Kenyan County Champions League

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County Champions League
Founded 10 July 2013 [1]
Country Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya
Confederation CAF
Divisions 48
Level on pyramid 5
Promotion to Regional Leagues
Relegation to Sub-County Leagues
Domestic cup(s) President's Cup

The Kenyan County Champions League is the fifth tier of the Kenyan football league system. It has a promotion and relegation system with the Kenyan Regional Leagues and the Kenyan Sub-County Leagues. Member clubs are amateur.

The Kenyan football league system is a series of several interconnected leagues for association football clubs in Kenya.

The Kenyan Regional Leagues are the fourth tier in the Kenyan football league system. They have a promotion and relegation system with FKF Division One and the Kenyan County Champions League, and consists of 8 regional leagues.

The Kenyan Sub-County Leagues are the sixth and lowest tier of the Kenyan football league system. They have a promotion and relegation system with the Kenyan County Champions League. Member clubs are amateur.

The league was formed on 10 July 2013 in line with the introduction of a new six-tier system by the Football Kenya Federation to take effect from the beginning of the 2014 season. [1]

Football Kenya Federation

The Football Kenya Federation is the governing body of football in Kenya. It was founded in 2011 and was recognised by FIFA, CAF and CECAFA in 2012, replacing Football Kenya Limited. The FKF organises the Kenyan Premier League, the Kenyan Women's Premier League, FKF Division One and the Kenya national football team. It is headed by Nick Mwendwa.

The following article is a summary of the 2014 football season in Kenya, which is the 51st competitive season in its history.

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  1. 1 2 Amos Abuga (10 July 2013). "New FKF soccer Structure to be implemented next year". MichezoAfrika.com. Retrieved 11 July 2013.