2009 Kenyan Premier League

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Kenyan Premier League
Season2009
Champions Sofapaka
1st Premier League title
1st Kenyan title overall
Relegated Bandari
Agrochemical
Champions League Sofapaka
Confederation Cup A.F.C. Leopards
(cup winner)
Matches played240
Goals scored487 (2.03 per match)
Top goalscorer John Baraza (Sofapaka)
Emeka Joseph (Tusker)
15 goals
Biggest home win Tusker 5–0 Bandari
(17 May 2009) [1]
Biggest away win Agrochemical 0–3 Chemelil Sugar
(22 April 2009) [2]

KCB 1–4 Tusker
(2 August 2009) [3]

Red Berets 0–3 Sofapaka
(7 November 2009) [4]
Highest scoring Sony Sugar 4–3 Tusker
(31 October 2009) [5]
← 2008
2010 →

The 2009 Kenyan Premier League was the sixth season of the Kenyan Premier League since it started in 2003 and the forty-sixth season of top division football in Kenya since 1963. It began on 7 February with Agrochemical and Red Berets and ended on 21 November with Sony Sugar and Western Stima.

Kenyan Premier League association football league

The Kenyan Premier League (KPL), also known as the SportPesa Premier League (SPL) for sponsorship reasons, is a professional league for men's association football clubs in Kenya. Standing at the top of the Kenyan football league system, the league was formed in 1963 under the Kenya Football Federation but is now controlled by the Football Kenya Federation. It is contested by 18 clubs and operates on a promotion and relegation system with the Kenyan National Super League. Gor Mahia are the league's current champions and most successful club, with a record 17 titles to their name.

Association football Team field sport

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played with a spherical ball between two teams of eleven players. It is played by 250 million players in over 200 countries and dependencies, making it the world's most popular sport. The game is played on a rectangular field called a pitch with a goal at each end. The object of the game is to score by moving the ball beyond the goal line into the opposing goal.

Agrochemical F.C.

Agrochemical Football Club is a Kenyan football club based in Muhoroni. They are a member of the Kenyan National Super League, the second level in the Kenyan football league system. Their home stadium is the Furaha Academy Sports Ground.

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Sofapaka had an alarmingly remarkable season, having just been promoted from the Nationwide League for the first time and immediately winning the title. They also won the Kenyan Super Cup the following season.

Sofapaka F.C. association football club

Sofapaka Football Club is a football club, based in Nairobi. They play their home games at the Kenyatta Stadium, Machakos, Kenya.

The Kenyan Nationwide League was the second-division football league in Kenya, until it was replaced by FKF Division One. There is promotion and relegation with the Kenyan Premier League and the Kenyan Provincial League.

The Kenyan Super Cup is a Kenyan football championship contested by the winners of the Kenyan Premier League and the FKF President's Cup. Having been formed in 2009, it is the Kenyan equivalent to the FA Community Shield of England, which is competed for by the winners of the Premier League and the FA Cup.

Bandari and Agrochemical were relegated at the end of the season after replacing previously relegated Mahakama and Mathare Youth. However, Bandari gained promotion again for the 2011 season.

Bandari Football Club is a Kenyan football club based in Mombasa. The team play their home games at the Mbaraki Sports Club and the Mombasa County Stadium, and currently compete in the Kenyan Premier League after finishing the 2012 FKF Division One season as champions of Zone A.

Mahakama F.C.

Mahakama Football Club is a football club in Nairobi, Kenya. They played in the top level of Kenyan professional football, the Kenyan Premier League, but were relegated in 2008. It was founded in 2000 and is owned by the Judiciary of Kenya.

Mathare Youth F.C.

Mathare Youth Football Club was a football club based in Nairobi, Kenya. They played in the Kenyan Premier League, but were relegated in 2008. They last competed in the FKF Division One.

Changes from last season

Relegated from Premier League

Promoted from Nationwide League

Teams

Stadia and locations

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Locations of the 2009 Kenyan Premier League teams.
Thika Municipality in Kiambu County, Kenya

Thika is an industrial town in Kiambu County, Kenya, lying on the A2 road 42 kilometres (26 mi) northeast of Nairobi, near the confluence of the Thika and Chania Rivers. Although Thika town is administratively in Kiambu County, the greater Thika area comprising such residential areas such as Bendor estate, Maporomoko, Thika Greens, Thika Golden Pearl, Bahati Ridge, Thika Sports Club, among others, are within Murang'a County. Thika has a population of 279,429 which is growing rapidly, as is the entire greater Nairobi area. Its elevation is approximately 1,631 metres (5,351 ft).

The Thika Municipal Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Thika, Kenya. It used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Thika United. The stadium holds 5,000 people.

