2015 KPL Top 8 Cup


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.
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

Bracket

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

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