The 2013 FKF Division One was the second season of

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and the

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season since it began in 1963. It began on 23 March and concluded on 21 December. On 12 April, Murang'a United were suspended from participating in the league any further for the rest of the 2013 season and relegated to the

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for missing three consecutive league games, against Brighter Stars, Maweni City and

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. They were only allowed to participate in the Provincial League from the beginning of the 2014 season, and would not be replaced by any other team during the course of the season. As a result, all their results were nullified. On 25 April, the

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initially decided to slash the league to 20 teams for the 2014 season. For that to happen, it was decided that the league will consist of top 5 teams in each zone (except the two teams that win the

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) in addition to the two relegated

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teams. The remaining 28 teams will be relegated to FKF Division Two, which will begin next season, along with the 8 teams promoted from the

. However, due to the creation of the

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on 10 July, it was decided that top 5 teams in each zone (except the two teams that win the

) would be promoted to the new league along with the two relegated Premier League teams, while the remaining 28 teams along with 12 teams promoted from the Provincial League would form the new FKF Division One, which is to be the third-tier league from the beginning of the 2014 season.

Changes from last season

For this season, all Division One teams endorsed a decision to split both Zone A and Zone B into two groups of 12 teams each, increasing the total number of teams in the league to 48. It was decided that the first group from Zone A comprise teams from the

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and

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regions while the second group comprise teams from the

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, North and South Coast regions. The first group from Zone B is to comprise teams from the

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, Central and South Rift regions while the second group comprise teams from the North Nyanza, North Rift and

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regions. In the league phase, teams are to play each other only one and winners from each of the four groups will play the winners from the other group in their zone in a two-legged play-off tie to determine who gains promotion to the

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for the following season. Outgrowers, who were to be relegated after finishing in 18th place in Zone B the previous season, were readmitted for reasons unknown.

From Division One

;Eliminated from

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(disbanded) ;Promoted to

* Bandari *

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;Relegated to

* Gatundu Stars * H.B.C. Mlimani * Iron Strikers * Karungu * KSL Thola Glass * Yanga

To Division One

;Relegated from

* Oserian *

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;Promoted from

* Brighter Stars * Hotsprings FC * Jericho AllStars * Kambakia Christian Centre * Kisero * Kisumu Youth Olympic Centre * Kolongolo * Maweni City * Mount Kenya United * Mumcop * Murang'a United *

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* Raiders *

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* Suam Orchards * Tala ;Introduced to

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Team name changes

* Congo JMJ United to FC West Ham United * Kisumu Youth Olympic Centre to Field Negroes * Maweni City to

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to Top Fry AllStars * Outgrowers to Busia United Stars * Raiders to Gusii RaidersDivision One team renamed
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* Rush to Kakamega Stars to Vihiga Stars * Tala to Mumbi Nationale

Teams

Stadia and locations

Zone A locations

Zone A clubs are from the

, Central,

and

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provinces.

=Zone A - Group 1 locations

=Zone A - Group 2 locations

Zone B locations

Zone B teams are from the

, Nyanza and

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provinces.

=Zone B - Group 1 locations

=Zone B - Group 2 locations

Managerial changes

''As of 19:24, 5 May 2013 (

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).''

League tables and results

Zone A

Zone A - Group 1

Zone A - Group 2

Zone B

Zone B - Group 1

Zone B - Group 2

Top scorers

Zone A

;Group 1 Last updated: 10 November 2013 ;Group 2 Last updated: 16 November 2013

Zone B

;Group 1 Last updated: 3 November 2013 ;Group 2 Last updated: 2 November 2013

Promotion play-offs

The promotion play-offs were contested between the winners of each of the 2 groups in both zones, to determine the winners of the zones, who would be consequently promoted to the

. The losers would still gain promotion to the

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Zone A playoffs

Zone B playoffs

References

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