Two time Cup winners and current champions of the StarTimes Uganda Premier League Vipers SC will face FUFA Big League side Police FC in the Stanbic Uganda Cup Final today (3rd June 2023) at Akii-Bua Memorial Stadium, Lira.

Today’s Uganda Cup final presents Vipers an opportunity to fight for a league and Cup double which has always eluded the kitende based outfit whenever under such situation.

History shows that only SC Villa on six occasions (1986, 1988, 1989, 1998, 2000 & 2002), Express (1995) and KCCA (2017) are the only Ugandan clubs to have ever achieved that feat.

On Vipers SC’s side, this is the third occasion the Venoms are playing a Uganda Cup final having already wrapped up the Uganda Premier League title.

All the previous two occasions in 2018 and 2022 were futile, losing in the Uganda Cup final to KCCA FC and BUL FC respectively.

During the 2017/18 Football season under Jorge Miguel Da Costa, Vipers won the league and reached the Uganda Cup final against KCCA only to lose 1-0 to the Kasasiro boys through a Julius Poloto goal.

This was then followed by the 2020/21 season under the guidance of Brazilian Roberto Oliveira aka Robertinho, where Vipers SC emphatically won the league title with seven matches to spare and reached the Uganda Cup final against BUL, again failing on the double triumph.

It’s now Alex Isabirye’s turn to try achieving the feat against a Big League outfit Police FC, who despite being in the second tier league, are determined to spoil the party.

“I know the game won’t be easy. There is no weak team which reaches a final. It’s been tough to get here but only one of us can be crowned champions, and we have to make sure it’s us.” stated Isabirye in a media press conference.

For a neutral UPL follower, it’s a great viewing seeing two great clubs challenging for the title and hopefully it can be something great for the Venoms as the season ends.

In Police, Vipers SC are meeting a determined opponent who has nothing to lose but everything to gain as echoed by their Head Coach Angelo Lonyensi in the press conference ahead of the tie.

“We will give everything and, when I say everything, it’s everything… the fans can rely on that,” said the Police coach.



For Police fans, you get the feeling that stopping Vipers is very important as it comes along with a ticket to next season’s CAF Confederations Cup.

Road to Final:

Police FC comes to this round after eliminating Apuutun FC, Pajule Lions FC, Ndejje University FC, BUL FC and Adjumani TC FC in the round of 64, round of 32, round of 16, Quater Final and Semi Final respectively.

Vipers SC on the other hand eliminated Bujumbura United FC, Jinja North United FC, Wakiso Giants FC, Calvary FC and Soltilo Bright Stars FC in the round of 64, round of 32, round of 16, Quater Final and Semi Final respectively.

Previous Uganda Cup meetings:

This is going to be the first time both teams are meeting at a Uganda Cup final but it marks the seventh overall engagement in the competition with each team having prevailed over the other three times.

Previous Uganda Cup Meetings :

  • 2021/22:- Police FC 4-0 Vipers SC
  • 2005/06:- Police FC 1-0 Vipers SC
  • 2007/08:- Vipers 0 (1)-(4) 0 Police FC
  • 2011/12:- Vipers SC 4-2 Police FC
  • 2017/18:- Vipers SC 3-1 Police FC
  • 2020/21:- Vipers SC 2-0 Police FC

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