2014 Finnish League Cup

The 2014 Finnish League Cup will be the 18th season of the Finnish League Cup, Finland's second-most prestigious cup football tournament. FC Lahti are the defending champions, having won their second league cup last year.

2014 Liigacup
Tournament details
Country Finland
Dates24 January –
Teams12
Final positions
ChampionsSJK
Runner-upVPS
Tournament statistics
Matches played31
Goals scored87 (2.81 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Finland Sebastian Strandvall (5 goals)
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The cup consists of two stages. First, there will be a group stage that involves the 12 Veikkausliiga teams divided into four groups. The top two teams from each group will enter the one-legged elimination rounds – quarter-finals, semi-finals, and the final.

Group stage

Every team will play every other team in its group twice, both home and away. The group stage matches will be played from January 2014.[1]

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsINTMARTPS
1FC Inter430196+392–13–2
2IFK Mariehamn421164+271–02–2
3TPS4013611−512–40–2
Updated to match(es) played on 2 March 2014. Source: veikkausliiga.com
Rules for classification: 1) points 2) head-to-head points 3) head-to-head goal difference 4) head-to-head number of goals scored 5) goal difference 6) number of goals scored
24 January 2014 (2014-01-24) Group stage FC Inter 3–2 TPS Turku
16:00 EET (UTC+02)Paajanen 13'
Lindström 30'
Kauppi 72'
Ahmeti 39'
Peltola 90+1'
Stadium: Kupittaa 5
31 January 2014 (2014-01-31) Group stage TPS 2–4 FC Inter Turku
17:00 EET (UTC+02)Ahmeti 20', 55'Duah 16'
Paajanen 30'
Gruborovics 40'
Sirbiladze 86'
Stadium: Kupittaa 5
7 February 2014 (2014-02-07) Group stage TPS 0–2 IFK Mariehamn Turku
17:00 EET (UTC+02)Solignac 6'
Mäkinen 72'
Stadium: Kupittaa 5
14 February 2014 (2014-02-14) Group stage FC Inter 2–1 IFK Mariehamn Turku
16:00 EET (UTC+02)Owusu-Ansah 11'
Forss 77'
Ibrahim 90'Stadium: Kupittaa 5
19 February 2014 (2014-02-19) Group stage IFK Mariehamn 2–2 TPS Eckerö, Åland
18:30 EET (UTC+02)Ibrahim 71'
Ekhalie 84'
De John 10'
Hyyrynen 89'
Stadium: Eckeröhallen
2 March 2014 (2014-03-02) Group stage IFK Mariehamn 1–0 FC Inter Eckerö, Åland
18:30 EET (UTC+02)Solignac 69'Stadium: Eckeröhallen

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsHONHJKRPS
1FC Honka413065+161–11–0
2HJK412167−153–32–0
3RoPS411244041–13–0
Updated to match(es) played on 23 November 2013. Source: veikkausliiga.com
Rules for classification: 1) points 2) head-to-head points 3) head-to-head goal difference 4) head-to-head number of goals scored 5) goal difference 6) number of goals scored
30 January 2014 (2014-01-30) Group stage HJK 2–0 RoPS Helsinki
17:00 EET (UTC+02)Sorsa 44'
Alho 81'
Stadium: Tali Halli
1 February 2014 (2014-02-01) Group stage Honka 1–0 RoPS Espoo
17:00 EET (UTC+02)Kolsi 74'Stadium: Ratiopharm Areena
5 February 2014 (2014-02-05) Group stage Honka 1–1 HJK Espoo
15:00 EET (UTC+02)Anyamele 58'Tveit 43'Stadium: Ratiopharm Areena
8 February 2014 (2014-02-08) Group stage RoPS 1–1 Honka Rovaniemi
15:00 EET (UTC+02)Virtanen 12'Äijälä 69' (pen.)Stadium: Ounashalli
20 February 2014 (2014-02-20) Group stage HJK 3–3 Honka Helsinki
17:00 EET (UTC+02)Forssell 21', 51', 87' (pen.)Porokara 4' (o.g.)
Hetemaj 61'
Mombilo 65'
Stadium: Tali Halli
28 February 2014 (2014-02-28) Group stage RoPS 3–0 HJK Rovaniemi
18:00 EET (UTC+02)Otaru 66'
Mäkitalo 71'
Saxman 75'
Stadium: Ounashalli

