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UPL secretariat releases 2018/19 Statistical Report showing progress

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UPL’s Bernard Bainamani (left) and Gordon Mugenyi (right) at Namboole on Tuesday.

UPL – The Uganda Premier League secretariat on Tuesday June 11 released a statistical report for the 2018/19 StarTimes UPL campaign.

The comprehensive well compiled report was made public at the secretariat’s seat at Mandela National stadium, Namboole by CEO Bernard Bainamani along with members of the secretariat Paul Kabaikaramu and Gordon Mundeyi among others.

Here is a summary of the 2018/19 season

The 2018/19 season started on Friday, 28th September 2018 and ended on Saturday, 4th May 2019.

StarTimes Sponsorship and TV games

StarTimes signed in the league as the Title and Television Sponsor with a deal worth 7.24 Million USD for 10 years.

There was a recorded increase in the number of matches that were televised live on Sanyuka TV.

Seventy-five (75) matches were televised live as compared to Sixty-three (63) matches were televised in 2017/18 and fifty-one (51) in the 2016/17 season.

Fixtures

All 239 matches were played as per the fixtures with only one that was washed out due to hefty rain but was completed the following day. (Ndejje University FC Vs Onduparaka FC)

Championship Points tally increased

The league was more competitive and entertaining at both the Top and bottom of the table. In the 2017/18 season Vipers SC ended with 65 points compared to 2018/19 season where KCCA FC finished with 66 points. The relegation battle was decided on match-day 29.

Monthly Awards

The coming on board of Pilsner Man of the match and Coach/Player of the Month sponsorship was a positive to the league. These awards started on Tuesday

Goals:

525 goals were scored in 240 games last season more than what was scored in the previous seasons – 446 (2017/18), 515 (2016/17) and 488 (2015/16).

Juma Balinya of Police FC emerged the Top scorer with 19 goals of which only three were penalties.

Discipline (Yellow and Red Cards)

There were 693 yellow cards and 22 yellow cards in 240 games played last season.

Ndejje received the most with 53 Yellow Cards and 3 Red cards.

Police, Tooro United and Nyamityobora were the only sides never to get a player sent off in the season.

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