1903 Mombasa FC [football section of the 1896 founded Mombasa SC]
1907 Feb Nairobi Town FC [renamed Town SC in summer 1908]
1935 Imara FC Nairobi [founded as Maragoli United FC (merger of Andimi FC (North Maragoli)
and Mungoma FC (South Maragoli)); merged 1984 into AFC Leopards]
1937 Tusker FC Nairobi [founded as Kenya Breweries]
1940 Feisal FC Mombasa [disbanded]
1948 Nyota FC Magongo [founded as Young Stars]
1950 Nairobi Heroes SC [dissolved 1968; formed by the Goan community in Nairobi]
1957 Reunion FC Nairobi [founded as Luo Union; temporarily known as Re-Union]
Blue Band FC [merged 1971 with Darlington to Kongowea FC]
Wanderers FC Mkanyageni Mombasa
1958 Black Panther FC [founded as London Hassan Bay FC]
Juventus FC Molo
195? Mwenge FC Mombasa [founded as Mombasa Liverpool FC]
1960 Cargo FC Mombasa [founded as LASCO FC; merged 1985 with
Kenya Ports Authority FC to Bandari FC]
Nyundo FC [founded as West Ham FC]
1961 Burnley FC Mombasa [only one year (1969) called Mvita FC]
Nakuru All-Stars
1964 Mar 12 AFC Leopards Nairobi [founded as Abaluhya FC (merger of Marama FC,
Samia United, Bunyore FC, Kisa FC, Tiriki FC,
Bukusu Brotherhood, Busamia FC, Lurambi FC,
Butsotso FC, Bushibungo FC and Eshirotsa FC)]
1964 Kakamega Black Stars FC
1968 Feb 17 GOR Mahia Nairobi [merger of Luo United and Luo Sports Club;
GOR = Gulf Olympic Rangers]
Chemelil Sugar FC Nyando
1969 Ahero Rangers FC
1970 Compel FC Webuye [founded as Panpaper FC]
Soweto FC Mombasa
1970(?) Black Mamba SC Nairobi [registered Aug 25, 1972, but already existed 1970]
1971 Kongowea FC Mombasa [merger of Blue Band FC and Darlington]
1972 Dinda FC [founded as Digo United FC]
Starfish FC Malindi
SS Assad FC Ukunda [founded as Simba SC]
1973 Apr 6 Vihiga FC
Apr 9 Nairobi City Council FC
Jun 21 Kisumu Telekom [founded as Post Office Kisumu; disbanded 2006]
Jun 21 Abeingo FC Nakuru [disbanded]
Jun 21 Samia Sharp Shooters FC
Jun 21 Miji Kende FC
JUn 21 Ngome FC
Jun 21 Tudor United FC
Jun 21 Mombasa Municipal FC
Jun 21 Baobab FC
Jun 21 Kiziwi Leopards FC
Jun 21 Liverstar FC
Jun 21 Mende FC
Jun 21 United Sparki FC
Jun 21 East African Airways FC
Jun 21 Chipukizi FC
Jun 21 Maida FC
1977 Dandora All Stars FC
Mumias Sugar FC [disbanded 2007]
1978 Vickers FC (Nakuru)
197? Bata Bullets FC Limuru [disbanded 1993]
1980 Posta Rangers Nairobi
Red Berets FC Nakuru [played 1980-2007 in Nairobi]
Shabana FC Kisii
Dagoretti Green Santos FC Nairobi
1982 Mbotela Kamaliza FC
SoNy Sugar FC Awendo
Nzoia Sugar FC Bungoma
1984 Meru Bombers FC [founded as Mafuko Bombers FC (merger of Meru FC and
Mutindwa FC); disbanded 2003; relaunched May 2022]
1985 Bandari FC Mombasa [merger of Cargo FC and Kenya Ports Authority FC]
Volcano United FC Nairobi [disbanded 1988]
1986 Kangemi United FC Nairobi [founded as MVOA Sportiff]
1989 Agrochemical FC Muhoroni]
Luanda Villa SC
1993 Kenya Commercial Bank FC Nairobi [founded as Umbrella of KCB SC]
