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2009 Kenyan Premier League
The 2009 Kenyan Premier League was the sixth season of the Kenyan Premier League since it started in 2003 and the forty-sixth season of top division Association football, football in Kenya since 1963. It began on 7 February with Agrochemical F.C., Agrochemical and Red Berets F.C., Red Berets and ended on 21 November with Sony Sugar F.C., Sony Sugar and Western Stima F.C., Western Stima. Sofapaka F.C., Sofapaka had an alarmingly remarkable season, having just been promoted from the Kenyan Nationwide League, Nationwide League for the first time and immediately winning the title. They also won the Kenyan Super Cup 2010 Kenyan Super Cup, the following season. Bandari F.C. (Kenya), Bandari and Agrochemical F.C., Agrochemical were relegated at the end of the season after replacing previously relegated Mahakama F.C., Mahakama and Mathare Youth F.C., Mathare Youth. However, Bandari gained promotion again for the 2011 Kenyan Premier League, 2011 season. Changes from last season Relegated f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenyan Premier League
The Kenyan Premier League (KPL), officially known as the FKF Premier League and as the BetKing Premier League (BPL) for sponsorship reasons, is a professional league for men's association football clubs in Kenya. Standing at the top of the Kenyan football league system, the league was formed in 1963 under the Kenya Football Federation but is now controlled by the Football Kenya Federation. It is contested by 18 clubs and operates on a promotion and relegation system with the Kenyan National Super League. Tusker F.C., Tusker are the current champions having won the 2021–22 FKF Premier League, 2021–22 season. The league was mostly stable until the late 1990s and since then its performance had been considered below average, with many of the league's clubs having little or no finances to support themselves. However, when SuperSport (TV channel), SuperSport became an official league partner, the league has taken on a more serious role with teams becoming professional and the major ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenya
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Western Stima
Western Stima Football Club is a Kenyan football club based in Kakamega. The team play their home games primarily at the Bukhungu Stadium, but also at the Moi Stadium.http://www.kpl.co.ke/content.asp?id=15243 KPL profile Western Stima currently compete in the Kenyan Premier League. The team joined the Kenya Premier League in 2008 and was relegated in 2017, but were promoted back in the 2018 season. Achievements *KPL Top 8 Cup: 0 ::2011 File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed that October; a young man celebrate ... – Runners-up References Kenyan Premier League clubs Football clubs in Kenya Sport in Western Province (Kenya) 1997 establishments in Kenya {{Kenya-footyclub-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulinzi Stars
Ulinzi Stars Football Club is an association football club based in Nakuru, Kenya. They compete in the Kenyan Premier League, where they won three consecutive titles from 2003 to 2005. They are the only team to have done so, along with A.F.C. Leopards, AFC Leopards and Gor Mahia F.C., Gor Mahia, and won their most recent league title in 2010 Kenyan Premier League, 2010. History Ulinzi Stars represent Kenya's Defence forces (the Kenya Army, army, the Kenya Navy, navy and the Kenya Air Force, air force). It was formed in 1995 when several military sides were combined. These teams were: *Waterworks *Scarlet (Third Battalion of the Kenya Rifles, based in Lanet, Nakuru), *Kahawa United (Kahawa Barracks, Kahawa, Nairobi) *Silver Strikers (12th Engineers, Thika), *Kenya Navy (Mombasa) *Spitfire (Kenya Air Force, Moi Air Base, Nairobi). Ulinzi have played in the Afraha Stadium since 2004, after moving from Thika. They won the Kenyan Sports Personality of the Year, Kenyan Sports Team of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karuturi Sports
Vegpro is a Kenyan football club based in Naivasha. They currently compete in the Kenyan National Super League, the second tier of Kenyan football. They play their home games at the Naivasha Stadium. The club was founded in 1994 as Sher Agencies Football Club. In 2002 it played in the Nationwide League and won promotion to the Premier League with the help of two notable names: Anthony Wekesa and Jacob Abu Omondi who were the force behind their promotion. The club was formerly owned by Sher Karuturi Limited, the largest flower producer in Kenya, a subsidiary of Karuturi Global Limited, an Indian company. The company is a producer of cut roses with an area of over 200 hectares under Greenhouse cultivation and an annual production capacity of around 500 million stems. Until November 2014, the club was known as Karuturi Sports Club, when the club was taken over by a multinational fresh produce, flowers and logistics company known as the VP Group. Vegpro's major rivals are Oserian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thika Municipal Stadium
The Thika Municipal Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Thika, Kenya. It used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Thika United F.C. The stadium holds 5,000 people. In March 2020, a proposal was tabled by the county assembly of Kiambu Kiambu is a town in Kiambu County, Kenya within the Nairobi Metropolitan Region. It is from the capital Nairobi. It has an population of 147,870. It is the capital of the Kiambu County, which bounds the northern border of Nairobi. Other proxi ... to rename the stadium after long-serving mayor Douglas Mundia, who served from 1968, when Thika was first declared a municipality, to 1992. References Football venues in Kenya Sport in Central Province (Kenya) Multi-purpose stadiums in Kenya {{Kenya-sports-venue-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thika
