Half of UPL Teams Have Fulfilled Criteria A of FUFA Club Licensing

Only Eight Uganda Premier League (UPL) clubs out of sixteen have fulfilled the criteria ‘A’ requirements within the set deadline of 18th July 2022.

They include Vipers SC,Wakiso Giants, KCCA FC, BUL FC, URA FC, Arua Hill FC, Gadafi FC and SC Villa and by virtue of this fact, they qualify for facilities inspection as the next Club Licensing stage.

The other eight clubs that failed to meet the deadline of 18th July 2022 to submit the minimum criteria ‘A’ requirements have been fined UGX 2,000,000/= per club.

They are now given up to Wednesday 27th July 2022 to submit the requirements and complete the exercise.

“A” criteria requirements include the following;

a) The license applicant must have qualified sportingly to participate in a particular competition in accordance with FUFA competitions rules.

b) For the 1st Division, the license applicant must own or operate an UNDER-18 youth team participating in FUFA Juniors League. The license applicant must have a written Club development programme/strategy verified by the licensor. All the license applicant‟s players, including youth players, must be registered with FUFA in accordance with the relevant provisions of the FIFA and FUFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players.

c) All license applicants‟ professional players must have written contracts with the license applicant in accordance with the relevant provisions of the FIFA and FUFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players. Only contracts registered with FUFA shall be valid.

d) A list of the Senior Team Players and their allocated shirt numbers that will not be changed throughout the season will be submitted before the players are allowed to participate in the Football Competitions. The players‟ popular names that shall be printed on the players‟ shirts and must be highlighted.