2010 Kenyan Premier League

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.

Kenyan Premier League
Season2010
ChampionsUlinzi Stars
4th Premier League title
4th Kenyan title overall
RelegatedRed Berets
Mahakama
Champions LeagueUlinzi Stars
Confederation CupSofapaka (cup winner)
Top 8 CupUlinzi Stars
Gor Mahia
Tusker
Sofapaka
Sony Sugar
Mathare United
Karuturi Sports
Western Stima
Matches played240
Goals scored455 (1.9 per match)
Top goalscorerJohn Baraza
Sofapaka
15 goals
Biggest home winRed Berets 4–0 Chemelil Sugar
(21 August 2010)[1]
Biggest away winKCB 0–4 Ulinzi Stars
(4 April 2010)[2]
Red Berets 0–4 Sofapaka
(17 July 2010)[3]
Highest scoringKCB 3–4 A.F.C. Leopards
(25 July 2010)[4]
← 2009
2011 →

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

Relegated from Premier League

Promoted from Nationwide League

Teams

Stadia and locations
Locations of the 2010 Kenyan Premier League teams.
Locations of the 2010 Kenyan Premier League teams within Nairobi.
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
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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[lower-alpha 1]
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
Updated to match(es) played on 8 December 2010. Source: 2010 Kenyan Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Sofapaka as winners of the 2010 FKL Cup qualified for the 2011 CAF Confederation Cup.

Results
Home \ Away AFC CHM GOR VGP KCB MAH MAU NCS PRN RBR SOF SNY THU TUS ULS WST
A.F.C. Leopards 0–2 1–0 0–1 0–2 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 2–4 0–1 1–0 2–4 0–1 1–1
Chemelil Sugar 0–0 3–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 3–1 0–0 2–1 0–0 0–1 2–0 0–1 0–1 0–0
Gor Mahia 1–0 4–1 1–0 0–1 2–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 1–1 2–0 0–0
Vegpro 3–0 1–0 0–0 0–3 2–1 0–0 2–0 1–1 0–0 0–2 0–0 1–1 2–1 0–0 0–1
Kenya Commercial Bank 3–4 1–2 0–2 1–2 1–0 1–1 3–0 2–2 1–0 2–1 1–0 0–0 0–1 0–4 0–2
Mahakama 2–1 1–1 1–3 1–3 1–0 2–0 0–0 0–1 2–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 0–0 0–2 0–0
Mathare United 3–3 1–1 1–1 0–0 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–1 1–2 1–3 1–0 2–2 0–0 0–1 2–0
Nairobi City Stars 0–1 2–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–2 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–0 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–0
Posta Rangers 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–3 1–0 0–1 1–3 1–1 3–2 2–1 2–1 1–4 0–0 0–1
Red Berets 2–2 4–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 3–1 1–1 0–1 1–2 0–4 1–0 2–0 0–0 1–1 1–2
Sofapaka 0–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 0–0 3–0 1–1 0–0 2–0 3–0 1–1 0–0 4–2
SoNy Sugar 2–0 1–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 0–0 2–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–2 2–2 2–0
Thika United 0–0 2–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 1–3 1–1 2–0
Tusker 0–0 0–0 0–2 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 3–1 0–1 1–2 1–0 0–0 2–0
Ulinzi Stars 2–0 2–1 1–0 2–0 3–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–0 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 0–1
Western Stima 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 2–2 3–2 1–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 3–0 3–0 2–2 0–3 1–2
Updated to match(es) played on 8 December 2010. Source: Kenyan Premier League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

See also

Notes
  1. "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.
  2. "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.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. Dennis Machio (27 January 2011). "Red Berets FC disbanded". MichezoAfrika.com. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
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