1985 Uganda Cup

{{infobox football tournament season | title = Uganda Cup | year = 1985 | other_titles = | image = | image_size = | caption = | country = Uganda | num_teams = | defending_champions = | winners = [[Express FC|Express Red Eagles]] | second = [[Kampala City Council FC]] | matches = | goals = | scoring_leader = | award = | prev_season = [[1984 Uganda Cup|1984]] | next_season = [[1986 Uganda Cup|1986]] }} '''1985 [[Ugandan Cup|Uganda Cup]]''' was the 11th season of the main Ugandan [[Association football|football]] Cup.

==Overview== The competition has also been known as the '''Kakungulu Cup''' and was won by [[Express FC|Express Red Eagles]] who beat [[Kampala City Council FC]] 3–1 in the final. The results are not available for the earlier rounds. <ref name="RSSSF">{{cite news |title= Uganda - List of Cup Finals - RSSSF (Mikael Jönsson, Ian King and Hans Schöggl) |year=1997–2013 |website= [[RSSSF]] |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/oegcuphist.html |accessdate=2014-01-22}}</ref><ref name="Kawowo Sports">{{cite web|url= http://www.kawowo.com/index.php/football/item/13292-uganda-cup-past-finalists.html|title= Uganda Cup Past Finalists|work= Kawowo Sports|accessdate= 2014-01-22|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140121031406/http://www.kawowo.com/index.php/football/item/13292-uganda-cup-past-finalists.html|archive-date= 2014-01-21|url-status= dead}}</ref><ref name="Soccer256">{{cite web|url= http://soccer256.com/Kakungulu%20Cup%20winners.htm|title= Tournaments: Kakungulu cup|work= Soccer256 Magazine|accessdate= 2014-01-22|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140201145646/http://soccer256.com/Kakungulu%20Cup%20winners.htm|archive-date= 2014-02-01|url-status= dead}}</ref> The final took place at the Nakivubo stadium.

Express' goals were scored by Joachim Matovu, Phillip Musoke, and Jimmy Muguwa, while Charles Masiko scored KCC's lone goal.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zziwa |first=Hassan Badru |date=2017-06-19 |title=KCCA's first double washes away previous heartbreaks |url=https://observer.ug/sports/kcca-s-first-double-washes-away-previous-heartbreaks/ |access-date=2025-12-16 |website=The Observer |language=en-US}}</ref> The final was highly anticipated, as KCC had just edged Express to win the 1985 [[Uganda Super League]] title on goal difference. Express' victory in the Cup final served as a consolation for losing the league title.

==Final== [[Express FC]] won the 1985 Uganda Cup, defeating Kampala Capital City Council FC ([[Kampala Capital City Authority FC|KCCA FC]]) 3–1 in the final at Nakivubo stadium. {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:80%; font-size:100%" ! style= width="80px" |Tie no ! style= width="300px" |Team 1 ! style= width="80px" |Score ! style= width="300px" |Team 2 ! style= width="300px" | |- | 1 | '''[[Express FC|Express Red Eagles]]''' | 3–1 | [[Kampala City Council FC]] | |}<ref name="RSSSF"/><ref name="Kawowo Sports"/><ref name="Soccer256"/>

== See also ==

* [[2000 Uganda Cup]] * [[2001 Uganda Cup]] * [[2013–14 Uganda Cup]] * [[2017 Uganda Cup]] * [[2018 Uganda Cup]]

==Footnotes== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * [https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/oegcuphist.html Uganda - List of Cup Finals - RSSSF (Mikael Jönsson, Ian King and Hans Schöggl)]

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