2015 KPL Top 8 Cup

2015 KPL Top 8 Cup
Country  Kenya
Teams 8
Champions Gor Mahia
Runners-up Sony Sugar
Matches played 9
Goals scored 33 (3.67 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Meddie Kagere
(4 goals)[nb 1]
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All statistics correct as of 7 November 2015.

The 2015 KPL Top 8 Cup was the fourth edition of the tournament, which kicked off on 26 September and ended on 7 November.[1] It is set to be contested by the top 8 teams of the 2014 season of the Kenyan Premier League: A.F.C. Leopards, Chemelil Sugar, Gor Mahia, Muhoroni Youth, Sofapaka, Tusker and Ulinzi Stars. The winners of the tournament will receive Ksh. 1 million in prize money.[2]

Tusker were the defending champions of the competition, having won their second title in the previous season after beating A.F.C. Leopards 2–1 in the final played at the Kinoru Stadium in Meru. However, they were knocked out by eventual champions Gor Mahia in the semi-finals, beating Sony Sugar in the final after extra time to pick up their second title of the competition and their third title of the 2015 season.[3]

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.[1]

2014 Kenyan Premier League standings

Pos
Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Gor Mahia (C) 30 17 9 4 43 21+22 60 Qualification for 2015 CAF Champions League
2 Sofapaka 30 16 9 5 49 27+22 57 Qualification for 2015 CAF Confederation Cup 1
3 Tusker 30 14 11 5 42 25+17 53
4 Ulinzi Stars 30 12 15 3 33 20+13 51
5 Chemelil Sugar 30 12 12 6 24 16+8 48
6 Sony Sugar 30 9 14 7 27 21+6 0412
7 A.F.C. Leopards 30 10 11 9 30 25+5 0412
8 Muhoroni Youth 30 10 10 10 23 28−5 40
9 Thika United 30 9 12 9 31 310 39
10 Mathare United 30 10 8 12 19 25−6 38
11 Western Stima 30 9 9 12 26 33−7 36
12 Ushuru 30 10 3 17 22 40−18 33
13 Bandari 30 5 15 10 23 29−6 30
14 Kenya Commercial Bank 30 7 8 15 30 39−9 29
15 Nairobi City Stars (R) 30 4 12 14 18 35−17 24 Relegation to 2015 National Super League
16 Nakuru AllStars (R) 30 3 8 19 13 38−25 17

Updated to games played on 8 November 2014.
Source: Kenyan Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1Sofapaka qualified for the 2015 CAF Confederation Cup as winners of the 2014 FKF President's Cup.
2Sony Sugar were awarded 3 points and 2 goals after AFC Leopards failed to turn up for their match scheduled for 10 December.
(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 2 (5)  
 Chemelil Sugar 2 (4)  
   Sofapaka 2 1 3  
   Sony Sugar 2 3 5  
 Ulinzi Stars 1 (4)
 Sony Sugar 1 (5)  
   Sony Sugar 1  
   Gor Mahia 2  
 Tusker 4  
 A.F.C. Leopards 2  
   Tusker 2 1 3
   Gor Mahia 2 2 4  
 Gor Mahia 3
 Muhoroni Youth 0  

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 4 September.[4] Teams placed first to fourth on the league table were placed in one pot, while teams placed fifth to eighth were placed in another pot.[1]

Fixtures

The matches are scheduled to take place on the weekend of 26–27 September.[4]

Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals was held on 27 September, after the final quarter-final between Tusker and A.F.C. Leopards.[2]

First leg

The first leg matches took place on 17 October.[2]

Second leg

The second leg matches took place on 4 November.[2]

Sony Sugar win 5–3 on aggregate.

Gor Mahia win 4–3 on aggregate.

Final

The final was played on 7 November.[5][3]

Goalscorers

4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

Team statistics

Pos. Team Pld W D L Pts GF GA GD
1 Gor Mahia 4 3 1 0 10 9 4 +5
2 Sony Sugar 4 1 2 1 5 7 6 +1
Eliminated in the semi-finals
3 Tusker 3 1 1 1 4 7 6 +1
4 Sofapaka 3 0 2 1 2 5 7 -2
Eliminated in the quarter-finals
5 Chemelil Sugar 1 0 1 0 1 2 2 0
6 Ulinzi Stars 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0
7 A.F.C. Leopards 1 0 0 1 0 2 4 -2
8 Muhoroni Youth 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 -3
Total 9(1) 5 4(2) 5 23 33 33 0

Updated to games played on 7 November 2015. 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 2 3 Kevin Teya (27 August 2015). "KPL Top 8 draw set to be conducted". Futaa.com. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Chrisphine Magak (27 September 2015). "KPL Top 8 semis: Gor drawn against Tusker". Futaa.com. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  3. 1 2 Chrisphine Magak (7 November 2015). "KPL Top 8: Gor toils through rocky SoNy to clinch title". Futaa.com. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  4. 1 2 "KPL Top 8: AFC Leopards drawn against Tusker". Goal.com. 4 September 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  5. ↑ Chrisphine Magak (7 November 2015). "KPL Top 8: Gor-Sony match officials". Futaa.com. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
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