{{infobox football tournament season | title = Uganda Cup | year = 2001 | other_title = | image = | imagesize = | caption = | country = Uganda | num_teams = | defending champions = | champions = [[Express FC|Express Red Eagles]] | runner-up = [[SC Villa]] | matches = | goals = | top goal scorer = | player = | prevseason = [[2000 Uganda Cup|2000]] | nextseason = [[2002 Uganda Cup|2002]] }} The '''Uganda Cup''' is the [[Uganda]]'s main annual national football competition, organized by [[Federation of Uganda Football Associations|FUFA]]. It is played on a knock out basis. This annual competition is open for non league sides, registered clubs playing in all the five football divisions (Division I, II, III, Iv and V) FUFA.<ref name=":0" /> The [[Uganda Cup]] was first held in 1971. The winner of the Stanbic Uganda Cup represents Uganda in the [[CAF Confederation Cup]].<ref name=":0" /> It is the second most prestigious competition in Ugandan football after the [[Uganda Premier League|national league]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Stanbic Uganda Cup – FUFA: Federation of Uganda Football Associations |url=https://www.fufa.co.ug/fufa-competitions/stanbic-uganda-cup/ |access-date=2025-12-16 |language=en-US}}</ref> So 2001 Uganda Cup was the 27th season of the main Ugandan [[Association football|football]] Cup. The 2001 Uganda Cup was won by [[Express FC]] after its victory against [[SC Villa]]. The competition was known as the Kakungulu Cup at the time. But the Competition is now called The Stanbic Uganda Cup.
==Overview== The competition was known as the Kakungulu Cup and was won by [[Express FC|Express Red Eagles]] who defeated [[SC Villa]] 5-3 on penalties in the final. The score was level at 1-1 at the end of extra time. The results available for the earlier rounds are incomplete.<ref name="RSSSF">{{cite news |title= Uganda 2001 - RSSSF (Hans Schöggl ) |year=1999–2010 |website= [[RSSSF]] |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/oeg01.html |accessdate=2014-01-23}}</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= 2014-01-23|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= 2014-01-23|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140201145646/http://soccer256.com/Kakungulu%20Cup%20winners.htm|archive-date= 2014-02-01|url-status= dead}}</ref>
==Quarter-finals== The 4 matches in this round were played between 7 October and 8 November 2001. {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:80%; font-size:100%" ! style= width="80px" |Tie no ! style= width="300px" |Home team ! style= width="80px" |Score ! style= width="300px" |Away team ! style= width="300px" | |- | 1 | [[Mbale Heroes FC]] | 1–0 | Mityana UTODA FC | ''7 October 2001'' |- | 2 | [[SC Villa]] | 5–0 | Masaka United | ''12 October 2001'' |- | 3 | [[Express FC|Express Red Eagles]] | 1–0<br> ([[Sudden_death_(sport)#Association_football|asdet]]) | [[Simba FC|SC Simba]] | ''7 November 2001'' |- | 4 | [[Kampala City Council FC]] | 1–0<br> ([[Sudden_death_(sport)#Association_football|asdet]]) | [[Police FC (Uganda)|Police FC]] | ''8 November 2001'' |}<ref name="RSSSF"/>
==Semi-finals== The semi-finals were played on 10 and 11 November 2001. {| 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 | [[Mbale Heroes FC]] | 0–1<br> ([[Sudden_death_(sport)#Association_football|asdet]]) | [[Express FC|Express Red Eagles]] | ''10 November 2001'' |- | 2 | [[SC Villa]] | 2–1<br> ([[Sudden_death_(sport)#Association_football|asdet]]) | [[Kampala City Council FC]] | ''11 November 2001'' |}<ref name="RSSSF"/>
==Final== The final was played on 14 November 2001. The match was tied 1-1 after extra time, and [[Express FC]] won the penalty shootout 5-3. {| 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 | [[SC Villa]] | 1–1 ([[Extra time|aet]])<br> ([[Penalty shootout (association football)|p.]] 3–5) | [[Express FC|Express Red Eagles]] | ''14 November 2001'' |}<ref name="RSSSF"/><ref name="Kawowo Sports"/>
== See also ==
* [[1988 Uganda Cup]] * [[1989 Uganda Cup]] * [[1990 Uganda Cup]]
* [[1998 Uganda Cup]] * [[1999 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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