From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Express FC is a football club from Kampala in Uganda. They play their home games at Muteesa II Stadium, Wankulukuku.
Express FC is the oldest premier football club in Uganda. It is popularly referred to by its faithful as 'Red Eagles' and was founded in October 1957. Top managers of then English Daily, Uganda Express Newspapers founded Express FC. Club legend Jolly Joe Kiwanuka, owner of the newspaper, was the main architect of the team's foundation. Express was the first Ugandan club to use football boots and it is the only premier league side that never featured in the promotional mini leagues.
Express FC has won six league championships and nine league cups with one 'Double' (league & cup) in 1995 and were twice East and Central Africa deputy club champions in 1994 and 1995.
[edit] Achievements
-
- 1974, 1975, 1993, 1995, 1996
-
- 1985, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2007
[edit] Performance in CAF competitions
-
- 1997 - First Round
-
- 1975: Second Round
- 1976: Second Round
- 1989: Second Round
- 1990: First Round
- 1994: disqualified in First Round
- 1996: Preliminary Round
-
- 2004 - First Round
- 2008 - Second Round
-
- 1999 - Second Round
- 2003 - First Round
-
- 1986 - First Round
- 1992 - First Round
- 1993 - First Round
- 1998 - Second Round
- 2002 - First Round
| No. |
|
Position |
Player |
|
 |
GK |
Salim Abdul |
|
|
DF |
Robert Kabanda |
|
|
DF |
Andrew Lutaya Lule |
|
|
MF |
Israel Emuge |
|
|
MF |
Peter Lwebuga |
|
|
MF |
Godfrey Ssali |
|
|
FW |
Fred Okello Shaka |
|
[edit] Notable players
This article about an African football club is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
