Maroons FC

Maroons FC, also known as Prisons FC, is a Ugandan professional football club from Kampala owned by Uganda Prisons Service, currently playing in the FUFA Big League. Playing as Prisons FC, the club won the first two Ugandan Super League championships in 1968 and 1969[1][2] and made the quarterfinals of the 1970 African Cup of Champions Clubs, losing 6–2 on aggregate to Egypt's Ismaily.[3]

Maroons FC
Full nameMaroons Football Club
Nickname(s)Mbili Mbili
Short nameMFC
Founded1965 (1965)
GroundLuzira Maximum Security Prison,
Kampala
Capacity1,000
ManagerAyieko Charles Lukula
LeagueUganda Premier League
2022–236th

History

Prisons FC won the first two Ugandan Super League titles in 1968 and 1969, and were the first team to represent Uganda in international competition in the 1970 African Cup of Champions Clubs (a Ugandan team, Bitumastic, qualified in 1967 but withdrew before playing a match.[4])

The club declined during the 1980s and suffered their first relegation in 1987.[5]

They were champions of the Second division of Ugandan football, the Ugandan Big League, three times in the 2010s, gaining promotion to the Ugandan Premier League each time, including the 2015/16 and 2017/18 football season.[6][7]

Maroons were relegated again during the 2020 season after the Uganda federation halted play after 25 games, but were promoted again in 2022.[8]

Honours

Performance in CAF competitions

References
  1. Hans Schöggl (11 October 2018). "Uganda - List of Champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  2. FUFA (23 June 2018). "Uganda Premier League History". Kampala: Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA). Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  3. "African Club Competitions 1970". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  4. "African Club Competitions 1967". RSSSF. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  5. Zziwa, Hassan Badru (15 May 2017). "Uganda: Maroons FC Return Breath of Fresh Air to Top-Flight League". Retrieved 13 November 2018 – via AllAfrica.
  6. Isabirye, David (25 April 2017). "Maroons promoted back to the Uganda Premier League". Kampala: Kawowo.com. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  7. James Robert Kayindi (21 July 2015). "Maroons FC plans Kenya camp before the new season kicks off". Kampala: BigEye Uganda. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  8. Shero, Kamardin (23 May 2020). "Charles Ayiekoh: It is absurd that Maroons was relegated". Touchline Sports.
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