2012 Kenyan Premier League
The 2012 Kenyan Premier League (known as the Tusker Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the ninth season of the Kenyan Premier League since its establishment in 2003 and the forty-ninth season of top division football in Kenya since 1963. It began on 11 February with Tusker and Nairobi City Stars and ended on 10 November with Oserian and Rangers. The winners of the league will earn a place at the preliminary round of the 2013 CAF Champions League and play against the 2012 FKF President's Cup champions at the 2013 Kenyan Super Cup.
Season | 2012 |
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Champions | Tusker 5th Premier League title 10th Kenyan title overall |
Relegated | Rangers Oserian |
Champions League | Tusker |
Confederation Cup | Gor Mahia (cup winner) |
Top 8 Cup | Tusker Gor Mahia A.F.C. Leopards Sofapaka Thika United Ulinzi Stars Chemelil Sugar Mathare United |
Matches played | 240 |
Goals scored | 458 (1.91 per match) |
Top goalscorer | John Baraza (Sofapaka) (18 goals) |
Biggest home win | KCB 4–0 Nairobi City Stars (2 March 2012)[1] A.F.C. Leopards 6-2 Rangers (8 April 2012)[2] |
Biggest away win | Rangers 0–6 Thika United (25 March 2012)[3] |
Highest scoring | A.F.C. Leopards 6-2 Rangers (8 April 2012)[2] |
Highest attendance | 20,409[4] (Gor Mahia versus AFC Leopards) |
← 2011 2013 → |
The defending champions Tusker, who also became the defending champions of the Kenyan Super Cup after beating Gor Mahia, the defending champions of the FKF Cup, earlier in the year, won their tenth league title after beating Nairobi City Stars 3−0 away at the Hope Centre. Gor Mahia, the former league leaders with 58 points (Tusker were second with 57), needed a win against Thika United to clinch a record thirteenth title, but the match ended in a 1−1 draw. A.F.C. Leopards, who were third with 57 points (Tusker were ahead on goal difference), also needed a win for a chance at a record thirteenth title as well, but lost 1−0 away to Chemelil Sugar.
A total of 16 teams are competed for the league, with fourteen returning from the 2011 season and one promoted from the FKL Nationwide League and the KFF Nationwide League, which were joint to make FKF Division One after the 2011 season. FKL champions Oserian and KFF champions Muhoroni Youth were promoted, while Congo JMJ United and Bandari, finishing last and second-last respectively, were relegated. Oserian were relegated at the end of the season, along with Rangers.
The league was halted at the end of 20 May to give teams a chance to rest and make possible changes in their squads during the mid-year transfer window. Matches resumed on 23 June.
On 21 August, the Kenyan Premier League and East African Breweries signed a KSh. 170 million (US$2.02 million; £1.28 million; €1.62 million) deal to rename the league to the Tusker Premier League, making it the most lucrative deal in Kenyan football history.[5]
Teams
Several teams share common stadiums in the league, the most shared being the Nyayo National Stadium, by A.F.C. Leopards, Muhoroni Youth, Rangers and Sofapaka.
Half of all the 16 teams are based in Nairobi.
Stadia and locations
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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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 |
Mathare United | Nairobi | Kasarani Stadium | 60,000 |
Muhoroni Youth | Muhoroni | Muhoroni Stadium | 5,000 |
Nairobi City Stars | Nairobi | Hope Centre | 5,000 |
Oserian | Naivasha | Naivasha Stadium | 5,000 |
Rangers | Nairobi | Nyayo National Stadium | 30,000 |
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 |
Personnel and kits
As of September 24, 2012.
Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer |
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A.F.C. Leopards | ![]() |
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Legea |
Chemelil Sugar | ![]() |
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Adidas |
Gor Mahia | ![]() |
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Legea |
Karuturi Sports | ![]() |
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Adidas |
Kenya Commercial Bank | ![]() |
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Adidas |
Mathare United | ![]() |
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Puma |
Muhoroni Youth | ![]() |
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Prima |
Nairobi City Stars | ![]() |
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Adidas |
Oserian | ![]() |
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Adidas |
Rangers | ![]() |
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Adidas |
Sofapaka | ![]() |
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Adidas |
Sony Sugar | ![]() |
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Joma |
Thika United | ![]() |
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Legea |
Tusker | ![]() |
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Legea |
Ulinzi Stars | ![]() |
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Adidas |
Western Stima | ![]() |
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Adidas |
Managerial changes
As of September 24, 2012.
