The 2020–21 FKF Premier League (referred to as the BetKing Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the 18th season of Kenyan Premier League since it began in 2003, and the 58th season of top-division football in Kenya since 1963.
Team changes The following teams have changed division since the 2019–20 season.
To Premier League
Promoted from Super League
Nairobi City Stars Vihiga United F.C.
From Premier League
Relegated from Premier League
Kisumu All Stars Chemelil
Expelled from the KPL
Sony Sugar
Stadiums TeamLocationStadiumCapacityAFC LeopardsNairobiNyayo Stadium30,000BandariMombasaMombasa Municipal Stadium10,000BidcoThikaDel Monte Grounds Stadium20,000Gor MahiaNairobiCity Stadium15,000Kakamega HomeboyzKakamegaBukhungu Stadium5,000Kariobangi SharksMachakosKenyatta Stadium5,000Kenya Commercial BankNairobiCity Stadium15,000Mathare UnitedNairobiMISC Kasarani60,000Nairobi City StarsNairobiHope Centre5,000Nzoia SugarBungomaKanduyi Stadium5,000Posta RangersEldoretKipchoge Keino Stadium10,000SofapakaMachakosKenyatta Stadium5,000TuskerMeruKinoru Stadium10,000UlinziNakuruAfraha Stadium8,200Vihiga UnitedKakamegaBukhungu Stadium5,000WazitoMachakosKenyatta Stadium5,000Western StimaKakamegaBukhungu Stadium5,000Zoo KerichoKerichoGreen Stadium3,000
Personnel and sponsoring TeamManagerKit ManufacturerSponsorAFC Leopards Patrick AussemsUmbroBetsafeBandari Mbungo Casa AndréUhlsportKenya Ports AuthorityBidco Anthony AkhuliaUhlsportNoodiesGor Mahia Mark HarrisonMacronBetsafeKakamega Homeboyz Nicholas MuyotiSelect SportMozzart BetKariobangi Sharks William MuluyaUmbroBetwayKenya Commercial Bank Zedekiah OtienoKCBMathare United Frank OunaTriple5BetNairobi City StarsVacantPumaJonathan Jackson FoundationNzoia Sugar Ibrahim ShikandaGivovaNzoia SugarPosta Rangers Stanley OkumbiSofapaka Kennedy OdhiamboAdidasBetikaTusker Robert MatanoTuskerUlinzi Benjamin NyangwesoUhlsportKDFVihiga United Sammy OkothVihiga CountyWazito Francis KimanziAdios KuneenWestern Stima Juma AbdallaGivovaZoo Kericho Herman Iswekha
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing ManagerManner Of DepartureDate of VacancyPosition In TableIncoming ManagerDate Of AppointmentWazito F.C. Stewart HallResigned6 July 2020Pre-season Fred Ambani8 August 2020Gor Mahia Steven PolackMutual Consent9 October 2020 Roberto Oliviera Gonclaves10 October 2020AFC Leopards Anthony KimaniStepped Down Tomáš Trucha2 November 2020Wazito Fred AmbaniSacked9 November 2020 Francis Kimanzi19 November 2020AFC Leopards Tomáš TruchaResigned2 December 20204th Patrick Aussems9 February 2021Gor Mahia Roberto Oliviera GonclavesMutual Consent12 December 202014th Carlos Manuel Vaz Pinto10 January 2021Sofapaka John BarazaSacked15 December 202010th Kennedy Odhiambo17 December 2020Bandari Kennedy OdhiamboSigned By Sofapaka17 December 20208th Mbungo Casa André4 January 2021Nzoia Sugar Vacant Ibrahim Shikanda6 January 2021Western Stima Paul OgaiSacked1 February 202116th Abdalla Juma2 February 2021Posta Rangers Sammy OmolloSacked4 February 202114th Stanley Okumbi8 February 2021Mathare United Salim AliSacked18 May 202117th Frank Ouna18 May 2021Gor Mahia Carlos Manuel Vaz PintoMutual Consent10 July 20216th Mark Harrison3 August 2021Nairobi City Stars Sanjin AlagićContract end18 July 20219thVacant
League table
Results
Season statistics
Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Erick KapaitoKariobangi Sharks242 Elvis RupiaAFC Leopards173 Lawrence JumaSofapaka164 William WadriBandari135 Derrick OtangaKenya Commercial Bank126 Henry MejaTusker117 Jules UlimwenguGor Mahia98 Mwinyi Shami KibwanaKakamega Homeboyz8 Peter OpiyoNairobi City Stars Kevin KimaniWazito Jackson MachariaTusker Daniel OtienoMathare United
Hat-tricks PlayerForAgainstResultDate Elvis Rupia AFC Leopards Sofapaka 3–012 December 2020 Lawrence JumaSofapakaMathare United4-29 January 2021 Mwinyi Shami KibwanaKakamega HomeboyzKariobangi Sharks4-131 July 2021
Notes 4 Player scored 4 goals
Clean sheets RankPlayerClubClean Sheets1 James SaruniUlinzi Stars122 Stephen NjungeNairobi City Stars11 Joseph OkothKCB3 Benjamin OchanAFC Leopards10 Emery MvuyekureTusker F.C. Justin NdikumanaBandari
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