2014 KPL Top 8 Cup

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2014 KPL Top 8 Cup
Country Kenya
Teams8
ChampionsTusker
Runners-upA.F.C. Leopards
Matches played9
Goals scored20 (2.22 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)
Rama Salim
(2 goals)[nb 1]
2013
2015
All statistics correct as of 15 June 2014.

The 2014 KPL Top 8 Cup was the fourth edition of the tournament, which kicked off on 5 April and ended on 15 June.[1] to be contested by the top 8 teams of the 2013 season of the Kenyan Premier League: A.F.C. Leopards, Bandari, Gor Mahia, Kenya Commercial Bank, Sofapaka, Thika United, Tusker and Ulinzi Stars.

Having won their first title the previous season, defending champions Tusker retained their title after beating A.F.C. Leopards 2–1 in the final played at the in Meru.

Competition format[]

The tournament follows a single-elimination format for the quarter-finals and the final, where the winning team immediately advances to the next round or wins the tournament, respectively.

For the semi-finals, the tournament adopts a double-elimination format, where a team must win two legs to advance to the final. If both teams are equal on aggregate goals at the end of the two legs, a penalty shoot-out will be conducted to determine who advances to the final. The away goals rule also applies in this round.

2013 Kenyan Premier League standings[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Gor Mahia (C, Q) 30 17 9 4 32 15 +17 60 Qualification for 2014 CAF Champions League
2 A.F.C. Leopards (Q) 30 14 8 8 39 25 +14 50 Qualification for 2014 CAF Confederation Cup[a]
3 Sofapaka 30 13 11 6 35 22 +13 50
4 Kenya Commercial Bank 30 11 14 5 40 22 +18 47
5 Tusker 30 10 12 8 30 23 +7 42
6 Bandari 30 10 12 8 30 28 +2 42
7 Thika United 30 11 9 10 27 31 −4 42
8 Ulinzi Stars 30 10 11 9 22 21 +1 41
9 Chemelil Sugar 30 10 10 10 27 24 +3 40
10 Muhoroni Youth 30 9 8 13 21 40 −19 35
11 SoNy Sugar 30 7 13 10 19 28 −9 34
12 Western Stima 30 6 14 10 23 25 −2 32
13 Mathare United 30 5 17 8 24 27 −3 32
14 Nairobi City Stars 30 7 11 12 24 36 −12 32
15 Kakamega Homeboyz (R) 30 6 11 13 22 29 −7 29 Relegation to 2014 National Super League
16 Vegpro (R) 30 4 10 16 17 36 −19 22
Updated to match(es) played on 9 November 2013. Source: Kenyan Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Bracket[]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
        
Sofapaka 1 (4)
Tusker 1 (5)
Tusker 1 1 2
Gor Mahia 0 1 1
Gor Mahia 2
Thika United 1
Tusker 2
A.F.C. Leopards 1
A.F.C. Leopards 1
Bandari 0
A.F.C. Leopards 1 3 4
K.C.B. 1 0 1
K.C.B. 2
Ulinzi Stars 1

Quarter-finals[]

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 26 March, and the ties scheduled for 5−6 and 19−20 April.[1]

Fixtures[]

5 April 2014 A.F.C. Leopards 1 – 0 Bandari Madaraka, Nairobi
15:00 UTC+3 Yellow card 21'
Goal 90' (o.g.)
Report Yellow card 8'
Yellow card 79'
Majid Yellow card 90'
Stadium: Nyayo National Stadium
6 April 2014 Sofapaka 1 – 1
(4 − 5 p)
Tusker Madaraka, Nairobi
15:00 UTC+3 Yellow card 15'
Kago Yellow card 25'
Mieno Goal 45'
Report Kimani Goal 75' Stadium: Nyayo National Stadium
Penalties
Mulumba Penalty scored
Miheso Penalty scored
Mieno Penalty scored
Penalty scored
Asike Penalty missed
Penalty scored
Penalty scored
Penalty scored
Penalty scored J. Were
Penalty scored Atudo
19 April 2014 Kenya Commercial Bank 2 – 1 Ulinzi Stars Machakos, Machakos
15:00 UTC+3 Goal 26'
Yellow card 32' Goal 89'
Yellow card 45'
Report Yellow card 43'
Yellow card 45'
Ochieng Yellow card 57'
Yellow card 78' Goal 90+1'
Stadium:
20 April 2014 Gor Mahia 2 – 1 Thika United Machakos, Machakos
15:00 UTC+3 Sserunkuma Goal 44' Yellow card 59'
G. Odhiambo Yellow card 49'
R. Salim Goal 59'
Report Mbugua Yellow card 37'
D. Odhiambo Goal 65'
Glay Yellow card 88'
Stadium:

Semi-finals[]

The draw for the semi-finals was held on 22 April.[2][3]

First leg[]

The first leg ties of the semi-finals were played on 7 and 25 May.

