2016 Kenyan Premier League

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Kenyan Premier League
Season2016
Champions Tusker
6th Premier League title
11th Kenyan title overall
Relegated Ushuru
Nairobi City Stars
Champ. League Tusker
Confed. Cup Ulinzi Stars (cup runners-up)
Matches played240
Goals scored456 (1.9 per match)
Top goalscorer Flag of Kenya.svg John Makwatta
(18 goals)
Biggest home win Sofapaka 5–0 Nairobi City Stars
(7 August 2016) [1]
Biggest away win
2 matches
Highest scoring Sofapaka 2–5 Mathare United
(27 February 2016) [4]
← 2015
2017 →
All statistics correct as of 19 November 2016.

The 2016 Kenyan Premier League (known as the SportPesa Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the 13th season of the Kenyan Premier League since it began in 2003, and the 53rd season of top-division football in Kenya since 1963. It began on 13 February and ended on 19 November. Tusker won their eleventh league title, earning a place in the preliminary round of the 2017 CAF Champions League. Ulinzi Stars earned a place in the preliminary round of the 2017 CAF Confederation Cup as runners-up of the 2016 FKF President's Cup, which was also won by Tusker. The two teams will face each other at the 2017 Kenyan Super Cup.

Contents

A total of 16 teams competed for the Kenyan Premier League, of which 14 returned from the 2015 season. Posta Rangers and Kakamega Homeboyz were promoted from the second-tier FKF Premier League after spending three and two seasons away from the top flight, respectively.

Changes from last season

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Locations of the 2016 Kenyan Premier League teams.
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Locations of the 2016 Kenyan Premier League teams within Nairobi.
Relegated from Premier League
Promoted from FKF Premier League

Teams

Seven of the participating teams are based in the capital, Nairobi, while Bandari is the only team based at the Coast.

Stadia and locations

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
Gor Mahia Nairobi Nairobi City Stadium 15,000
Kakamega Homeboyz Kakamega Bukhungu Stadium 10,000
Mathare United Nairobi Kasarani Stadium 60,000
Muhoroni Youth Muhoroni Muhoroni Stadium 5,000
Nairobi City Stars Nairobi Hope Centre 5,000
Posta Rangers Eldoret Kipchoge Keino Stadium 10,000
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
Ushuru Nairobi Public Service Grounds 5,000
Western Stima Kakamega Bukhungu Stadium 5,000

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Tusker (C, Q)30171034025+1561Qualification to 2017 CAF Champions League
2 Gor Mahia 30151233514+2154 [lower-alpha 1]
3 Ulinzi Stars (Q)30111363525+1046 [lower-alpha 2] Qualification to 2017 CAF Confederation Cup
4 Posta Rangers 30101552215+745
5 Chemelil Sugar 3012992424045
6 Western Stima 30101463224+844
7 Mathare United 30111183329+444
8 Kakamega Homeboyz 30101282725+242
9 Sony Sugar 30109112321+239
10 Muhoroni Youth 30108122632−638
11 Bandari 30910112831−337
12 Thika United 30810122432−834
13 A.F.C. Leopards 3089133238−630 [lower-alpha 1]
14 Sofapaka 3075183440−626
15 Ushuru (R)30511142442−1826Relegation to National Super League
16 Nairobi City Stars (R)30310171739−2219
Updated to match(es) played on 19 November 2016. Source: 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. 1 2 On 26 May 2016 (matchday 15), A.F.C. Leopards and Gor Mahia were deducted 3 points each for hooliganism involved in their matches at home against Ulinzi Stars and away at Tusker, respectively. [5]
  2. ↑ Ulinzi Stars qualified for the 2017 CAF Confederation Cup as runners-up of the 2016 FKF President's Cup, which was won by league champions Tusker.

Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for matchday 13, but then postponed and played between days 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for day 16.

