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Ulinzi Stars Football Club is an association football club based in Nakuru, Kenya. They compete in the Kenyan Premier League, where they won three consecutive titles from 2003 to 2005. They are the only team to have done so, along with AFC Leopards and Gor Mahia, and won their most recent league title in 2010.[2]

Ulinzi Stars
Full nameUlinzi Stars Football Club
Nickname(s)KDF
Ulinzi
Founded1995; 27 years ago (1995)
GroundAfraha Stadium
Nakuru, Kenya
Capacity8,200
Owner Kenya Defence Forces
Head coach Stephen Ocholla [1]
LeagueKenyan Premier League
2021/2213th
Home colours

History


Ulinzi Stars represent Kenya's Defence forces (the army, the navy and the air force). It was formed in 1995 when several military sides were combined. These teams were:[3]

Ulinzi have played in the Afraha Stadium since 2004, after moving from Thika. They won the Kenyan Sports Team of the Year award in 2010.[4]

The team doubles as the Kenya national military football team, which qualified for the 2011 Military World Games.[5]


Other clubs


Ulinzi used to have a successful basketball team, Ulinzi Warriors, until 2007 when it was disbanded, despite being the reigning national champion, having won five consecutive league titles.[6] They also had a rugby team, Ulinzi RFC, but was disbanded.[7] They also had volleyball[8] and handball[9] teams.


Achievements


2003, 2004, 2005, 2010
2011

Performance in CAF competitions


2004 – First Round
2011 – Preliminary Round

References


  1. "Captain Opuko returns, Nyaudo is promoted in Technical Bench changes". Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  2. Kenya – List of Champions
  3. Ulinzi Stars website – history
  4. The Standard, December 11, 2010: Rudisha and Lagat crowned Soya best athletes[permanent dead link]
  5. Daily Nation website, December 14, 2008: Ulinzi epitomise KPL’s strength
  6. Daily Nation, May 4, 2007: Champions Ulinzi And Telkom Pull Out of Basketball League
  7. Daily Nation, June 2, 2009: Rugby is the game and Injera man of moment]
  8. 2006 Volleyball World Championships: Kenya Names Provisional Squad of 22 players Archived 2008-09-07 at the Wayback Machine
  9. KBC, December 13, 2006: Kenya's cereals team retain men handball title



На других языках


[de] Ulinzi Stars

Die Ulinzi Stars sind ein Fußballverein aus Nakuru in Kenia. Seine Heimspiele trägt der Klub im Afraha Stadion aus.
- [en] Ulinzi Stars F.C.

[es] Ulinzi Stars FC

El Ulinzi Stars Football Club es un equipo de fútbol de Kenia que juega en la Liga Keniana de Fútbol, la liga de fútbol más importante del país.

[ru] Улинзи Старз

«Улинзи Старз» (Ulinzi Stars FC) — кенийский футбольный клуб из Накуру. Выступает в чемпионате Кении. Домашние матчи проводит на стадионе «Афраха», вмещающем 8 200 зрителей.



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