2010 Kenyan Premier League
Season | 2010 |
---|---|
Champions | Ulinzi Stars 4th Premier League title 4th Kenyan title overall |
Relegated | Red Berets Mahakama |
Champions League | Ulinzi Stars |
Confederation Cup | Sofapaka (cup winner) |
Top 8 Cup | Ulinzi Stars Gor Mahia Tusker Sofapaka Sony Sugar Mathare United Karuturi Sports Western Stima |
Matches played | 240 |
Goals scored | 455 (1.9 per match) |
Top goalscorer | John Baraza Sofapaka 15 goals |
Biggest home win | Red Berets 4–0 Chemelil Sugar (21 August 2010)[1] |
Biggest away win | KCB 0–4 Ulinzi Stars (4 April 2010)[2] Red Berets 0–4 Sofapaka (17 July 2010)[3] |
Highest scoring | KCB 3–4 A.F.C. Leopards (25 July 2010)[4] |
← 2009 2011 → |
The 2010 Kenyan Premier League was the seventh season of the Kenyan Premier League since it started in 2003 and the forty-seventh season of top division football in Kenya since 1963. It began on 20 February with Mahakama and Sony Sugar and ended on 14 November with Nairobi City Stars and Gor Mahia.
Sofapaka had previously won the title but Ulinzi Stars finished top. Sofapaka still won the 2010 Kenyan Super Cup after defeating 12-time champions A.F.C. Leopards.
After staying in the league for an entire decade, Red Berets, who were only two points behind KCB when they were relegated along with previously promoted Mahakama, disbanded to immense pressure from its sponsors to produce good performances.[5] The two teams had replaced Bandari and Agrochemical, the former gaining promotion once again for the next season.
Changes from last season
[edit]Relegated from Premier League
Promoted from Nationwide League
Teams
[edit]Stadia and locations
[edit]Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|
A.F.C. Leopards | Nairobi | Nyayo National Stadium | 30,000 |
Chemelil Sugar | Chemelil | Chemelil Sports Complex | 5,000 |
Gor Mahia | Nairobi | Nairobi City Stadium | 15,000 |
Karuturi Sports | Naivasha | Naivasha Stadium | 5,000 |
KCB | Nairobi | Nairobi City Stadium | 15,000 |
Mahakama | Nairobi | Nairobi City Stadium | 15,000 |
Mathare United | Nairobi | Kasarani Stadium | 60,000 |
Nairobi City Stars | Nairobi | Hope Centre | 5,000 |
Posta Rangers | Nairobi | Nyayo National Stadium | 30,000 |
Red Berets | Nakuru | Afraha Stadium | 8,200 |
Sofapaka | Nairobi | Nyayo National Stadium | 30,000 |
Sony Sugar | Awendo | Green Stadium | 5,000 |
Thika United | Thika | Thika Municipal Stadium | 5,000 |
Tusker | Nairobi | Kasarani Stadium | 60,000 |
Ulinzi Stars | Nakuru | Afraha Stadium | 8,200 |
Western Stima | Kakamega | Bukhungu Stadium | 5,000 |
League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Ulinzi Stars (C, Q) | 30 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 37 | 16 | +21 | 59 | Qualification for 2011 CAF Champions League |
2 | Gor Mahia | 30 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 33 | 15 | +18 | 56 | |
3 | Tusker | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 35 | 19 | +16 | 53 | |
4 | Sofapaka (Q) | 30 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 39 | 23 | +16 | 47 | Qualification for 2011 CAF Confederation Cup[a] |
5 | Sony Sugar | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 41 | |
6 | Mathare United | 30 | 7 | 18 | 5 | 31 | 28 | +3 | 39 | |
7 | Karuturi Sports | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 22 | 24 | −2 | 38 | |
8 | Western Stima | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 28 | 31 | −3 | 38 | |
9 | Chemelil Sugar | 30 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 22 | 26 | −4 | 34 | |
10 | Thika United | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 23 | 30 | −7 | 34 | |
11 | Nairobi City Stars | 30 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 25 | 34 | −9 | 34 | |
12 | A.F.C. Leopards | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 29 | 41 | −12 | 34 | |
13 | Posta Rangers | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 28 | 37 | −9 | 33 | |
14 | Kenya Commercial Bank | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 29 | 40 | −11 | 33 | |
15 | Red Berets (R) | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 27 | 32 | −5 | 31 | Relegation to 2011 Nationwide League |
16 | Mahakama (R) | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 33 | −12 | 26 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Sofapaka as winners of the 2010 FKL Cup qualified for the 2011 CAF Confederation Cup.
Results
[edit]See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ "Red Berets - Chemelil Sugar (21/08-2010 kl. 14:00)". Futaa.com. 21 August 2010. Archived from the original on 24 May 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
- ^ "KCB - Ulinzi Stars (04/04-2010 kl. 15:00)". Futaa.com. 4 April 2010. Archived from the original on 24 May 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
- ^ "Red Berets - Sofapaka (17/07-2010 kl. 13:00)". Futaa.com. 17 July 2010. Archived from the original on 24 May 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
- ^ "KCB - AFC Leopards (25/07-2010 kl. 16:00)". Futaa.com. 25 July 2010. Archived from the original on 24 May 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
- ^ Dennis Machio (27 January 2011). "Red Berets FC disbanded". MichezoAfrika.com. Retrieved 17 May 2012.