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Locations of the 2009 Kenyan Premier League teams within Nairobi.
TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
A.F.C. Leopards Nairobi Nyayo National Stadium 30,000
Agrochemical Muhoroni Furaha Academy Sports Ground 5,000
Bandari Mombasa Mombasa Municipal Stadium 10,000
Chemelil Sugar Chemelil Chemelil Sports Complex 5,000
Gor Mahia Nairobi Nairobi City Stadium 15,000
Karuturi Sports Naivasha Naivasha Stadium 5,000
KCB NairobiNairobi City Stadium15,000
Mathare United Nairobi Kasarani Stadium 60,000
Nairobi City Stars Nairobi Hope Centre 5,000
Red Berets Nakuru Afraha Stadium 8,200
Sofapaka NairobiNyayo National Stadium30,000
Sony Sugar Awendo Green Stadium 5,000
Thika United Thika Thika Municipal Stadium 5,000
Tusker NairobiKasarani Stadium60,000
Ulinzi Stars NakuruAfraha Stadium8,200
Western Stima Kakamega Bukhungu Stadium 5,000

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Sofapaka (C, Q)30161133921+1859Qualification for 2010 CAF Champions League
2 Mathare United 3015873923+1653
3 Thika United 34131293119+1251
4 Tusker 30146104730+1748
5 Gor Mahia 30151143933+646
6 Nairobi City Stars 30111093029+143
7 Karuturi Sports 3091381917+240
8 Chemelil Sugar 301010102828040
9 SoNy Sugar 30117122931−240
10 Ulinzi Stars 3081572426−239
11 Western Stima 30812102938−936
12 Kenya Commercial Bank 30810123239−734
13 A.F.C. Leopards (Q)30810122836−834Qualification for 2010 CAF Confederation Cup [lower-alpha 1]
14 Red Berets 3079142843−1530
15 Bandari (R)3078152541−1629Relegation to 2010 Nationwide League
16 Agrochemical (R)3058172043−2323
Updated to match(es) played on 21 November 2009. Source: 2009 Kenyan Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. ↑ A.F.C. Leopards as winners of the 2009 FKL Cup qualified for the 2010 CAF Confederation Cup.

Results

Home \ Away AFC AGC BND CHM GOR VGP KCB MAU NCS RBR SOF SNY THU TUS ULS WST
A.F.C. Leopards 1–21–10–1 1–0 0–11–10–10–02–11–10–01–12–31–13–2
Agrochemical 0–20–10–31–01–01–21–10–21–11–10–10–11–10–11–1
Bandari 2–02–22–02–11–01–20–01–21–21–01–23–11–11–10–0
Chemelil Sugar 2–11–03–00–11–10–01–20–10–01–12–20–00–01–31–0
Gor Mahia 3–2 2–12–01–21–12–11–21–23–01–02–10–12–14–21–0
Vegpro 0–01–22–01–01–00–00–01–01–20–02–00–01–00–11–0
Kenya Commercial Bank 1–30–01–11–22–11–10–23–12–21–23–21–11–42–02–3
Mathare United 1–22–02–12–31–30–02–03–04–10–12–01–01–02–22–1
Nairobi City Stars 2–01–11–10–10–11–02–10–23–01–10–01–33–20–00–1
Red Berets 0–00–12–02–11–21–10–21–10–32–10–13–20–02–2
Sofapaka 4–12–11–02–12–11–12–11–01–21–02–11–13–22–02–1
SoNy Sugar 0–12–11–00–02–11–10–12–00–11–00–12–04–31–02–0
Thika United 0–04–03–00–01–01–02–00–01–13–20–02–11–01–01–1
Tusker 3–01–05–03–00–10–11–01–01–12–11–13–02–10–02–1
Ulinzi Stars 0–22–12–12–11–02–00–01–10–00–00–00–00–00–22–2
Western Stima 2–04–01–00–02–10–00–00–21–11–00–00–02–00–11–1
Updated to match(es) played on 21 November 2009. Source: Kenyan Premier League
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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References

  1. ↑ "Tusker - Bandari (17/05-2009 kl. 15:00)". Futaa.com. 17 May 2009. Archived from the original on 25 May 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
  2. ↑ "Agrochemical - Chemelil Sugar (22/04-2009 kl. 15:00)". Futaa.com. 22 April 2009. Archived from the original on 25 May 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
  3. ↑ "KCB - Tusker FC (02/08-2009 kl. 13:00)". Futaa.com. 2 August 2009. Archived from the original on 25 May 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
  4. ↑ "Red Berets - Sofapaka (07/11-2009 kl. 15:00)". Futaa.com. 7 November 2009. Archived from the original on 25 May 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
  5. ↑ "Sony Sugar - Tusker (31/10-2009 kl. 15:00)". Futaa.com. 31 October 2009. Archived from the original on 25 May 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
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