2022–23 Kenyan Premier League
Football league season
Season | 2022–23 |
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Dates | 19 November 2022 – 25 June 2023 |
Champions | Gor Mahia (20th title) |
Relegated | Mathare United Vihiga Bullets |
CAF Champions League | Gor Mahia |
CAF Confederation Cup | Kakamega Homeboyz |
Matches played | 306 |
Goals scored | 651 (2.13 per match) |
Top goalscorer | ![]() (27 goals) |
← 2021–22 2023–24 → 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
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
![2022–23 Kenyan Premier League is located in Kenya](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Kenya_adm_location_map.svg/450px-Kenya_adm_location_map.svg.png)
![Bandari](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Bandari
![Kakamega Homeboyz Vihiga Bullets](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![Machakos](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Yellow_pog.svg/8px-Yellow_pog.svg.png)
Machakos
![Nairobi](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/8px-Blue_pog.svg.png)
Nairobi
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Locations of the 2022–23 teamsTeam | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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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
Team | Manager | Kit Manufacturer | Sponsor |
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AFC Leopards | ![]() | ||
Bandari | ![]() | ||
Bidco | ![]() | ||
Gor Mahia | ![]() | ||
Kakamega Homeboyz | ![]() | ||
Kariobangi Sharks | ![]() | ||
KCB | ![]() | ||
Kenya Police | ![]() | ||
Mathare United | ![]() | ||
Nairobi City Stars | ![]() | ||
Nzoia Sugar | ![]() | ||
Posta Rangers | ![]() | ||
Sofapaka | ![]() | ||
Talanta | ![]() | ||
Tusker | ![]() | ||
Ulinzi | ![]() | ||
Vihiga United | ![]() | ||
Wazito | ![]() |
League table
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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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:
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:
- ^ Kakamega Homeboyz qualified for the CAF Confederation Cup by winning the 2023 FKF President's Cup.
Results
Home \ Away | AFC | BAN | BID | GOR | KKH | KAR | KCB | KEP | MAT | NAI | NZO | POS | SOF | TAL | TUS | ULI | VIB | WAZ |
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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.
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
Top scorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() | Kenya Police | 27 |
2 | ![]() | Gor Mahia | 25 |
3 | ![]() | Bandari | 12 |
![]() | Bandari | ||
5 | ![]() | Nzoia Sugar | 11 |
6 | ![]() | Ulinzi Stars | 10 |
7 | ![]() | Kariobangi Sharks | 9 |
![]() | KCB | ||
9 | ![]() | Sofapaka | 8 |
![]() | Gor Mahia | ||
![]() | Kariobangi Sharks |
Hat-tricks
Player | For | Against | Score | Date |
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![]() | Tusker | Nairobi City | 4-1 | 27 November 2022 |
![]() | Kakamega | Talanta | 4-2 | 17 December 2022 |
![]() | Vihiga | Nairobi City | 4-2 | 8 January 2023 |
![]() | Talanta | Mathare United | 3-2 | 14 January 2023 |
![]() | Nzoia Sugar | Wazito | 4-0 | 18 January 2023 |
![]() | Gor Mahia | Vihiga | 1-3 | 22 January 2023 |
![]() | Police | Tusker | 3-0 | 28 January 2023 |
![]() | Leopards | Talanta | 0-6 | 9 February 2023 |
![]() | Gor Mahia | Wazito | 4-0 | 14 February 2023 |
![]() | Gor Mahia | Vihiga | 5-0 | 29 March 2023 |