2014 Finnish League Cup

2014 Liigacup
Tournament details
Country	Finland
Dates	24 January –
Teams	12
Final positions
Champions	SJK
Runner-up	VPS
Tournament statistics
Matches played	31
Goals scored	87 (2.81 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Sebastian Strandvall (5 goals)
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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.^[when?]

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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	INT	MAR	TPS
1	FC Inter	4	3	0	1	9	6	+3	9		2–1	3–2
2	IFK Mariehamn	4	2	1	1	6	4	+2	7	1–0		2–2
3	TPS	4	0	1	3	6	11	−5	1	2–4	0–2

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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	HON	HJK	RPS
1	FC Honka	4	1	3	0	6	5	+1	6		1–1	1–0
2	HJK	4	1	2	1	6	7	−1	5	3–3		2–0
3	RoPS	4	1	1	2	4	4	0	4	1–1	3–0

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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	KPS	MYP	LAH
1	KuPS	4	2	1	1	5	1	+4	7		3–0	0–0
2	MYPA	4	2	0	2	4	6	−2	6	1–0		2–1
3	FC Lahti	4	1	1	2	3	5	−2	4	0–2	2–1

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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	VPS	SJK	JAR
1	VPS	4	2	1	1	10	7	+3	7		2–3	3–0
2	SJK	4	1	2	1	7	7	0	5	2–3		1–1
3	FF Jaro	4	0	3	1	4	7	−3	3	2–2	1–1

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

8 March 2014

FC Inter	1–3	HJK
Marinković 82'		Oussou Konan 17', 62' Forssell 19'

Tapiolan Urheilupuisto, Espoo

8 March 2014

VPS	3–0	MYPA
Strandvall 29' Honkaniemi 65' Nganbe Nganbe 67'

Fennia Arena, Vaasa

9 March 2014

KuPS	0–1	SJK
		Taipale 81' (o.g.)

Savon Sanomat Areena, Kuopio

11 March 2014

FC Honka	1–3	IFK Mariehamn
Väisänen 90+1'		Sid 54' Assis 90+3' Ibrahim 90+5'

Ratiopharm Arena, Espoo

Semi-finals

15 March 2014

IFK Mariehamn	0–4	VPS
		Morrissey 22', 71', 78' Nganbe Nganbe 90'

Wiklöf Holding Arena, Mariehamn, Åland

15 March 2014

SJK	1–0	HJK
Josué Currais 50'

Wallsport Areena, Seinäjoki

Final

29 March 2014

SJK	1 – 0	VPS
Carlos López 15'	Report

Jouppilanvuoren tekonurmi, Seinäjoki

Topscorers

Rank	Player	Team	Goals
1	Sebastian Strandvall	VPS	5
2	Mikael Forssell	HJK	4
3	Josef Ibrahim	Mariehamn	3
3	Steven Morrissey	VPS	3

References

^ "Otteluohjelma neuvotellaan seurojen kesken" (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga. 7 December 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-23.

External links

Liigacup at Veikkausliiga site

[1] "Otteluohjelma neuvotellaan seurojen kesken" (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga. 7 December 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-23.

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