FUFA Big League

Although Magogo felt abandoned but he was buoyed by the inaugural clubs that were determined to proceed.

Second tier sides at that time competed at the regional level, with many of them failing to cope with advancement whenever they gained promotion to the national Super League.

A major objective of the initiative was to help raise the standard of football outside the Super League.

[2] The Competitions Committee set stringent standards for member clubs covering computer literacy, a sound bank account, stadia that meet FUFA standards, qualified coaches and doctors.

[3] The initial requirements for clubs included: The 16 clubs that competed in the first season of the FBL in 2009-10 were as follows: [4][5] On 1 November 2013, it was announced that the Airtel Telecommunications company had signed a four-year contract providing a total of 400 million shillings (about 160,000 US dollars) towards funding different activities under both the FUFA Big League and the Ugandan Cup until 2016.