Kenya Commercial Bank S.C.

KCB

Full name

Kenya Commercial Bank Sports Club

Ground

Nairobi City Stadium
Nairobi, Kenya

Capacity

15,000

Head coach

James Omondi

League

Kenyan National Super League

2015

Kenyan Premier League
15th (relegated)

Home colours

Kenya Commercial Bank Sports Club, commonly known as KCB, is a Kenyan multi-sport club based in Nairobi. Owned by the Kenya Commercial Bank, the club's football team played for several years in the Kenyan Premier League, but were relegated at the end of the 2015 season after finishing in 15th place.

Kenya Commercial Bank also has rugby, volleyball and basketball teams, all of which play in their respective men's top-flight leagues of Kenya. In addition, their volleyball section has a women's team, which is among the most successful ones in Kenya. KCB has its own facilities in Ruaraka, Nairobi, which the rugby team uses as their home ground.

Aside from other sports, KCB also runs a chess club.^[1]

Departments

Football

The football club was founded in 1993. In 1996 it won the Nairobi Provincial League and was promoted to the Nationwide League. Two years later it won promotion to the Premier League.^[2]

Honours

Kenyan Transparency Cup: (1)

2004

Rugby

Main article: Kenya Commercial Bank RFC

KCB Rugby section was established in 1989 based on Kenya Breweries team which was disbanded that year.

Honours

Kenya Cup: (3)

2005, 2006, 2007

Volleyball

KCB has both men's and ladies's sections. At the 2007 FIVB Women's World Cup four KCB players played for Kenyan national team

Basketball

KCB's basketball section in known as Kenya Commercial Bank Lions (or KCB Lions). It has won the Kenyan Basketball Premier League in 2001 and 2007. Their women's team in known as KCB Lioness.

References

↑ The Standard, March 24, 2010: Nguku lifts Nakuru Open Chess title
↑ KPL website

External links

Kenyan Premier League

2016 clubs	A.F.C. Leopards Bandari Chemelil Sugar Gor Mahia Kakamega Homeboyz Mathare United Muhoroni Youth Nairobi City Stars Posta Rangers Sofapaka Sony Sugar Thika United Tusker Ulinzi Stars Ushuru Western Stima

Former clubs	Abaluhya Abiengo A.F.C. Kamili Agrochemical Alaskan Barclays Bank Baruti Bata Bullets Benham Black Mamba Blue Triangle Brooke Bond Bunyore Busia Simba Canons Coast Stars Coca-Cola Cook N' Lite Eldoret Eldoret Posta Eldoret United F.C. Kitale FC West Ham United Feisal Green Berets Hakati Sports Club Harambee Maseno Homa Bay Silver Stars Homegrown Kahawa United Kakamega Kakamega Black Stars Kangemi United Kari Karuturi Sports KCC Eldoret Kenya Commercial Bank Kenya Grain Growers Kenya Navy Kenya Pipeline Kenya Prisons Kenya Textile Mills Kimbo Kisima Bombers Kisumu AllStars Kisumu Hotstars Kisumu Posta Kisumu Telkom Lenana Warriors Luo Sports Club Luo Union Mahakama Maragoli United Marama Mathare Youth Maziwa Ministry of Works Kakamega Mombasa Cargo Mombasa Heroes Mombasa Liverpool Mombasa Warriors Motcom Muhoroni Mumias Sugar Nairobi City Stars Nairobi Heroes Nairobi Wanderers Nakuru AllStars Nakuru AllStars (1961) Nakuru Police Nakuru Transcom National Bank of Kenya Nzoia Sugar Oserian Panpaper Webuye Ramogi Rarcom Raymonds Red Berets Reli Reunion Rivatex Samia Union Scarlet Securicor Shabana Kisii Shell Stima Umeme Utalii Viatu Sportif Volcano Waterworks

Awards Seasons

Football in Kenya

Football Kenya Federation

National teams

Men's	National team U-23 U-20 U-17

Women's	National team U-20 U-17

League system

Men's	Premier League National Super League Division One Regional Leagues County Champions League Sub-County Leagues

Women's	Premier League Division One

Associated competitions

Rivalries

Nairobi
Naivasha
Nakuru

Lists

All-time table
Champions
Clubs
International footballers
Foreign players
Premier League Awards
Venues

Maasai Football Federation

Clubs
Expatriate players
Managers
Players
Records
Referees
Seasons
Venues

Rugby union in Kenya

Governing body	Kenya Rugby Union Rugby Football Union of East Africa

Multinational teams	East Africa (Tuskers)

Men	Kenya 7's U-21 U-19

Women	Women's 7's

International Competitions	Africa Cup Elgon Cup Victoria Cup Women's Elgon Cup Safari Sevens

Club Competitions	Kenya Cup Eric Shirley Shield Nationwide League Enterprise Cup Supremacy Cup Nairobi District Championship Bamburi Rugby Super Series Kenya National Sevens Circuit Impala Floodlit

Clubs	Homeboyz RFC Impala RFC Kenya Commercial Bank RFC Kenya Harlequin F.C. Kisumu RFC Mean Machine RFC Mombasa Sports Club Mwamba RFC Nakuru RFC Nondescripts RFC Scorpions RFC Strathmore University RFC

Schools' rugby	Blackrock Rugby Festival Prescott Cup Damu Pevu Shield

Related articles	1955 British Lions tour to South Africa 1962 British Lions tour to South Africa 1964 Wales rugby union tour 2009 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy RFUEA Ground

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