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Ulinzi Stars F.C.

Kenyan football club

Summary

Kenyan football club

Field	Value
clubname	Ulinzi Stars
image	Ulinzi_Stars_FC_logo.png
image_size	250px
fullname	Ulinzi Stars Football Club
nickname	KDF
Ulinzi
founded
ground	Afraha Stadium
Nakuru, Kenya
capacity	8,200
owner	Kenya Defence Forces
mgrtitle	Head coach
manager	Stephen Ocholla
league	Kenyan Premier League
season	2024–25
position	KPL, 12th

Ulinzi Nakuru, Kenya

Ulinzi Stars Football Club is a professional 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.

History

Ulinzi Stars represent Kenya's Defence forces (the Kenya Army, the Air Force and the Kenya Navy). It was formed in 1995 when several military sides were combined. These teams were:

Waterworks
Scarlet (Third Battalion of the Kenya Rifles, based in Lanet, Nakuru),
Kahawa United (Kahawa Barracks, Kahawa, Nairobi)
Silver Strikers (12th Engineers, Thika),
Kenya Navy (Mombasa)
Spitfire (Kenya Air Force, Moi Air Base, Nairobi).

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.

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

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. They also had a rugby team, Ulinzi RFC, but was disbanded. They also had volleyball and handball teams.

Achievements

Kenyan Premier League: 4 ::2003, 2004, 2005, 2010
KPL Top 8 Cup: 1 ::2011

Performance in CAF competitions

CAF Champions League: 2 appearances ::2004 – First Round ::2011 – Preliminary Round

References

"Captain Opuko returns, Nyaudo is promoted in Technical Bench changes".
"Kenya – List of Champions".
"Ulinzi Stars website – history".
(July 2018)
Daily Nation website, December 14, 2008: [http://www.nation.co.ke/magazines/football/-/1224/502048/-/4exq6p/-/index.html Ulinzi epitomise KPL’s strength] {{Webarchive. link. (2019-12-29)
Daily Nation, May 4, 2007: [http://www.propertykenya.com/news/469079-champions-ulinzi-and-telkom-pull-out-of-basketball-league Champions Ulinzi And Telkom Pull Out of Basketball League] {{Webarchive. link. (2012-02-24)
Daily Nation, June 2, 2009: Rugby is the game and Injera man of moment]
[http://www.cavb.org/2006/07/17.html 2006 Volleyball World Championships: Kenya Names Provisional Squad of 22 players] {{Webarchive. link. (2008-09-07)
KBC, December 13, 2006: [http://www.kbc.co.ke/story.asp?ID=39901 Kenya's cereals team retain men handball title]

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