1973 CECAFA Cup

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1973 CECAFA Cup
Tournament details
Host countryUganda
Dates22–29 September
Teams6 (from CECAFA confederations)
Final positions
Champions Uganda (1st title)
Runners-up Tanzania
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored28 (3.5 per match)
1974 →

The 1973 CECAFA Cup was the inaugural edition of the

Ethiopia, South Sudan, Burundi, Rwanda, Sudan, and Eritrea have joined since 1973).[4]

Participants

Six nations competed: the original four teams from the Gossage Cup, plus two more teams:

Group stages

The group stage began on 22 September and ended on 28 September with Group A's play-off. The matchdays alternated between group A and group B throughout the week, finishing with the group A play-off. After the end of the scheduled matches in group A, Uganda and Zanzibar were level on the traditional deciders listed below, so to decide which team qualified for the final a play-off was arranged, won by Uganda.[1]

If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings (in descending order):

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Uganda 2 1 1 0 7 2 +5 3
2  Zambia B 2 1 1 0 7 2 +5 3
3  Somalia 2 0 0 2 2 12 −10 0
Source: [citation needed]
Uganda 6–1 Somalia
Zambia B 6–1 Somalia
Uganda 1–1 Zambia B

Group A play-off

Uganda 2–1 Zambia B

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Tanzania 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 4
2  Kenya 2 1 0 1 3 1 +2 2
3  Zanzibar 2 0 0 2 0 6 −6 0
Source: [citation needed]
Kenya 2–0 Zanzibar
Ouma
Tanzania 1–0 Zanzibar
Tanzania 2–1 Kenya

Final

Uganda 2–1 Tanzania[1][5]


 1973 CECAFA Cup champions 

Uganda
1st title

Final rankings

Teams are ranked using the same tie-breaking criteria as in the group stage, except for the top four teams.[1]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Result
1  Uganda (H) 5 4 1 0 11 4 +7 9 Champion
2  Tanzania 3 1 1 1 8 4 +4 3 2nd place
=3  Zambia 3 1 1 1 8 4 +4 3 3rd place[a]
=3  Kenya 2 1 0 1 3 1 +2 2
5  Zanzibar 2 0 0 2 0 6 −6 0 [b]
6  Somalia 2 0 0 2 2 12 −10 0
Updated to match(es) played on 29 September 1973. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 2 points are awarded for a win, 1 for a draw, 0 for a defeat.
(H) Host nation
Notes:
  1. ^ Second placed in group stages
  2. ^ Eliminated in the group stages

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Uganda, 1973". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  2. ^ a b Korir, Patrick (25 November 2009). "The CECAFA Fact File". futaa.com. Archived from the original on 2014-06-05. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  3. ISBN 9781137355812
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  4. ^ Mathu, Wilson (15 November 2013). "CECAFA: Stars', Cranes land different groups". futaa.com. Archived from the original on 2013-11-28. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  5. ^ "CECAFA Cup 1973". Wildstat. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
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