2020–21_Kenyan_Premier_League

FKF Premier League
Season	2020-21
Dates	28 November 2020 - 22 August 2021
Matches played	272
Goals scored	598 (2.2 per match)
Top goalscorer	Erick Kapaito; (24 goals)
Biggest home win	Bandari 5-0 Vihiga United; (23 February 2021)
Biggest away win	Vihiga United 0-4 Tusker; (30 May 2021)
Highest scoring	Western Stima 2-5 Tusker; (12 December 2020); Kariobangi Sharks 4-3 Gor Mahia; (10 January 2021); Bandari 4-3 Kakamega Homeboyz; (16 January 2021)
Longest winning run	7 matches; Tusker
Longest unbeaten run	12 matches; Tusker
Longest winless run	11 matches; Zoo
Longest losing run	7 matches; Zoo
	← 2019-20 2021–22 →

2020–21 Kenyan Premier League

Top-division Kenyan football season

The 2020–21 FKF Premier League (referred to as the BetKing Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the 18th season of Kenyan Premier League since it began in 2003, and the 58th season of top-division football in Kenya since 1963.

Quick Facts Season, Dates ...

Results

More information Home \ Away, AFC ...

Home \ Away	AFC	BAN	BID	GOR	KAK	SHA	KCB	MAT	NAI	NZO	POS	SOF	TUS	ULI	VIH	WAZ	STI	ZOO
AFC Leopards	—	2–0	1–3	ABD	2–3	0–1	2–1	1–0	1–0	1–0	2–1	3–0	2–1	1–0	3–1	0–1	0–2
Bandari	2–1	—	1–1	1–3	4–3	4–1	1–2	3–0	1–1	1–1	1–0	1–0	2–1	1–3	5–0	2–0	2–0
Bidco	0–2	2–2	—	1–3	1–1	1–0	0–1	2–1	0–0	1–1	1–0	0–0	2–1	1–1	1–0	1–2	1–0
Gor Mahia	0–0	0–0	1–1	—	1–0	0–2	0–2	3–1	1–0	0–2	0–1	1–0	1–2	1–0	0–1	0–0	1–2
Kakamega Homeboyz	1–2	1–2	2–0	1–2	—	4–1	0–0	4–2	2–0	0–0	1–1	1–0	0–1	3–1	1–3	0–1	4–0
Kariobangi Sharks	0–2	0–1	2–2	4–3	1–0	—	0–3	2–3	1–2	3–1	0–0	0–0	0–1	0–0	4–0	4–0	2–2
KCB	1–1	3–0	1–0	0–0	2–0	0–3	—	1–0	1–0	2–1	0–2	1–0	2–2	2–1	1–0	1–0	3–1
Mathare United	1–0	0–0	0–1	1–0	1–2	1–2	1–2	—	2–0	1–0	1–2	2–1	0–0	1–0	0–0	1–1	1–1
Nairobi City Stars	2–1	2–0	1–2	1–1	1–0	1–2	0–3	2–0	—	2–0	2–2	3–0	2–2	1–1	1–1	0–1	2–1
Nzoia Sugar	2–2	4–1	1–0	2–1	1–2	0–0	2–1	2–2	0–1	—	1–1	2–1	0–0	1–1	1–2	2–1	1–1
Posta Rangers F.C.	0–0	1–1	0–0	0–1	1–3	0–3	0–3	2–0	1–1	0–0	—	1–2	1–4	0–0	2–1	0–0	0–0
Sofapaka	1–0	2–2	0–0	1–2	1–2	1–2	2–2	4–2	1–0	1–0	1–1	—	1–2	0–0	1–1	2–0	3–1
Tusker	2–0	0–0	2–1	2–1	2–0	4–2	0–0	1–0	0–1	2–1	0–1	1–1	—	1–0	1–0	2–0	2–1
Ulinzi	0–1	0–2	0–0	1–0	2–0	2–0	0–0	2–1	0–2	1–0	2–1	2–0	1–4	—	0–0	2–1	2–2
Vihiga United	0–0	0–1	0–1	0–1	0–1	0–1	2–1	1–2	0–0	2–1	0–1	1–1	0–4	1–2	—	0–2	0–0
Wazito	1–2	2–2	1–1	0–1	1–0	2–0	1–1	2–1	2–1	2–1	1–1	0–3	1–1	0–0	3–1	—	1–0
Western Stima	3–2	1–1	0–0	1–3	2–3	1–2	0–2	2–5	0–2	2–2	1–1	0–1	2–5	1–2	0–2	1–0	—
Zoo Kericho																		—

Updated to match(es) played on 29 January 2021. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
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.

Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article 2020–21_Kenyan_Premier_League, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[table_hth_AFC0.36664732003894-25] As a result of the missed game between AFC Leopards and Gor Mahia the team was given a 3 point deduction and a Ksh. Ten Million fine.

[table_hth_GOR0.36664732003894-26] As a result of the missed game between AFC Leopards and Gor Mahia the team was given a 3 point deduction and a Ksh. Ten Million fine.

[:3-1] [1]
"Aussems: AFC Leopards unveil Belgian coach as they target title | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 13 February 2021.

