Kitara F.C.
Association football club in Uganda
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Kitara FC, also known as Kitara Football Club or The Royals,[1] is a Ugandan professional association football club based in Hoima City.[2][3] It plays among the top division of Uganda football league known as Uganda Premier League[4][5][6]
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| Full name | Kitara Football Club |
|---|---|
| Nickname | The Royals |
| Founded | 2010 |
| Stadium | The Royals Park, Stadium |
| Capacity | 40,315 |
| Owner | Asaba Jumah |
| Manager | Wasswa Bbosa |
| League | Ugandan Premier League |
| Website | kitarafc |
History
Stadium
Kitara FC plays their home matches at Royal's Park Butema[8]
Supporters
Squad
As of October 2023
Honors
Records
Won Kiboga Young FC 1- 0 on 21-10-2020 at FUFA Technical Centre, Njeru which led to its promotion to the Uganda Premier League[13][14]
Competed in the FUFA Big league 2019/2020 season[2]
2020/21 Season
Kitara FC was relegated during the 2020/21 Uganda premier league season prematurely after the COVID-19 outbreak in Uganda with 13 points in 27 games played.[1][7][4][2]
2022/23
Won Kaaro Karungi FC 1- 0 on a match played at Kigaaya Primary School Ground.[2][11]
2023/24 Season
Kitara FC entered into the new season with Head Coach Brian Ssenyondo won their first ever Uganda Cup trophy in May 2024 as they beat NEC FC 1-0 at Wankulukuku. A goal scored by second half substitute Solomon Okwalinga in the 73rd minute.[15] Their goalkeeper Jamil Kiyemba was voted both the Most Valuable Player and Best Goalkeeper of the entire tournament[16] as Uganda Cup was celebrating 50 years of existence.[15][17] Winning the Uganda Cup guaranteed them to book a place in the CAF Confederation Cup preliminary round marking their debut at the continent.[15]
They finished 4th in the league with 54 points in 29 games, having won 16 games, 6 draws and 7 losses that saw them finishing just 3 points below league champions SC Villa.[18]
