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
Teams	8
Champions	Tusker
Runners-up	A.F.C. Leopards
Matches played	9
Goals scored	20 (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

Main article: 2013 Kenyan Premier League

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:

1. A.F.C. Leopards qualified for the 2014 CAF Confederation Cup as winners of the 2013 FKF President's Cup.

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

A.F.C. Leopards v Bandari

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

Sofapaka v Tusker

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

Kenya Commercial Bank v Ulinzi Stars

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

Gor Mahia v Thika United

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

A.F.C. Leopards v Kenya Commercial Bank

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

Tusker v Gor Mahia

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

Gor Mahia v Tusker

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.

Kenya Commercial Bank v A.F.C. Leopards

11 June 2014	Kenya Commercial Bank	0 – 3	A.F.C. Leopards	Madaraka, Nairobi
16:00 UTC+3		Report	P. Were  3' Ikenna  7' Wanyama  40' Keli  55'	Stadium: Nyayo National Stadium

A.F.C. Leopards win 4–1 on aggregate.

Final

The final was played on 15 June.[4]

Tusker v A.F.C. Leopards

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

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
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	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

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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.