Kenyan Premier League

It is contested by 18 clubs and operates on a promotion and relegation system with the Kenyan National Super League.

Following constant wrangles between the then football governing administration and the eventual deteriorating of the National Football League, participating clubs opted out and decided to form a company that would see the smooth running of the league in a professional and transparent manner.

In 2003, the Kenyan Premier League was created and registered as a limited liability company whose ownership was shared amongst all the sixteen participating clubs and was to be affiliated to the Kenya Football Federation.

It is affiliated to Football Kenya Federation, which is also a shareholder and voting member of the KPL Board of directors.

The improved level of competition and eventual attention given to the league by the fans has seen major companies in Kenya lining up to partner with clubs.

[2] On 31 August 2023, Football Kenya Federation(FKF) unveiled Azam TV as their official broadcasting partners for the FKF premier league, after they signed a Seven-Year deal worth US$9.1 million(ksh1.3 billion).

[3] On 6 August 2015, East African betting company SportPesa gained the naming rights to the league, signing a four-and-a-half-year deal with the KPL reportedly worth KSh.450 million/= (approx.

[6] In July 2020, the FKF has announced a title sponsorship deal for the KPL with online betting firm BetKing Kenya in a five-year deal worth a total of KES1.2bn ($11.2m/€9.8m), or an average of KES240m per year, with the league called the BetKing Premier League.

[9] During the course of a season, traditionally from February to November but switched to August to May in 2018, each club plays the others twice (a double round-robin system): once at their home stadium and once at that of their opponents, for a total of 34 games.

If there is a tie for the championship, for relegation, or for qualification to other competitions, a play-off match at a neutral venue decides rank.

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