The 2018 Kenyan Premier League (known as the

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Premier League for sponsorship reasons) is the 15th season of the

Kenyan Premier League The Kenyan Premier League (KPL), officially known as the FKF Premier League and as the BetKing Premier League (BPL) for sponsorship reasons, is a professional league for men's association football clubs in Kenya. Standing at the top of the Kenyan ...

since it began in 2003, and the 55th season of top-division

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since 1963. It began on 3 February and is scheduled to end on 7 October.

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are the defending champions.

Changes from last season

;Relegated from

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Muhoroni Youth Muhoroni Youth Football Club is a football club from Muhoroni, Kenya, but plays its home matches at the Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi. They currently compete in the Kenyan Premier League, where they were promoted after winning the 2011 se ...

Western Stima Western Stima Football Club is a Kenyan football club based in Kakamega. The team play their home games primarily at the Bukhungu Stadium, but also at the Moi Stadium.http://www.kpl.co.ke/content.asp?id=15243 KPL profile Western Stima currently ...

;Promoted from National Super League * Vihiga United * Wazito

Teams

Seven of the participating teams are based in the capital,

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, while Bandari is the only team based at the

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Stadia and locations

League table

Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for matchday 13, but then postponed and played between days 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for day 16.
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Results

Top scorers

Hat-tricks

References

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