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Tusker 493242112221111111111111111111
Gor Mahia 101111121213689864324322222222222222
Ulinzi Stars 1236555456545432444333663666553
Posta Rangers 2254767444335555577810976777874
Chemelil Sugar 914991011111314111111911129881096547433335
Western Stima 14788978910777878766655854344446
Mathare United 851313221112243233444335555667
Kakamega Homeboyz 3813118101310869910978910877488888788
SoNy Sugar 111315161616151515151412111291213912121211121110999109
Muhoroni Youth 16104768107798866667556879991010101110
Bandari 51763456510101012101011121311101112111011111111911
Thika United 131214141515141413141213141314141414141313131313131312121212
A.F.C. Leopards 74212133335678111311129119101012121213131313
Sofapaka 1612131414161616161616161616161616161616151515161615151514
Ushuru 15161010119121211121314131413101011131414141414141414141415
Nairobi City Stars 6151615131291112131515151515151515151515161616151516161616
Leader
Relegation to the 2017 Kenyan National Super League
Updated to match(es) played on 19 November 2016. Source: Kenyan Premier League

Results

Home \ Away AFC BND CHM GOR KHB MAU MHY NCS PRN SOF SNY THU TUS ULS UFC WST
A.F.C. Leopards 1–01–1 0–2 2–11–11–20–00–02–11–04–02–20–2 [lower-alpha 1] 3–20–1
Bandari 2–10–10–22–00–12–11–31–11–01–01–10–11–11–11–0
Chemelil Sugar 1–01–10–00–11–11–00–01–12–11–00–10–31–01–00–0
Gor Mahia 0–1 0–03–11–12–12–02–11–12–01–02–10–11–00–02–2
Kakamega Homeboyz 4–10–00–10–32–12–11–02–11–10–02–10–10–01–12–1
Mathare United 1–13–11–00–20–01–10–20–02–21–00–20–21–03–12–2
Muhoroni Youth 1–01–01–00–20–00–02–02–11–02–21–01–21–11–20–0
Nairobi City Stars 1–02–20–12–21–30–11–10–10–11–20–11–21–10–00–1
Posta Rangers 1–10–10–10–00–00–02–00–01–01–11–01–01–03–11–1
Sofapaka 3–20–11–20–01–22–52–15–00–10–15–11–11–23–11–2
SoNy Sugar 1–21–01–00–01–02–10–12–01–21–01–00–10–00–10–0
Thika United 2–11–11–01–21–10–11–21–00–00–01–11–21–11–00–0
Tusker 1–01–12–21–01–02–22–11–11–01–01–10–20–22–21–1
Ulinzi Stars 2–24–22–10–01–10–22–13–00–03–10–01–01–23–21–1
Ushuru 1–10–41–20–01–00–10–00–00–10–22–11–11–10–10–4
Western Stima 2–12–01–10–10–01–03–02–00–01–00–31–11–21–11–3
Updated to match(es) played on 19 November 2016. Source: Kenyan Premier League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ↑ The match was called off in the 80th minute after A.F.C. Leopards fans protested a penalty awarded to Ulinzi Stars by the referee. [6] The league awarded Ulinzi Stars a 2–0 win and 3 points. [7]

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Flag of Kenya.svg John Makwatta Ulinzi Stars 18
2 Flag of Kenya.svg Kepha Aswani Leopards 14
3 Flag of Kenya.svg Wycliffe Ochomo Muhoroni Youth 12
4 Flag of Rwanda.svg Jacques Tuyisenge Gor Mahia 10
5 Flag of Kenya.svg Whyvonne Isuza Mathare United 8
6 Flag of Kenya.svg Fredrick Shimonyo Western Stima 7
Flag of Kenya.svg Obadiah Ndege Mathare United
8 Flag of Kenya.svg Amon Asembeka Sony Sugar 6
Flag of Kenya.svg Michael Khamati Tusker
Flag of Kenya.svg Anthony "Muki" Kimani Bandari
Flag of Kenya.svg David King'atua Bandari
Flag of Kenya.svg Eugene Mukangula Thika United
Flag of Kenya.svg Ekaliana Ndolo Tusker
Flag of Kenya.svg George Odhiambo Gor Mahia
Flag of Kenya.svg Timothy Otieno Posta Rangers

* [8]

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstScoreDate
Flag of Kenya.svg John Makwatta Ulinzi StarsUshuru3-224 July 2016

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