Kampala Capital City Authority Football Club (abbreviated as KCCA FC), also known as Kampala City, is a Ugandan professional football club based in Kampala. Kampala City Council was rebranded to Kampala Capital City Authority 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, 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.<that was the lead>
By 1974 KCC had gained promotion to the National League and finished in second position in both their first and second seasons in the top tier just one point behind champions Express FC on each occasion. The following season in 1976 KCC won their first championship title finishing one point ahead of Express. They also won the title in 1977 in a more emphatic manner although during this season Express were banned for allegedly being involving in anti-government activities.
Simba FC (the Army side) finished as champions in 1978 with KCC taking second place but the Council side won the CECAFA Clubs Cup, 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 Idi Amin. 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 United Arab Emirates. 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 Ugandan Cup winning the competition in 1979 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, 1982, 1984 and 1987 and the league championship in the intervening years in 1981, 1983 and 1985. 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 and 1997 and the Uganda Cup in 1990 and 1993. After the 1997 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 Supersport United of South Africa. In 2012–13 the club repeated the feat by finishing 7 points ahead of Uganda Revenue Authority SC. The other success in the last decade was a Uganda Cup title in 2004 2017 and 2018
On the international club football front KCC reached the quarter-finals of the African Cup of Champions Clubs in 1978 and 1982 and made second round appearances in 1977, 1984, 1986 and 1992. In addition they have made three appearances in the CAF Champions League in 1998, 2009 and 2018; four appearances in the CAF Cup in 1995, 1997, 2001 and 2002; three appearances in the CAF Confederation Cup in 2005, 2009 and 2017; and finally seven appearances in the CAF Cup Winners' Cup in 1980, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1991 and 1994.
In total KCC (now known as KCCA FC) have won 13 Uganda league championship titles, the last one being in 2019 and 10 Ugandan Cup titles, along with 2 CECAFA Clubs Cup in 1978 and 2019 wins at the regional level.
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Records and statistics
Record in the top tier
Season Tier League Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA Pts19741Uganda National League2nd14 10 1 329 16 2119751Uganda National League2nd18 11 4 337 11 2619761Uganda National League1st22 15 5 255 16 3519771Uganda National League1st26 21 3 274 17 4519781Uganda National League2nd28 19 4 576 23 4219791Uganda National League2nd26 15 6 556 28 3619801Uganda National League3rd30 16 8 651 26 4019811Uganda National League1st32 21 6 587 28 4819821Uganda Super League2nd 1711 3 330 19 2519831Uganda Super League1st28 22 4 275 22 4819841Uganda Super League2nd30 21 7 267 19 4919851Uganda Super League1st26 18 5 354 24 4119861Uganda Super League4th28 15 7 644 29 3719871Uganda Super League3rd21 13 2 643 20 2819881Uganda Super League 19891Uganda Super League3rd22 12 6 432 12 3019901Uganda Super League3rd22 14 4 432 18 3219911Uganda Super League1st19 16 3 044 11 3519921Uganda Super League4th26 11 9 637 28 3119931Uganda Super League3rd27 17 7 345 8 4119941Uganda Super League3rd28 14 9 545 22 5119951Uganda Super League6th28 7 15 621 23 3619961Uganda Super League2nd30 20 5 556 19 6519971Uganda Super League1st30 24 4 259 19 7619981Uganda Super League Nile SL Serie A4th21 8 629 21 3119991Uganda Super League4th38 21 11 668 30 74
Season Tier League Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA Pts20001Uganda Super League2nd30 23 1 676 23 7020011Uganda Super League2nd28 18 9 168 20 6320021Uganda Super League3rd28 20 4 447 20 642002–031Uganda Super League3rd27 16 5 652 25 5320041Uganda Super League2nd29 17 7 550 25 5820051Uganda Super League Group B3rd8 4 2 218 9 1420061Uganda Super League4th28 15 8 534 17 532006–071Uganda Super League4th 3217 6 951 33 572007–081Uganda Super League1st34 22 8 461 23 742008–091Uganda Super League2nd34 24 6 460 21 782009–101Uganda Super League4th34 14 15 541 14 572010–111Uganda Super League2nd26 14 6 626 14 482011–121Uganda Super League7th28 12 8 832 22 442012–131Uganda Super League1st30 17 12 150 16 632013–141Uganda Premier League1st30 18 6 660 24 602014–151Uganda Premier League3rd30 16 7 742 18 552015–161Uganda Premier League1st30 16 9 539 21 572016–171Uganda Premier League1st30 20 6 459 25 662017–181Uganda Premier League2nd30 17 10 354 21 61 2018–191Uganda Premier League1st30 19 9 261 23 662019–201Uganda Premier League2nd25 15 5 542 21 502020–211Uganda Premier League4th27 14 6 756 22 482019–221Uganda Premier League2nd30 15 11 441 21 562022–231Uganda Premier League2nd28 15 8 544 23 532023–241Uganda Premier League5th29 15 4 1054 33 49
