{{short description|Association football tournament}} {{more citations needed|date=January 2026}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2025}} {{Infobox football tournament | logo = | image = | caption = | organiser = FUFA | founded = [[1971 Uganda Cup|1971]] | abolished = | region = {{flag|Uganda}} | number of teams =168 | current champions = [[Vipers SC|Vipers]] ''(4th title)'' | most successful club = [[Express FC]] and [[Kampala Capital City Authority FC]]<br />(10&nbsp;titles) | broadcasters =FUFA TV and UBC | motto = | website = {{URL|fufa.co.ug}} | current = [[2024–25 Uganda Cup]] | name = Uganda Cup }} The '''Uganda Cup''' is [[Uganda]]'s main national cup competition in [[Football (soccer)|football]]. This annual competition is open for member clubs of the [[Federation of Uganda Football Associations]].

The Uganda Cup is the second most prestigious competition in Uganda football.

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 (Div I, II, III, IV and V) of the [[Federation of Uganda Football Associations|Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA)]]

==Background== The Uganda Cup was first held in [[1971 Uganda Cup|1971]]. The current holders are BUL FC who won the cup by defeating VIPERS SC 3-1 on 12 June 2022 in Masindi district. [[Express FC]] and KCCA FC now hold the record number of wins with 10 cup titles, followed by [[SC Villa]] who have won 9 titles.

The winner of the competition represents Uganda in the [[CAF Confederations Cup]] and CECAFA Nile Basin Cup Winners Cup (maiden edition 2014).

==List of cup winners== {{Col-begin}} {{Col-1-of-2}} {| class="wikitable" style="width:95%; font-size:87%" !width="80px"|Season !width="300px"|Winners !width="80px"|Result !width="300px"|Runners-up |- |'''[[1971 Uganda Cup|1971]]''' || [[Coffee United SC]] || {{center|2-1}} || [[Simba FC]] |- | <span style="color:#AAA;">1972–75</span> || colspan=4| <span style="color:#AAA;">''Competition not held''</span> |- | '''[[1976 Uganda Cup|1976]]''' ||Gangama United FC <small>''([[Mbale]])''</small> || {{center|0–0<br /> ([[Penalty shootout (association football)|p.]] 4–2)}} || [[Coffee United SC]] |- | '''[[1977 Uganda Cup|1977]]'''|| [[Simba FC]] || {{center|w/o}} || Nytil FC |- | '''[[1978 Uganda Cup|1978]]''' || Nsambya Old Timers FC || {{center|1-0}} || Uganda Commercial Bank FC |- | '''[[1979 Uganda Cup|1979]]'''|| [[Kampala City Council FC]] || {{center|w/o}} || Uganda Commercial Bank FC |- | '''[[1980 Uganda Cup|1980]]''' || [[Kampala City Council FC]] || {{center|2-0}} || [[Maroons FC]] |- | '''[[1981 Uganda Cup|1981]]''' || [[Coffee United SC]] || {{center|1-1<br /> ([[Penalty shootout (association football)|p.]] 5–4)}} || Uganda Commercial Bank FC |- | '''[[1982 Uganda Cup|1982]]''' || [[Kampala City Council FC]] || {{center|1–0<br /><small>abandoned</small>}} || [[Nile Breweries FC]] |- | '''[[1983 Uganda Cup|1983]]''' || [[SC Villa]] || {{center|1-0}} || [[Kampala City Council FC]] |- | '''[[1984 Uganda Cup|1984]]''' || [[Kampala City Council FC]] || {{center|3-2}} || [[Coffee United SC]] |- | '''[[1985 Uganda Cup|1985]]''' || [[Express FC]] || {{center|3-1}} || [[Kampala City Council FC]] |- | '''[[1986 Uganda Cup|1986]]''' || [[SC Villa]] || {{center|2-0}} || Tobacco FC |- | '''[[1987 Uganda Cup|1987]]''' || [[Kampala City Council FC]] || {{center|1-0}} || [[SC Villa]] |- | '''[[1988 Uganda Cup|1988]]''' || [[SC Villa]] || {{center|3-1}} || [[Express FC]] |- | '''[[1989 Uganda Cup|1989]]''' || [[SC Villa]] || {{center|4-2}} || [[Express FC]] |- | '''[[1990 Uganda Cup|1990]]''' || [[Kampala City Council FC]] || {{center|3-0}} || [[SC Villa]] |- | '''[[1991 Uganda Cup|1991]]''' || [[Express FC]] || {{center|4-1}} || [[Nile Breweries FC]] |- | '''[[1992 Uganda Cup|1992]]''' || [[Express FC]] || {{center|1-0}} || [[Nile Breweries FC]] |- | '''[[1993 Uganda Cup|1993]]'''|| [[Kampala City Council FC]] || {{center|2-1}} || Dairy Heroes FC <small>''([[Mbale]])''</small> |- | '''[[1994 Uganda Cup|1994]]''' || [[Express FC]] || {{center|0–0<br /> ([[Penalty shootout (association football)|p.]] 4–3)}} || [[Kampala City Council FC]] |- | '''[[1995 Uganda Cup|1995]]''' || [[Express FC]] || {{center|2-0}} || Posta FC |- | '''[[1996 Uganda Cup|1996]]''' || Uganda Electricity Board FC || {{center|1-0}} || [[Nile Breweries FC]] |- | '''[[1997 Uganda Cup|1997]]''' || [[Express FC]] || {{center|4-1}} || Uganda Electricity Board FC |- | '''[[1998 Uganda Cup|1998]]''' || [[SC Villa]] || {{center|2-0}} || [[Simba FC]] |- | '''[[1999 Uganda Cup|1999]]''' || Dairy Heroes FC <small>''([[Mbale]])''</small> || {{center|0–0 ([[Extra time|aet]])<br /> ([[Penalty shootout (association football)|p.]] 3–0)}} || Lyantonde FC |}