Fixtures[]

25 May 2014 Tusker 1 – 0 Gor Mahia Meru, Meru
15:00 UTC+3 Goal 45'
Aucho Yellow card 88'
Report Shakava Yellow card 38'
Kizito Yellow card 85'
Stadium:

Second leg[]

The second leg ties of the semi-finals were played on 4 and 11 June.

Fixtures[]

4 June 2014 Gor Mahia 1 – 1 Tusker Madaraka, Nairobi
15:00 UTC+3 R. Salim Goal 4'
Mohammed Yellow card 82'
Kizito Yellow card 84'
Report Omar Yellow card 40'
J. Were Goal 54'
Yellow card 90'
Stadium: Nyayo National Stadium

Tusker win 2–1 on aggregate.

A.F.C. Leopards win 4–1 on aggregate.

Final[]

The final was played on 15 June.[4]

15 June 2014 Tusker 2 – 1 A.F.C. Leopards Meru, Meru
15:00 UTC+3 Goal 11'
Yellow card 20'
Goal 76'
Report Yellow card 27'
Situma Yellow card 29'
Shikokoti Goal 35'
Stadium:

Top scorers[]

Rank Player Club Goals
1
Kenya A.F.C. Leopards
2
Kenya Rama Salim Gor Mahia
2
Kenya Ulinzi Stars
1
Kenya Tusker
Nigeria Austin Ikenna A.F.C. Leopards
Kenya Kevin Kimani Tusker
Kenya Kenya Commercial Bank
Kenya Humphrey Mieno Sofapaka
Kenya Andrew Murunga Kenya Commercial Bank
Kenya Kenya Commercial Bank
Kenya Dennis Odhiambo Thika United
Kenya Tusker
Kenya Joseph Shikokoti A.F.C. Leopards
Uganda Dan Sserunkuma Gor Mahia
Kenya Tusker
Kenya Bernard Wanyama A.F.C. Leopards
Kenya Jesse Were Tusker

Team statistics[]

Pos. Team Pld W D L Pts APts GF AGF GA AGA GD AGD CS ACS YC AYC RC ARC
1 Tusker 4 2 2 0 8 2.00 5 1.25 3 0.75 +2 0.50 1 0.25 4 1.00 0 0.00
2 A.F.C. Leopards 4 2 1 1 7 1.75 6 1.50 3 0.75 +3 0.75 2 0.50 5 1.25 1 0.25
Eliminated in the semi-finals
3 Gor Mahia 3 1 1 1 4 1.33 3 1.00 3 1.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 6 2.00 0 0.00
4 Kenya Commercial Bank 3 1 1 1 4 1.33 3 1.00 5 1.67 −2 −0.67 0 0.00 5 1.67 1 0.33
Eliminated in the quarter-finals
5 Sofapaka 1 0 1 0 1 1.00 1 1.00 1 1.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 2 2.00 0 0.00
6 Thika United 1 0 0 1 0 0.00 1 1.00 2 2.00 −1 −1.00 0 0.00 2 2.00 0 0.00
7 Ulinzi Stars 1 0 0 1 0 0.00 1 1.00 2 2.00 −1 −1.00 0 0.00 4 4.00 0 0.00
8 Bandari 1 0 0 1 0 0.00 0 0.00 1 1.00 −1 −1.00 0 0.00 3 3.00 0 0.00
Total 8(1) 5 3(2) 5 21 1.31 20 1.25 20 1.25 0 0.00 3 0.19 31 1.94 2 0.13

Updated to games played on 15 June 2014. Team(s) rendered in italics represent(s) the host nation(s). The competition's winning team is rendered in bold.
(1) – Total games lost not counted in total games played (total games lost = total games won)
(2) – Total number of games drawn (tied) for all teams = Total number of games drawn (tied) ÷ 2 (both teams involved)
(3) – As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

Notes[]

  1. ^ Goals scored during penalty shoot-outs are not counted.

References[]

  1. ^ a b Nesta Kizito (26 March 2014). "Sumptuous KPL Top 8 fixtures:Gor draw Thika". SportsNewsArena.com. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  2. ^ Jeff Kinyanjui (20 April 2014). "KPL Top8: Focus shifts to semis draw". Futaa.com. Archived from the original on 20 April 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
  3. ^ Wilson Mathu (22 April 2014). "Top8 draw: Gor Mahia, AFC kept apart in semis". Futaa.com. Archived from the original on 24 April 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  4. ^ Vincent Opiyo (13 June 2014). "Top 8: Tusker – AFC ticketing info". Futaa.com. Archived from the original on 18 June 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
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