2015 KPL Top 8 Cup

KPL Top 8 Cup 103px 2015 Kenya 8 Gor Mahia Sony Sugar 9 33 Meddie Kagere(4 goals)Goals scored during penalty shoot-outs are not counted. 2014 2016 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.KPL Top 8 draw set to be conducted http://www.futaa.com/football/article/kpl-top-8-draw-set-to-be-conducted 27 August 2015 Kevin Teya Futaa.com 20 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150928230629/http://www.futaa.com/football/article/kpl-top-8-draw-set-to-be-conducted 28 September 2015 dead 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. 1,000,000 in prize money.http://www.futaa.com/football/article/kpl-top-8-semis-gor-drawn-against-tusker KPL Top 8 semis: Gor drawn against Tusker 27 September 2015 Chrisphine Magak Futaa.com 28 September 2015 April 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes 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.http://www.futaa.com/football/article/kpl-top-8-gor-toils-through-rocky-sony-to-clinch-title KPL Top 8: Gor toils through rocky SoNy to clinch title 7 November 2015 Chrisphine Magak Futaa.com 12 November 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151112012318/http://www.futaa.com/football/article/kpl-top-8-gor-toils-through-rocky-sony-to-clinch-title 2015-11-12 dead 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 2014 Kenyan Premier League Bracket 1/2/1 score n y Sofapaka Chemelil Sugar 2 (5) 2 (4) Ulinzi Stars Sony Sugar 1 (4) 1 (5) Tusker A.F.C. Leopards 4 2 Gor Mahia Muhoroni Youth 3 0 Sofapaka Sony Sugar 2 2 1 3 3 5 Tusker Gor Mahia 2 2 1 2 3 4 Sony Sugar Gor Mahia 1 2 Quarter-finals The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 4 September.KPL Top 8: AFC Leopards drawn against Tusker http://www.goal.com/en-ke/news/4523/kenya-premier-league/2015/09/04/15034342/kpl-top-8-afc-leopards-drawn-against-tusker 4 September 2015 Goal.com 20 September 2015 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. 26 September 2015 13:45 UTC+3 Sofapaka 2–2 Chemelil Sugar Baraza 61Mbatiye 86 Olwande 29 pen.Karani 59 5–4 Baraza Ouma Mulumba Odipo Ndayisenga Mwaniki Olwande Ouko Oyoo Mwaniki Wakhanya Mwinyi Report Kisumu, Kisumu Moi Stadium 26 September 2015 16:15 UTC+3 Gor Mahia 3–0 Muhoroni Youth Kagere 60Olunga 69Odhiambo 87 Report Kisumu, Kisumu Moi Stadium 27 September 2015 14:00 UTC+3 Ulinzi Stars 1–1 Sony Sugar Wamalwa 78 Chambiri 47 4–5 Wamalwa Hassan E. Ochieng Omondi F. Ochieng Wanyama Ayugi Asembeka Bruno Omunuk Report Nakuru, Nakuru Afraha Stadium 27 September 2015 16:15 UTC+3 Tusker 4–2 A.F.C. Leopards Asike 40Mieno 45Osumba 52Were 55 Diallo 26Kiiza 79 Report Madaraka Estate, Nairobi Nyayo National Stadium 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. 17 October 2015 14:00 UTC+3 Sony Sugar 2–2 Sofapaka Odiaga 10Ademba 44 Ndolo 30Shivachi 45 Report Nakuru, Nakuru Afraha Stadium 17 October 2015 16:15 UTC+3 Tusker 2–2 Gor Mahia Were 53Asike 90+1 Abondo 11Kagere 37 pen. Report Nakuru, Nakuru Afraha Stadium Second leg The second leg matches took place on 4 November. 4 November 2015 16:45 UTC+3 Sofapaka 1–3 Sony Sugar Mulumba 42 Monda 28Ssekayombya 38Shivachi 85 o.g. Report Madaraka Estate, Nairobi Nyayo National Stadium Sony Sugar win 5–3 on aggregate. 4 November 2015 19:15 UTC+3 Gor Mahia 2–1 Tusker Olunga 53 73 Kimani 9 Report Madaraka Estate, Nairobi Nyayo National Stadium Gor Mahia win 4–3 on aggregate. Final The final was played on 7 November.http://www.futaa.com/football/article/kpl-top-8-gor-sony-match-officials KPL Top 8: Gor-Sony match officials 7 November 2015 Chrisphine Magak Futaa.com 7 November 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151109021550/http://www.futaa.com/football/article/kpl-top-8-gor-sony-match-officials 9 November 2015 dead 7 November 2015 15:00 UTC+3 Sony Sugar 1–2 Gor Mahia Ssekayombya 9 Kagere 77 114 Report Raymond Onyango Kisumu, Kisumu Moi Stadium Goalscorers 4 goals RWA Meddie Kagere (Gor Mahia) 3 goals KEN Michael Olunga (Gor Mahia) 2 goals 22em KEN Eugene Asike (Tusker) UGA Andrew Ssekayombya (Sony Sugar) KEN Jesse Were (Tusker) 1 goal 22em KEN Ali Abondo (Gor Mahia) KEN Victor Ademba (Sony Sugar) KEN John Baraza (Sofapaka) KEN Marwa Chambiri (Sony Sugar) CIV Lamine Diallo (A.F.C. Leopards) KEN Meshack Karani (Chemelil Sugar) UGA Martin Kiiza (A.F.C. Leopards) KEN Kevin Kimani (Tusker) KEN David Mbatiye (Sofapaka) KEN Humphrey Mieno (Tusker) KEN Justine Monda (Sony Sugar) COD Felly Mulumba (Sofapaka) KEN Ekaliana Ndolo (Sofapaka) KEN George Odhiambo (Gor Mahia) KEN Byron Odiaga (Sony Sugar) KEN Samuel Olwande (Chemelil Sugar) KEN Brian Osumba (Tusker) KEN Collins Shivachi (Sofapaka) KEN Oscar Wamalwa (Ulinzi Stars) 1 own goal KEN Collins Shivachi (Sofapaka; against Sony Sugar) Team statistics yes yes yes 1 Gor Mahia #FFD700 3 1 0 9 4 yes 2 Sony Sugar #C0C0C0 1 2 1 7 6 |- |colspan="20"|Eliminated in the semi-finals |- yes 3 Tusker 1 1 1 7 6 yes 4 Sofapaka 0 2 1 5 7 |- |colspan="20"|Eliminated in the quarter-finals |- yes 5 Chemelil Sugar 0 1 0 2 2 yes 6 Ulinzi Stars 0 1 0 1 1 yes 7 A.F.C. Leopards 0 0 1 2 4 yes 8 Muhoroni Youth 0 0 1 0 3 yes yes 7 November 2015 yes 5 8 5 33 33 Notes "nb" References Category:KPL Top 8 Cup seasons Top 8 Cup