The 2014 Kagame Interclub Cup was the 39th edition of the Kagame Interclub Cup, which is organised by CECAFA. It is taking place in Kigali, Rwanda from 8–24 August. Rwanda is hosting the tournament for the fourth time since its inception in 1974.
All times shown are in Central Africa Time (UTC+2).
Broadcasting South African sports channel SuperSport secured official rights to broadcast all matches played at the tournament.
Participants On 11 July 2014, the draw for clubs to participate in the tournament was released at the Amahoro Stadium, one of the two host venues. Rwandan President Paul Kagame, the sponsor of the tournament, committed a total of US$60,000 for prize money, while an additional US$15,000 was committed to the organisation of the event. Yanga was scheduled as the Tanzanian representative but was removed by CECAFA because the club decided to field a second string side in the tournament which is against the tournament regulation and were replaced by Azam. Just like the reigning Burundi champion Flambeau de l'Est who was replaced by Atlético Olympic and the Ethiopian side Ethiopian Coffee who was replaced by Adama City.
The following 14 clubs took part in the competition:
Group A Rayon Sports Azam Adama City Atlabara KMKM
Group B Armée Patriotique Rwandaise Kampala Capital City Authority Atlético Olympic Gor Mahia Djibouti Télécom
Group C Vital'O Al-Merrikh Police Benadir
Group stage The group stage featured fourteen teams, with 5 teams in Group A and B and 4 team in Group C. Three teams from Group A and B and two teams from Group C advanced to the knockout stage.
Tie-breaking criteria for group playThe ranking of teams in each group was based on the following criteria: Number of points obtained in games between the teams involved Goal difference in games between the teams involved Goals scored in games between the teams involved Away goals scored in games between the teams involved Goal difference in all games Goals scored in all games Drawing of lots
The group stage began on 8 August and is scheduled to conclude on 17 August.
Group A
Group B
Group C
Knockout stage In the knockout stage, teams play against each other once. The losers of the semi-finals played against each other in a third place playoff where the winner was placed third overall in the entire competition.
Bracket
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Third place playoff
Final
Top scorers Rank Name Team Goals1 Azam32 Adama City2 Al-Merrikh Azam Azam Djibouti Télécom Djibouti Télécom Kampala C.C.A. Atuheire Kipson Police Police Rayon Sports Vital'O Vital'O14 Adama City1 Adama City Al-Merrikh Al-Merrikh Al-Merrikh A.P.R. A.P.R. A.P.R. A.P.R. Atlabara Atlabara Atlabara Atlético Olympic Atlético Olympic Atlético Olympic Azam Azam Azam Benadir Benadir Djibouti Télécom Gor Mahia Gor Mahia Gor Mahia Gor Mahia Gor Mahia Kampala C.C.A. Kampala C.C.A. Kampala C.C.A. KMKM Police Police Police Rayon Sports Rayon Sports Vital'O Vital'O
Own goals Rank Name Team Opponent(s) Own goals1 Benadir Vital'O1 KMKM Atlabara Atlabara KMKM
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