Football in Kenya

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Football in Kenya
Flag of Kenya.svg
CountryKenya
Governing body Football Kenya Federation
National team(s) Kenya
National competitions
Club competitions
International competitions

Association football is the most popular sport in Kenya, followed by rugby. [1]

Contents

The governing body of football in Kenya is the Football Kenya Federation. [2] [3] [4] [5]

The Kenyan Premier League is the only fully professional league in the country, while the Kenyan National Super League is a mix of professional and semi-professional clubs.

Kenyan football on television

Football is shown on television in the following channels:

League system

Men

There is a three-tier league system, with provincial, county and sub-county leagues below used to promote clubs to national leagues.

LevelLeague/Division(s)
1
Premier League
Kenyan Premier League
18 clubs
2
Super League
Kenyan National Super League
20 clubs
3
Division One
Zone A
14 clubs
Zone B
14 clubs
4
Division Two
Western Zone
15 clubs
Central Zone
30 clubs
Eastern Zone
24 clubs
Northern Zone
15 clubs
5
Regional Leagues
Nyanza League
20 clubs
Western League
20 clubs
Rift Valley League
20 clubs
Central League
20 clubs
Nairobi League
20 clubs
Eastern League
20 clubs
North Eastern League
20 clubs
Coast League
20 clubs
6
County
Champions League
Baringo League Bomet League Bungoma League Busia League Embu League Garissa League Isiolo League Kiambu League
Elgeyo-Marakwet League Homa Bay League Kajiado League Kakamega League Kilifi League Kirinyaga League Kitui League Kwale League
Kericho League Kisii League Kisumu League Laikipia League Lamu League Machakos League Makueni League Mandera League
Migori League Nakuru League Nandi League Narok League Marsabit League Meru League Mombasa League Murang'a League
Nyamira League Samburu League Siaya League Trans-Nzoia League Nairobi A. League Nairobi B. League Nyandarua League Nyeri League
Turkana League Uasin Gishu League Vihiga League West Pokot League Taita-Taveta League Tana River League Tharaka-Nithi League Wajir League
7
Sub-County Leagues
Sub-County Leagues

Women

Seasons in Kenyan football

The following articles detail the major results and events in each season since 1963, when the first organised Kenyan competition, the Premier League, was created.

1960s:    1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
1970s: 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
1980s: 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
1990s: 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
2000s: 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
2010s: 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Football stadiums in Kenya

A minimum capacity of 5,000 is required for this list.

RankStadiumCityCapacityTenantsImage
1 Moi International Sports Centre Stadium Nairobi 55,000 Kenya national football team, Gor Mahia F.C. Inside the Kasarani Stadium.jpg
2 William Ole Ntimama Stadium Narok 20,000
3 Nyayo National Stadium Nairobi 18,000 A.F.C. Leopards Nyayo stadium.jpg
4 Jomo Kenyatta International Stadium Kisumu 15,000
5 Kinoru Stadium Meru 15,000
6 Afraha Stadium Nakuru 8,200 Ulinzi Stars F.C.

Support

Twitter research from 2015 found that the most popular English Premier League club in Kenya was Arsenal, with 31% of Kenyan Premier League fans following the club, followed by Manchester United (23%) and Chelsea (17%). [6]

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