The Kenyan Premier League (also known as the Tusker Premier League for sponsorship reasons and the FKF Premier League) is the top level in the Kenyan football league system. It was formed in 1963 under the Kenya Football Federation but is now controlled by the Football Kenya Federation.
The league was mostly stable until the late 1990s and since then its performance has not been even average. Until today, many of the league clubs have little or no finances to support themselves. However, since SuperSport became an official league partner, the league has taken on a more serious role with teams becoming professional and the majority of the clubs managing to get shirt sponsorships. This has seen the level of competition improve compared to the past.
The most successful clubs in the league are A.F.C. Leopards and Gor Mahia, who have both won the league title a record 12 times. The Leopards last won in 1998 while Gor Mahia's last victorious campaign was in 1995.
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