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| Full name | Kampala Capital City Authority Football Club | ||
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| Nicknames | Kasasiro Boys (Garbage collectors), The Impalas, The Cityzens | ||
| Short name | KCCA FC | ||
| Founded | 1963; 62 years ago (1963) | ||
| Stadium | MTN Omondi Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 10,000 | ||
| Chairman | Eng. Andrew Mukiibi Sserunjogi | ||
| Manager | Jackson Magera Kaddu | ||
| League | Uganda Premier League | ||
| 2023–24 | Uganda Premier League, 5th of 16 | ||
| Website | www | ||
Kampala Capital City Authority Football Club (Abbreviated asKCCA FC) and also known as Kampala City, is a Ugandan professionalfootball club based inKampala, the largest city and capital ofUganda. Kampala City Council was rebranded toKampala Capital City Authority[1] and the club title has been changed accordingly.[2] Many sources and news reports still refer to the club's traditional title,Kampala City Council Football Club, abbreviated asKCC.
The club was founded on 12 April 1963 by Samuel Wamala, who was head of the council's Sewage Works section in the City Engineering Department. The club initially was dominated by casual workers in the sewage section but subsequently expanded to cover all departments within Kampala City Council.[3][4]
In 1965 KCC joined the Kampala and District Football League (KDFL) Third Division(which was split into two sections) and under the guidance of Bidandi Ssali (Head Coach) and Samuel Wamala (chairman) the club soon progressed. After finishing in sixth place in their first season, in 1966 they gained promotion from the Third Division South after finishing in second place.[3][4]
By 1968 KCC were playing teams likeExpress FC,Army FC, KDS(Kampala District Bus Services), Railways, UEB and Nsambya in Division One of the KDFL but in 1971 they were relegated back to the Second Division. By this time the KDFL was being run concurrently with the National Football League and subsequently was scrapped to allow room to a wider national competition with several divisions. KCC became a member of the newly formed second division of the National League along with Nsambya and NIC.[3][4]<that was the lead>
By1974 KCC had gained promotion to the National League and finished in second position in both theirfirst andsecond seasons in the top tier just one point behind championsExpress FC on each occasion. The following season in1976 KCC won their first championship title finishing one point ahead of Express. They also won the title in1977 in a more emphatic manner although during this season Express were banned for allegedly being involving in anti-government activities.[3][4]
Simba FC (the Army side) finished as champions in1978 with KCC taking second place but the Council side won theCECAFA Clubs Cup, the regional club championships in Kampala, becoming the first Ugandan side to take the regional title. The trophy was presented to the KCC skipper, Sam Musenze, by PresidentIdi Amin. Players representing KCC included Phillip Omondi, Jimmy Kirunda, Jamil Kasirye, Hussein Matovu, Tom Lwanga, Sam Musenze, Yusuf Toyota, Peter Mazinga, Apolo Lumu, Billy Kizito, Hussein Matovu, Chris Dungu, Gerald Kabaireho, Ashe Muksa, Rashid Mudin, Moses Sentamu, Timothy Ayeieko, Angelo Dotte and Hassan Biruma, Peter Wandyette.[3][4]The 1978 team broke up with some senior players turning semi-professional and moving to theUnited Arab Emirates. However, following the recruitment of youthful players such asGodfrey Kateregga, Sam Mugambe and top-scorer Davis Kamoga the club made an impact on theUgandan Cup winning the competition in1979 having been awarded a walkover for their match against Uganda Commercial Bank FC in the final.[3][4]
The club enjoyed their halcyon days in the 1980s by winning the Uganda Cup in1980,1982,1984 and1987 and the league championship in the intervening years in1981,1983 and1985. The goal scoring exploits of Davis Kamoga, with 21 goals in 1980, and Frank Kyazze, with 18 goals in 1984 and 28 goals in 1985, made a major contribution to the club's success.[5]
A less successful period followed although KCC did take the Super League title in1991 and1997 and the Uganda Cup in1990 and1993. After the1997 championship success there followed a period of administrative problems and upheaval including the appointment and sacking of a succession of coaches .
In2007–08 KCC won the league championship for the first time in over a decade with a rising star in strikerBrian Umony who netted 15 goals and subsequently moved on to professional ranks withSupersport United ofSouth Africa. In2012–13 the club repeated the feat by finishing 7 points ahead ofUganda Revenue Authority SC. The other success in the last decade was a Uganda Cup title in20042017 and2018
On the international club football front KCC reached the quarter-finals of theAfrican Cup of Champions Clubs in1978 and1982 and made second round appearances in1977,1984,1986 and1992.[6] In addition they have made three appearances in theCAF Champions League in1998,2009 and2018; four appearances in theCAF Cup in1995,1997,2001 and2002; three appearances in theCAF Confederation Cup in2005,2009 and2017; and finally seven appearances in theCAF Cup Winners' Cup in1980,1981,1983,1985,1988,1991 and1994.[7]
In total KCC (now known as KCCA FC) have won 13 Uganda league championship titles, the last one being in2019 and 10 Ugandan Cup titles, along with 2CECAFA Clubs Cup in1978 and2019 wins at the regional level.
