Country Kenya Champions Gor Mahia Matches played 9 | Teams 8 Runners-up Sony Sugar Goals scored 33 (3.67 per match) | |
The 2015 KPL Top 8 Cup was the fourth edition of the tournament, which kicked off on 26 September and ended on 7 November. 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.
Contents
- Competition format
- 2014 Kenyan Premier League standings
- Quarter finals
- Fixtures
- Semi finals
- First leg
- Second leg
- Final
- Goalscorers
- Team statistics
- References
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.
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.
2014 Kenyan Premier League standings
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.
Quarter-finals
The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 4 September. 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.
Fixtures
The matches are scheduled to take place on the weekend of 26–27 September.
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.
First leg
The first leg matches took place on 17 October.
Second leg
The second leg matches took place on 4 November.
Sony Sugar win 5–3 on aggregate.
Gor Mahia win 4–3 on aggregate.
Final
The final was played on 7 November.
Goalscorers
Team statistics
Updated to games played on 7 November 2015. 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.