African cups history Season Competition Round Club 1st Leg 2nd Leg Aggregate 1977 African Cup of Champions Clubs First round Mechal Army 1–0 3–0 4–0 Second round MC Algiers 1–1 2–3 3–4 1978 African Cup of Champions Clubs First round Horsed FC 1–1 2–0 3–0 Second round Al Ahly w/o Quarter-finals Enugu Rangers 1–3 0–1 1–4 1980 African Cup Winners' Cup First round Marine Club FC 3–1 2–1 5–2 Second round Tout Puissant Mazembe 0–1 2–2 2–3 1981 African Cup Winners' Cup First round EP Sétif 1–0 0–2 1–2 1982 African Cup of Champions Clubs First round AFC Leopards 3–0 1–4 4–4 (ag.) Second round Al-Hilal 2–0 3–1 5–1 Quarter-finals Asante Kotoko 0–6 1–1 1–7 1983 African Cup Winners' Cup First round Horsed FC 2–0 0–1 2–1 Second round Al Moqaweloon Al Arab 2–2 2–2 4–4 (1–3p.) 1984 African Cup of Champions Clubs First round Desportivo Maputo 6–1 3–2 9–3 Second round Dynamos FC 0–0 1–2 1–2 1985 African Cup Winners' Cup First round FC Inter Star 2–1 3–0 5–1 Second round Gweru United FC 3–1 1–1 4–2 Quarter-finals Al-Nasr SC (Benghazi) 1–0 0–1 1–1 (2–4p.) 1986 African Cup of Champions Clubs First round Al Dhahra Tripoli 1–2 2–0 3–2 Second round FC Inter Star 1–1 1–2 2–3 1988 African Cup Winners' Cup First round AS Kalamu 0–1 0–1 0–2 1991 African Cup Winners' Cup First round FC BFV 0–1 3–1 3–2 Second round Al Moqaweloon Al Arab 0–2 1–0 1–2 1992 African Cup of Champions Clubs First round Arsenal 1–2 1–0 2–2 (ag.) Second round Nkana Red Devils 0–4 0–2 0–6 1994 African Cup Winners' Cup First round Malindi SC disqualified 1995 CAF Cup First round Al-Hilal SC (Port Sudan) 2–0 1–1 3–1 Second round Malindi SC 0–1 0–2 0–3 1997 CAF Cup First round Rwanda FC 3–0 1–2 4–2 Second round AS Bantous 1–0 not played 1–0 Quarter-finals AFC Leopards 2–2 1–0 3–2 Semi-finals Espérance de Tunis 1–3 0–6 1–9 1998 CAF Champions League First round Power Dynamos 0–1 1–2 1–3 2001 CAF Cup First round Ajax Cape Town 0–2 1–1 1–3 2002 CAF Cup First round Saint George FC 0–1 0–0 0–1 2005 CAF Confederation Cup First round APR FC 0–0 0–1 0–1 2009 CAF Champions League Preliminary round Ferroviário Maputo 1–2 2–0 3–2 First round Supersport United 2–1 1–1 3–2 Second round Al-Merrikh 0–1 1–1 1–2 2009 CAF Confederation Cup Second Round of 16 Bayelsa United 3–1 0–4 3–5 2014 CAF Champions League Preliminary round Al-Merrikh 2–0 1–2 3–2 First round Nkana 2–2 1–2 3–4 2015 CAF Champions League Preliminary round Cosmos de Bafia 1–0 0–3 1–3 2017 CAF Champions League Preliminary round 1º de Agosto 1–0 1–2 2–2 First round Mamelodi Sundowns 1–1 1–2 2–32018CAF Champions LeaguePreliminary round CNaPS Sport1–01–22–2First round Saint George1–00–01–0Group stage(A) Al Ahly2–03–4 Espérance de Tunis0–12–3 Township Rollers1–00–1
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 Ugandan Super League: 13
1976, 1977, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1991, 1997, 2007–08, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2018–19
Ugandan Cup: 10 1979, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1987, 1990, 1993, 2004, 2017, 2018
CECAFA Clubs Cup: 2 1978, 2019
FUFA Super Cup: 6 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Super 8: 1 2018
Nkurunziza Peace Cup: 1 2022
Performance in CAF competitions
CAF Champions League: 5 appearances
1998 – First round
2009 – Second round
2014 – First round
2017 – Preliminary round
2018 – Group stages
African Cup of Champions Clubs: 6 appearances
1977: Second round 1978: Quarter-finals
1982: Quarter-finals 1984: Second round
1986: Second round 1992: Second round
CAF Cup: 4 appearances
1995 – Second round 1997 – Semi-finals
2001 – First round
2002 – First round
CAF Confederation Cup: 4 appearances
2005 – First round
2009 – Second round of 16
2017 – Group stages
2019 – Preliminary round
CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 7 appearances
1980 – Second round 1981 – First round 1983 – Second round
1985 – Quarter-finals 1988 – First round 1991 – Second round
1994 – First round
References
External links Uganda – List of Champions – RSSSF (Hans Schöggl) Uganda – List of Cup Finals – RSSSF (Mikael Jönsson, Ian King and Hans Schöggl)