1994 Mathare United FC Nairobi
Vegpro FC Naivasha [founded as Sher Agencies FC; temporarily known as Sher Karuturi FC]
1995 Utalii FC Ruaraka Nairobi [disbanded 2005]
Oserian Fastac FC Naivasha
Ulinzi Stars FC Nakuru [played 1995-2003 in Thika]
1996 Aug 23 Bumala FC
Aug 23 Busia Young Rovers FC
Aug 23 Nambale FC
Aug 23 Bukoma United FC
Aug 23 Mudembi Golden Stars
Aug 23 Chebwai FC (Kakamega)
Aug 27 Mumias Town Council FC
1997 Jan 15 Sameta Tigers FC
Jan 21 Igoma Tigers FC
Jan 21 Borangi Kings FC
Jan 21 Nyamuya Strikers FC (Nairobi)
Apr 28 KCC Busia FC
Jul 30 NSSF FC (Nairobi) [National Social Security Fund]
Euronuts FC Muguga
Western Stima FC Kakamega
Rueben United FC Mukuru
1998 Coast Stars FC Mombasa
Kibera Black Star FC Nairobi
1999 Kasarani Red Eagles
Dec Thika United FC [founded as Beirut FC]
2000 Mahakama FC Nairobi
FC Kariobangi Sharks
2001 Good Hope FC Mombasa
Mathare Youth FC Nairobi
2002 Kangemi Patriots FC Nairobi
Nyati FC Nairobi
2003 Leviticus FC Kangemi Nairobi
Muhoroni Youth FC [disbanded 2017]
Nairobi City Stars [founded as Hope FC]
GFE 105 Eldoret
2004 AC Nakuru [founded as Oserian Fastac FC]
Sofapaka FC Nairobi [SOte kama FAmilia kwa PAmoja Kuafikia Azimio]
2005 Kapkatet Youth FC
Ligi Ndogo SC Nairobi
2006 St Joseph FC Nakuru
Ushuru FC Nairobi [founded as Kenya Revenue Authority FC]
Mount Kenya United FC Nairobi [founded as Nakumatt FC]
2007 West Kenya Sugar FC Kakamega [founded as Kabrass United FC]
2009 Kipande FC Nairobi
Nairobi City Stars
Dec ? Sunrise FC (Nairobi)
Zoo Kericho FC
Congo United FC Mombasa [disbanded 2011]
2010 Kakamega Home Boyz FC
Nakuru Top Fry Allstars
Junda Strikers FC Kisauni
2011 Equity Bank FC Nairobi
Finlays Horticulture AFC Naivasha
Wazito FC Nairobi [renamed Muhoroni Youth in 2023]
2012 Jul 19 FC Talanta Nairobi
Tandora Ohangla FC
Kangemi All Stars
2013 Naivas FC Nairobi
Tandaza FC Nairobi
3K FC Nairobi
2014 Gogo Boys FC Kibera Nairobi
Vihiga United FC
2015 Soweto All-Stars Nairobi
2016 Moruga FC
2018 Borabu Sundowns FC
2022 Michael Olunga Football Academy FC Oyugis
Women Club Foundation Dates
1986 Eastlanders Nairobi
1999 Sunderland Samba AFC Nairobi
2002 Mathare United Women FC Nairobi
Kibera Girls Soccer Academy Nairobi
2008 Kayole Starlets FC Nairobi
Nakuru City Queens [founded as Nakuru West Queens]
2009 Kenya Police Bullets FC Nairobi
Thika Queens FC
2010 Dec Vihiga Queens FC Mbale
Mogotio Starlets FC
2013 Limuru Starlets FC
Mrembo FC Nairobi
Acakoro Football Academy Nairobi
Kangemi Ladies FC
2015 Bunyore Starlets
Royal Starlets FC Kitale
2016 Vickers Queens FC Nakuru
2017 Gusii Starlets FC Kisii
2018 Madira Soccer Assassins
Sources include: Weltfussballarchiv, AFC Leopards
Prepared and maintained by Hans Schöggl for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
Author: Hans Schöggl
Last updated: 9 Sep 2025
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