Ulinzi Stars Football Club is a professional association football club based in Nakuru, Kenya. They compete in the Kenyan Premier League, where they won three consecutive titles from 2003 to 2005. They are the only team to have done so, along with AFC Leopards and Gor Mahia, and won their most recent league title in 2010.
History Ulinzi Stars represent Kenya's Defence forces (the Kenya Army, the Air Force and the Kenya Navy). It was formed in 1995 when several military sides were combined. These teams were: Waterworks Scarlet (Third Battalion of the Kenya Rifles, based in Lanet, Nakuru), Kahawa United (Kahawa Barracks, Kahawa, Nairobi) Silver Strikers (12th Engineers, Thika), Kenya Navy (Mombasa) Spitfire (Kenya Air Force, Moi Air Base, Nairobi).
Ulinzi have played in the Afraha Stadium since 2004, after moving from Thika. They won the Kenyan Sports Team of the Year award in 2010.The Standard, December 11, 2010: Rudisha and Lagat crowned Soya best athletes
The team doubles as the Kenya national military football team, which qualified for the 2011 Military World Games.Daily Nation website, December 14, 2008: Ulinzi epitomise KPL’s strength
Other clubs Ulinzi used to have a successful basketball team, Ulinzi Warriors, until 2007 when it was disbanded, despite being the reigning national champion, having won five consecutive league titles.Daily Nation, May 4, 2007: Champions Ulinzi And Telkom Pull Out of Basketball League They also had a rugby team, Ulinzi RFC, but was disbanded.Daily Nation, June 2, 2009: Rugby is the game and Injera man of moment] They also had volleyball2006 Volleyball World Championships: Kenya Names Provisional Squad of 22 players and handballKBC, December 13, 2006: Kenya's cereals team retain men handball title teams.
Achievements Kenyan Premier League: 4 2003, 2004, 2005, 2010
KPL Top 8 Cup: 1 2011
Performance in CAF competitions CAF Champions League: 2 appearances 2004 – First Round 2011 – Preliminary Round
References
External links Ulinzi Stars – official website