2016 Kenyan Premier League

Kenyan Premier League
Season2016
ChampionsTusker
6th Premier League title
11th Kenyan title overall
RelegatedUshuru
Nairobi City Stars
Champ. LeagueTusker
Confed. CupUlinzi Stars (cup runners-up)
Matches played240
Goals scored456 (1.9 per match)
Top goalscorerKenya John Makwatta
(18 goals)
Biggest home winSofapaka 5–0 Nairobi City Stars
(7 August 2016)[1]
Biggest away win
2 matches
Highest scoringSofapaka 2–5 Mathare United
(27 February 2016)[4]
2015
2017
All statistics correct as of 19 November 2016.

The 2016 Kenyan Premier League (known as the SportPesa Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the 13th season of the Kenyan Premier League since it began in 2003, and the 53rd season of top-division football in Kenya since 1963. It began on 13 February and ended on 19 November. Tusker won their eleventh league title, earning a place in the preliminary round of the 2017 CAF Champions League. Ulinzi Stars earned a place in the preliminary round of the 2017 CAF Confederation Cup as runners-up of the 2016 FKF President's Cup, which was also won by Tusker. The two teams will face each other at the 2017 Kenyan Super Cup.

A total of 16 teams competed for the Kenyan Premier League, of which 14 returned from the 2015 season. Posta Rangers and Kakamega Homeboyz were promoted from the second-tier FKF Premier League after spending three and two seasons away from the top flight, respectively.

  1. ^ "Sofapaka - Nairobi City Stars (07/08-2016 15:00)". Futaa.com. 7 August 2016. Archived from the original on August 19, 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Ushuru FC - Bandari (21/05-2016 16:15)". Futaa.com. 21 May 2016. Archived from the original on 25 April 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Ushuru - Western Stima (03/08-2016 14:00)". Futaa.com. 3 August 2016. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Sofapaka - Mathare United (27/02-2016 14:00)". Futaa.com. 27 February 2016. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2016.