2022–23 Kenyan Premier League

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]

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.

Team Changes

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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

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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

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

League table

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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

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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

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Top scorers

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

Hat-tricks

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

References

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  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.