2014 KPL Top 8 Cup

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]
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 Kinoru Stadium in Meru.

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 to 2014 CAF Champions League
2 A.F.C. Leopards (Q) 30 14 8 8 39 25+14 50 Qualification to 2014 CAF Confederation Cup 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 games played on 9 November 2013.
Source: Kenyan Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1A.F.C. Leopards qualified for the 2014 CAF Confederation Cup as winners of the 2013 FKF President's Cup.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

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

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

Second leg

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

Fixtures

Tusker win 2–1 on aggregate.

A.F.C. Leopards win 4–1 on aggregate.

Final

The final was played on 15 June.[4]

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1
 Kenya Keli, JacobJacob Keli A.F.C. Leopards
2
Kenya Salim, RamaRama Salim Gor Mahia
2
 Kenya Abulala, AllanAllan Abulala Ulinzi Stars
1
Kenya Alwanga, CliffordClifford Alwanga Tusker
Nigeria Ikenna, AustinAustin Ikenna A.F.C. Leopards
Kenya Kimani, KevinKevin Kimani Tusker
Kenya Kiongera, PaulPaul Kiongera Kenya Commercial Bank
Kenya Mieno, HumphreyHumphrey Mieno Sofapaka
Kenya Murunga, AndrewAndrew Murunga Kenya Commercial Bank
Kenya Odhiambo, ChrispinusChrispinus Odhiambo Kenya Commercial Bank
Kenya Odhiambo, DennisDennis Odhiambo Thika United
Kenya Osumba, BrianBrian Osumba Tusker
Kenya Shikokoti, JosephJoseph Shikokoti A.F.C. Leopards
Uganda Sserunkuma, DanDan Sserunkuma Gor Mahia
Kenya Wahome, LloydLloyd Wahome Tusker
Kenya Wanyama, BernardBernard Wanyama A.F.C. Leopards
Kenya Were, JesseJesse 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).
(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. ↑ 1.0 1.1 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. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
  3. ↑ Wilson Mathu (22 April 2014). "Top8 draw: Gor Mahia, AFC kept apart in semis". Futaa.com. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  4. ↑ Vincent Opiyo (13 June 2014). "Top 8: Tusker – AFC ticketing info". Futaa.com. Retrieved 20 June 2014.