Season 2014 Confed. Cup Sofapaka (cup winner) | Champ. League Gor Mahia | |
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Champions Gor Mahia
2nd Premier League title
14th Kenyan title overall Relegated Nairobi City Stars
Top Fry AllStars Top 8 Cup Gor Mahia
Sofapaka
Tusker
Ulinzi Stars
Chemelil Sugar
Sony Sugar
A.F.C. Leopards
Muhoroni Youth | ||
The 2014 Kenyan Premier League (known as the Tusker Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the eleventh season of the Kenyan Premier League since it began in 2003. It was also the 51st season of top division football in Kenya since 1963. Gor Mahia won the league title for the second consecutive season, earning a place in the preliminary round of the 2015 CAF Champions League while 2014 FKF President's Cup champions Sofapaka represented Kenya in the preliminary round of the 2014 CAF Confederation Cup. The two teams faced each other at the 2015 Kenyan Super Cup.
Contents
- Changes from last season
- Teams
- Head coaches
- Hooliganism
- League table
- Positions by round
- Results
- Top scorers
- References
A total of 16 teams competed for the league, with fourteen returning from the 2013 season and the promotion play-off winners of FKF Division One, which has since become the third tier of the Kenyan football league system after the introduction of the National Super League on 10 July 2013.
Changes from last season
Teams
Half of the 16 participating teams are based in the capital, Nairobi, while Bandari is the only team based at the Coast.
Head coaches
As of 18 July 2014.Hooliganism
On 11 May 2014, the match between Thika United and A.F.C. Leopards was the season's first to be abandoned after fans of the latter invaded the pitch in the 85th minute, frustrated by their team's failure to get on the score sheet. At the time the match was called off, Thika United were leading 1–0. The KPL awarded Thika United a 2–0 victory, and A.F.C. Leopards were handed a fine of Ksh. 500,000 to be paid by 20 June 2014.
On 26 October 2014, fans of Gor Mahia turned violent at the Kenyatta Stadium in Machakos after their team's 3–2 loss to Sofapaka. Fans began throwing objects at the police after the match, and over an hour after the game both teams and a number of fans were still stranded at the stadium. Following the match, Machakos County governor Alfred Mutua released a statement on behalf of the county government, banning Gor Mahia from the stadium "until further notice", and charging them Ksh. 10 million as compensation for damage caused to public and private property. The Football Kenya Federation then fined the club Ksh. 500,000 for the crowd trouble and ordered them to play their remaining league games behind closed doors, while Sofapaka were also fined Ksh. 300,000 for failing to place sufficient security measures in the stadium as the host team. However, in response to the sanctions imposed on Gor Mahia by the Machakos County government, the club's secretary-general Chris Omondi announced that the club would not be "paying any cent to Mutua", questioning his authority to impose a ban on the club.
League table
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.
Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolutions, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for matchday 13, but then postponed and played between days 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for day 16.
Last updated: 8 November 2014
Source: Futaa.com
Results
Updated to games played on 8 November 2014.
Source: Kenyan Premier League
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
2 ^ Sony Sugar were handed a walkover with 3 points and 2 goals after AFC Leopards failed to turn up for the match.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Top scorers
Last updated: 8 November 2014