2024–25 Uganda Premier League

The 2024–25 Uganda Premier League was the 57th season of the Uganda Premier League, the top-tier football league in Uganda. The season started on 13 September 2024 and ended on 24 May 2025.^[1][2]

Uganda Premier League

Season	2024–25
Dates	13 September 2024 – 24 May 2025
Matches played	29
Goals scored	56 (1.93 per match)
Longest unbeaten run	KCCA Police (4 matches)
← 2023–24 2025–26 →

SC Villa are the defending champions after winning the 2023–24 season, a record 17th title overall and their first title in 20 years.^[3]

Teams

The league consists of 16 teams – the top 13 teams from the previous season, and three teams promoted from the FUFA Big League.

Changes from previous season

Promotion and relegation

Police, Mbale Heroes, and Lugazi were promoted from the 2023–24 FUFA Big League, replacing the 2023–24 Uganda Premier League bottom three teams, Busoga United, Gadafi, and Arua Hill.^[1] Arua Hill's license was suspended by FUFA after the first half of fixtures for failing to meet licensing requirements, and was the first team to be relegated.^[4]

Promoted from 2023–24 FUFA Big League	Relegated to 2024–25 FUFA Big League
Police Mbale Heroes Lugazi	Busoga United Gadafi Arua Hill

Stadiums and locations

Lugazi

Kitara

Jinja

Mbarara City

Wakiso Giants

UPDF

Kampala

Jinja teams
Bul
Police

Kampala teams
Bright Stars
Express
KCCA
Maroons
NEC
SC Villa
URA FC
Vipers SC

Locations of the 2024–25 Uganda Premier League clubs

Club	Settlement	Stadium	Capacity
Bright Stars	Kampala	Mwererwe Stadium	5,000
Bul FC	Jinja	Kakindu Municipal Stadium	1,000
Express	Kampala	Nakivubo Stadium	15,000
KCCA FC	Kampala	Lugogo Stadium	3,000
Kitara	Hoima	Masindi Municipal Stadium
Lugazi	Lugazi	Lugazi FC Stadium	1,000
Maroons FC	Kampala	Luzira Prisons Stadium	1,000
Mbarara City FC	Mbarara	Kakyeka Stadium	2,000
Mbale Heroes
National Enterprises Corporation	Bugoloobi	MTN Omondi Stadium
Police FC	Jinja	Kavumba Recreation Centre	1,000
Uganda People's Defence Force	Bombo	Bombo Stadium	1,000
Uganda Revenue Authority SC	Kampala	Lugazi Stadium	2,000
SC Villa	Kampala	Mandela National Stadium	38,000
Vipers SC	Wakiso	St. Mary's Stadium-Kitende	15,000
Wakiso Giants	Wakiso	Wakisha Stadium	2,000

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Vipers (C, Q)	30	21	6	3	49	15	+34	69	Qualification for Champions League
2	NEC	30	20	7	3	44	19	+25	67	Qualification for Confederation Cup
3	Bul	30	16	11	3	37	18	+19	59
4	URA	30	16	4	10	42	23	+19	52
5	KCCA	30	14	8	8	47	24	+23	50
6	Villa	30	12	9	9	44	30	+14	45
7	Kitara	30	12	8	10	45	20	+25	44
8	Maroons	30	12	7	11	28	32	−4	43
9	UPDF	30	10	9	11	28	33	−5	39
10	Express	30	11	6	13	30	45	−15	39
11	Police	30	8	12	10	27	28	−1	36
12	Mbarara City	30	8	8	14	21	31	−10	32
13	Lugazi	30	7	10	13	19	33	−14	31
14	Bright Stars (R)	30	4	8	18	23	47	−24	20	Relegation to FUFA Big League
15	Wakiso Giants (R)	30	3	11	16	17	47	−30	20
16	Mbale Heroes (R)	30	2	4	24	13	69	−56	10

Source: UPL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) head-to-head goals scored; 7) playoff
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated