2010 in Kenyan football
| Season | 2010 | |||
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| Men's football | ||||
| Premier League | Ulinzi Stars | |||
| Nationwide League | Bandari | |||
| FKL Cup | Sofapaka | |||
| Super Cup | Sofapaka | |||
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The following article is a summary of the 2010 football season in Kenya, the 47th competitive season in its history.
Domestic leagues
Promotion and relegation
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Premier League
The 2010 Kenyan Premier League began on 20 February 2010 and ended on 14 November, 2010.
| 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 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 games played on 8 December 2010.
Source: 2010 Kenyan Premier League
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1 Sofapaka as winners of the 2010 FKL Cup qualified for the 2011 CAF Confederation Cup.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Relegation
Red Berets and Mahakama, were relegated to the Nationwide League for the following season, but the former disbanded due to immense pressure from its sponsors to produce good performances.[1]
Nationwide League
At the end of the 2010 season, Bandari and Congo JMJ United gained promotion to the Premier League for the following season.
Domestic cups
FKL Cup
Sofapaka beat West Kenya Sugar 2-0 in the final to lift the title for the second time their history.
Super Cup
The 2010 Kenyan Super Cup match was played on January 31, 2010 between Sofapaka, the 2009 Kenyan Premier League champions, and A.F.C. Leopards, who clinched their 8th FKL Cup title the same year. Sofapaka won 1−0 at full-time.
| 31 January 2012 | Sofapaka | 1 – 0 | A.F.C. Leopards | Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 UTC+3 | Mieno  19' |
News | Attendance: 30,000 |
International club competitions
Champions League
The 2010 CAF Champions League began on February 12, 2010 and finished on November 13, 2010. Sofapaka qualified for participation in the tournament as 2009 Kenyan Premier League champions. They were knocked out on aggregate in the preliminary round by Ismaily, who advanced to the first round.
| February 13, 2010 Preliminaries | Sofapaka  |
0 – 0 |  Ismaily |
Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi |
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| 16:00 UTC+3 | Report | Referee: Waziri Sheha (Tanzania) |
| February 27, 2010 Preliminaries | Ismaily |
2 – 0 | Sofapaka |
Ismailia Stadium, Ismailia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 UTC+2 | Homos 54' Said 67' |
Report | Referee: Adel El Raay (Libya) |
Confederation Cup
The 2012 CAF Confederation Cup began on February 2010 and ended in November 2010. A.F.C Leopards qualified for participation in the tournament as 2009 FKL Cup champions. They were knocked out on aggregate in the preliminary round by Banks, who advanced to the first round.
National team
Africa Cup of Nations
| 2012 Africa Cup of Nations |
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| Group J |
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The national team participated in the qualification phase of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations. They finished third in their group and missed out on the final tournament.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Angola |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 12 |
 Uganda |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 11 |
| Kenya |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
 Guinea-Bissau |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 3 |
| September 4, 2010 | Guinea-Bissau |
1 – 0 | Kenya |
Estadio 24 de Setembro, Bissau |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:00 UTC±0 | Dionísio 76' |
Report | Referee: Kacem Bennaceur (Tunisia)[2] |
| October 9, 2010 | Kenya |
0 – 0 | Uganda |
Kasarani Stadium, Nairobi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:00 UTC+3 | Report | Referee: Diata Badara (Senegal)[3] |
CECAFA Cup
Kenya participated in the 2010 CECAFA Cup, but were knocked out in the group stages, finishing last in their group with no points.
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 |
 Malawi |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 |
 Ethiopia |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Kenya |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -5 | 0 |
| November 29, 2010 | Malawi |
3 – 2 | Kenya |
Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium, Dar es Salaam |
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| 16:00 UTC+03:00 | Nyirenda 1' Banda 26', 81' |
Baraza 34' Ajwang 45+2' |
| December 2, 2010 | Kenya |
1 – 2 | Ethiopia |
Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium, Dar es Salaam |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:00 UTC+03:00 | Ajwang 85' |
Bekele 25', 44' |
| December 5, 2010 | Uganda |
2 – 0 | Kenya |
Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium, Dar es Salaam |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:00 UTC+03:00 | Okwi 81' Mwesigwa 90+2' (pen.) |
Other matches
The following is a list of all other matches played by Kenya in 2010.
| January 9, 2010 International friendly |
Kenya |
1 – 3 |  Cameroon |
Nairobi, Kenya |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Situma 9' |
Report | Webó 35' Emana 56'Idrissou 57' |
Stadium: Moi International Sports Centre |
| January 15, 2010 International friendly |
Yemen  |
3 – 1 | Kenya |
Sana'a, Yemen |
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| Report | Stadium: Ali Muhsin Al-Muriasi Stadium |
| August 11, 2010 International friendly |
Tanzania  |
1 – 1 | Kenya |
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
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| Ngassa 67' |
Report | Mariga 13' |
| August 18, 2010 International friendly |
Ethiopia |
0 – 3 | Kenya |
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
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| November 23, 2010 International friendly |
Tanzania |
1 – 0 | Kenya |
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References
- ↑ Dennis Machio (27 January 2011). "Red Berets FC disbanded". MichezoAfrika.com. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
- ↑ Group J Day 1 Report
- ↑ Group J Day 2 Report
External links
- Kenyan Premier League
- Futaa - Kenyan Football Portal
- KenyaFootball
- African Cup of Nations 2012 - Qualifiers
- FIFA.com - Kenya fixtures and results