KCCA FC: Kampala Football Club History, Honours, CAF Record and Fixtures

KCCA FC were founded on 12 April 1963 as Kampala City Council FC. They had won 13 Ugandan top flight titles by 2019, including the title in 2018-19, and supporters call them the Kasasiro Boys, The Impalas and The Cityzens. For readers in South Africa, this is a soccer club with a long reach across East Africa, with two CECAFA Clubs Cups by 2019, won in 1978 and 2019, and a place in the 2018 CAF Champions League group stage.

KCCA's fixtures identify the competition and venue for each scheduled game, while their results and league table give separate views of completed matches and the championship race.

Who Are KCCA FC, the Kasasiro Boys?

Samuel Wamala, a council staff member, founded KCCA in 1963. Their former name was Kampala City Council FC, or KCC. Their nicknames are Kasasiro Boys, The Impalas and The Cityzens.

The council origins give the club's identity a clear geographical anchor: Kampala. For readers tracing Ugandan football from elsewhere in Africa, recognising both KCC and KCCA makes the history easier to follow. The shorter name appears in accounts of the 1978 regional triumph, while KCCA appears in coverage of the 2019 success. Those names connect different chapters of the same club.

Where Do KCCA Play Their Home Games?

KCCA play at the MTN Omondi Stadium in Lugogo, Kampala, a ground that holds about 10,000 people. The name has changed over the years. It was the Phillip Omondi Stadium, then StarTimes Stadium between 2017 and 2020, and old match reports use whichever name was current at the time, so if you are hunting for a famous result it helps to try all three.

What Have KCCA Won?

KCCA had won 13 Ugandan league titles by 2019, 10 Uganda Cups by 2018, six FUFA Super Cups by 2019 and two CECAFA Clubs Cups by 2019, a haul that puts them among the most decorated clubs in Ugandan football. The league titles came in two great waves, the first from 1976 to 1991 and the second from 2012-13 to 2018-19, with 1997 and 2007-08 in between. The cups follow the same pattern, heavy through the 1980s and back again in 2017 and 2018. They also won the 2018 FUFA Super 8 and the 2022 Nkurunziza Peace Cup. The table below sets every honour beside its year, so you can see at a glance when the club were at their strongest.

How Far Have KCCA Gone in African Competition?

KCCA's deepest run in Africa came in 1997, when KCC reached the last four of the CAF Cup. Before that, the club reached the last eight of the African Cup of Champions Clubs in 1978 and again in 1982, at the height of their golden era. In the CAF Champions League their five appearances through 2018 came in 1998, 2009, 2014, 2017 and 2018, and the 2018 campaign took them into the group stage. In the Confederation Cup they reached the last 16 in 2009 and the group stage in 2017. KCCA reached the CAF Champions League group stage in 2018 and the CAF Confederation Cup group stage in 2017.

Keep the competition name beside the year when comparing those achievements. The 1997 CAF Cup semi final and the 2018 Champions League group appearance belong to different tournament structures, so the round alone cannot describe their significance. For African readers exploring KCCA through continental results, that distinction preserves the context of each campaign and avoids treating every CAF appearance as an identical test.

From City Council Side to Capital Club: The History in Brief

KCC were founded on 12 April 1963 by Samuel Wamala, a member of the Kampala City Council staff. Their golden era ran through the 1970s and 1980s, with league titles in 1976 and 1977, the CECAFA Clubs Cup in 1978, then more titles in 1981, 1983 and 1985 and Uganda Cups in 1979, 1980, 1982, 1984 and 1987. They reached the African Cup of Champions Clubs quarter-finals in 1978 and 1982.

The second wave brought further league success for KCCA. KCCA won the league in 2012-13 and 2013-14, then again in 2015-16 and 2016-17, four titles in five seasons, before a 13th in 2018-19. Add six Super Cups by 2019, won between 2013 and 2019, Uganda Cups in 2017 and 2018 and a second CECAFA Clubs Cup in 2019, and the 2010s read a lot like the 1980s. In my opinion, that revival is what turned KCCA from a proud old name into a modern benchmark for Ugandan clubs.

Who Are KCCA's Biggest Rivals?

In 2019, when KCCA won their 13th title, SC Villa held the Ugandan record with 16.

KCCA's 2018-19 league championship followed Vipers SC's title in 2017-18, giving the two clubs a shared place in the history of Uganda's title races.

These comparisons offer two ways into the Ugandan game: accumulated honours and individual championship campaigns. The 2019 comparison with SC Villa measures a historical title total; the sequence involving Vipers describes separate seasons. When assessing their meetings, distinguish league results from cup ties and retain the venue and date. A result becomes more informative when its competitive setting is clear, especially for readers discovering these clubs through African tournament coverage.

Why Do KCCA Matter Beyond Kampala?

KCCA's regional record begins with the 1978 CECAFA Clubs Cup, when KCC became the first Ugandan winners of the competition.

Their second CECAFA title arrived in 2019, bringing their total to two by that year.

League championships in 2012-13, 2013-14, 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2018-19 accompanied that regional success. A Champions League group stage appearance in 2018 also connects KCCA's domestic history with continental competition.

For a Kenyan or Ugandan reader, the regional honours provide an East African starting point. Readers in Nigeria, Ghana and South Africa can approach the same history through the CAF campaigns. Following both strands gives a fuller picture of KCCA: domestic championships establish their Ugandan standing, regional trophies connect them to neighbouring football cultures, and continental appearances place those achievements within the wider African game.

Which KCCA Legends Should You Know?

Davis Kamoga, Frank Kyazze, Godfrey Kateregga and Brian Umony are notable former players to have worn the KCCA shirt. The squad list shows this season's registered players alongside that history.

Use the former players as starting points for exploring KCCA's Ugandan identity, while keeping their individual careers distinct from the club's collective honours. A list of celebrated names does not establish who played in a particular final or championship campaign. For that connection, the relevant year's team record matters. This also helps readers separate memories of earlier generations from the players registered for this season.

When Do KCCA Games Kick Off Across Africa?

Before arranging viewing around a KCCA match, read the fixture's competition, ground and scheduled date together. The results module records games already completed; KCCA's place in the Uganda Premier League table, or log, reflects the league calculation. Cup scores belong to their own competition and should be read separately when assessing the club's schedule.

For a KCCA fixture listed at 16:00 EAT in Kampala or Nairobi, the equivalent is 14:00 WAT in Lagos, 15:00 SAST in Johannesburg, and 13:00 GMT in Accra. That example represents one starting moment across all five countries. Read the listed time alongside the fixture date, and check the scheduled entry again before settling down to watch.