Season 2009 Start date 2009 End date November 21, 2009 Matches played 240 | Champions League Sofapaka Location Kenya Goals scored 487 | |
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Champions Sofapaka
1st Premier League title
1st Kenyan title overall Confederation Cup A.F.C. Leopards
(cup winner) Top goalscorer John Baraza (Sofapaka)
Emeka Joseph (Tusker)
15 goals Biggest home win Tusker 5–0 Bandari
(17 May 2009) Relegated Bandari F.C., Agrochemical F.C. People also search for 2008–09 Malian Première Division | ||
The 2009 Kenyan Premier League was the sixth season of the Kenyan Premier League since it started in 2003 and the forty-sixth season of top division football in Kenya since 1963. It began on 7 February with Agrochemical and Red Berets and ended on 21 November with Sony Sugar and Western Stima.
Contents
Sofapaka had an alarmingly remarkable season, having just been promoted from the Nationwide League for the first time and immediately winning the title. They also managed to win the Kenyan Super Cup the following season.
Bandari and Agrochemical were relegated at the end of the season after replacing previously relegated Mahakama and Mathare Youth. However, Bandari managed to gain promotion again for the 2011 season.
Changes from last season
Relegated from Premier League
Promoted from Nationwide League
League table
Updated to games played on 21 November 2009.
Source: 2009 Kenyan Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1 A.F.C. Leopards as winners of the 2009 FKL Cup qualified for the 2010 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.
Results
Updated to games played on 21 November 2009.
Source: Kenyan Premier League
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.