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The league was previously known as the Uganda Super League, but was renamed in the 2014-15 season after new management took over. The league's roots date back to 1968, when the National First Division League was formed.
Eight clubs participated in the league's inaugural season - Prisons, Simba, Coffee Kakira, Express, Jinja, Masaka, Mbarara United FC, and Mbale. Prisons FC Kampala, (now known as Maroons FC), became the first league champions.
The championships in the 1972 and 1973 seasons were not completed due to the tense domestic political situation. In 1974 the league started under the new name of the National Football League.
In 1982, the league changed its name again, the number of participating clubs in the Uganda Super League was reduced to 10. From the early 80s to the mid-2000s, with some decline in the mid-90s, Ugandan club football was dominated by SC Villa, which won 16 of the 23 championships between 1982 and 2004.
In 2003, football in Uganda hit rock bottom when SC Villa passed Akol FC by 22 goals and the league title went to Express on goal difference. This was one of the biggest scandals in Ugandan football and thereafter the media was completely shut out on all matters concerning local football.
Fans became increasingly disillusioned and left the stadiums, which affected the financial situation of the teams. This episode was one of many that have plagued Ugandan football.
In the 2012–13 season, Uganda had two parallel league structures: the Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) Super League, run by the national federation, and the Uganda Super League, run by Uganda Super League Limited (USLL).
The official league champion was Kampala City Council FC, the unofficial champion was Maroons FC. Since the 2014/15 season, the league has been jointly managed by the FFAA and USLL and has received its modern name - the Uganda Premier League.