{{Col-2-of-2}} {| class="wikitable" style="width:95%; font-size:87%" !width="80px"|Season !width="300px"|Winners !width="80px"|Result !width="300px"|Runners-up |- | '''[[2000 Uganda Cup|2000]]''' || [[SC Villa]] || {{center|1-0}} || Military Police FC |- | '''[[2001 Uganda Cup|2001]]''' || [[Express FC]] || {{center|3-1}} || [[SC Villa]] |- | '''[[2002 Uganda Cup|2002]]''' || [[SC Villa]] || {{center|2-1}} || [[Express FC]] |- | '''[[2002–03 Uganda Cup|2002–03]]''' || [[Express FC]] || {{center|3-1}} || [[Police FC (Uganda)|Police FC]] |- | '''[[2004 Uganda Cup|2004]]''' || [[Kampala City Council FC]] || {{center|1–1<br /> ([[Penalty shootout (association football)|p.]] 3–2)}} || [[Express FC]] |- | '''[[2005 Uganda Cup|2005]]''' || [[Uganda Revenue Authority SC]] || {{center|2-1}} || [[Kampala City Council FC]] |- | '''[[2006 Uganda Cup|2006]]''' || [[Express FC]] || {{center|2-0}} || Maji FC |- | '''[[2006–07 Uganda Cup|2006–07]]''' || [[Express FC]] || {{center|0–0<br /> ([[Penalty shootout (association football)|p.]] 4–2)}} || [[Kampala City Council FC]] |- | '''[[2007–08 Uganda Cup|2007–08]]''' || [[Victors FC]] || {{center|1-0}} || Kinyara FC <small>([[Masindi]])</small> |- | '''[[2008–09 Uganda Cup|2008–09]]''' || [[SC Villa]] || {{center|2-1}} || [[Uganda Revenue Authority SC]] |- | '''[[2009–10 Uganda Cup|2009–10]]''' || [[Victors FC]] || {{center|1–1<br /> ([[Penalty shootout (association football)|p.]] 5–4)}} || [[Simba FC]] |- | '''[[2010–11 Uganda Cup|2010–11]]''' || [[Simba FC]] || {{center|2-1}} || [[Uganda Revenue Authority SC]] |- | '''[[2011–12 Uganda Cup|2011–12]]''' || [[Uganda Revenue Authority SC]] || {{center|1-0}} || [[Bunamwaya SC]] |- | '''[[2012–13 Uganda Cup|2012–13]]''' || [[Victoria University SC|SC Victoria University]] || {{center|1–1<br /> ([[Penalty shootout (association football)|p.]] 5–3)}} || [[Vipers S.C.|Vipers SC]] |- | '''[[2013–14 Uganda Cup|2013–14]]''' || [[Uganda Revenue Authority SC]] || {{center|2–2<br /> ([[Penalty shootout (association football)|p.]] 4–2)}} || [[Kampala Capital City Authority FC]] |- | '''[[2014–15 Uganda Cup|2014–15]]''' || [[SC Villa]] || {{center|3–0}} || [[Kampala Capital City Authority FC]] |- | '''[[2015–16 Uganda Cup|2015–16]]''' || [[Vipers S.C.|Vipers SC]] || {{center|3–1}} || [[Onduparaka FC]] |- | '''[[2017 Uganda Cup|2017]]''' || [[Kampala Capital City Authority FC]] || {{center|2–0}} || [[Paidha Black Angels]] |- | '''[[2018 Uganda Cup|2018]]''' || [[Kampala Capital City Authority FC]] || {{center|1–0}} || [[Vipers S.C.|Vipers SC]] |- | '''[[2019 Uganda Cup|2019]]''' || [[Proline FC]] || {{center|1-1 (p. 5–4)}} || [[Bright Stars FC]] |- | <span style="color:#AAA;">2020</span> || colspan=4| <span style="color:#AAA;">''Not played because of COVID-19''</span> |- | '''[[2021 Uganda Cup|2021]]''' || [[Vipers S.C.|Vipers SC]] || {{center|8-1}} || [[Bul FC]] |- | '''[[2022 Uganda Cup|2022]]''' || [[Bul FC]] || {{center|3-1}} || [[Vipers S.C.|Vipers SC]] |- | '''[[2023 Uganda Cup|2023]]''' || [[Vipers S.C.|Vipers SC]] || {{center|1-0}} || [[Police FC (Uganda)|Police FC]] |- | '''[[2024 Uganda Cup|2024]]''' || [[Kitara FC|Kitara]] || {{center|1-0}} || [[National Enterprises Corporation FC|NEC]] |- | '''[[2025 Uganda Cup|2025]]'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Uganda 2024/25 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/oeg2025.html#ugc |access-date=2025-07-13 |website=www.rsssf.org}}</ref> || [[Vipers FC|Vipers]] || {{center|1-0}} || [[Kampala Capital City Authority FC|Kampala Capital City Authority]] |}

