2014 KPL Top 8 Cup

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.

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)Jacob Keli
Rama Salim
(2 goals)[nb 1]
2013
2015
All statistics correct as of 15 June 2014.

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 Kinoru Stadium 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[lower-alpha 1]
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

  Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                               
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 Wamalwa  21'
Omar  90' (o.g.)
Report Naftali  8'
Kitawi  79'
Majid  90'
Stadium: Nyayo National Stadium
6 April 2014 Sofapaka 1 – 1
(4 − 5 p)
Tusker Madaraka, Nairobi
15:00 UTC+3 Kasolo  15'
Kago  25'
Mieno  45'
Report Kimani  75' Stadium: Nyayo National Stadium
Penalties
Mulumba
Miheso
Mieno
Ekaliani
Asike
S. Odhiambo
I. Salim
Osumba
J. Were
Atudo
19 April 2014 Kenya Commercial Bank 2 – 1 Ulinzi Stars Machakos, Machakos
15:00 UTC+3 C. Odhiambo  26'
Kiongera  32'  89'
Muhando  45'
Report Mureithi  43'
Mogire  45'
Ochieng  57'
Abulala  78'  90+1'
Stadium: Kenyatta Stadium
20 April 2014 Gor Mahia 2 – 1 Thika United Machakos, Machakos
15:00 UTC+3 Sserunkuma  44'  59'
G. Odhiambo  49'
R. Salim  59'
Report Mbugua  37'
D. Odhiambo  65'
Glay  88'
Stadium: Kenyatta 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

7 May 2014 A.F.C. Leopards 1 – 1 Kenya Commercial Bank Madaraka, Nairobi
16:00 UTC+3 Juma  36'
Imbalambala  59'
Mudde  71'
Keli  75'
Report Idah  18'  40'
Murunga  24'
Kiongera  51'
Stadium: Nyayo National Stadium
25 May 2014 Tusker 1 – 0 Gor Mahia Meru, Meru
15:00 UTC+3 Osumba  45'
Aucho  88'
Report Shakava  38'
Kizito  85'
Stadium: Kinoru 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  4'
Mohammed  82'
Kizito  84'
Report Omar  40'
J. Were  54'
S. Odhiambo  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 Wahome  11'
Mugalia  20'
Alwanga  76'
Report Masika  27'
Situma  29'
Shikokoti  35'
Stadium: Kinoru Stadium

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1
Jacob Keli A.F.C. Leopards
2
Rama Salim Gor Mahia
2
Allan Abulala Ulinzi Stars
1
Clifford Alwanga Tusker
Austin Ikenna A.F.C. Leopards
Kevin Kimani Tusker
Paul Kiongera Kenya Commercial Bank
Humphrey Mieno Sofapaka
Andrew Murunga Kenya Commercial Bank
Chrispinus Odhiambo Kenya Commercial Bank
Dennis Odhiambo Thika United
Brian Osumba Tusker
Joseph Shikokoti A.F.C. Leopards
Dan Sserunkuma Gor Mahia
Lloyd Wahome Tusker
Bernard Wanyama A.F.C. Leopards
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 51.25 30.75 +20.50 1 0.25 4 1.00 0 0.00
2 A.F.C. Leopards 4 2 1 1 7 1.75 61.50 30.75 +30.75 2 0.50 5 1.25 1 0.25
Eliminated in the semi-finals
3 Gor Mahia 3 1 1 1 4 1.33 31.00 31.00 00.00 0 0.00 6 2.00 0 0.00
4 Kenya Commercial Bank 3 1 1 1 4 1.33 31.00 51.67 -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 11.00 11.00 00.00 0 0.00 2 2.00 0 0.00
6 Thika United 1 0 0 1 0 0.00 11.00 22.00 -1−1.00 0 0.00 2 2.00 0 0.00
7 Ulinzi Stars 1 0 0 1 0 0.00 11.00 22.00 -1−1.00 0 0.00 4 4.00 0 0.00
8 Bandari 1 0 0 1 0 0.00 00.00 11.00 -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. 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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