2014 Finnish League Cup

2014 Liigacup
Country  Finland
Dates 24 January –
Teams 12
Champions SJK
Runners-up VPS
Matches played 31
Goals scored 87 (2.81 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Finland 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.

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 of 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
Head-to-head
1 FC Inter 4 3 0 1 9 6+3 9
2 IFK Mariehamn 4 2 1 1 6 4+2 7
3 TPS 4 0 1 3 6 11−5 1

Updated to games 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
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Home ╲ Away INT MAR TPS
FC Inter 2–1 3–2
IFK Mariehamn 1–0 2–2
TPS 2–4 0–2

Updated to games played on 23 November 2013.
Source: veikkausliiga.com
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group B

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Head-to-head
1 FC Honka 4 1 3 0 6 5+1 6
2 HJK 4 1 2 1 6 7−1 5
3 RoPS 4 1 1 2 4 40 4

Updated to games 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
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Home ╲ Away HON HJK RPS
FC Honka 1–1 1–0
HJK 3–3 2–0
RoPS 1–1 3–0

Updated to games played on 23 November 2013.
Source: veikkausliiga.com
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.


Group C

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Head-to-head
1 KuPS 4 2 1 1 5 1+4 7
2 MYPA 4 2 0 2 4 6−2 6
3 FC Lahti 4 1 1 2 3 5−2 4

Updated to games 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
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Home ╲ Away LAH KPS MYP
FC Lahti 0–2 2–1
KuPS 0–0 3–0
MYPA 2–1 1–0

Updated to games played on 23 November 2013.
Source: veikkausliiga.com
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.


Group D

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Head-to-head
1 VPS 4 2 1 1 10 7+3 7
2 SJK 4 1 2 1 7 70 5
3 FF Jaro 4 0 3 1 4 7−3 3

Updated to games 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
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Home ╲ Away JAR SJK VPS
FF Jaro 1–1 2–2
SJK 1–1 2–3
VPS 3–0 2–3

Updated to games played on 23 November 2013.
Source: veikkausliiga.com
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

8 March 2014
FC Inter 1–3 HJK
Marinković  82' Oussou Konan  17', 62'
Forssell  19'

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.)

11 March 2014
FC Honka 1–3 IFK Mariehamn
Väisänen  90+1' Sid  54'
Assis  90+3'
Ibrahim  90+5'

Semi-finals

15 March 2014
IFK Mariehamn 0–4 VPS
Morrissey  22', 71', 78'
Nganbe Nganbe  90'

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 Finland Sebastian Strandvall VPS 5
2 Finland Mikael Forssell HJK 4
3 Sweden Josef Ibrahim Mariehamn 3
Jamaica Steven Morrissey VPS

References

  1. ↑ "Otteluohjelma neuvotellaan seurojen kesken" (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga. 7 December 2012.

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