hekari united stamped their domination on the division from the first game week with a 6–2 victory over gigira laitepo on 30 october. as the only team to win on the opening day, they went straight to the top of the division, where they would remain for almost the entirety of the regular season. they were, however, held to account early on by eastern stars and tukoko university, the latter of whom went unbeaten in their opening four matches. heading into the winter break, hekari led the table by a single point ahead of eastern stars, with the reigning champions having a game in hand due to their participation in the 2010 fifa club world cup in abu dhabi.