2015 FKF President's Cup

2015 FKF President's Cup
GOtv Shield
Country  Kenya
Dates 20 June–13 December 2015
Teams 64
Champions Bandari
Runners-up Nakumatt
Third place Muhoroni Youth
Fourth place Gor Mahia
Confed. Cup Bandari
← 2014
All statistics correct as of 13 December 2015.

The 2015 FKF President's Cup (known as the GOtv Shield for sponsorship reasons)[1] was the 44th season of Kenya's top domestic cup competition. It kicked off on 20 June and concluded on 13 December, with the domestic broadcasting rights for the competition held by SuperSport.[2] Originally scheduled to begin on 6 June,[3] participating teams were required to pay a registration fee of Ksh. 30,000 each by 30 May to enter the tournament.[4] The competition's defending champions are Sofapaka, who beat second-tier side Posta Rangers 2–1 in the previous final. Unlike the previous competition, no teams were seeded and given byes to further rounds, with the Football Kenya Federation's media officer John Kariuki explaining the decision as a way of "trying to make the competition more exciting because this being the domestic cup competition, we want the thrill of big teams facing the prospect of losing in the hands of lower-ranked teams."[3]

Kenyan Premier League side Bandari beat second-tier Nakumatt 4–2 in the final to win their first ever title. They received Ksh. 2 million in prize money and will represent Kenya in the preliminary round of the 2016 CAF Confederation Cup.[3]

Teams

Round Clubs
remaining		 Clubs
involved		 Winners from
previous round		 New entries
this round		 Leagues/teams
entering at this round		 Prize money[3]
First round 64 64 none 64 Kenyan Premier League
FKF Premier League
National Super League
FKF Division One
Regional Leagues
County Champions League
Sub-County League
Non-league teams
none
Second round 32 32 32 none none
Third round 16 16 16 none none
Fourth round 8 8 8 none none
Semi-finals 4 4 4 none none
Third place 2 2 2 none none Ksh. 750,0003
Ksh. 500,0004
Final 2 2 2 none none Ksh. 2 million1
Ksh. 1 million2
Key to numbers in match results
1 Kenyan Premier League
2 FKF Premier League
3 National Super League
4 FKF Division One
5 Regional Leagues
6 County Champions League
7 Sub-County League
n Non-league team

Key:

  • 1 – Winners
  • 2 – Runners-up
  • 3 – Third-placed team
  • 4 – Fourth-placed team

First round

The draw for the first round was held on 9 June.[5]

Teams withdrawing from the competition

For various reasons, eight teams pulled out of the first round to reduce the original number of teams from 72 to 64. Of the eight, three compete in the Kenyan Premier League, another four in the FKF Premier League, another and one in the National Super League.

Fixtures

The first round ties were played from 20 June to 15 August. 64 teams from the entire Kenyan football league system as well as non-league teams began their campaigns at this stage.

Nairobi County failed to show up for the match. APS Bomett advance to the second round.

Chemelil Sugar withdrew from the tournament. Bondo United advance to the second round.

Both teams withdrew from the tournament.

Oserian withdrew from the tournament. Fortune SACCO advance to the second round.

Bracket

Second round   Third round   Quarter-finals   Semi-finals   Final
                                   
19 September                        
Posta Rangers 0
10 October
Nzoia United 1  
Nzoia United 1 (5)
20 September
  Tusker 1 (4)  
Tusker 5
  8 November
G.F.E. 105 0  
Nzoia United 2
20 September
  Muhoroni Youth 3  
Muhoroni Youth 4
11 October  
K.C.B. 2  
Muhoroni Youth 1
25 August
  Police 1  
Police 2
  15 November
Western Stima 1  
Muhoroni Youth 1
19 September
  Bandari 4  
Bondo United 0
10 October  
Bandari 3  
Bandari 2
30 August
  APS Bomet 1  
APS Bomet 3
  7 November
Border Lions 1  
Bandari 1
21 June
  Ulinzi Stars 0  
Shabana 2
21 October  
Ulinzi Stars 3  
Ulinzi Stars 4
19 September
  A.F.C. Leopards 0  
A.F.C. Leopards 2
  13 December
Wazito 1  
Bandari 4
29 August
  Nakumatt 2
Fortune SACCO 8
10 October  
Vihiga United 7  
Fortune SACCO 0
20 September
  Nakumatt 4  
Nairobi City Stars 1 (2)
  14 November
Nakumatt 1 (4)  
Nakumatt 1 (3)
20 September
  Sony Sugar 1 (1)  
Sony Sugar w/o
10 October  
Thika United —  
Sony Sugar 2
20 September
  West Kenya Sugar 1  
Modern Coast 1 (3)
  9 December
West Kenya Sugar 1 (4)  
Nakumatt 1 (4)
20 September
  Gor Mahia 1 (2)  
Gor Mahia 3
14 October  
Ushuru 2  
Gor Mahia 4
19 September
  Palos 2   Third place play-off
Talanta 0 (3)
  20 November 13 December
Palos 0 (4)  
Gor Mahia 3 Muhoroni Youth w/o
20 September
  Admin. Police 1   Gor Mahia —
Sofapaka 1 (3)
10 October  
Admin. Police 1 (5)  
Admin. Police 2
29 August
  Fresha 0  
Fresha 4
 
Timsales 1  

Second round

The second round ties were played from 25 August to 20 September. On 19 September, Thika United announced their withdrawal from the tournament, claiming they were not supposed to be paired against Sony Sugar in the second round.[13]

Thika United withdrew from the tournament. Sony Sugar advance to the third round.