{{col-end}}<ref>[http://www.supersport.com/football/uganda/news/140608/URA_crowned_Uganda_Cup_kings URA crowned Uganda Cup kings]</ref>

==Performance by club== {| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; font-size:87%" !width="270px"|Club !width="270px"|Other names !width="160px"|Settlement !width="60px"| Winners !width="60px"| R/U !width="540px"| Cup titles |- | [[Kampala Capital City Authority FC]] | ''Kampala City Council, KCC & KCCA'' | [[Kampala]] | {{center|10}} | {{center|8}} | [[1979 Uganda Cup|1979]], [[1980 Uganda Cup|1980]], [[1982 Uganda Cup|1982]], [[1984 Uganda Cup|1984]], [[1987 Uganda Cup|1987]], [[1990 Uganda Cup|1990]], [[1993 Uganda Cup|1993]], [[2004 Uganda Cup|2004]], [[2016–17 Uganda Cup|2016–17]], [[2018 Uganda Cup|2018]] |- | [[Express FC]] | ''Express Red Eagles'' | [[Kampala]] | {{center|10}} | {{center|4}} | [[1985 Uganda Cup|1985]], [[1991 Uganda Cup|1991]], [[1992 Uganda Cup|1992]], [[1994 Uganda Cup|1994]], [[1995 Uganda Cup|1995]], [[1997 Uganda Cup|1997]], [[2001 Uganda Cup|2001]], [[2002–03 Uganda Cup|2002–03]], [[2006 Uganda Cup|2006]], [[2006–07 Uganda Cup|2006–07]] |- | [[SC Villa]] | ''Nakivubo Villa & Nakivubo Boys'' | [[Kampala]] | {{center|9}} | {{center|3}} | [[1983 Uganda Cup|1983]], [[1986 Uganda Cup|1986]], [[1988 Uganda Cup|1988]], [[1989 Uganda Cup|1989]], [[1998 Uganda Cup|1998]], [[2000 Uganda Cup|2000]], [[2002 Uganda Cup|2002]], [[2008–09 Uganda Cup|2008–09]], [[2014–15 Uganda Cup|2014–15]] |- | [[Vipers S.C.|Vipers SC]] | ''Bunamwaya SC'' | [[Wakiso]] | {{center|4}} | {{center|4}} | [[2015–16 Uganda Cup|2015–16]], [[2021 Uganda Cup|2021]], [[2023 Uganda Cup|2023]], [[2025 Uganda Cup|2025]] |- | [[Uganda Revenue Authority SC]] | ''URA'' | [[Kampala]] | {{center|3}} | {{center|2}} | [[2005 Uganda Cup|2005]], [[2011–12 Uganda Cup|2011–12]], [[2013–14 Uganda Cup|2013–14]] |- | [[Simba FC]] | ''Simba SC & Army FC'' | [[Lugazi]] | {{center|2}} | {{center|3}} | [[1977 Uganda Cup|1977]], [[2010–11 Uganda Cup|2010–11]] |- | [[Coffee United SC]] | ''[[Coffee Kakira]]'' | [[Kakira]] | {{center|2}} | {{center|2}} | [[1971 Uganda Cup|1971]], [[1981 Uganda Cup|1981]] |- | Mbale Heroes FC | ''Gangama United & Dairy Heroes'' | [[Mbale]] | {{center|2}} | {{center|1}} | [[1976 Uganda Cup|1976]], [[1999 Uganda Cup|1999]] |- | [[Victors