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Full name | Mathare United FC | ||
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Nickname(s) | Home of Slum Boys | ||
Founded | 1994 | ||
Ground | Moi International Sports Centre | ||
Capacity | 60,000 | ||
Owner | Mathare Youth Sports Association | ||
Chairman | Bob Munro | ||
Manager | Francis Kimanzi | ||
League | Kenyan Premier League | ||
2020/21 | 15th | ||
Website | Club website | ||
Mathare United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Nairobi, Kenya. The club participates in the Kenyan Premier League, which is the highest tier of the Kenyan football league system. Established in 1994, Mathare United secured its first league title in the 2008 season. The team hosts its home matches at the Moi International Sports Centre in Kasarani.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Mathare Youth F.C. was a feeder team for Mathare United until Mathare Youth were promoted to the Premier League to rival them. In August 2012, the team was disbanded. The club's league season was sponsored by Triple5Bet, a sports betting company in Kenya. [1] [2] [3] [4]
The club also has a women's football section called Mathare United Ladies' Football Club, which currently competes in the Kenyan Women's Premier League.
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