Team | Outgoing | Reason | Date of vacancy | Incoming | Date of appointment | Table position |
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Gor Mahia | ![]() |
End of contract | December 2011[6] | ![]() |
17 December 2011 | End of 2011 season |
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Sacked | 5 March 2012[7] | ![]() |
7 March 2012 | ||
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Demoted | March 2012[8] | ![]() |
March 2012 | ||
Mathare United | ![]() |
Resigned | March 2012[9] | ![]() |
March 2012[9] | |
Muhoroni Youth | ![]() |
Suspended | April 2012[10] (then resigned)[11] | Reinstated | May 2012[12][13] | 12th |
Nairobi City Stars | ![]() |
Resigned | December 2011[14] | Reinstated | December 2011[15] | End of 2011 season |
Oserian | ![]() |
Resigned | June 2012[16] | ![]() |
June 2012[17] | 16th |
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Back to TD | 18 August 2012[18][19][20] | ![]() |
20 August 2012[21][22][23] | ||
Rangers | ![]() |
Sacked | December 2011[24] | ![]() |
January 2012 | End of 2011 season |
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Resigned | April 2012[25][26] | ![]() |
April 2012 | ||
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Resigned | June 2012[27] | ![]() |
22 June 2012[28][29] | 15th | |
Sofapaka | ![]() |
Sacked | 21 August 2012[30][31][32] | ![]() |
12 September 2012[33] | 3rd |
Sony Sugar | ![]() |
Sacked | January 2012[34] | ![]() |
January 2012 | End of 2011 season |
Tusker | ![]() |
Sacked | 15 August 2012[35][36][37] | ![]() |
24 August 2012[38] | 2nd |
Ulinzi Stars | ![]() |
Sacked | March 2012[39] | ![]() |
1 April 2012[40][41] |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Tusker (C, Q) | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 39 | 14 | +25 | 60 | Qualification for 2013 CAF Champions League |
2 | Gor Mahia (Q) | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 37 | 18 | +19 | 59 | Qualification for 2013 CAF Confederation Cup[lower-alpha 1] |
3 | A.F.C. Leopards | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 45 | 27 | +18 | 57 | |
4 | Sofapaka | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 34 | 24 | +10 | 48 | |
5 | Thika United | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 36 | 33 | +3 | 46 | |
6 | Ulinzi Stars | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 35 | 29 | +6 | 45 | |
7 | Chemelil Sugar | 30 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 41 | |
8 | Mathare United | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 41 | |
9 | Western Stima | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 25 | +2 | 40 | |
10 | Kenya Commercial Bank | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 35 | 31 | +4 | 39 | |
11 | Sony Sugar | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 38 | |
12 | Karuturi Sports | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 26 | −8 | 32 | |
13 | Nairobi City Stars | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 32 | −16 | 29 | |
14 | Muhoroni Youth | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 34 | −15 | 27 | |
15 | Oserian (R) | 30 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 33 | −18 | 24 | Relegation to 2013 FKF Division One |
16 | Rangers (R) | 30 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 22 | 53 | −31 | 24 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
- Gor Mahia qualified for the 2013 CAF Confederation Cup as winners of the 2012 FKF President's Cup.
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.
Leader | |
Relegation to the 2013 FKF Division One |
Notes: Top 8 qualified to the 2013 KPL Top 8 Cup
Results
Top scorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals[42] |
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1 | ![]() |
Sofapaka | 18 |
2 | ![]() |
Gor Mahia | 17 |
3 | ![]() |
Gor Mahia | 12 |
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Thika United | ||
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Ulinzi Stars | ||
6 | ![]() |
Kenya Commercial Bank | 11 |
7 | ![]() |
Mathare United | 10 |
8 | ![]() |
A.F.C. Leopards | 9 |
9 | ![]() |
Mathare United | 8 |
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Sony Sugar | ||
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Tusker |
Last updated: 10 November 2012
See also
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