2018–19 Kenyan Premier League

Kenyan Premier League
Season	2018–19
Champions	Gor Mahia
Matches played	306
Goals scored	687 (2.25 per match)
Top goalscorer	Three players ; (17 goals)
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The 2018–19 Kenyan Premier League is the 16th season of the Kenyan Premier League, the top-tier football league in Kenya, since it began in 2003, and the 56th season of top-division football in Kenya since 1963. The season started on 8 December 2018.^[1]^[2]

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Gor Mahia (C)	34	21	9	4	58	25	+33	72	Qualification for Champions League
2	Bandari	34	18	10	6	45	29	+16	64	Qualification for Confederation Cup^[a]
3	Sofapaka	34	16	14	4	50	30	+20	62
4	Tusker	34	15	11	8	49	33	+16	56
5	SoNy Sugar	34	16	8	10	41	28	+13	56
6	Mathare United	34	14	13	7	48	35	+13	55
7	Kakamega Homeboyz	34	14	10	10	48	31	+17	52
8	Ulinzi Stars	34	10	15	9	36	32	+4	45
9	Kariobangi Sharks	34	10	15	9	40	37	+3	45
10	Kenya Commercial Bank	34	11	12	11	38	36	+2	45
11	AFC Leopards	34	11	10	13	33	39	−6	43
12	Nzoia Sugar	34	9	12	13	31	36	−5	39
13	Western Stima	34	8	15	11	27	37	−10	39
14	Chemelil Sugar	34	8	10	16	27	41	−14	34
15	Zoo Kericho	34	7	12	15	30	49	−19	33
16	Posta Rangers	34	7	11	16	28	36	−8	32	Relegation playoffs
17	Vihiga United (R)	34	4	14	16	27	48	−21	26	Relegation
18	Mount Kenya United (R)	34	5	3	26	31	85	−54	18	Relegation

Source: KPL
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Bandari are FKF President's Cup winners.

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Enosh Ochieng	Ulinzi Stars	17
	Umaru Kasumba	Sofapaka
	Allan Wanga	Kakamega
4	Cliff Nyakeya	Mathare United	15
5	Boniface Muchiri	Tusker	13
5	Yemi Mwana	Bandari	13
7	Danson Chetambe	Zoo	11
8	Derrick Otanga	Sony Sugar	10
9	Enoch Agwanda	Sony Sugar	9
	Erick Kapaito	Kariobangi Sharks
	Nicholas Kipkirui	Gor Mahia
	Jacques Tuyisenge	Gor Mahia

Hat-tricks

Player	For	Against	Score	Date
Erisa Ssekisambu	Gor Mahia	Mount Kenya Utd	4-1	16 January 2019
Sydney Lokale	Kariobangi Sharks	Ulinzi Stars	3-1	7 February 2019
Erick Kapaito	Kariobangi Sharks	Vihiga United	4-0	29 May 2019
Enosh Ochieng	Ulinzi Stars	Mount Kenya Utd	4-0	2 June 2019

References

^ Machakos double header highlights KPL Round One
^ Kenya 2018/19, RSSSF.com

[table_note_res_CCC0.50942353369176-3] Bandari are FKF President's Cup winners.

[1] Machakos double header highlights KPL Round One

[2] Kenya 2018/19, RSSSF.com

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