Third round

The third round was scheduled to be played on the weekend of 10–11 October,[14] but the match between Gor Mahia and Palos was pushed back to 14 October[15] while the match between A.F.C. Leopards and Ulinzi Stars was pushed back to 21 October.[16]

Muhoroni Youth vs. Police abandonment

During the match between Premier League side Muhoroni Youth and National Super League side Police, a penalty was awarded in the 85th minute after Police player David Okiki committed a handball inside his own penalty area.[17] Just before the penalty was taken, an assistant coach from the Police bench ran onto the pitch and physically assaulted the referee, prompting the match to be halted for nearly 30 minutes before eventually being abandoned.[18] Muhoroni Youth were subsequently awarded the win and advanced to the quarter-finals.

Fixtures

The match was abandoned in the 85th minute. Muhoroni Youth awarded the win and advance to quarter-finals.

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals was conducted on 15 October.[19] Fixtures took place from 7–20 November.

Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals was conducted on 5 December, with the dates and venues for the third place play-off and the final also confirmed.[20] Fixtures took place on 15 November and 9 December.

Third place play-off

The third place play-off was scheduled to take place on 13 December.[20] Muhoroni Youth were handed a walkover after Gor Mahia failed to show up for the match. Gor Mahia players reportedly boycotted the match over unpaid wages, and forfeited the Ksh. 500,000 in prize money meant for the fourth-placed team in the process.[21] The club's secretary-general Ronald Ngala later released a statement saying Gor Mahia would not participate in future editions of the tournament until he saw an improvement in the way it is run.[22]

Gor Mahia failed to show up for the match. Muhoroni Youth win by default.

Final

The final took place on 13 December.[20]

References

  1. ↑ Brian Moseti (12 July 2013). "FKF Cup sponsor unveiled". Futaa.com. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  2. ↑ Chrisphine Magak (4 December 2015). "Shield Tournament's final day set". Futaa.com. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Mercy Njueh (20 May 2015). "2015 Shield Cup: Draw and kick off dates set". Futaa.com. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  4. ↑ Dan Ngulu (28 May 2015). "Shield Cup: Clubs handed Saturday deadline". Futaa.com. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  5. ↑ Chrisphine Magak (9 June 2015). "Shield Cup: Sofa to play AllStars in opener". Futaa.com. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  6. 1 2 Luke Oluoch (24 June 2015). "Shield Cup: Agro, Saints pull out". Futaa.com. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  7. ↑ Chrisphine Magak (20 June 2015). "Shield Cup: Chemelil makes it third KPL side to pull out". Futaa.com. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  8. ↑ Samuel Gacharira (15 June 2015). "Shield Cup: NSL side pulls out". Futaa.com. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  9. ↑ Chrisphine Magak (18 June 2015). "Shield Cup: Mathare pulls out too". Futaa.com. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  10. ↑ Wilson Mathu (28 June 2015). "Shield Cup: Flower Men pull out, Talanta through". Futaa.com. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  11. ↑ Chrisphine Magak (17 June 2015). "Shield Cup: AllStars pulls out". Futaa.com. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  12. ↑ Kevin Teya (22 June 2015). "FKF PL side pulls out of Shield Cup". Futaa.com. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  13. ↑ Kevin Teya (19 September 2015). "KPL side pulls out of Shield Cup". Futaa.com. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  14. ↑ Samuel Gacharira (21 September 2015). "Shield Cup: Soldiers test for Ingwe in Round 16". Futaa.com. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  15. ↑ Chrisphine Magak (13 October 2015). "Shield Tournament: Gor-Palos match venue changed". Futaa.com. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  16. ↑ Kevin Teya (13 October 2015). "Leopards-Ulinzi clash postponed". Futaa.com. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  17. ↑ Chrisphine Magak (11 October 2015). "Muho-Police match temporarily halted". Futaa.com. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  18. ↑ Chrisphine Magak (11 October 2015). "Shield Tournament: Muho advantaged match ends prematurely". Futaa.com. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  19. ↑ Kevin Teya (15 October 2015). "Shield Tournament: Gor handed AP assignment". Futaa.com. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  20. 1 2 3 Chrisphine Magak (5 December 2015). "Shield Tournament: Venues for pending matches unveiled". Futaa.com. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  21. ↑ Kevin Teya (13 December 2015). "Shield Tournament: No show Gor Mahia dishes out walkover". Futaa.com. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  22. ↑ Samuel Gacharira (14 December 2015). "Shield Tournament: Gor Mahia set to snub future editions". Futaa.com. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
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