Kitara F.C.
Association football club in Uganda
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Kitara Football Club, also known as 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 | Hoima City Stadium |
| Capacity | 20,000 |
| Chairman | William Musoke |
| Manager | Wasswa Bbosa |
| League | Uganda Premier League |
| 2025–26 | 4th of 16 |
| Website | kitarafc |
History
Stadium
Kitara FC plays home matches at Royal's Park Butema.[8]
Supporters
Squad
As of October 2023
Kitara FC include some of the players on their squad.[clarification needed][9][4]
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[14][15]
- 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
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 was scored by second half substitute Solomon Okwalinga in the 73rd minute.[16] Their goalkeeper Jamil Kiyemba was voted both the Most Valuable Player and Best Goalkeeper of the entire tournament[17] as Uganda Cup was celebrating 50 years of existence.[16][18] Winning the Uganda Cup guaranteed them to book a place in the CAF Confederation Cup preliminary round marking their debut at the continent.[16]
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.[19]