[:1-2] [2]
"'I turned down Gor Mahia for Bandari' - Mbungo on his unveiling as Dockers coach | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 4 January 2021.

[:6-3] [3]
"'I am a winner and I expect Gor Mahia players to be winners' - Harrison | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 22 August 2021.

[4] [4]
"Kakamega Hombeoyz land Ksh20m MozzartBet sponsorship deal | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 29 December 2020.

[5] [5]
"Mathare United secure new sponsor in five-year-deal". Archived from the original on 16 March 2022.

[:4-6] [6]
"Stanley Okumbi: Posta Rangers unveil ex-Harambee Stars coach on three-year deal | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 13 February 2021.

[:0-7] [7]
"Sofapaka appoint Odhiambo from Bandari to replace Baraza | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 17 December 2020.

[:5-8] [8]
"Abdalla Juma: Ex-AFC Leopards tactician appointed Western Stima coach | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 13 February 2021.

[9] [9]
Olobulu, Timothy (6 July 2020). "Wazito Set for another purge as head coach Stewart Hall exits club". Capital Sports. Retrieved 30 November 2020.

[10] [10]
"Ambani re-appointed Wazito FC coach, Babu to deputise | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 30 November 2020.

[11] [11]
Titus, Waweru. "CONFIRMED: Gor Mahia head coach Steven Pollack leaves KPL Champions". The Standard. Retrieved 30 November 2020.

[12] [12]
"Oliveira Goncalves: Gor Mahia appoint Brazilian as Steven Polack successor | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 30 November 2020.

[13] [13]
"Tomas Trucha: AFC Leopards unveil new coach ahead of 2020-21 season | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 30 November 2020.

[14] [14]
"Old habits die hard: Wazito FC fire head coach Ambani, assistant Babu | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 30 November 2020.

[15] [15]
"Kimanzi: Ex-Harambee Stars coach unveiled at Wazito FC | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 30 November 2020.

[16] [16]
"Revealed: Trucha resigns as AFC Leopards coach after life threats | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 3 December 2020.

[17] [17]
"Gor Mahia coach Oliveira leaves, Omollo targetted as replacement | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 13 December 2020.

[:2-18] [18]
"Carlos Manuel Vaz Pinto: Gor Mahia confirm Portuguese as new coach | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 22 January 2021.

[19] [19]
"Baraza leaves Sofapaka after poor FKF Premier League season start | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 15 December 2020.

[20] [20]
"Paul Ogai: Western Stima part ways with former Coast Stima coach | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 13 February 2021.

[21] [21]
"Sammy Omollo: Posta Rangers fire tactician over poor performances | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 13 February 2021.

[22] [22]
"Ex-Gor Mahia coach Ouna takes over from fired Salim at Mathare United | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 4 June 2021.

[23] [23]
"Vaz Pinto: Gor Mahia confirm parting ways with head coach | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 22 August 2021.

[24] [24]
"Alagic reveals why he left Nairobi City Stars after Gor Mahia draw | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 22 August 2021.

[Zoo_Relegated-27] [25]
"Fifa relegates Zoo FC from FKF Premier League over match manipulation". goal. Retrieved 18 May 2021.

[FKF_Regulations-28] [26]
"FKF Rules and Regulations". FKF. Retrieved 27 November 2020.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

[10]

[11]

[12]

[13]

[14]

[15]

[16]

[17]

[18]

[19]

[20]

[21]

[22]

[23]

[24]

[lower-alpha 1]

[lower-alpha 2]

[25]

[26]

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
AFC Leopards	Nairobi	Nyayo Stadium	30,000
Bandari	Mombasa	Mombasa Municipal Stadium	10,000
Bidco	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
Kenya Commercial Bank	Nairobi	City Stadium	15,000
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
Tusker	Meru	Kinoru Stadium	10,000
Ulinzi	Nakuru	Afraha Stadium	8,200
Vihiga United	Kakamega	Bukhungu Stadium	5,000
Wazito	Machakos	Kenyatta Stadium	5,000
Western Stima	Kakamega	Bukhungu Stadium	5,000
Zoo Kericho	Kericho	Green Stadium	3,000

Team	Manager	Kit Manufacturer	Sponsor
AFC Leopards	Patrick Aussems^[1]	Umbro	Betsafe
Bandari	Mbungo Casa André^[2]	Uhlsport	Kenya Ports Authority
Bidco	Anthony Akhulia	Uhlsport	Noodies
Gor Mahia	Mark Harrison^[3]	Macron	Betsafe
Kakamega Homeboyz	Nicholas Muyoti	Select Sport	Mozzart Bet^[4]
Kariobangi Sharks	William Muluya	Umbro	Betway
Kenya Commercial Bank	Zedekiah Otieno		KCB
Mathare United	Frank Ouna		Triple5Bet^[5]
Nairobi City Stars	Vacant	Puma	Jonathan Jackson Foundation
Nzoia Sugar	Ibrahim Shikanda	Givova	Nzoia Sugar
Posta Rangers	Stanley Okumbi^[6]
Sofapaka	Kennedy Odhiambo^[7]	Adidas	Betika
Tusker	Robert Matano		Tusker
Ulinzi	Benjamin Nyangweso	Uhlsport	KDF
Vihiga United	Sammy Okoth		Vihiga County
Wazito	Francis Kimanzi		Adios Kuneen
Western Stima	Juma Abdalla^[8]	Givova
Zoo Kericho	Herman Iswekha

