Season 2012 President's Cup Gor Mahia Super Cup Tusker | Premier League Tusker Top 8 Cup Gor Mahia | |
Division One Bandari (Zone A)
Kakamega Homeboyz
(Zone B) | ||
The following article is a summary of the 2012 football season in Kenya, which was the 49th competitive season in its history.
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Premier League
As of September 24, 2012.
Division One
As of July 22, 2012.
Premier League
The 2012 Kenyan Premier League began on February 11, 2012 and ended on November 10, 2012, with a break that lasted from May 20, 2012 to June 23, 2012.
On 21 August, the Kenyan Premier League and East African Breweries signed a KSh. 170 million (US$2.02 million; £1.28 million; €1.62 million) deal for the renaming of the league to the Tusker Premier League, making it the most lucrative deal in Kenyan football history. On 18 October, Puma signed a deal with the league for KSh. 10 million (US$117,275; £73,242; €90,052) to make them the official ball supplier for the league and its clubs with immediate effect.
Updated to games played on 10 November 2012.
Source: Kenyan Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1Gor Mahia qualified for the 2013 CAF Confederation Cup as winners of the 2012 FKF President's 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.
Women's Premier League
The 2012 Kenyan Women's Premier League began on March 3, 2012 and ended on October 7, 2012.
Relegated Sotik Super Stars had been highlighted as an incompetent team after losing 14−0 to three different teams: MOYAS Ladies, Mathare United and Matuu.
Updated to games played on 7 October 2012.
Source: FKF Girls' Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(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.
Division One
The Nationwide League had its name changed to FKF Division One at the beginning of the season.
The 2012 FKF Division One season began on March 3, 2012 and ended on November 18, 2012 in both Zone A and B.
Zone A
On 31 August 2012, Mathare Youth disbanded and therefore pulled out of the league, after which the FKF decided to scrap all of their second round results. This meant that all teams that had played against Mathare Youth had their points revoked or given back, depending on the results of the matches, and all upcoming fixtures involving Mathare Youth were cancelled.
Updated to games played on 18 November 2012.
Source: FKF Division One, Zone A
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1Coast United had 1 point deducted from their tally for willingly deciding not to turn up for their match against Sparki Youth on 1 May.
2Sparki Youth had 1 point deducted from their tally for willingly deciding not to turn up for their match against Coast United on 1 May and 6 points deducted from their tally for involvement in an assault on the referee of their match against Admiral on 22 September.
3Mathare Youth disbanded and therefore pulled out of the league, after which the Football Kenya Federation decided to nullify all their second round results and cancel their upcoming fixtures. As a result, the FKF ruled that there were 19 teams left in the league, therefore the 16th-placed team would also be relegated.
(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.
Zone B
Updated to games played on 18 November 2012.
Source: FKF Division One, Zone B
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(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.
President's Cup
The 2012 FKF President's Cup began on August 4, 2012 and ended on November 21, 2012. The FKF decided to change the quarter-final fixtures, meaning that A.F.C. Leopards and Kenya Revenue Authority were to now face Karuturi Sports and Sofapaka respectively.
Super Cup
The 2012 Kenyan Super Cup match was played on February 5, 2012 between Tusker, the 2011 Kenyan Premier League champions, and Gor Mahia, the 2011 FKL Cup winners. Tusker won 4−1 on penalties after the match ended 1−1 at full-time.
Top 8 Cup
The 2012 KPL Top 8 Cup began on March 14, 2012 and ended on August 19, 2012.
Champions League
The 2012 CAF Champions League began on February 18, 2012 and ended on November 11, 2012. Tusker qualified for participation in the tournament as 2011 Kenyan Premier League champions. They were knocked out on aggregate in the preliminary round by Armée Patriotique Rwandaise, who advanced to the first round.
Confederation Cup
The 2012 CAF Confederation Cup began on February 18, 2012 and ended on November 25, 2012. Gor Mahia qualified for participation in the tournament as 2011 FKL Cup champions. They were knocked out on aggregate in the preliminary round by Ferroviário de Maputo, who advanced to the first round. The Mozambican club had also requested to postpone the second leg by a week.
Kagame Interclub Cup
The 2012 Kagame Interclub Cup began on July 14, 2012 and ended on July 28, 2012. Tusker were invited to represent Kenya in the tournament as the 2011 Kenyan Premier League champions. They were knocked out in the group stage.
World Cup qualification
The national team advanced to the second round of World Cup qualifications in Africa after beating Seychelles 7-0 on aggregate in the first round.
Africa Cup of Nations qualification
The national team participated in the first round of qualification to the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations. They beat Togo 2-1 in the first leg on 29 February. However, they were beaten 1-0 in the second leg on 17 June and lost on away goals rule. Therefore, they did not advance to the second round.
African Nations Championship qualification
The national team participated in the preliminary round of qualification for the 2014 African Nations Championship. The second leg was to be played on 5 January 2013.
CECAFA Cup
Kenya were to host the CECAFA Cup to be held at the end of the year, and it would've been the first time they host the tournament since 2009 and the sixth time overall. However, CECAFA Secretary General Nicholas Musonye announced that the tournament was to be hosted in Uganda and not Kenya.
Other matches
The following is a list of all other matches played by the Kenya men's team in 2012.
Women
The following is a list of all matches played by the Kenya women's team in 2012.