2010 in Kenyan football

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Football in Kenya
Season2010
Men's football
Premier League Ulinzi Stars
Nationwide League Bandari
FKL Cup Sofapaka
Super Cup Sofapaka
  2009
Flag of Kenya.svg
2011  

The following article is a summary of the 2010 football season in Kenya , the 47th competitive season in its history.

Contents

Domestic leagues

Promotion and relegation

Premier League

The 2010 Kenyan Premier League began on 20 February 2010 and ended on 14 November, 2010.

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 [a]
5 Sony Sugar 30118112626041
6 Mathare United 3071853128+339
7 Karuturi Sports 30911102224238
8 Western Stima 30911102831338
9 Chemelil Sugar 30713102226434
10 Thika United 30810122330734
11 Nairobi City Stars 30713102534934
12 A.F.C. Leopards 308101229411234
13 Posta Rangers 30712112837933
14 Kenya Commercial Bank 30961529401133
15 Red Berets (R)30710132732531Relegation to 2011 Nationwide League
16 Mahakama (R)305111421331226
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) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Sofapaka as winners of the 2010 FKL Cup qualified for the 2011 CAF Confederation Cup.

Relegation

Red Berets and Mahakama, were relegated to the Nationwide League for the following season, but the former disbanded due to immense pressure from its sponsors to produce good performances. [1]

Nationwide League

At the end of the 2010 season, Bandari and Congo JMJ United gained promotion to the Premier League for the following season.

Domestic cups

FKL Cup

Sofapaka beat West Kenya Sugar 2–0 in the final to lift the title for the second time their history.

Super Cup

The 2010 Kenyan Super Cup match was played on January 31, 2010, between Sofapaka, the 2009 Kenyan Premier League champions, and A.F.C. Leopards, who clinched their 8th FKL Cup title the same year. Sofapaka won 1−0 at full-time.

31 January 2012 Sofapaka 1 – 0 A.F.C. Leopards Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi
15:00 UTC+3 Mieno Soccerball shade.svg19' News Attendance: 30,000

International club competitions

Champions League

The 2010 CAF Champions League began on February 12, 2010, and finished on November 13, 2010. Sofapaka qualified for participation in the tournament as 2009 Kenyan Premier League champions. They were knocked out on aggregate in the preliminary round by Ismaily, who advanced to the first round.

February 13, 2010 Preliminaries Sofapaka Flag of Kenya.svg 0 – 0 Flag of Egypt.svg Ismaily Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi
16:00 UTC+3 Report Referee: Waziri Sheha (Tanzania)
February 27, 2010 Preliminaries Ismaily Flag of Egypt.svg 2 – 0 Flag of Kenya.svg Sofapaka Ismailia Stadium, Ismailia
19:30 UTC+2 Homos Soccerball shade.svg54'
Said Soccerball shade.svg67'
Report Referee: Adel El Raay (Libya)

Confederation Cup

The 2012 CAF Confederation Cup began in February 2010 and ended in November 2010. A.F.C Leopards qualified for participation in the tournament as 2009 FKL Cup champions. They were knocked out on aggregate in the preliminary round by Banks, who advanced to the first round.

National team

Africa Cup of Nations

The national team participated in the qualification phase of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations. They finished third in their group and missed out on the final tournament.

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts  ANG   UGA   KEN   GNB
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 640275+212 2–0 1–0 1–0
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 632162+411 3–0 0–0 2–0
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 62224408 2–1 0–0 2–1
Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau 61052863 0–2 0–1 1–0
Source: [ citation needed ]
September 4, 2010 Guinea-Bissau  Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg1 – 0Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya Estadio 24 de Setembro, Bissau
16:00 UTC±0 Dionísio Soccerball shade.svg76' Report Referee: Kacem Bennaceur (Tunisia) [2]
October 9, 2010 Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg0 – 0Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda Kasarani Stadium, Nairobi
16:00 UTC+3 Report Referee: Diata Badara (Senegal) [3]

CECAFA Cup

Kenya participated in the 2010 CECAFA Cup, but were knocked out in the group stages, finishing last in their group with no points.

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 321052+37
Flag of Malawi (2010-2012).svg  Malawi 312054+15
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 31114404
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 30033740
Source: [ citation needed ]
November 29, 2010 Malawi  Flag of Malawi (2010-2012).svg3 – 2Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium, Dar es Salaam
16:00 UTC+03:00 Nyirenda Soccerball shade.svg1'
Banda Soccerball shade.svg26', 81'
Baraza Soccerball shade.svg34'
Ajwang Soccerball shade.svg45+2'
December 2, 2010 Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg1 – 2Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium, Dar es Salaam
16:00 UTC+03:00 Ajwang Soccerball shade.svg85' Bekele Soccerball shade.svg25', 44'
December 5, 2010 Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg2 – 0Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium, Dar es Salaam
16:00 UTC+03:00 Okwi Soccerball shade.svg81'
Mwesigwa Soccerball shade.svg90+2' (pen.)

Other matches

The following is a list of all other matches played by Kenya in 2010.

August 18, 2010 International
friendly
Ethiopia  Flag of Ethiopia.svg0 – 3Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
November 23, 2010 International
friendly
Tanzania  Flag of Tanzania.svg1 – 0Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya

References

  1. Dennis Machio (27 January 2011). "Red Berets FC disbanded". MichezoAfrika.com. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  2. Group J Day 1 Report
  3. Group J Day 2 Report