The Kenya Cup is the top tier club rugby union competition in Kenya organized by the Kenya Rugby Union. For the 2019-2020 season, twelve teams are divided into two pools of six, Each team plays home and away against each team in its pool and once against each team in the other pool. The top six teams in the single-table format qualify for the playoff finals: the top two teams secure a home semi-final. The other four teams are paired into two knock-out games: the winners of the two games each play one of the two top-ranked teams (that had secured an automatic semi-final berth). The winners of the two semi-final fixtures play in the final to determine the overall winner(the top-ranked team before the playoffs hosts the final). Promotion and relegation exists between the Kenya Cup, Championship and Nationwide leagues. The two lowest placed teams in the Kenya Cup are relegated to the Championship, and the top two teams in the Championship are promoted to the Kenya Cup. Games are played on Saturday afternoons usually preceded by corresponding fixtures in the Eric Shirley Shield. The Kenya Cup was founded in 1970 by the newly formed Kenya Rugby Football Union with the first tournament won by Impala RFC. KCB RFC retained the Kenya Cup for a third successive time after a 23-15 victory over Kabras Sugar in the final contested on 18 May 2019 at the Kakamega Showgrounds. 2021 Kenya Cup teams 2021 Kenya Cup Final Standings These are the final standings of the Kenya Cup. Champions The previous champions of the Kenya Cup are: 1970: Impala RFC 1971: Impala RFC 1972: Impala RFC 1973: Impala RFC 1974: Impala RFC 1975: Nondescripts RFC 1976: Nondescripts RFC 1977: Mean Machine RFC 1978: Nondescripts RFC 1979: Nondescripts RFC 1980: Nondescripts RFC 1981: Nondescripts RFC 1982: Nondescripts RFC 1983: Mwamba RFC 1984: Nondescripts RFC 1985: Nondescripts RFC 1986: Nondescripts RFC 1987: Barclays Bank RFC 1988: Nondescripts RFC 1989: Mean Machine RFC 1990: Mean Machine RFC 1991: Nondescripts RFC 1992: Nondescripts RFC 1993: Nondescripts RFC 1994: Nondescripts RFC 1995: Kenya Harlequin F.C. 1996: Kenya Harlequin F.C. 1997: Nondescripts RFC 1998: Nondescripts RFC 1999: Kenya Harlequin F.C. 2000: Impala RFC 2001: Impala RFC 2002: Impala RFC 2003: Kenya Harlequin F.C. 2004: Impala RFC 2005: KCB RFC 2006: KCB RFC 2007: KCB RFC 2008: Kenya Harlequin F.C. 2009: Impala RFC 2010: Kenya Harlequin F.C. 2011: Kenya