Following communication issued on 20th June 2024 with key timelines and Club Licensing Core process 2024/25 season, all the sixteen (16) clubs successfully submitted the mandatory requirements on the CAF Club Licensing Online Platform (CLOP) within the initial deadline of 31st July 2024.
FUFA through communications director Ahmad Hussein has on Friday August 9 issued statement indicating that, out of the 16 UPL clubs that submitted the mandatory requirements only two, KCCA FC and Kitara FC have fully certified the necessary requirements and classified them as category One and others are classified in category two and three depending on the certified by the FUFA club licensing committee.
However, the deadline of clubs having a minimum of eighteen (18) players approved on the FUFA Connect system was extended to 15th August 2024.
The Club Licensing Committee also convened meetings between 1st to 5th August 2024 to review and evaluate the documents submitted by clubs for final decisions.
Category One: KCCA FC and Kitara FC met all the mandatory, obligatory and best practice Club Licensing requirements, and therefore granted a License to participate in the Star Times Uganda Premier League 2024/25 season.
Category Two: SC Villa, BUL FC, NEC FC, Mbarara city FC, Lugazi FC and Soltilo Bright Stars FC met all the mandatory requirements, but need to finalise on items falling under best practice criteria. Therefore, a License is granted but the clubs in this category must fulfill the missing items before the start of the second half of the season.
Category Three: UPDF FC, Maroons FC, Wakiso Giants FC, Mbale Heroes FC, URA FC, Vipers SC, Police FC, and Express FC have not been granted licenses as they need to submit a minimum of eighteen players and get approved on the FUFA Connect system by the second deadline of 15th August 2024.
Note: The criteria considered during club licensing
1-Sporting-YouthTeams, Medical care of players, women teams
2-Infrastructure-Stadiums, training grounds, offices
3-Finance-Audited Annual statements, Annual budget, bank accounts and overdue payables
4-Administration and Personnel-Club CEO, Finance Officer, Technical team, Medical personnel
5-Legal- Club Ownership, proof of annual owners’ meeting, transparency and banking
STATUS OF UPL CLUBS 2024 -CLUBS PRO AGENDA
| NO | CLUB | CLUB SCORE | EVALUATOR SCORE | No of approved players | STATUS |
| 1 | KCCA FC | 908.0 | 831.5 | 26 | License Granted |
| 2 | KITARA FC | 911.0 | 758.5 | 24 | |
| 3 | SC VILLA | 802.0 | 572.5 | 24 | License Granted with items in the best practice criteria to be fulfilled before the beginning of the second half of the season. |
| 4 | BUL FC | 770.1 | 602.0 | 20 | |
| 5 | NEC FC | 874.0 | 560.0 | 25 | |
| 6 | SOLTILO BRIGHT STARS | 675.0 | 550.3 | 20 | |
| 7 | MBARARA CITY FC | 666.0 | 592.0 | 18 | |
| 8 | LUGAZI FC | 858.0 | 566.0 | 18 | |
| 9 | UPDF FC | 628.5 | 622.6 | 15 | Pending Approval |
| 10 | MAROONS FC | 767.0 | 550.2 | 14 | Pending Approval |
| 11 | WAKISO GIANTS FC | 688.5 | 600.5 | 13 | Pending Approval |
| 12 | MBALE HEROES FC | 571.5 | 552.0 | 12 | Pending Approval |
| 13 | URA FC | 855.0 | 754.0 | 12 | Pending Approval |
| 14 | VIPERS SC | 898.0 | 786.1 | 11 | Pending Approval |
| 15 | EXPRESS FC | 723.0 | 557.0 | 11 | Pending Approval |
| 16 | POLICE FC | 687.5 | 556.2 | 10 | Pending Approval |
