Maroons FC

Maroons FC
Full nameMaroons Football Club
Nickname(s)Mbili Mbili
Short nameMFC
Founded1965; 59 years ago (1965)
GroundLuzira Maximum Security Prison,
Kampala
Capacity5,000
ManagerAyieko Charles Lukula
LeagueUganda Premier League
2023–247th
Websitehttps://maroonsfc.co.ug

Maroons FC, also known as Prisons FC, is a Ugandan professional football club from Kampala owned by Uganda Prisons Service, currently playing in the Uganda Premier League. Playing as Prisons FC, the club won the first two Ugandan Super League championships in 1968 and 1969[1][2] and made the quarterfinals of the 1970 African Cup of Champions Clubs, losing 6–2 on aggregate to Egypt's Ismaily.[3][4]

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  2. ^ FUFA (23 June 2018). "Uganda Premier League History". Kampala: Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA). Archived from the original on 23 June 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  3. ^ "African Club Competitions 1970". www.rsssf.com. Archived from the original on 22 February 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Maroons FC - Uganda - Team profile - playmakerstats.com". www.playmakerstats.com. Retrieved 31 August 2024.