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{{Short description|Ugandan football club}}
{{distinguish|Simba S.C.|Simba F.C. (Rwanda)}}
{{Infobox football club
| clubname = Simba FC
| image = Simba FC (logo).png
| fullname = UPDF Simba Football Club
| nickname = ''The Lion Army ''
| founded = {{start date and age|1968}}
| ground = [[Bombo military stadium]]<br>[[Lugazi]], [[Uganda]]
| capacity = 15,000
| chairman =
| manager = [[Sam Swimbe]]
| league = [[Ugandan Premier League]]
| season = 2020/21
| position = 8th|
}}
'''UPDF Simba FC''' is a [[Ugandan]] [[football (soccer)|football club]] based in [[Lugazi]]. They are the country's Army club. They were a dominant force in the 1970s and 1980s when all the players were serving officers in the Army.{{Citation needed|reason=Reliable source needed for the whole sentence|date=October 2022}}
Simba FC has played in many leagues since 1980.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Strack-Zimmermann |first=Benjamin |title=Simba FC Lugazi (1969) |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/club/4360/1969_2/Simba_Fc_Lugazi.html |access-date=2024-11-01 |website=www.national-football-teams.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-07-21 |title=Battle for the finest across three generations |url=https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/sports/soccer/battle-for-the-finest-across-three-generations-1892426 |access-date=2024-11-01 |website=Monitor |language=en}}</ref>
==Honours==
===Continental===
*'''[[African Cup of Champions Clubs]]'''
**Runners-up (1): 1972
===Domestic===
*'''[[Ugandan Premier League]]'''
**Champions (2): 1971, 1978
*'''[[Ugandan Cup]]'''
**Winners (2): 1977, 2011
==Performance in CAF competitions==
* '''[[African Cup of Champions Clubs]]: 4 appearances'''
::[[African Cup of Champions Clubs 1972|1972]]: ''Finalist''
::[[African Cup of Champions Clubs 1973|1973]]: Second Round
::[[African Cup of Champions Clubs 1974|1974]]: First Round
::[[African Cup of Champions Clubs 1979|1979]]: First Round
*'''[[CAF Cup Winners' Cup]]: 2 appearances'''
::1978&nbsp;– First Round
::1999&nbsp;– Second Round
==Current squad==
Confirmed squad to 2021/22 season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://the-sportsnation.com/2021/10/03/updf-fc-confirms-2021-22-squad-and-shirt-numbers/|title = UPDF FC confirms 2021/22 squad and shirt numbers}}</ref>
{{football squad start}}
{{football squad player|no=1|nat=UGA|pos=GK|name=Wasswa Yusuf}}
{{football squad player|no=2|nat=UGA|pos=DF|name=James Begeza Penza}}
{{football squad player|no=4|nat=UGA|pos=DF|name=Ssekitoleko Dennis}}
{{football squad player|no=5|nat=UGA|pos=DF|name=Musa Mudde}}
{{football squad player|no=6|nat=UGA|pos=FW|name=Charles Ssebutinde}}
{{football squad player|no=7|nat=UGA|pos=FW|name=Yiga Frank}}
{{football squad player|no=8|nat=UGA|pos=MF|name=Okello Donato}}
{{football squad player|no=9|nat=UGA|pos=FW|name=Ahimbisibwe Ivan}}
{{football squad player|no=10|nat=UGA|pos=FW|name=Mugisha Rogers}}
{{football squad player|no=11|nat=UGA|pos=MF|name=Sabir Yasin}}
{{football squad player|no=12|nat=UGA|pos=DF|name=Aggrey Kirya}}
{{football squad player|no=13|nat=UGA|pos=FW|name=Dickens Okwir}}
{{football squad player|no=14|nat=UGA|pos=MF|name=Ezekiel Katende}}
{{football squad player|no=15|nat=UGA|pos=DF|name=Oyirwoth Daglas}}
{{football squad player|no=16|nat=UGA|pos=DF|name=Simon Mbazira}}
{{football squad player|no=17|nat=UGA|pos=FW|name=Salim Huud}}
{{football squad player|no=18|nat=UGA|pos=GK|name=Brian Bwete Ziggi}}
{{football squad mid}}
{{football squad player|no=19|nat=UGA|pos=FW|name=Kigozi Ambrose}}
{{football squad player|no=20|nat=UGA|pos=MF|name=Ibrahim Wammanah}}
{{football squad player|no=21|nat=UGA|pos=MF|name=Kyeyune Medi}}
{{football squad player|no=22|nat=UGA|pos=DF|name=Wasswa Shaban}}
{{football squad player|no=23|nat=UGA|pos=MF|name=Akoch Augustine}}
{{football squad player|no=25|nat=UGA|pos=MF|name=Kato Ivan}}
{{football squad player|no=26|nat=UGA|pos=FW|name=Abantu Herbert}}
{{football squad player|no=27|nat=UGA|pos=MF|name=Kushemererwa Patrick}}
{{football squad player|no=28|nat=UGA|pos=MF|name=Luwalo Kipper}}
{{football squad player|no=29|nat=UGA|pos=FW|name=Dongo Mustafa}}
{{football squad player|no=30|nat=UGA|pos=DF|name=Kisambira Julius}}
{{football squad player|no=31|nat=UGA|pos=GK|name=Okidi Jimmy}}
{{football squad player|no=32|nat=UGA|pos=MF|name=Kimbugwe Sulaiman}}
{{football squad player|no=34|nat=UGA|pos=MF|name=Kakaire Davis}}
{{football squad player|no=39|nat=UGA|pos=FW|name=Philip Angello Taban}}
{{football squad player|no=44|nat=UGA|pos=DF|name=Bernard Muwanga}}
{{football squad end}}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20140228054323/http://www.weltfussballarchiv.com/club-profile/uganda/simba-fc/16916/ Team profile]&nbsp;– ''The Biggest Football Archive of the World'' (archived 28 February 2014)
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[[Category:Football clubs in Uganda]]
[[Category:Association football clubs established in 1968]]
[[Category:1968 establishments in Uganda]]
[[Category:Buikwe District]]
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