganda regional league starting from 2010 to 2014 and in 2014, the team won the Western Uganda Regional League and was promoted to the FUFA Big League. In 2015, Citizens FC was renamed Mbarara City FC, mainly to get acceptability and fan base among the people of Mbarara, though the team remained under the management of Citizens High School, Mbarara Town.

2017/2018 Uganda Premier League Season

Mbarara City FC participated in the Uganda Premier League Season, the first division of the Uganda football league. Its first game was played against Bul FC on 12 September 2017, and the result was a draw. This was followed by a 1-0 win against Express FC with a goal scored by Pitis Berange in the 73rd minute on September 16.[2] The club finished 11th, avoiding relegation.

2018/19 Uganda Premier League Season

Mbarara City were excluded from the Uganda Premier League after failing a ground inspection, but appealed the exclusion and were reinstated.[3] Their first round match was rescheduled after they moved to the Kavumba recreation ground.[4]

Stadium

The team play their home games at Kakyeka Stadium, in Mbarara Town,[5] which has a capacity of 2,000.[6]

Achievements

  • Western Regional League: 1
2014

References

  1. ↑ Tushabe, Nasa (7 May 2017). "Mbarara City F.C. beat Synergy F.C. to qualify to the Azam Uganda Premier League". Kampala: Ugbliz.com. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  2. 1 2 Kawalya, Brian (17 September 2017). "Mbarara City FC Coach Delighted By First Win Past Express FC". Chimpreports.com. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  3. ↑ http://global.espn.com/football/uganda/story/3648153/mbarara-city-to-appeal-uganda-premier-league-exclusion
  4. ↑ https://sportsfanug.com/4393-2/
  5. ↑ Google (25 June 2018). "Location of Kakyeka Stadium, Mbarara, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  6. ↑ Byamukama, Aloysius (16 September 2015). "Football Returns to Kakyeka Stadium After Many Years". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 25 June 2018.


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