FKF Division One is the third tier in the

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. It has a promotion and relegation system with the

Kenyan National Super League The Kenyan National Super League (also referred to as Betika Super League for sponsorship reasons ) is the second tier of the Kenyan football league system, with a promotion and relegation system with the Kenyan Premier League and FKF Division ...

and the

Kenyan Provincial League The Kenyan Regional Leagues are the fourth tier in the Kenyan football league system. They have a promotion and relegation system with FKF Division One and the Kenyan County Champions League, and consists of 8 regional leagues. From the beginning ...

. It is controlled by the

Football Kenya Federation The Football Kenya Federation (abbreviated as Football Kenya or FKF) is the governing body of football in Kenya. The FKF organizes the Kenyan Premier League, the Kenyan Women's Premier League, FKF Division One, FKF Women Division One and Keny ...

. Most member clubs are

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, though some clubs are either fully professional or

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History

The league was formed after the

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was divided into two 16-team zones in 2008. In 2009, the two zones were later restructured to form "Nationwide League Division One" and "Nationwide League Division Two", representing the second and third divisions of Kenyan football. Division One was later renamed the

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after former governing body

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, while Division Two was renamed the

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after former governing body, the

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. The two leagues were merged after the 2011 season, and the consequent league was divided into Zone A and Zone B, with teams from the eastern and western halves of Kenya, respectively. Due to a lack of enough teams from Zone B, a number of teams were promoted from the provincial leagues in the western half. For the 2013 season, all Division One teams endorsed a decision to split both Zone A and Zone B into two groups of 12 teams each, increasing the total number of teams in the league to 48. The first group from Zone A comprised teams from the

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and

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regions while the second group comprise teams from the Eastern, North and South Coast regions. The first group from Zone B is to comprise teams from the

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, Central and South Rift regions, while the second group comprise teams from the North Nyanza, North Rift, and Western regions. Winners from each of these four groups will play the winners from the other group in their zone in a two-legged playoff to determine who gains promotion to the Kenyan Premier League for the following season. From the beginning of the 2014 season, FKF Division One was lowered to the third tier of the

to give way to the

, now putting it above the

, in line with the introduction of a new six-tier system by the

to take effect at the beginning of that season.

Competition

There are 24 clubs in each of the two divisions of the FKF Division One. These two divisions are further divided into two groups of 12 teams each. During the course of a season, each club plays the others twice (a double round-robin system), once at their home ground and once at that of their opponents. Teams receive three points for a win and one point for a draw. No points are awarded for a loss. Teams are ranked by total points, then

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, and then goals scored. At the end of each season, the winners of each of the 4 groups play the winners of the other group in their zone in a two-legged play-off tie to determine who advances to the

, in place of the last two teams from that league, who are then placed in their respective zones depending on their locations of origin. Promoted teams from the Provincial League are also placed in their respective zones depending on their locations of origin. If points are equal, the goal difference and then goals scored determine the winner. If still equal, teams are deemed to occupy the same position. If there is a tie for the championship, for relegation, or for qualification to other competitions, a play-off match at a neutral venue decides rank.

Clubs

Zone A

Zone A teams are based in

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, Eastern,

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and

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, representing the Eastern half of Kenya.

Zone B

Zone B teams are based in Rift Valley, Western and Nyanza, representing the Western half of Kenya.

Previous winners

Zone A

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: Bandari (Mombasa) *

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(Nairobi)

Zone B

: Kakamega Homeboyz (Kakamega) *

: Top Fry AllStars (Nakuru)

Top scorers in recent seasons

References

External links

Futaa.com
– Kenyan Football Website {{Football in Kenya 3

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