Thika Thika (pronounced [ˈθika]) is an industrial town and a major commerce hub in Kiambu County, Kenya, lying on the A2 road 42 kilometres (26 mi) Northeast of Nairobi, near the confluence of the Thika and Chania Rivers. Although Thika town is administratively in Kiambu County, the greater area comprises residential areas such as Bendor estate, Maporomoko, Thika Greens, Thika Golden Pearl, Bahati Ridge, and Thika Sports Club, among others that are within Murang'a County. As of the 2019 National Census, Thika had a population of 279,429, which is growing rapidly, as is the greater Nairobi area. Its elevation is approximately 1,631 metres (5,351 ft). Thika is home to the Chania Falls, Fourteen Falls on the Athi River and the Thika Falls. Ol Donyo Sabuk National Park lies to the southeast. The town has a railway station with limited passenger service as only cargo trains operate, although there are plans to extend the proposed light rail system to Thika. The town was the headqua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thika United
Thika United Football Club is an association football club based in Thika, Kenya, which currently competes in the Kenyan Super League, the second tier of the Kenyan football league system. They play their home games at the Sea Joy Arena. The club was formed in 2000 as ''Beirut FC''. The following year, after being promoted to the Nationwide League (second level), it adopted new name, ''Medisca Thika'', after its then sponsors. The current name (Thika United FC) has been in use since 2003, which was also its first year in the top flight under the sponsorship of Brookside Dairies. Midfielder Matthew Dickinson hit the headlines of local and some national newspapers when he left local team Brislington Badgers in Bristol, England, to travel to Kenya to gain nationality and happened to earn himself a lengthy contract with Thika United. History Thika United made their top flight debut in 2002 and finished third in 2006 and 2009. Thika United regained promotion to the Kenya Premier Lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Kenyan Premier League
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 Association football, football in Kenya since 1963. It began on 26 February with Rangers F.C. (Kenya), Rangers and Gor Mahia F.C., Gor Mahia and ended on 26 November with Ulinzi Stars F.C., Ulinzi Stars and Rangers F.C. (Kenya), Rangers. Ulinzi Stars F.C., Ulinzi Stars were the defending champions, but Tusker F.C., Tusker eventually won the league, their ninth ever title since 1963. However, Sofapaka F.C., 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 F.C. (Kenya), Bandari and Congo JMJ United F.C., Congo JMJ United were both promoted and eventually relegated, taking the places of Red Berets F.C., Red Berets and Mahakama F.C., Mahakama. Gor Mahia versus AFC Leopards on 24 July 2011 had an attendance of 23,734, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mathare Youth F
Mathare is a collection of slums in Nairobi with a population of approximately 500,000 people; the population of Mathare Valley alone, the oldest of the slums that make up Mathare, is 180,000 people. Mathare is the home of football teams Mathare United and Real Mathare of the MYSA. Mathare is currently part of two electoral constituencies; the titular Mathare Constituency and the northern part being in Ruaraka Constituency. The northern part was initially part of Kasarani Constituency up to the 2013 elections when Kasarani was split into three electoral constituencies; Ruaraka being among them. The southern part was domiciled in Starehe Constituency. Gang violence In 2006, Mathare was damaged by violence between rival gangs the Taliban (not to be confused with the Islamist group of the same name), a Luo group, and the Mungiki, a Kikuyu group. Brewers of an illegal alcoholic drink, chang'aa, asked the Taliban for help after the Mungiki tried to raise their taxes on the drink; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahakama F
Mahakama Football Club is a football club in Nairobi, Kenya. They played in the top level of Kenyan professional football, the Kenyan Premier League, but were relegated in 2008. It was founded in 2000 and is owned by the Judiciary of Kenya The Judiciary of Kenya is the system of courts that interprets and applies the law in Kenya. After the promulgation of the constitution of Kenya in 2010, the general public, through parliament, sought to reform the judiciary. Parliament passed the ... ("Mahakama" is Kiswahili for ''court''). In 2009 the team won the Nationwide League, earning a promotion back to the Premier League.The Standard, November 1, 2009Return of Mahakama/ref> References Kenyan Premier League clubs Kenyan National Super League clubs FKF Division One clubs Association football clubs established in 2000 Football clubs in Kenya Sport in Nairobi 2000 establishments in Kenya Works association football clubs in Kenya {{Kenya-footyclub-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Kenyan Super Cup ...
The 2010 Kenyan Super Cup was the second edition of the tournament, a Kenyan football match that was contested by 2009 Kenyan Premier League winners Sofapaka and 8-time FKl Cup champions A.F.C. Leopards. Sofapaka defeated A.F.C. Leopards 1-0 for their first Super Cup title. Match details See also *2009 Kenyan Super Cup * 2011 Kenyan Super Cup *Kenyan Premier League *FKF Cup External links {{2010 in Kenyan football Super Cup 2010 File:2010 Events Collage New.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2010 Chile earthquake was one of the strongest recorded in history; The Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland disrupts air travel in Europe; A scene from the opening ceremony of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
