2011 Kenyan Premier League

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Kenyan Premier League
Season2011
Champions Tusker
4th Premier League title
9th Kenyan title overall
Relegated Bandari
Congo JMJ United
Champions League Tusker
Confederation Cup Gor Mahia (cup winner)
Top 8 Cup Tusker
Ulinzi Stars
Sofapaka
Gor Mahia
A.F.C. Leopards
Sony Sugar
Rangers
Chemelil Sugar
Matches played240
Goals scored488 (2.03 per match)
Top goalscorer Hugo Nzangu
Sony Sugar
10 goals
Biggest home win Sofapaka 5–0 Congo JMJ United
(22 May 2011) [1]
Sofapaka 5–0 Western Stima
(10 September 2011) [2]
Biggest away win Congo JMJ United 0–4 Rangers
(10 July 2011) [3]
Highest scoring Nairobi City Stars 4-2 Karuturi Sports
(26 November 2011) [4]
← 2010
2012 →

The 2011 Kenyan Premier League was the eighth season of the Kenyan Premier League since it was established in 2003 and the forty-eighth season of top division football in Kenya since 1963. It began on 26 February with Rangers and Gor Mahia and ended on 26 November with Ulinzi Stars and Rangers.

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Ulinzi Stars were the defending champions, but Tusker eventually won the league, their ninth ever title since 1963. However, Sofapaka, the 2010 FKF Cup champions, took home the 2011 Kenyan Super Cup after beating Ulinzi Stars 1-0.

A total of 16 teams competed for the league. Bandari and Congo JMJ United were both promoted and eventually relegated, taking the places of Red Berets and Mahakama.

Gor Mahia versus AFC Leopards on 24 July 2011 had an attendance of 23,734, the highest of the league that year. [5] The 2011 KPL drew an average attendance of 2,452 per match. [6]

Changes from last season

Relegated from Premier League

Promoted from Nationwide League

Teams

Stadia and locations

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Locations of the 2011 Kenyan Premier League teams.
* 1 - The location marked for Thika United is the location of the town, not the stadium.
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Locations of the 2011 Kenyan Premier League teams within Nairobi.
TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
A.F.C. Leopards Nairobi Nyayo National Stadium 30,000
Bandari Mombasa Mombasa Municipal Stadium 10,000
Chemelil Sugar Chemelil Chemelil Sports Complex 5,000
Congo JMJ United MombasaMombasa Municipal Stadium10,000
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
Rangers NairobiNyayo National Stadium30,000
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 Nakuru Afraha Stadium 8,200
Western Stima Kakamega Bukhungu Stadium 5,000

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Tusker (C, Q)3017763417+1758Qualification for 2012 CAF Champions League
2 Ulinzi Stars 3016953820+1857
3 Sofapaka 3015784223+1952
4 Gor Mahia (Q)30121262722+548Qualification for 2012 CAF Confederation Cup [lower-alpha 1]
5 A.F.C. Leopards 30137103627+946
6 SoNy Sugar 30135123333044
7 Rangers 30111093331+243
8 Chemelil Sugar 30101193027+341
9 Kenya Commercial Bank 30117123832+640
10 Thika United 30116133639−339
11 Western Stima 30910112128−737
12 Mathare United 30713103235−334
13 Karuturi Sports 30810122028−834
14 Nairobi City Stars 3087152835−731
15 Bandari (R)3094172239−1731Relegation to 2012 FKF Division One
16 Congo JMJ United (R)3055201852−3420
Updated to match(es) played on 16 December 2011. Source: 2011 Kenyan Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ↑ Gor Mahia as winners of the 2011 FKL Cup qualified for the 2012 CAF Confederation Cup.

Results

Home \ Away AFC BND CHM CJMJ GOR KRT KCB MAU NCS RAN SOF SNY THU TUS ULS WST
A.F.C. Leopards 2–01–14–03–01–00–12–22–13–13–11–20–21–21–01–0
Bandari 0–01–23–21–01–00–00–14–11–01–31–01–00–10–21–0
Chemelil Sugar 1–10–01–00–12–03–21–10–03–00–02–04–10–30–00–0
Congo JMJ United 1–00–01–02–21–20–11–11–00–40–11–43–01–21–20–1
Gor Mahia 3–11–00–01–21–12–21–10–13–10–02–11–00–01–01–0
Karuturi Sports 0–00–10–12–01–11–01–11–00–11–01–00–11–11–10–0
Kenya Commercial Bank 0–04–11–24–00–10–13–22–02–20–12–03–21–20–10–1
Mathare United 1–03–00–01–00–03–02–30–00–03–11–01–11–10–13–3
Nairobi City Stars 1–22–10–24–00–14–23–12–01–11–00–30–10–11–20–0
Rangers 0–01–02–00–03–01–01–30–02–11–33–01–01–11–10–0
Sofapaka 3–12–03–25–00–00–00–02–10–00–21–24–11–02–05–0
SoNy Sugar 0–33–22–11–11–03–21–03–10–02–00–11–00–20–01–0
Thika United 1–23–01–02–01–33–11–24–12–11–12–11–10–21–11–1
Tusker 2–01–02–11–00–00–00–02–12–11–20–11–00–11–21–0
Ulinzi Stars 0–13–14–12–00–00–01–12–01–23–02–11–01–11–02–1
Western Stima 1–02–10–01–00–10–11–01–01–12–10–02–22–10–21–2
Updated to match(es) played on 16 December 2011. Source: Kenyan Premier League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

Kenyan Premier League: Top 10 Scorers As of December 16, 2011.

RankPlayerClubGoals
1
 Flag of Kenya.svg Stephen Waruru Ulinzi Stars
12
2
 Flag of Kenya.svg Mike Baraza A.F.C. Leopards
11
Flag of Kenya.svg Hugo Nzangu Sony Sugar
Flag of Kenya.svg Kevin Kimani Mathare United
Flag of Kenya.svg Clifford Alwanga KCB
3
 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Bob Mugalia Sofapaka
8
4
 Flag of Kenya.svg Aloys Mangi Western Stima
7
5
 Flag of Uganda.svg Dan Sserunkuma Nairobi City Stars
6
Flag of Kenya.svg Humphrey Mieno Sofapaka
Flag of Kenya.svg Francis Kahata Thika United
Flag of Kenya.svg Moses Arita

Last updated: 16 December 2011
Source: 2011 Kenyan Premier League: Top Scorers

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