The 2013 Kenyan Premier League (known as the Tusker Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the tenth season of the

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since it began in 2003, marking a

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of its existence. It was also the

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season of top division

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since 1963. It began on 24 February 2013 and ended on 9 November 2013. League champions

Gor Mahia Gor Mahia Football Club (), commonly also known as ''K'Ogalo'' (), is a football club based in Nairobi, Kenya. They have won the Kenyan Premier League a record 19 times, and have also won the FKF President's Cup a record 11 times. They are the o ...

earned a place in the preliminary round of the

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while 2013 FKF President's Cup champions A.F.C. Leopards earned a place in the preliminary round of the

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. A total of 16 teams competed for the league, with fourteen returning from the 2012 season and one team from each of the two zones of

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. This was the first ever season for Kakamega Homeboyz in the top flight. After beating Kakamega Homeboyz on 27 October,

won the Kenyan Premier League title for a joint record 13th time, matching the record set by their rivals A.F.C. Leopards in

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. It was also Gor Mahia's first title since

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Changes from last season

;Relegated from

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* Rangers *

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;Promoted from

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* Bandari * Kakamega Homeboyz

Teams

Out of the 16 participating teams, 7 are based in the capital,

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, while Bandari is the only team based at the

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Stadia and locations

Head coaches

Managerial changes

''As of 20:27, 29 September 2013 (

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).''

League table

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.

Results

Top scorers

Last updated: 9 November 2013

References

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