Zoo Kericho Football Club is a
football
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club based in
Kericho,
Kenya. The club first participated in the
Kenya 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 ...
in 2017, the highest level of the Kenyan football league system.
On 4 May 2021, Football Kenya Federation announced that the club had been relegated to Kenyan football second tier, National Super League, on allegations of match fixin
Zoo FC play their home games at Green Stadium in Kericho town.
History
Zoo FC was formed in 2009 and joined the national league in 2010.
The club has twice failed to earn promotion to the top tier on technical grounds. In 2014 the league awarded points to
Shabana F.C., Shabana who, as a result, finished ahead of Zoo FC in the league table. In 2015, due to changes in the league structure no teams were relegated from the top tier
Kenya 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 ...
. In 2017, Zoo FC was promoted to the
Kenyan Premier League following an expansion of the top tier league to accommodate 18 teams.
References
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Kenyan National Super League clubs
FKF Division One clubs
Football clubs in Kenya
2009 establishments in Kenya
Association football clubs established in 2009
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