2022–23 Kenyan Premier League

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Kenyan Premier League
Season2022–23
Dates19 November 2022 - 25 June 2023
Champions Gor Mahia (20th title)
Relegated Mathare United
Vihiga Bullets
CAF Champions LeagueGor Mahia
CAF Confederation CupKakamega Homeboyz
Matches played306
Goals scored651 (2.13 per match)
Top goalscorerKenya Elvis Rupia
(27 goals)
All statistics correct as of complete.

The 2022–23 Kenyan Premier League was the 20th season of the Kenyan Premier League since it began in 2003, and the 60th season of top-division football in Kenya since 1963. The season was set to commence on 24 September, however, an ongoing technical dispute with FIFA pushed the start to 19 November 2022.[1][2]

Team Changes[edit]

APS Bomet and Fortune SACCO gained promotion to the Premier League from the 2021–22 National Super League, with Mathare United and Vihiga United being relegated. However, the FKF announced on 9 November 2020 that the results of the 2021–22 Premier League were abandoned due to an ongoing technical dispute with FIFA, and the promotion/relegation from the previous season were canceled.[2]

Stadiums[edit]

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Locations of the 2022–23 teams
Team Location Stadium Capacity
AFC Leopards Nairobi Nyayo Stadium 30,000
Bandari Mombasa Mombasa Municipal Stadium 10,000
Bidco United Thika Del Monte Grounds Stadium 20,000
Gor Mahia Nairobi City Stadium 15,000
Kakamega Homeboyz Kakamega Bukhungu Stadium 5,000
Kariobangi Sharks Machakos Kenyatta Stadium 5,000
KCB Nairobi City Stadium 15,000
Kenya Police Nairobi Nyayo National Stadium 30,000
Mathare United Nairobi MISC Kasarani 60,000
Nairobi City Stars Nairobi Hope Centre 5,000
Nzoia Sugar Bungoma Kanduyi Stadium 5,000
Posta Rangers Eldoret Kipchoge Keino Stadium 10,000
Sofapaka Machakos Kenyatta Stadium 5,000
Talanta Nairobi Ruaraka Stadium 4,000
Tusker Nairobi Ruaraka Stadium 4,000
Ulinzi Stars Nakuru Afraha Stadium 8,200
Vihiga Bullets Kakamega Bukhungu Stadium 5,000
Wazito Machakos Kenyatta Stadium 5,000

Personnel and sponsoring[edit]

Team Manager Kit Manufacturer Sponsor
AFC Leopards Belgium Patrick Aussems
Bandari Kenya Twahir Muhiddin
Bidco Kenya Anthony Akhulia
Gor Mahia Northern Ireland Johnathan McKinstry
Kakamega Homeboyz Kenya Patrick Odhiambo
Kariobangi Sharks Kenya William Muluya
KCB Kenya Zedekiah Otieno
Kenya Police Kenya Francis Baraza
Mathare United Kenya Collins Omondi
Nairobi City Stars Kenya Nicholas Muyoti
Nzoia Sugar Kenya Salim Babu
Posta Rangers Kenya Salim Ali
Sofapaka Kenya David Odhiambo
Talanta Kenya Ken Kenyatta
Tusker Kenya Robert Matano
Ulinzi Kenya Bernard Mwalala
Vihiga United Kenya Sammy Okoth
Wazito Kenya Charles Odera

League table[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Gor Mahia (C) 34 20 10 4 53 22 +31 70 Qualification to CAF Champions League qualifying first round
2 Tusker 34 20 9 5 45 23 +22 69
3 Kenya Police 34 18 10 6 57 22 +35 64
4 Nzoia Sugar 34 18 10 6 43 23 +20 64
5 Kenya Commercial Bank 34 18 10 6 37 19 +18 64
6 Bandari 34 18 6 10 44 27 +17 60
7 AFC Leopards 34 14 9 11 32 25 +7 51
8 Kakamega Homeboyz 34 13 10 11 35 27 +8 49 Qualification for Confederation Cup[a]
9 Ulinzi 34 12 13 9 35 34 +1 49
10 Sofapaka 34 10 12 12 32 37 −5 42
11 Kariobangi Sharks 34 10 11 13 46 46 0 41
12 Posta Rangers 34 10 10 14 33 41 −8 40
13 Bidco 34 9 9 16 37 36 +1 36
14 FC Talanta 34 8 12 14 35 50 −15 36
15 Nairobi City Stars 34 8 10 16 37 49 −12 34
16 Wazito (O) 34 7 8 19 22 50 −28 29 Qualification for Relegation Play-Offs
17 Mathare United (R) 34 8 2 24 26 62 −36 26 Relegation to Kenyan National Super League
18 Vihiga Bullets (R) 34 3 3 28 28 86 −58 12
Source: FKF Premier League 2022
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[3]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Kakamega Homeboyz qualified for the CAF Confederation Cup by winning the 2023 FKF President's Cup.

