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 Ugandan Cup 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 +NameRoleOmar AhmedPresidentWilliam NkembaCEODaniel BakakiSenior Vice PresidentSalim SSemanda Vice President Fan MobilizationBaker MuganoVice President AdministrationSam MubiruVice President TechnicalIsaac WalukaggaExCom member in charge of legal and constitutional affairsAsan KasingyeExCom member and Villa spokespersonSarah AdongExCom member in charge of women affairsKhasim NziraguhangaSecretary General
Club Record in the Top Tier Season Tier League Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA Pts19791Uganda National League9th26 7 8 1128 32 2219801Uganda National League8th30 11 9 1040 36 3119811Uganda National League2nd32 20 7 568 32 4719821Uganda Super League1st17 11 6 030 9 28Champions19831Uganda Super League6th22 12 6 435 15 3019841Uganda Super League1st30 24 5 174 19 53Champions19851Uganda Super League3rd26 17 5 452 21 3919861Uganda Super League1st28 22 5 169 12 49Champions19871Uganda Super League1st22 17 5 056 13 39Champions19881Uganda Super League1st Champions19891Uganda Super League1st22 16 4 247 10 36Champions19901Uganda Super League1st22 16 5 150 8 37Champions19911Uganda Super League2nd19 14 5 040 7 3319921Uganda Super League1st26 22 3 168 11 47Champions19931Uganda Super League2nd28 19 7 253 11 4519941Uganda Super League1st28 20 7 153 16 67Champions19951Uganda Super League3rd28 15 7 641 19 5219961Uganda Super League3rd30 19 8 340 16 6519971Uganda Super League4th30 21 8 154 18 7119981Uganda Super League1st21 14 3 443 12 45Champions19991Uganda Super League1st38 29 7 2108 22 94Champions20001Uganda Super League1st30 24 3 387 19 75Champions20011Uganda Super League1st28 22 4 265 20 70Champions20021Uganda Super League1st28 26 1 162 9 79Champions2002–031Uganda Super League1st27 23 3 153 4 72Champions20041Uganda Super League1st29 21 4 447 12 67Champions20051Uganda Super League Group A1st8 6 2 011 1 2020061Uganda Super League5th28 13 10 539 19 492006–071Uganda Super League2nd32 19 8 549 20 652007–081Uganda Super League2nd34 20 9 552 24 692008–091Uganda Super League3rd34 21 9 457 22 722009–101Uganda Super League7th34 12 15 732 27 452010–111Uganda Super League6th26 9 12 522 11 392011–121Uganda Super League5th28 12 9 725 20 452012–131Uganda Super League4th30 13 8 936 31 472013–141Uganda Super League7th30 11 11 8 33 34 442014–151Uganda Premier League2nd30 19 8 3 50 18 652015–161Uganda Premier League4th30 13 11 636 23 502016–171Uganda Premier League2nd30 16 10 446 26 582017–181Uganda Premier League3rd30 16 9 528 12 552018–191Uganda Premier League12th30 7 13 1038 37 342019–201Uganda Premier League3rd25 13 7 533 21 462020–211Uganda Premier League10th27 9 9 929 30 362021–221Uganda Premier League12th30 8 10 1227 32 332022–231Uganda Premier League3rd28 17 3 827 20 522023–241Uganda Premier League1st29 16 4 940 21 57Champions
Players First-team squad
Head coaches since 1975 Updated: July 2023
Joseph Kabundi (1975–1977) Fred Sekasi (1977–1978) Charles Jaggwe (1978–1981) George Mukasa (1981–1983) David Otti (1983–1985) Timothy Ayiekoh (1985) Polly Ouma (1986–1988) Geoff Hudson (1988–1991) Timothy Ayiekoh (1992–1994) David Otti (1995) Timothy Ayiekoh (1995–1996) Eddie Butindo (1996) David Otti (1997) Paul Edwin Hasule (1998–2001) Paul Nkata (2001) Moses Basena (2002) Milutin Sredojević (2002–2004) Sam Timbe (2004–2006) Ibrahim Kirya (2006) Asuman Lubowa (2006–2008) Sula Kato (2008–2010) Srđjan Živojnov (2010–2011) Mike Mutebi (2011–2012) Paul Nkata (2012–2013) Hussein Mbalangu (2013) Steven Bogere (2013–2014) Sam Ssimbwa (2014–2015) Antonio Flores (2015) Ibrahim Kirya (2015–2016) Deo Sserwadda (2016) Shafik Bisaso (2016–2017) Wasswa Bbossa (2017–2018) Moses Basena (2018) Douglas Bamweyana (2018–2019) Edward Kaziba (2019–2021) Petros Koukouras (2021–2022) Jackson Magera (2022–2023) Dušan Stojanović (2023–2024) Morley Byekwaso (2024–2025) Željko Kovačević (2025–present)
Honours 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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