1973 CECAFA Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Uganda
Dates	22 September–29 September
Teams	6 (from CECAFA confederations)
Final positions
Champions	Uganda (1st title)
Runners-up	Tanzania
Tournament statistics
Matches played	8
Goals scored	28 (3.5 per match)
1974 →

The 1973 CECAFA Cup was the first edition of the tournament, and was held in Uganda. The CECAFA Cup involves teams from Central and Southern Africa. The matches in the 1973 tournament were played from the 22 of September until the 29 of September.

Group A

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Uganda	3	2	1	1	0	6	2	+4
Zambia B	3	2	1	1	0	7	2	+5
Somalia	0	2	0	0	2	2	12	-10

22 September 1973

Uganda	6 – 1	Somalia

24 September 1973

Zambia B	6 – 1	Somalia

26 September 1973

Uganda	1 – 1	Zambia B

Group A Playoff

28 September 1973

Uganda	2 – 1	Zambia B

Group B

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Tanzania	4	2	2	0	0	3	1	+2
Kenya	2	2	1	0	2	3	2	+1
Zanzibar	0	2	0	0	2	0	3	-3

23 September 1973

Kenya	2 – 0	Zanzibar

25 September 1973

Tanzania	1 – 0	Zanzibar

27 September 1973

Tanzania	2 – 1	Kenya

Final

29 September 1973

Uganda	2 – 1	Tanzania

Tournament Statistics

Name	Played	Points	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals for	Goals Against	Goal Difference	Win Percent	Goals per Game
Kenya	2	2	1	0	0	3	2	+1	50%	1.5
Somalia	2	0	0	0	2	2	12	-10	0%	1
Tanzania	3	4	2	0	1	4	3	+1	75%	1.33
Uganda	4	8	3	1	0	10	4	+6	75%	2.5
Zambia B	3	5	1	1	1	8	4	+4	33%	2.66
Zanzibar	2	0	0	0	2	0	3	-3	0%	0

Note

2 points are awarded for a win, 1 for a draw, 0 for a loss.

References

http://www.rsssf.com/tablese/eastcentrafr.html#73

http://wildstat.com/p/114/ch/AFR_CECAFAC_1973_F

http://annabet.com/en/soccerstats/serie_80_CECAFA_Cup,152,season_1973.html