Royals Learn Their First Round Fixtures For 2026/27 UPL
The wait is over. The Uganda Premier League secretariat released the first round fixtures for the 2026/27 StarTimes Uganda Premier League season on Saturday night, and Kitara FC now know the road ahead as they chase a big campaign in the top flight.
With eighteen clubs in the top flight this season, each side will play 34 matches in total — 17 before the turn of the year and another 17 in the reverse fixtures.
Wasswa Bbosa’s men will have the Hoima City Stadium hosting nine times in the first round, with eight more assignments taking them on the road. The Royals will share their home turf with newly promoted Blacks Power FC.
The new season gets underway on Friday, 28th August, with Vipers hosting Entebbe UPPC in Kitende. Kitara’s own campaign begins a day later, on Saturday 29th August, away at Wankulukuku, where we lock horns with SC Villa in a tricky opener.
There will be no league action for the Royals on matchday two. Continental duty takes priority, with Kitara lock horns with Somalia’s Mogadishu City FC at Hoima City Stadium on 6th September in the first preliminary round of the CAF Confederation Cup. As a result, the club’s home league dates against Mbarara City and URA have been pushed back, with new dates to be communicated in due course.
Kitara will host Express FC on 17th September under the lights, marking the club’s first ever night fixture at Hoima City Stadium. The league then pauses for an international break running from 21st September to 6th October to accommodate AFCON 2027 qualifying matches across the continent.
October Assignments:
Football resumes for the Royals with a home date against newly promoted Kigezi Homeboys FC, kicking off at 7pm on 7th October. Three days later, the travelling Royals head to Bukedea Sports Complex to take on Kataka FC.
Should Kitara see off Mogadishu City FC in the opening round, the second preliminary round of the CAF Confederation Cup first and second leg will follow between 16th and 25th October.
Fixtures against Ntungasaze, BUL and UPDF remain unconfirmed for now, with dates to be announced at a later stage.
November Fixtures:
Three league dates await in November. Police open the month by hosting the Royals at Kira Police Arena in Kamwokya on 3rd November. Kitara then return to Hoima City Stadium to welcome Blacks Power FC, before hitting the road again to face Lugazi FC in Najjembe.
Closing Out The First Round:
The first half of the season wraps up on 23rd December with a trip to Lugogo to face KCCA. Before that finale, Wasswa Bbosa’s side still have assignments against Maroons and Entebbe UPPC away from home, as well as home fixtures against NEC FC and Vipers at Hoima City Stadium.
Note:
These fixtures remain subject to change based on TV broadcast requirements and depending on Kitara’s progress in CAF Interclub competition. Any updates will be communicated through official club platforms
