SC Villa

Sports Club Villa is a professional football club based in Kampala, Uganda, that competes in the Uganda Premier League.

Overview

Sports Club Villa had humble beginnings in 1975, playing under the name Nakivubo Boys. The club was renamed Nakivubo Villa in 1981 and is a professional football club based in Kampala, Uganda, that competes in the Uganda Premier League.

SC Villa had won promotion to the topflight of Ugandan football in 1979 and has won 17 Uganda Super League Titles, 9 Titles and 3 CECAFA Clubs Cup Titles. Today there is no single local or regional trophy on which SC Villa's name is not inscribed, thus the most successful club in Ugandan football history. The club trains at East High Grounds in Kisaasi, Kampala.

Team image

Name history

• 1975–1979: Nakivubo Boys
• 1980: Nakivubo Villa
• 1981–Present: Sports Club Villa

Club legal owners

• Villa Members' Trust

Past patrons

• Kezekiah Ssegwanga Musisi
• George Faison Ddamulira
• Henry Balamaze Lwanga
• Gerrald Kasozi
• Franco Mugabe (Current)

Board of Trustees

• Gerrald Ssendawula
• McDusman Kabega
• Omar Ahmed
• Franco Mugabe
• Fredrick Ivan Kawuma
• Moses Matovu
• William Nkemba

Past presidents

1. 1975 - 1979 : Daniel Musoke Kiwalabye (Assumed office as Founding Chairperson of Nakivubo Boys)

2. 1979 - Dec 1993 : Patrick Edward Kawooya (Assumed office through consensus with founding members)

3. Dec 1993 - July 2010 : Franco Mugabe (Assumed office through Club Delegates' Election)

4. Aug 2010 - Jul 2012 : Fred Muwema (Assumed office through Club Elders' Appointment)

5. Aug 2012 - Jul 2014 : Salim Ssemanda (Assumed office through Club Elders' Appointment on Interim Basis)

6. Aug 2014 - Jul 2018 : Ben Immanuel Misagga (Assumed office through Club Delegates' Election)

7. Jul 2018 - Nov 2021 : William Nkemba (Assumed office through Club Elders' Appointment on Interim Basis)

8. Nov 2021 - To date : Omar Ahmed (Assumed office through Villa Members' Trust Club Election)

Current Club Executive Committee Members

Club Record in the Top Tier

Players

First-team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Head coaches since 1975

Updated: July 2023

• Uganda Joseph Kabundi (1975–1977)
• Uganda Fred Sekasi (1977–1978)
• Uganda Charles Jaggwe (1978–1981)
• Uganda George Mukasa (1981–1983)
• Uganda David Otti (1983–1985)
• Uganda Timothy Ayiekoh (1985)
• Uganda Polly Ouma (1986–1988)
• United Kingdom Geoff Hudson (1988–1991)
• Uganda Timothy Ayiekoh (1992–1994)
• Uganda David Otti (1995)
• Uganda Timothy Ayiekoh (1995–1996)
• Uganda Eddie Butindo (1996)
• Uganda David Otti (1997)
• Uganda Paul Edwin Hasule (1998–2001)
• Uganda Paul Nkata (2001)
• Uganda Moses Basena (2002)
• Serbia Milutin Sredojević (2002–2004)
• Uganda Sam Timbe (2004–2006)
• Uganda Ibrahim Kirya (2006)
• Uganda Asuman Lubowa (2006–2008)
• Uganda Sula Kato (2008–2010)
• Serbia Srđjan Živojnov (2010–2011)
• Uganda Mike Mutebi (2011–2012)
• Uganda Paul Nkata (2012–2013)
• Uganda Hussein Mbalangu (2013)
• Uganda Steven Bogere (2013–2014)
• Uganda Sam Ssimbwa (2014–2015)
• Spain Antonio Flores (2015)
• Uganda Ibrahim Kirya (2015–2016)
• Uganda Deo Sserwadda (2016)
• Uganda Shafik Bisaso (2016–2017)
• Uganda Wasswa Bbossa (2017–2018)
• Uganda Moses Basena (2018)
• Uganda Douglas Bamweyana (2018–2019)
• Uganda Edward Kaziba (2019–2021)
• Greece Petros Koukouras (2021–2022)
• Uganda Jackson Magera (2022–2023)
• Serbia Dušan Stojanović (2023–2024)
• Uganda Morley Byekwaso (2024–2025)
• Serbia Željko Kovačević (2025–present)

Achievements

Updated: May 2024

• Ugandan Premier League: 17

Champions: 1982, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2023–24 Runner-up: 1981, 1991, 1993, 2007, 2008, 2015, 2017

• Ugandan Cup: 9

Winner: 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2009, 2015 Runner-Up: 1987, 1990, 2001

• CECAFA Clubs Cup: 3

1987, 2003, 2005

Performance in CAF Competitions

Updated: August 2024

• African Cup of Champions Clubs: 6 Appearances

1983 – Quarter-Finals 1985 – First Round 1987 – Second Round 1988 – Second Round 1991 – Finalist 1993 – Quarter-Finals

• CAF Champions League: 8 Appearances

1999 – Second Round 2000 – Preliminary Round 2001 – Second Round 2002 – First Round 2003 – First Round 2004 – First Round 2005 – First Round 2024 – First Round

• CAF Confederation Cup: 2 Appearances

2010 – Preliminary Round 2016 – Second Round

• CAF Cup: 2 Appearances

1992 – Finalist 1994 – Disqualified in First Round

• CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 3 Appearances

1984 – Quarter-Finals 1989 – First Round 1990 – First Round

Notable players

Updated: August 2024

• Paul Hasule (Most Decorated Player)
• Abbey Mutanda
• Mike Mukasa
• Jamil Kasirye
• Geoffrey Kisitu
• Shaban Mwinda
• Moses Ndaula
• Rogers Nsubuga
• Davis Kamoga
• Livingstone Kyobe
• Dan Kitalo
• Zaid Tebesiggwa
• Edward Nansamba
• Ronald Vvubya
• Sunday Mokili
• Godfrey Kateregga
• Sam Mubiru
• Twaha Kivumbi
• Sula Kato
• William Nkemba
• Stephen Bogere
• George Otto
• Joseph Dramiga
• Adam Semugabi
• Idi Batambuze
• Robert Semakula
• Enock Kyembe
• Said Abedi
• Adam Semugabi
• Charles Katumba
• John Kawesi
• Yusuf Ssonko
• Issa Kawooya
• Alex Olum
• Robert Ssemakula
• Paul Mukatabala
• Magid Musisi
• Wilson Nsobya
• Sam Tamale
• George Mukasa
• Timothy Ayiekoh
• Hakim Magumba
• Andy Mwesigwa
• Edgar Watson
• Hassan Mubiru
• Denis Onyango
• Andrew Mukasa
• Mathias Kaweesa
• Ali Kayongo
• Isaac Kirabira
• Steven Bengo
• Emmanuel Okwi
• Geofrey Bukohore
• Godfrey Walusimbi
• Tonny Ndolo
• Timothy Batabaire
• Kenneth Semakula

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