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsKPSMYPLAH
1KuPS421151+473–00–0
2MYPA420246−261–02–1
3FC Lahti411235−240–22–1
Updated to match(es) played on 23 November 2013. Source: veikkausliiga.com
Rules for classification: 1) points 2) head-to-head points 3) head-to-head goal difference 4) head-to-head number of goals scored 5) goal difference 6) number of goals scored
25 January 2014 (2014-01-25) Group stage Lahti 2–1 MYPA Lahti
13:00 EET (UTC+02)Tanska 45+2'
Ngueukam 59'
Dema 87'Stadium: Mukkulahalli
1 February 2014 (2014-02-01) Group stage Lahti 0–2 KuPS Lahti
13:00 EET (UTC+02)Purje 28'
Paananen 50'
Stadium: Mukkulahalli
7 February 2014 (2014-02-07) Group stage KuPS 0–0 Lahti Kuopio
17:00 EET (UTC+02)Stadium: Kuopiohalli
14 February 2014 (2014-02-14) Group stage KuPS 3–0 MYPA Kuopio
18:00 EET (UTC+02)Ilo 27', 51'
Purje 90+2'
Stadium: Kuopiohalli
22 February 2014 (2014-02-22) Group stage MYPA 2–1 Lahti Imatra
13:00 EET (UTC+02)Pinho 53'
Sihvola 55'
Shala 66' (pen.)Stadium: Aviasport Arena
1 March 2014 (2014-03-01) Group stage MYPA 1–0 KuPS Anjalankoski
13:00 EET (UTC+02)Stefano Pinho 50'Stadium: Kymenlaakson Sähkö Stadion

Group D

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsVPSSJKJAR
1VPS4211107+372–33–0
2SJK412177052–31–1
3FF Jaro403147−332–21–1
Updated to match(es) played on 22 February 2014. Source: veikkausliiga.com
Rules for classification: 1) points 2) head-to-head points 3) head-to-head goal difference 4) head-to-head number of goals scored 5) goal difference 6) number of goals scored
1 February 2014 (2014-02-01) Group stage Jaro 2–2 VPS Jakobstad
17:00 EET (UTC+02)Emet 6'
Kronholm 45'
Björk 38', 60' (pen.)Stadium: Tellushalli
5 February 2014 (2014-02-05) Group stage SJK 1–1 Jaro Seinäjoki
19:00 EET (UTC+02)Aalto 40'Byass 13'Stadium: Wallsport Areena
8 February 2014 (2014-02-08) Group stage SJK 2–3 VPS Seinäjoki
14:30 EET (UTC+02)Laaksonen 41'
Lähde 62'
Strandvall 51', 75'
Engström 58'
Stadium: Wallsport Areena
15 February 2014 (2014-02-15) Group stage VPS 3–0 Jaro Vaasa
14:15 EET (UTC+02)Stewart 18'
Strandvall 63'
Nganbe Nganbe 68'
Stadium: Fennia Arena
22 February 2014 (2014-02-22) Group stage VPS 2–3 SJK Vaasa
14:15 EET (UTC+02)Kula 78'
Strandvall 86'
Lähde 5'
Carlos Lopez 12'
Moose 87'
Stadium: Fennia Arena
1 March 2014 (2014-03-01) Group stage Jaro 1–1 SJK Jakobstad
15:15 EET (UTC+02)Kronholm 39'Matrone 51'Stadium: Tellushalli

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals


VPS3–0MYPA
Strandvall 29'
Honkaniemi 65'
Nganbe Nganbe 67'
Fennia Arena, Vaasa


Semi-finals


SJK1–0HJK
Josué Currais 50'
Wallsport Areena, Seinäjoki

Final

SJK1 – 0VPS
Carlos López 15'Report
Jouppilanvuoren tekonurmi, Seinäjoki

Topscorers

RankPlayerTeamGoals
1 Sebastian StrandvallVPS5
2 Mikael ForssellHJK4
3 Josef IbrahimMariehamn3
Steven MorrisseyVPS

References