2013 Kenyan Premier League
| Season | 2013 |
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| Champions |
Gor Mahia 1st Premier League title 13th Kenyan title overall |
| Relegated |
Kakamega Homeboyz Karuturi Sports |
| Champions League | Gor Mahia |
| Confederation Cup | A.F.C. Leopards |
| Top 8 Cup |
A.F.C. Leopards Bandari Gor Mahia KCB Sofapaka Thika United Tusker Ulinzi Stars |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 432 (1.8 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |
Jacob Keli (17 goals) |
| Biggest home win |
KCB 6–0 Muhoroni Youth (1 March 2013) |
| Biggest away win |
Kakamega Homeboyz 1 – 5 Tusker (23 June 2013) |
| Highest scoring |
KCB 6–0 Muhoroni Youth (1 March 2013) Sofapaka 4–2 Karuturi Sports (31 March 2013) Kakamega Homeboyz 1 – 5 Tusker (23 June 2013) Western Stima 4–2 Muhoroni Youth (14 September 2013) |
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← 2012
2014 →
All statistics correct as of 9 November 2013.
Note: Walkovers counted in matches played but not counted in goals scored.
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| Leader | |
| End of qualification to the 2014 KPL Top 8 Cup | |
| Relegation to the 2014 Kenyan National Super League |
The 2013 Kenyan Premier League (known as the Tusker Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the tenth season of the Kenyan Premier League since it began in 2003, marking a decade of its existence. It was also the Golden Jubilee season of top division football in Kenya since 1963. It began on 24 February 2013 and ended on 9 November 2013. League champions Gor Mahia earned a place in the preliminary round of the 2014 CAF Champions League while 2013 FKF President's Cup champions A.F.C. Leopards earned a place in the preliminary round of the 2014 CAF Confederation Cup.
A total of 16 teams competed for the league, with fourteen returning from the 2012 season and one team from each of the two zones of FKF Division One. This was the first ever season for Kakamega Homeboyz in the top flight.
After beating Kakamega Homeboyz on 27 October, Gor Mahia won the Kenyan Premier League title for a joint record 13th time, matching the record set by their rivals A.F.C. Leopards in 1998. It was also Gor Mahia's first title since 1995.
Out of the 16 participating teams, 7 are based in the capital, Nairobi, while Bandari is the only team based at the Coast.
As of 20:27, 29 September 2013 (UTC+3).
Updated to games played on 9 November 2013.
Source: Kenyan Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1A.F.C. Leopards qualified for the 2014 CAF Confederation Cup as winners of the 2013 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.
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