Busoga United Football Club, also Busoga United FC, is a football team from the town of Jinja, Jinja District, in the Busoga sub-region, in the Eastern Region of Uganda, who currently play in the Uganda Premier League after their promotion, in the 2013/2014 season.[1][2]
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| Full name | Busoga United Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Kingsmen | ||
| Founded | 2012 as Kirinya–Jinja Senior Secondary School FC | ||
| Ground | Kakindu Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 45,000 | ||
| Coordinates | 00°28′01″N 33°14′13″E / 0.46694°N 33.23694°E | ||
| Chairman | Diana Hope Nyago | ||
| Manager | Vincent Lukyamuzi | ||
| Coach | Onen Peter | ||
| League | Uganda Premier League | ||
| 2023–24 | 14th | ||
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History
editBusoga United Football Club (BUFC) is a registered member of the Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA), and a professional football club in the top flight league, the Startimes Uganda Premier League (SUPL), founded in 2012 as Kirinya-Jinja SSS.
Kirinya-Jinja SSS rebranded to Busoga United FC in 2019. The team is the most popular fan-based club in Busoga region, which comprises more than eight districts with over four million fans.
Busoga United FC has its offices at Kakindu Stadium in Jinja, and hosts its top flight home games at Kakindu Stadium, which has a capacity to seat a maximum of 45,000 fans.
Crest
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Records and statistics
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Players
editThe current squad is as of October 18, 2022.[3][4]
Current squad
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Management
editTechnical team hierarchy
editPosition Name
- Chairman:
Diana Hope Nyago - CEO: Lule Derrick
- Head Coach/ Manager: Vincent Lukyamuzi
- Assistant Head Coach: Jalendo Jimmy
- Goal Keeping Coach: Bright Dhaira
- Fitness Coach : Ikoba Afani
- Team Doctor: Kulika Ivan
- Team Doctor: Kaluma Racheal
- Physiotherapist: Ongei Daniel
Stadium
editThe team uses Kakindu Stadium that has a seating capacity of 4,500 and this is shared with multiple clubs with in the Busoga Region such as Bul FC, Jinja Municipal Council Football Club.[6][7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ KJSS FC (21 June 2018). "About Kirinya–Jinja SSS FC". Jinja, Uganda: Kirinya–Jinja Secondary School FC (KJSS FC). Retrieved 21 June 2018.
- ^ "Busoga United FC - BUL FC". 27 August 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "Busoga United Players, 22-23 Squad - AiScore". www.aiscore.com. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- ^ "Busoga United FC - Soccer - Team Profile - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ Ntege, John Paul (22 September 2021). "Busoga United confirms Technical Staff Ahead of 2021/22 Season". Live from ground. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- ^ "Kakindu stadium in ownership controversy". Monitor. 8 February 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ^ "StarTimes UPL: Busoga United to host URA at Kakindu Stadium | The Touchline Sports". 31 January 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2022.