2014 Finnish League Cup

2014 Liigacup

Tournament details
Country	Finland
Dates	24 January – 29 March 2014
Teams	12
Final positions
Champions	SJK
Runners-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

FC Inter v TPS

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

TPS v FC Inter

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

TPS v IFK Mariehamn

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

FC Inter v IFK Mariehamn

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

IFK Mariehamn v TPS

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

IFK Mariehamn v FC Inter

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

HJK v RoPS

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

Honka v RoPS

1 February 2014 (2014-02-01)Group stage	Honka	1–0	RoPS	Espoo
17:00 EET (UTC+02)	Kolsi 74'			Stadium: Ratiopharm Areena

Honka v HJK

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

RoPS v Honka

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

HJK v Honka

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

RoPS v HJK

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

Lahti v MYPA

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

Lahti v KuPS

1 February 2014 (2014-02-01)Group stage	Lahti	0–2	KuPS	Lahti
13:00 EET (UTC+02)			Purje 28' Paananen 50'	Stadium: Mukkulahalli

KuPS v Lahti

7 February 2014 (2014-02-07)Group stage	KuPS	0–0	Lahti	Kuopio
17:00 EET (UTC+02)				Stadium: Kuopiohalli

KuPS v MYPA

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

MYPA v Lahti

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

MYPA v KuPS

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

Jaro v VPS

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

SJK v Jaro

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

SJK v VPS

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

VPS v Jaro

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

VPS v SJK

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

Jaro v SJK

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

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8 March 2014

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

Fennia Arena, Vaasa

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9 March 2014

KuPS	0–1	SJK
		Taipale 81' (o.g.)

Savon Sanomat Areena, Kuopio

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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

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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
	Steven Morrissey	VPS

References

1. "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