Only nine of the sixteen Uganda Premier League clubs have so far been confirmed to acquire the 2018/19 club licence ahead of the league start on the 28th September 2018.
Kirinya Jinja SS FC, Bright Stars FC, Bul FC, Nyamityobora FC, Mbarara City FC, URA FC and Ndejje University FC are the seven clubs yet to meet club licensing requirements to take part in the upcoming league season.
The nine clubs to have met the requirements for 2018/19 season are; Uganda Police FC, Maroons FC, SC Villa JOGOO, KCCA FC, Vipers SC, Express FC Uganda, Soana FC, Paidha Black Angels and Onduparaka FC.
The FUFA Club Licensing exercise makes sure that clubs are complying with the criteria before they are issued with licenses to play at the start of every season.
Club Licensing is a tool for both the development and benchmarking of professional football clubs. Under the Club Licensing System clubs need to comply with certain criteria to participate in FUFA/CAF/FIFA competitions.
The fixtures for the upcoming season have not yet been released, awaiting for all the clubs to acquire licenses.
Masavu FC, Proline FC and UPDF FC are the three sides that were relegated last season while Nyamityobora, Ndejje University and Paidha Black Angels are the teams that gained promotion to the 2018/2019 Premier League.
SC Vipers are the reigning champions having won the league with 65 points. KCCA finished second with 61 and SC Villa came third with 55 points.