- Source: 2014 KPL Top 8 Cup
The 2014 KPL Top 8 Cup was the fourth edition of the tournament, which kicked off on 5 April and ended on 15 June. 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.
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.
2013 Kenyan Premier League standings
Bracket
Quarter-finals
The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 26 March, and the ties scheduled for 5−6 and 19−20 April.
= Fixtures
=Semi-finals
The draw for the semi-finals was held on 22 April.
= 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.
Top scorers
Team statistics
Updated to games played on 15 June 2014. 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.
Notes
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Pavel Purishkin
- 2014 KPL Top 8 Cup
- KPL Top 8 Cup
- 2015 KPL Top 8 Cup
- 2013 KPL Top 8 Cup
- 2012 KPL Top 8 Cup
- 2015 in Kenyan football
- Sofapaka F.C.
- List of association football competitions
- Frank Nuttall
- 2014 Kenyan Premier League
