2010 Kenyan Premier League

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Kenyan Premier League
Season2010
Champions Ulinzi Stars
4th Premier League title
4th Kenyan title overall
Relegated Red Berets
Mahakama
Champions League Ulinzi Stars
Confederation Cup Sofapaka (cup winner)
Top 8 Cup Ulinzi Stars
Gor Mahia
Tusker
Sofapaka
Sony Sugar
Mathare United
Karuturi Sports
Western Stima
Matches played240
Goals scored455 (1.9 per match)
Top goalscorer John Baraza
Sofapaka
15 goals
Biggest home win Red Berets 4–0 Chemelil Sugar
(21 August 2010) [1]
Biggest away win KCB 0–4 Ulinzi Stars
(4 April 2010) [2]
Red Berets 0–4 Sofapaka
(17 July 2010) [3]
Highest scoring KCB 3–4 A.F.C. Leopards
(25 July 2010) [4]
← 2009
2011 →

The 2010 Kenyan Premier League was the seventh season of the Kenyan Premier League since it started in 2003 and the forty-seventh season of top division football in Kenya since 1963. It began on 20 February with Mahakama and Sony Sugar and ended on 14 November with Nairobi City Stars and Gor Mahia.

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

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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.

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Sofapaka had previously won the title but Ulinzi Stars finished top. Sofapaka still won the 2010 Kenyan Super Cup after defeating 12-time champions A.F.C. Leopards.

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.

Ulinzi Stars Football Club is an association football club based in Nakuru, Kenya. They compete in the Kenyan Premier League, where they won three consecutive titles from 2003 to 2005. They are the only team to have done so, along with AFC Leopards and Gor Mahia, and won their most recent league title in 2010.

The 2010 Kenyan Super Cup was the second edition of the tournament, a Kenyan football match that was contested by 2009 Kenyan Premier League winners Sofapaka and 8-time FKl Cup champions A.F.C. Leopards.

After staying in the league for an entire decade, Red Berets, who were only two points behind KCB when they were relegated along with previously promoted Mahakama, disbanded to immense pressure from its sponsors to produce good performances. [5] The two teams had replaced Bandari and Agrochemical, the former gaining promotion once again for the next season.

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Red Berets F.C.

Red Berets Football Club was a football club based in Nakuru, Kenya. It was based in Nairobi until 2007.

Kenya Commercial Bank S.C.

Kenya Commercial Bank Sports Club, commonly known as KCB, is a Kenyan multi-sport club based in Nairobi currently playing in the Kenyan Premier League.

Changes from last season

Relegated from Premier League

Promoted from Nationwide League

Teams

Stadia and locations

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Locations of the 2010 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 139,853 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 2010 Kenyan Premier League teams within Nairobi.
TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
A.F.C. Leopards Nairobi Nyayo National Stadium 30,000
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
Mahakama NairobiNairobi City Stadium15,000
Mathare United Nairobi Kasarani Stadium 60,000
Nairobi City Stars Nairobi Hope Centre 5,000
Posta Rangers NairobiNyayo National Stadium30,000
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 Ulinzi Stars (C, Q)30161133716+2159Qualification for 2011 CAF Champions League
2 Gor Mahia 30151143315+1856
3 Tusker 30141153519+1653
4 Sofapaka (Q)30111453923+1647Qualification for 2011 CAF Confederation Cup [lower-alpha 1]
5 Sony Sugar 30118112626041
6 Mathare United 3071853128+339
7 Karuturi Sports 30911102224−238
8 Western Stima 30911102831−338
9 Chemelil Sugar 30713102226−434
10 Thika United 30810122330−734
11 Nairobi City Stars 30713102534−934
12 A.F.C. Leopards 30810122941−1234
13 Posta Rangers 30712112837−933
14 Kenya Commercial Bank 3096152940−1133
15 Red Berets (R)30710132732−531Relegation to 2011 Nationwide League
16 Mahakama (R)30511142133−1226
Updated to match(es) played on 8 December 2010. Source: 2010 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. ↑ Sofapaka as winners of the 2010 FKL Cup qualified for the 2011 CAF Confederation Cup.

Results

Home \ Away AFC CHM GOR VGP KCB MAH MAU NCS PRN RBR SOF SNY THU TUS ULS WST
A.F.C. Leopards 0–2 1–0 0–10–22–11–11–12–12–12–40–11–02–40–11–1
Chemelil Sugar 0–03–00–00–00–01–13–10–02–10–00–12–00–10–10–0
Gor Mahia 1–0 4–11–00–12–00–01–01–00–01–12–02–11–12–00–0
Vegpro 3–01–00–00–32–10–02–01–10–00–20–01–12–10–00–1
Kenya Commercial Bank 3–41–20–21–21–01–13–02–21–02–11–00–00–10–40–2
Mahakama 2–11–11–31–31–02–00–00–12–10–01–10–10–00–20–0
Mathare United 3–31–11–10–03–11–12–02–11–21–31–02–20–00–12–0
Nairobi City Stars 0–12–10–01–11–10–22–21–12–12–01–02–22–21–11–0
Posta Rangers 1–11–10–22–02–31–00–11–31–13–22–12–11–40–00–1
Red Berets 2–24–01–11–01–03–11–10–11–20–41–02–00–01–11–2
Sofapaka 0–10–01–11–02–01–10–03–01–10–02–03–01–10–04–2
SoNy Sugar 2–01–01–12–12–00–02–00–00–01–01–11–01–22–22–0
Thika United 0–02–00–10–11–01–01–11–00–01–00–02–11–31–12–0
Tusker 0–00–00–21–01–01–00–01–01–13–10–11–21–00–02–0
Ulinzi Stars 2–02–11–02–03–01–10–21–13–01–01–12–11–01–00–1
Western Stima 1–10–10–11–12–23–21–10–01–00–03–03–02–20–31–2
Updated to match(es) played on 8 December 2010. Source: Kenyan Premier League
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ "Red Berets - Chemelil Sugar (21/08-2010 kl. 14:00)". Futaa.com. 21 August 2010. Archived from the original on 24 May 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
  2. ↑ "KCB - Ulinzi Stars (04/04-2010 kl. 15:00)". Futaa.com. 4 April 2010. Archived from the original on 24 May 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
  3. ↑ "Red Berets - Sofapaka (17/07-2010 kl. 13:00)". Futaa.com. 17 July 2010. Archived from the original on 24 May 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
  4. ↑ "KCB - AFC Leopards (25/07-2010 kl. 16:00)". Futaa.com. 25 July 2010. Archived from the original on 24 May 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
  5. ↑ Dennis Machio (27 January 2011). "Red Berets FC disbanded". MichezoAfrika.com. Retrieved 17 May 2012.

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