FC]] | | [[Jinja, Uganda|Jinja]] <small>''(previously [[Kampala]])''</small> | {{center|2}} | {{center|-}} | [[2007–08 Uganda Cup|2007–08]], [[2009–10 Uganda Cup|2009–10]] |- | Uganda Electricity Board | ''Umeme & UCI'' | [[Jinja, Uganda|Jinja]] | {{center|1}} | {{center|1}} | [[1996 Uganda Cup|1996]] |- | [[Bul FC]] | | [[Jinja, Uganda|Jinja]] | {{center|1}} | {{center|1}} | [[2022 Uganda Cup|2022]] |- | Nsambya Old Timers FC | ''Nsambya'' | [[Kampala]] | {{center|1}} | {{center|-}} | [[1978 Uganda Cup|1978]] |- | [[Victoria University SC|SC Victoria University]] | ''SCVU'' | [[Kampala]] | {{center|1}} | {{center|-}} | [[2012–13 Uganda Cup|2012–13]] |- | [[Proline FC]] | | [[Kampala]] | {{center|1}} | {{center|-}} | [[2019 Uganda Cup|2019]] |- | [[Kitara FC|Kitara]] | | [[Hoima]] | {{center|1}} | {{center|-}} | [[2024 Uganda Cup|2024]] |- | Nile Breweries FC | ''Nile'' | [[Jinja, Uganda|Jinja]] | {{center|-}} | {{center|4}} | ----- |- | Uganda Commercial Bank FC | ''UCB'' | [[Kampala]] | {{center|-}} | {{center|3}} | ----- |- | [[Police FC (Uganda)|Police FC]] | ''Uganda Police'' | [[Jinja, Uganda|Jinja]] | {{center|-}} | {{center|2}} | ----- |- | Kinyara Sugar Works FC | | [[Masindi]] | {{center|-}} | {{center|1}} | ----- |- | Lyantonde FC | | [[Lyantonde]] | {{center|-}} | {{center|1}} | ----- |- | Maji FC | | [[Kampala]] | {{center|-}} | {{center|1}} | ----- |- | [[Maroons FC]] | ''[[Prisons FC]]'' | [[Luzira]] | {{center|-}} | {{center|1}} | ----- |- | Military Police FC | | [[Kampala]] | {{center|-}} | {{center|1}} | ----- |- | Nytil FC | | [[Jinja, Uganda|Jinja]] | {{center|-}} | {{center|1}} | ----- |- | [[Paidha Black Angels]] | {{center|-}} | [[Paidha]] | {{center|-}} | {{center|1}} | ----- |- | Posta FC | | [[Kampala]] | {{center|-}} | {{center|1}} | ----- |- | Tobacco FC | | [[Bugembe]] | {{center|-}} | {{center|1}} | ----- |- | [[Bright Stars FC]] | | [[Matugga]] | {{center|-}} | {{center|1}} | -----

|- | [[National Enterprises Corporation FC|National Enterprises Corporation]] | ''NEC'' | [[Bugolobi]] | {{center|-}} | {{center|1}} | ----- |- |}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *[https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/oegcuphist.html Uganda - List of Cup Finals], RSSSF.com

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