Uganda Revenue Authority SC

Uganda Revenue Authority Football Club (abbreviated as URA FC) is a Ugandan football team based in Kampala. The club plays in the Ugandan Premier League and was founded in 1997.[1] They have won the Ugandan Premier League four times and the Uganda Cup three times.

For the Ugandan government taxation agency, see Uganda Revenue Authority.
URA FC
URA FC logo
Full nameUganda Revenue Authority Football Club
Nickname(s)The Tax Collectors, The Taxmen, The Yellow Suns
Founded1997 (1997)
GroundArena of Vision, Uganda
Capacity40,000
Managern/a
LeagueUgandan Premier League
WebsiteClub website

History

URA merged with Lyantonde FC in 2001. URA had been excluded from the Western League.[2] Lyantonde, cup finalists in 2000, did not raise enough money to continue playing in the Buganda Super mini-league. The parties agreed URA would pay the registration fee and take over Lyantonde's place in the league.[3] After promotion, the team took the URA name and began play in the Buganda mini-league.[4]

The club's first season in the top flight was 2002. They have been one of the most successful teams in the league since their promotion, having never finished in the bottom half of the table.

Honors
  1. as Lyantombe FC

Continental Competition

Current squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Uganda UGA Alionzi Nafian Legason
— GK Uganda UGA Ssebalunyo Hannightgn
— GK Uganda UGA Alitho James
— DF Uganda UGA Nyakoojo Benjamin
— DF Uganda UGA Mbowa Paul Patrick
— DF Uganda UGA Mutyaba Julius
— DF Uganda UGA Mugalu Allan Lyazi
— DF Uganda UGA Kigongo Ronald
— DF Uganda UGA Munaaba Allan
— DF Uganda UGA Waibi Yeseri
— DF Uganda UGA Nyanzi Abdullah
— MF Uganda UGA Mulikyi Hudu
— MF Uganda UGA Ssentamu Siraje
— MF Uganda UGA Kagimu Shafiq
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Uganda UGA Munguchi Steven
— MF Uganda UGA Saidi Kyeyune
— MF Uganda UGA Musana Ronald
— MF Uganda UGA Sseruyidde Moses
— MF Uganda UGA Mukoghotya Robert
— MF Uganda UGA Odongo Mathew Tayo
— MF Uganda UGA Abdul Malik Vitalis Tabu
— MF Uganda UGA Omonuk Robert
— FW Uganda UGA Kawandwa Joshau
— FW Uganda UGA Joackim Ojera
— FW Uganda UGA Lwasa Peter
— FW Uganda UGA Sempa Charles

References
  1. Isabirye, David. "Kakembo takes over URA Football Club CEO mantle". kawowo.com. Archived from the original on 2018-11-07. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
  2. "Lyantonde Cleared, Wolves Advance". allafrica.com. Archived from the original on 2001-11-22. Retrieved 2018-06-24.
  3. Zziwa, Hassan Badru (2 August 2009). "Football mergers made in hell". observer.ug. Archived from the original on 24 June 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  4. "Lyantonde-URA now favourites for SSL". New Vision. 21 October 2001. Archived from the original on 27 February 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
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