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Kenyan Premier League Titles (21)

Gor Mahia FC holds the record for the most top-flight league titles in Kenya, with 21 championships to its name. The club claimed its first title in its founding year, 1968, and most recently secured the crown in the 2023–24 season.

Notably, Gor Mahia went unbeaten in two title-winning campaigns, in 1976 and again in 2015. In 1985, the club clinched the league for a third consecutive season, a feat it repeated in 2015, and in 2020, Gor Mahia made history once more by becoming the first Kenyan club to win four consecutive league titles.

League Title Years:

1968, 1974, 1976, 1979, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023, 2024

Domestic Cup Titles (8)

Gor Mahia has won Kenya’s main domestic cup competition a record 8 times. The club lifted its first cup in 1981, defeating Busia United 2–1 at City Stadium. The most recent triumph came in 2021, when Gor Mahia edged out AFC Leopards in a tense final settled by a penalty shootout.

Domestic Cup Final Victories:
  • 1981: 2–1 vs Busia United
  • 1986: 1–0 vs Bandari FC
  • 1987: 2–0 vs AFC Leopards
  • 1988: 1–0 vs Kenya Breweries (now Tusker FC)
  • 2008: 2–0 vs Posta Rangers
  • 2011: 1–0 vs Sofapaka
  • 2012: 0–0 vs Sofapaka (won on penalties)
  • 2021: 0–0 vs AFC Leopards (won on penalties)
CECAFA Club Championships (3)

Gor Mahia has been crowned CECAFA Club Champions three times, dominating East and Central African club football in the 1980s.
Titles Won:

  • 1980: 3–2 vs Abaluhya (now AFC Leopards)
  • 1981: 1–0 vs Simba SC (Tanzania)
  • 1985: 2–0 vs AFC Leopards
Continental Glory

Gor Mahia has been a consistent participant in CAF competitions since their continental debut in 1969. In 1979, the club reached the final of the Africa Cup Winners’ Cup, losing to Cameroon’s Canon Yaoundé, becoming the first Kenyan club to achieve such a milestone.

In 1987, Gor Mahia etched its name into history by winning the Africa Cup Winners’ Cup (Mandela Cup), defeating Tunisia’s Esperance on away goals in the final, the only continental title ever won by a Kenyan club.

Other Domestic Competitions
Top 8 Cup (2 titles)

  • 2012: 2–0 vs Ulinzi Stars
  • 2015: 2–1 vs Sony Sugar

Super Cup / Charity Shield (8 titles)

  • 1991: 2–0 vs Rivatex FC
  • 2009: 3–0 vs Mathare United
  • 2013: 0–0 vs Tusker FC (won on penalties)
  • 2015: 2–1 vs Sofapaka FC
  • 2016: 1–0 vs Tusker FC
  • 2017: 1–0 vs AFC Leopards
  • 2019: 1–0 vs Bandari FC
  • 2023: 1–1 vs Kakamega Homeboyz (won on penalties)

Gor Mahia’s decorated trophy cabinet reflects not only decades of dominance but also the enduring spirit of a club that continues to set the benchmark in Kenyan football.