Results[edit]

Home \ Away AFC BAN BID GOR KKH KAR KCB KEP MAT NAI NZO POS SOF TAL TUS ULI VIB WAZ
AFC Leopards — 1–0 1–4 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–2 1–0 2–1 1–2 1–0 0–1 1–2 0–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–0
Bandari 0–2 — 2–0 1–2 1–0 1–0 0–1 0–3 3–0 2–1 1–0 1–3 2–1 1–1 2–1 5–0 7–2 1–0
Bidco United 1–1 0–1 — 1–2 1–1 1–2 1–2 0–1 1–3 0–0 0–1 2–1 2–0 0–1 0–1 3–0 3–3 0–1
Gor Mahia 1–2 1–0 1–0 — 2–3 2–0 0–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 2–2 0–0 3–0 2–1 2–0 5–0 4–0
Kakamega Homeboyz 2–0 0–1 1–1 0–1 — 1–1 0–0 0–1 1–0 0–0 0–2 0–1 1–1 4–2 1–2 1–1 1–0 1–0
Kariobangi Sharks 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–3 — 2–1 1–2 1–2 1–2 1–3 0–0 2–0 2–2 0–1 3–2 3–3 2–2
KCB 0–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–1 2–1 — 2–2 2–1 1–0 1–2 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–2 0–0 3–0 2–0
Kenya Police 0–0 0–0 2–0 0–1 0–1 3–2 0–1 — 1–0 4–2 2–0 3–1 3–0 1–1 3–0 0–0 4–1 4–0
Mathare United 1–0 0–1 0–3 2–1 1–5 1–2 0–1 0–5 — 0–1 1–2 0–2 0–4 3–2 0–2 1–1 1–0 1–0
Nairobi City Stars 0–1 1–1 0–2 1–4 0–0 1–1 0–1 1–2 3–0 — 2–3 2–3 1–1 1–2 0–0 0–2 5–2 1–0
Nzoia Sugar 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–2 1–1 0–1 0–2 2–2 3–0 1–0 — 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 4–0
Posta Rangers 0–1 1–2 1–0 0–2 0–2 1–5 0–1 0–2 1–1 0–0 2–3 — 1–2 1–1 0–1 1–0 2–1 1–1
Sofapaka 1–1 0–2 0–3 0–0 3–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–2 0–0 0–0 — 1–0 0–1 2–2 2–0 2–3
Talanta 0–6 0–1 1–2 1–2 1–0 2–2 1–2 0–0 3–2 2–2 0–0 0–2 1–1 — 1–1 0–3 2–1 2–0
Tusker 1–0 1–0 3–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 4–1 0–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 — 0–0 2–1 2–0
Ulinzi Stars 0–2 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–2 1–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 — 3–1 1–0
Vihiga Bullets 2–1 0–2 0–3 1–3 0–2 1–3 0–3 0–4 1–0 4–2 0–2 0–1 2–3 0–1 0–4 0–1 — 1–3
Wazito 2–1 2–2 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–3 1–1 0–0 0–1 1–2 0–3 2–1 0–1 0–3 2–1 1–0 0–0 —
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Season statistics[edit]

Top scorers[edit]

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Kenya Elvis Rupia Kenya Police 27
2 Kenya Benson Omala Gor Mahia 25
3 Kenya Hassan Abdallah Bandari 12
Uganda Umar Kasumba Bandari
5 Kenya John Mwangi Nzoia Sugar 11
6 Kenya Hillary Simiyu Ulinzi Stars 10
7 Kenya Tyson Otieno Kariobangi Sharks 9
Kenya Kennedy Owino KCB
9 Morocco Raddy Manga Sofapaka 8
Kenya Austine Odhiambo Gor Mahia
Kenya Moses Shikanda Kariobangi Sharks

Hat-tricks[edit]

Player For Against Score Date
Uganda Ojok Deogracious Tusker Nairobi City 4-1 27 November 2022
Kenya Michael Karamor Kakamega Talanta 4-2 17 December 2022
Kenya Vincent Ogolla Vihiga Nairobi City 4-2 8 January 2023
Kenya Brian Yakhama Talanta Mathare United 3-2 14 January 2023
Kenya John Mwangi Nzoia Sugar Wazito 4-0 18 January 2023
Kenya Benson Omala Gor Mahia Vihiga 1-3 22 January 2023
Kenya Elvis Rupia Police Tusker 3-0 28 January 2023
Democratic Republic of the Congo Víctor Omune4 Leopards Talanta 0-6 9 February 2023
Kenya Benson Omala Gor Mahia Wazito 4-0 14 February 2023
Uganda Patrick Kaddu Gor Mahia Vihiga 5-0 29 March 2023

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Kenya requests Fifa lifts global suspension from football". bbc.com. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  2. ^ a b "FKF-Premier League start date set as 2021/22 campaign declared null and void". goal.com. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  3. ^ "FKF Rules and Regulations". FKF. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
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