2011 in Kenyan football

Football in Kenya
Season 2011
Premier League Tusker
Nationwide League Oserian (FKL)
Muhoroni Youth (KFF)
FKL Cup Gor Mahia
Top 8 Cup Ulinzi Stars
Super Cup Sofapaka
← 2010 Kenya 2012 →

The following article is a summary of the 2011 football season in Kenya, the 48th competitive season in its history.

Domestic leagues

Promotion and relegation

Promoted to Premier League
Relegated from Premier League

Premier League

The 2011 Kenyan Premier League began on 26 February 2011 and ended on 26 November 2011.

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Tusker (C) (Q) 30 17 7 6 34 17 +17 58 Qualification to 2012 CAF Champions League
2 Ulinzi Stars 30 16 9 5 38 20 +18 57
3 Sofapaka 30 15 7 8 42 23 +19 52
4 Gor Mahia (Q) 30 12 12 6 27 22 +5 48 Qualification to 2012 CAF Confederation Cup 1
5 A.F.C. Leopards 30 13 7 10 36 27 +9 46
6 Sony Sugar 30 13 5 12 33 33 0 44
7 Rangers 30 11 10 9 33 31 +2 43
8 Chemelil Sugar 30 10 11 9 30 27 +3 41
9 Kenya Commercial Bank 30 11 7 12 38 32 +6 40
10 Thika United 30 11 6 13 36 39 −3 39
11 Western Stima 30 9 10 11 21 28 −7 37
12 Mathare United 30 7 13 10 32 35 −3 34
13 Karuturi Sports 30 8 10 12 20 28 −8 34
14 Nairobi City Stars 30 8 7 15 28 35 −7 31
15 Bandari (R) 30 9 4 17 22 39 −17 31 Relegation to 2012 FKF Division One
16 Congo JMJ United (R) 30 5 5 20 18 52 −34 20

Updated to games played on 16 December 2011.
Source: 2011 Kenyan Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1 Gor Mahia as winners of the 2011 FKL Cup qualified for the 2012 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.

Nationwide League

The 2011 Kenyan Nationwide League began on 13 March 2011 and ended on 27 November 2011.

Muhoroni Youth's promotion was heavily questioned, as the KFF Nationwide League season was inconclusive. Former KFF chairman Mohamed Hatimy said that Muhoroni Youth's promotion was unconstitutional as the league they played in was "unknown" and that there was only one Nationwide League; that run by the FKL and any promoted teams should have come from the FKL Nationwide League.[1]

FKL Nationwide League

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Oserian (C) (P) 30 13 12 5 49 34 +15 51 Promotion to 2012 Kenyan Premier League
2 Mahakama 30 14 7 9 46 31 +15 49
3 Agrochemical 30 13 10 7 32 23 +9 49
4 Nairobi Stima 30 11 15 4 32 23 +9 48
5 Kenya Revenue Authority 30 12 11 7 47 35 +12 47
6 Magongo Rangers 30 13 6 11 36 43 −7 45
7 Admiral 30 11 11 8 40 37 +3 44
8 Finlays Horticulture 30 10 12 8 29 30 −1 42
9 Administration Police 30 11 8 11 34 34 0 41
10 Nakuru AllStars 30 10 9 11 35 32 +3 39
11 Bidco United 30 8 14 8 36 30 +6 38
12 Gusii United 30 9 10 11 39 38 +1 37
13 Mathare Youth 30 6 12 12 37 39 −2 30 Relegation to 2012 Kenyan Provincial League 1
14 Strathmore University (R) 30 6 9 15 38 53 −15 27
15 Real Kisumu (R) 30 5 12 13 27 42 −15 27
16 KSL Thola Glass (R) 30 6 6 18 20 53 −33 24

Updated to games played on 27 November 2011.
Source: FKL Nationwide One
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1 Mathare Youth were to be relegated to Division Two, but due to a lack of enough teams in Zone A of FKF Division One, they were added to complete the list of 20 teams.
(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.

