Country Kenya Runners-up Gor Mahia Goals scored 18 (2 per match) | Teams 8 Matches played 9 | |
Champions Muhoroni Youth (1st title) | ||
The 2016 KPL Top 8 Cup was the fifth edition of the tournament, which kicked off on 1 May and ended on 16 October. It was contested by the top 8 teams of the 2015 season of the Kenyan Premier League: A.F.C. Leopards, Bandari, Gor Mahia, Muhoroni Youth, Sofapaka, Tusker, Ulinzi Stars and Ushuru.
Contents
- Format
- 2015 Kenyan Premier League standings
- Quarter finals
- Fixtures
- Semi finals
- First leg
- Second leg
- Final
- Goalscorers
- Team statistics
- References
Gor Mahia were the defending champions of the competition, having won their second title in the previous season after beating Sony Sugar 2–1 after extra time in the final played at the Moi Stadium in Kisumu. However, they were beaten in the final by winners Muhoroni Youth, who picked up their first title of the competition and Ksh. 1 million in prize money.
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.
2015 Kenyan Premier League standings
Updated to games played on 1 November 2015.
Source: Kenyan Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1The winners of the 2015 FKF President's Cup will qualify for the 2016 CAF Confederation 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.
Quarter-finals
The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 12 April.
Fixtures
The ties are scheduled to take place on 1–2 May.
Semi-finals
The draw for the semi-finals was held on 2 May at the Nyayo National Stadium.
First leg
The first leg matches took place on 12 June.
Second leg
The second leg matches will take place on 19 June.
1–1. Muhoroni Youth advance to the final on away goals rule.
Gor Mahia win 3–0 on aggregate.
Final
The final took place on 16 October.
Goalscorers
Team statistics
Updated to games played on 16 October 2016. 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.