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| Season | Competition | Round | Club | 1st Leg | 2nd Leg | Aggregate |
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| 1977 | African Cup of Champions Clubs | First round |  Mechal Army | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 |
| Second round |  MC Algiers | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–4 | ||
| 1978 | African Cup of Champions Clubs | First round |  Horsed FC | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 |
| Second round |  Al Ahly | w/o | ||||
| Quarter-finals |  Enugu Rangers | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–4 | ||
| 1980 | African Cup Winners' Cup | First round | Marine Club FC | 3–1 | 2–1 | 5–2 |
| Second round |  Tout Puissant Mazembe | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | ||
| 1981 | African Cup Winners' Cup | First round | EP Sétif | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 |
| 1982 | African Cup of Champions Clubs | First round |  AFC Leopards | 3–0 | 1–4 | 4–4 (ag.) |
| Second round |  Al-Hilal | 2–0 | 3–1 | 5–1 | ||
| Quarter-finals |  Asante Kotoko | 0–6 | 1–1 | 1–7 | ||
| 1983 | African Cup Winners' Cup | First round | Horsed FC | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 |
| Second round | Al Moqaweloon Al Arab | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–4 (1–3p.) | ||
| 1984 | African Cup of Champions Clubs | First round |  Desportivo Maputo | 6–1 | 3–2 | 9–3 |
| Second round |  Dynamos FC | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | ||
| 1985 | African Cup Winners' Cup | First round |  FC Inter Star | 2–1 | 3–0 | 5–1 |
| Second round | Gweru United FC | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | ||
| Quarter-finals |  Al-Nasr SC (Benghazi) | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 (2–4p.) | ||
| 1986 | African Cup of Champions Clubs | First round | Al Dhahra Tripoli | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 |
| Second round | FC Inter Star | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | ||
| 1988 | African Cup Winners' Cup | First round | AS Kalamu | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| 1991 | African Cup Winners' Cup | First round |  FC BFV | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 |
| Second round | Al Moqaweloon Al Arab | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | ||
| 1992 | African Cup of Champions Clubs | First round |  Arsenal | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 (ag.) |
| Second round |  Nkana Red Devils | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–6 | ||
| 1994 | African Cup Winners' Cup | First round |  Malindi SC | disqualified | ||
| 1995 | CAF Cup | First round | Al-Hilal SC (Port Sudan) | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Second round | Malindi SC | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | ||
| 1997 | CAF Cup | First round |  Rwanda FC | 3–0 | 1–2 | 4–2 |
| Second round | AS Bantous | 1–0 | not played | 1–0 | ||
| Quarter-finals | AFC Leopards | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | ||
| Semi-finals |  Espérance de Tunis | 1–3 | 0–6 | 1–9 | ||
| 1998 | CAF Champions League | First round | Power Dynamos | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 |
| 2001 | CAF Cup | First round |  Ajax Cape Town | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 |
| 2002 | CAF Cup | First round | Saint George FC | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| 2005 | CAF Confederation Cup | First round | APR FC | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| 2009 | CAF Champions League | Preliminary round | Ferroviário Maputo | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 |
| First round | Supersport United | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | ||
| Second round | Al-Merrikh | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | ||
| 2009 | CAF Confederation Cup | Second Round of 16 | Bayelsa United | 3–1 | 0–4 | 3–5 |
| 2014 | CAF Champions League | Preliminary round | Al-Merrikh | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 |
| First round | Nkana | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–4 | ||
| 2015 | CAF Champions League | Preliminary round |  Cosmos de Bafia | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–3 |
| 2017 | CAF Champions League | Preliminary round |  1º de Agosto | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 |
| First round | Mamelodi Sundowns | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | ||
| 2018 | CAF Champions League | Preliminary round | CNaPS Sport | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 |
| First round | Saint George | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | ||
| Group stage(A) | Al Ahly | 2–0 | 3–4 | |||
| Espérance de Tunis | 0–1 | 2–3 | ||||
 Township Rollers | 1–0 | 0–1 |
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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For a complete list of existing and former Kampala City Council FC players with Wikipedia articles, see
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The home of KCCA FC in Lugogo, Kampala, is known as the MTN Omondi Stadium since 2020 for sponsorship reasons. The stadium was formerly named Startimes Stadium (2017–2020) and Phillip Omondi Stadium after a club Legend- Phillip Omondi (RIP). The plan to expand the stadium to a state of the art stadium is underway.The stadium capacity is 10000
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