KFF Nationwide League

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Muhoroni Youth (C) (P) 30 23 5 2 51 21 +30 74 Promotion to 2012 Kenyan Premier League 1
2 Ligi Ndogo 30 22 4 4 59 18 +41 70
3 Kariobangi Sharks 28 19 6 3 53 19 +34 63
4 KSL Thola Glass 29 18 3 8 56 26 +30 57
5 Iron Strikers 30 14 8 8 50 29 +21 50
6 Milimani 27 13 3 11 32 31 +1 42
7 Kenya Meat Commission 28 13 0 15 23 40 −17 39
8 Karungu 28 11 5 12 27 29 −2 38
9 Don Bosco 30 11 8 11 34 34 0 41
10 Utawala 29 12 2 15 37 37 0 38
11 Yanga 29 9 5 15 29 37 −8 32
12 Lugulu Stars 29 9 3 17 23 31 −8 30
13 Makarios (R) 28 9 2 17 21 45 −24 29 Relegation to 2012 Kenyan Provincial League 2
14 Nanyuki (R) 29 7 4 18 26 52 −26 25
15 Annex 07 (R) 29 7 1 21 20 51 −31 22
16 Kiambaa United (R) 30 4 2 24 13 50 −37 14

Source: KFF Nationwide One
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1 Muhoroni Youth were promoted to the Premier League under controversial circumstances as the season was inconclusive.[1]
2 Relegation of teams in the league this season was done under controversial circumstances as the season was inconclusive.
(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.

Domestic cups

FKL Cup

Gor Mahia defeated previous winners Sofapaka 1–0 in the final for their ninth ever title.

Super Cup

Main article: 2011 Kenyan Super Cup

The 2011 Kenyan Super Cup match was played on 20 February 2011 between Ulinzi Stars, the 2010 Kenyan Premier League winners, and Sofapaka, the 2010 FKL Cup champions. The latter won 1–0 at full-time.

Top 8 Cup

Main article: 2011 KPL Top 8 Cup

The 2011 KPL Top 8 Cup began on 9 March 2011 and ended on 25 June 2011, with Ulinzi Stars beating Western Stima 2–1 in the final.

  Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                               
 Mathare United 0  
 Gor Mahia 2  
   Gor Mahia 0 0 0  
   Ulinzi Stars 0 1 1  
 Ulinzi Stars 2
 Karuturi Sports 0  
   Ulinzi Stars 2  
   Western Stima 1  
 Tusker 0  
 Western Stima 1  
   Western Stima 1 2 3 (2)
   Sofapaka 1 2 3 (1)  
 Sofapaka 2
 Sony Sugar 1  

International club competitions

Champions League

The 2011 CAF Champions League began on 28 January 2011 and concluded on 13 November 2011. Ulinzi Stars qualified for participation in the tournament as 2010 Kenyan Premier League champions. They were beaten on aggregate in the preliminary round by Zamalek, who advanced to the first round.

Confederation Cup

The 2011 CAF Confederation Cup began on 28 January 2011 and concluded on 4 December 2011. Sofapaka qualified for participation in the tournament as 2010 FKL Cup champions. They defeated AS Aviação on aggregate in the preliminary round and advanced to the first round, where they defeated Ismaily on aggregate to advance to the second round. There they beat Saint Eloi Lupopo on away goals rule to progress into the play-off round, in which they were defeated by Club Africain on aggregate and failed to advance to the group stage.

Kagame Interclub Cup

The 2011 Kagame Interclub Cup began on 25 June 2011 and ended on 10 July 2011. Ulinzi Stars were invited to represent Kenya in the tournament as 2010 Kenyan Premier League champions. They advanced through the group stage but were knocked out in the quarter-finals by Al-Merreikh.

National team

World Cup qualification

The national team participated in the first round of World Cup qualifications in Africa. They beat Seychelles 7–0 on aggregate to advance to the second round.

Africa Cup of Nations qualification

2012 Africa Cup of Nations
Group J

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 640275+212
 Uganda 632162+411
 Kenya 62224408
 Guinea-Bissau 610528−63

CECAFA Cup

The team participated in the 2011 CECAFA Cup held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. They finished third in their group, but, though having the same points as Tanzania, were knocked out on goal difference through the comparison of third-placed teams in the group stage.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Malawi 312031+25
 Sudan 312021+15
 Kenya 310223−13
 Ethiopia 302124−22

Ranking of third-placed Teams

Pos Grp Nation GP W D L GF GA GD Pts
1B Zanzibar 311142+24
2A Tanzania 310243+13
3C Kenya 310223−13

Nile Basin tournament

Kenya took part in the 2011 Nile Basin Tournament, organised by the Egyptian Football Association. The team finished second in its group and advanced to the quarter-finals, where they were beaten 5–1 by Egypt, and later 1–0 by Congo DR in the third place playoff.

Group stage

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 DR Congo 220031+26
 Kenya 21011103
 Sudan 200213−20

Quarter-finals

Third place playoff

Other matches

The following is a list of all other matches played by Kenya in 2011.

References

  1. 1 2 Patrick Korir (20 December 2011). "Hatimy: Muhoroni Youth promotion unconstitutional". Futaa.com. Retrieved 21 May 2012.

External links

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