Kenya 1997

Premier League
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Available Results:

AFC Leopards            1-1 Gor Mahia               [also for Jamhuri Day Cup]

[Apr 13]
Bandari                  -  Re-Union

[Oct 19,20]
Eldoret KCC              -  Gatundu Combined XI
Gor Mahia               1-0 AFC Leopards            [also for Kenyatta Day Cup]
Bandari                 1-0 Transcom
Ulinzi Stars            ppd Nzoia Sugar 

[Oct 25]
AFC Leopards            1-1 Utalii
Gor Mahia               2-0 Sony Sugar
Bandari                 2-1 Mumias Sugar
Kenya Brewery/HV        2-2 Chemelil Sugar
Kenya Brewery/HV        2-0 Sony Sugar

[Nov 1]
Utalii                  2-1 Panpaper
Gor Mahia               2-0 Kisumu Posta
Kenya Breweries         0-0 AFC Leopards
Nzoia Sugar             3-0 Bandari
Mumias Sugar            2-0 Sony Sugar

[Nov 8]
Mumias Sugar            3-2 Utalii
Re-Union                1-1 Bandari FC
[Nov 9]
Transcom                3-0 Utalii 
AFC Leopards            4-0 Re-Union
Rivatex                 1-1 Panpaper
Shabana                 2-0 Nzoia Sugar
Ulinzi Stars            2-0 Bandari

[Nov 16]
Bandari FC               -  Utalii


Final Table:

 1.Utalii                 34 18 12  4 45-26  66
 2.Gor Mahia              34 18 10  6 42-16  64
 3.Mumias Sugar           34 18  8  8 59-29  62
 4.AFC Leopards           34 17 12  5 48-25  62 [one point deducted?]
 5.Kenya Breweries        34 14 11  9 45-33  53
   Nzoia Sugar (Bungoma)  34 13 10 11 35-32  49
   Ulinzi Stars (Thika)   34 12 10 12 34-34  46
   Chemelil Sugar         34 10 16  8 31-31  46
   Reli                   34 11 13 10 25-26  46
   Eldoret KCC            record unknown
   Rivatex (Eldoret)      record unknown
   Shabana (Kisii)        34 11  8 15 37-47  41
   Kisumu Posta           34  9 12 13 23-33  39
   Re-Union               34  7 15 12 32-42  36
15.Sony Sugar             34  8 11 15 29-40  35
16.Bandari (Mombasa)      34  8  7 19 25-43  31  Relegated
17.Panpaper (Webuye)      34  6 12 16 22-48  30  Relegated
18.Transcom (Nakuru)      34  5 11 18 25-45  26  Relegated

Promoted: Green Berets (Thika), Oserian (Naivasha) and Mafuko Bombers (Meru).

 
Moi Golden Cup 1997

Round 1
AFC Leopards            2-0 Panpaper
Bandari FC              1-0 Ulinzi FC

Round 2
AFC Leopards            0-0 Gor Mahia               [3-2 pen]
[Aug 2]
Bandari FC               -  Kenya Breweries

Round 3
AFC Leopards            2-1 Ulinzi Stars

Semifinals
AFC Leopards            3-2 Mumias Sugar
Eldoret KCC             bt  Kenya Commercial Bank

Final [Oct 10]
Eldoret KCC             4-1 AFC Leopards
13' Mark Serengo 1-0  42' (p) Francis Oduor 1-1  72' Mark Serengo 2-1
82' Francis Xavier 3-1  85' Tom Reno 4-1

Line-ups:

KCC: Alfred Oliech-Salim Babu, Tony Shikubu, John Maina, Ken Ambundo, Dave
Chumba, Dennis Ochieng,(Francis Xavier), Willy Kilibwa, Frank Obare, Tom
Reno, Mark Serengo
Leopards: Ben Ouma-Eric Mbawi, Francis Oduor, Paul Ochieng, Francis Baraza,
Hassan Sessay (William Masumbuko), Tom Juna, Erik Ochieng, Maurice Sunguti,
David Odhiambo (Philip Ouma), James Kayimba (Fred Ambani)


Supercup 1997 [in Jan 98]
Eldoret KCC             1-0 Utalii (Ruaraka)


Jamhuri Day Cup [also counts for league]
AFC Leopards            1-1 Gor Mahia               [4-3 pen]

Kenyatta Day Cup [also counts for league]
Gor Mahia               1-0 AFC Leopards

Mohammed Waziri Cup
Makhwale                2-0 Kamasia
Indangalasia            0-0 Ebubole


Second Level ("super division"):

Eastern Zone included:
   National Bank of Kenya, Mabati, Green Berets, Kenya Commercial Bank (finished 5th),
   AFC Kamili, Mountex (Nanyuki), Kimbo, Super Congo.

Western Zone included:
   Muhoroni, Kapenguria Police.
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