SC Villa, KCC FC, Police and Express FC are big names and well-respected Ugandan clubs when it comes to the Cecafa Clubs Championship.

KCC was the first Ugandan club to win the Cecafa title when it beat Tanzanian side, Simba 3-2 on penalty shoot out in 1978. The following year (1979) KCC lost 0-1 to Kenya’s Abaluhya in the finals, also becoming the first team in Uganda to play two consecutive finals.

As years went on, Express FC equaled KCC’s record of playing two consecutive finals, in 1994 when it lost 1-2 to Al-Merrikh of Sudan and in 1995 when Simba of Tanzania beat them 5-3 on penalty shoot out after a 1-all normal time draw.

On Thursday, Uganda Revenue Authority beat Simba 1-0 to advance to this year’s finals, joining the class of KCC and Express. The tax collectors lost 1-2 to Rwanda’s APR in the finals last year and have again made it to this edition’s finals.

SC Villa is the most successful Ugandan club in Cecafa affairs, having won the title three times, in 1987 when they beat Al Merrikh of Sudan 1-0, 2003 after beating Simba 1-0 and 2005 when they humiliated APR with a 3-0 victory.

Villa has also lost in the finals three times. In 1991 when Simba beat them 3-0, 1993 losing 1-2 to Yanga and 1999 when they again lost to Yanga 1-4 on penalty shoot out following a 1-1 normal time result.

Police FC is also considered a Cecafa giant having lifted the title in 2006 when they registered a 2-1 victory over Tanzanian team Moro United in Tanzania.