Team	Outgoing Manager	Manner Of Departure	Date of Vacancy	Position In Table	Incoming Manager	Date Of Appointment
Wazito F.C.	Stewart Hall^[9]	Resigned	6 July 2020	Pre-season	Fred Ambani^[10]	8 August 2020
Gor Mahia	Steven Polack^[11]	Mutual Consent	9 October 2020		Roberto Oliviera Gonclaves^[12]	10 October 2020
AFC Leopards	Anthony Kimani	Stepped Down			Tomáš Trucha^[13]	2 November 2020
Wazito	Fred Ambani^[14]	Sacked	9 November 2020		Francis Kimanzi^[15]	19 November 2020
AFC Leopards	Tomáš Trucha^[16]	Resigned	2 December 2020	4th	Patrick Aussems^[1]	9 February 2021
Gor Mahia	Roberto Oliviera Gonclaves^[17]	Mutual Consent	12 December 2020	14th	Carlos Manuel Vaz Pinto^[18]	10 January 2021
Sofapaka	John Baraza^[19]	Sacked	15 December 2020	10th	Kennedy Odhiambo^[7]	17 December 2020
Bandari	Kennedy Odhiambo^[7]	Signed By Sofapaka	17 December 2020	8th	Mbungo Casa André^[2]	4 January 2021
Nzoia Sugar	Vacant				Ibrahim Shikanda	6 January 2021
Western Stima	Paul Ogai^[20]	Sacked	1 February 2021	16th	Abdalla Juma^[8]	2 February 2021
Posta Rangers	Sammy Omollo^[21]	Sacked	4 February 2021	14th	Stanley Okumbi^[6]	8 February 2021
Mathare United	Salim Ali	Sacked	18 May 2021	17th	Frank Ouna^[22]	18 May 2021
Gor Mahia	Carlos Manuel Vaz Pinto^[23]	Mutual Consent	10 July 2021	6th	Mark Harrison^[3]	3 August 2021
Nairobi City Stars	Sanjin Alagić^[24]	Contract end	18 July 2021	9th	Vacant

Rank	Player	Club	Clean Sheets
1	James Saruni	Ulinzi Stars	12
2	Stephen Njunge	Nairobi City Stars	11
2	Joseph Okoth	KCB	11
3	Benjamin Ochan	AFC Leopards	10
	Emery Mvuyekure	Tusker F.C.
	Justin Ndikumana	Bandari

2020–21_Kenyan_Premier_League

2020–21 Kenyan Premier League

Team Changes

To Premier League

Promoted from Super League

From Premier League

Relegated from Premier League

Expelled from the KPL

Stadiums

Personnel and sponsoring

Managerial changes

League table

Results

Season statistics

Top scorers

Hat-tricks

Notes

Clean sheets

References

Share this article:

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Tusker (C)	32	19	8	5	52	26	+26	65	Qualifies for CAF Champions League preliminary round
2	KCB	32	18	8	6	44	23	+21	62
3	Bandari	32	14	11	7	47	37	+10	53
4	AFC Leopards	32	15	6	11	37	31	+6	48^{[lower-alpha 1]}
5	Kariobangi Sharks	32	14	6	12	45	42	+3	48
6	Kakamega Homeboyz	32	14	4	14	45	39	+6	46
7	Nairobi City Stars	32	12	9	11	34	30	+4	45
8	Gor Mahia	32	14	6	12	32	39	−7	45^{[lower-alpha 2]}
9	Wazito	32	12	9	11	30	33	−3	45
10	Ulinzi	32	11	11	10	29	29	0	44
11	Bidco	32	10	14	8	28	28	0	44
12	Sofapaka	32	9	11	12	34	37	−3	38
13	Posta Rangers	32	7	15	10	25	33	−8	36
14	Nzoia Sugar	32	7	12	13	33	38	−5	33
15	Mathare United	32	8	6	18	32	47	−15	30
16	Vihiga United	32	6	8	18	20	43	−23	26	Relegation Play-Offs
17	Western Stima (R)	32	4	10	18	31	57	−26	22	Releged to Kenyan National Super League
18	Zoo Kericho (R)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegated to FKF Division One League^[25]

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Erick Kapaito	Kariobangi Sharks	24
2	Elvis Rupia	AFC Leopards	17
3	Lawrence Juma	Sofapaka	16
4	William Wadri	Bandari	13
5	Derrick Otanga	Kenya Commercial Bank	12
6	Henry Meja	Tusker	11
7	Jules Ulimwengu	Gor Mahia	9
8	Mwinyi Shami Kibwana	Kakamega Homeboyz	8
	Peter Opiyo	Nairobi City Stars
	Kevin Kimani	Wazito
	Jackson Macharia	Tusker
	Daniel Otieno	Mathare United