What happens if two clubs finish on the same points?

Goal difference decides first, then goals scored, then the head-to-head record between the clubs concerned. The order is fixed and applies at both ends of the table.

How many clubs are relegated, and what is the playoff?

The two lowest-placed clubs are relegated automatically to the National Super League, and the 16th-placed club plays a promotion playoff for its place in the division.

Who shows the league and who sponsors it?

Azam TV holds the broadcast rights under a seven-year deal signed in August 2023 worth US$9.1 million. SportPesa returned as title sponsor in September 2025 on a 10-year deal worth KSh1.12 billion, and the league is officially the SportPesa League.

18clubs in the league

34matches per club

22Gor Mahia's record title count

34Matches per club

League format explained

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The Kenyan Premier League is an 18-club, 34-match competition run by the Football Kenya Federation. This guide sets out the season calendar, the tie-break order, the relegation playoff and the money behind the broadcast and title deals.

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Figures that define the league

Numbers index

34Matches per clubEach of the 18 clubs plays every opponent home and away in a double round-robin.

US$9.1mAzam TV broadcast dealSigned in August 2023 for seven years, equivalent to KSh1.3 billion.

KSh1.12bnSportPesa title sponsorshipA 10-year deal signed in September 2025, about US$8.6 million.

Key figures

Key league figures by category
Item	Figure	Unit or note
Clubs in the league	18	clubs
Matches per club	34	matches (double round-robin)
Gor Mahia all-time titles	22	league championships
Tusker all-time titles	13	league championships
A.F.C. Leopards all-time titles	12	league championships
Azam TV broadcast deal	US$9.1m	seven years, signed August 2023 (KSh1.3bn)
SportPesa title deal	KSh1.12bn	10 years, signed September 2025 (about US$8.6m)
Single-season scoring record	26	goals, Maurice Ochieng, Gor Mahia, 1976

Key league figures by category

How many teams play, and how long is the season?

Eighteen clubs contest the league, each playing 34 matches in a double round-robin.

Every club meets every other club twice — once at home and once away — which produces 34 fixtures per club and 306 matches across the division in a full season.

The league was founded in 1963 and is run by the Football Kenya Federation. The season switched from a February–November calendar to an August–May calendar in 2018, aligning the campaign with the European-style academic and transfer year.

Because the calendar now runs across the turn of the year, the season straddles two calendar years: the 2024-25 campaign, for example, is named for the years in which it began and ended.

18 clubs, 34 matches each, double round-robin
Founded 1963, governed by the Football Kenya Federation
August–May calendar since the 2018 switch

Terms used in the league

Double round-robin: A format in which each club plays every other club twice, once at home and once away, producing 34 matches per club in an 18-team league.
Goal difference: Goals scored minus goals conceded; it is the first tie-break applied when clubs finish level on points.
Head-to-head: The record of results between the clubs concerned; it is the third tie-break, used only after goal difference and goals scored.
Promotion playoff: A playoff involving the 16th-placed top-division club and National Super League challengers, deciding the final place in the division.
National Super League: The division below the Kenyan Premier League, to which the two lowest-placed clubs are relegated each season.
Title sponsor: A sponsor whose name is attached to the competition itself, as with SportPesa and the SportPesa League branding.

Questions visitors ask

How many teams are in the Kenyan Premier League?: Eighteen clubs contest the league, each playing 34 matches in a double round-robin. Every club faces every opponent home and away.
What happens if two clubs finish on the same points?: Goal difference decides first, then goals scored, then the head-to-head record between the clubs concerned. The order is fixed and applies at both ends of the table.
How many clubs are relegated, and what is the playoff?: The two lowest-placed clubs are relegated automatically to the National Super League, and the 16th-placed club plays a promotion playoff for its place in the division.
Who shows the league and who sponsors it?: Azam TV holds the broadcast rights under a seven-year deal signed in August 2023 worth US$9.1 million. SportPesa returned as title sponsor in September 2025 on a 10-year deal worth KSh1.12 billion, and the league is officially the SportPesa League.

How this page was compiled

The page is assembled only from confirmed league facts: club count, match count, calendar change, title counts, tie-break order, relegation and playoff rules, scoring record and the broadcast and sponsorship contracts. No figures, names or contacts have been added beyond that record.

Sources

The source list covers the league's official structure, historical title counts and the announced broadcast and sponsorship agreements.