2014 Finnish League Cup

{{infobox football tournament season

| title = Liigacup

| year = 2014

| other_title =

| image =

| imagesize =

| caption =

| country = Finland

| dates = 24 January – 29 March 2014

| num_teams = 12

| champions = SJK

| runner-up = VPS

| matches = 31

| goals = 87

| top goal scorer = {{flagicon|FIN}} Sebastian Strandvall (5 goals)

| player =

| prevseason = 2013

| nextseason = 2015

}}

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?|date=October 2024}}

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.veikkausliiga.com/News.aspx?type=5&ID=49739|publisher=Veikkausliiga|title=Otteluohjelma neuvotellaan seurojen kesken|date=7 December 2012|language=Finnish|access-date=2013-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203115415/http://www.veikkausliiga.com/News.aspx?type=5&ID=49739|archive-date=2013-12-03|url-status=dead}}

=Group A=

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Group A

|res_col_header=Q

|team1=INT|team2=MAR|team3=TPS

|win_INT=3|draw_INT=0|loss_INT=1|gf_INT=9|ga_INT=6

|win_MAR=2|draw_MAR=1|loss_MAR=1|gf_MAR=6|ga_MAR=4

|win_TPS=0|draw_TPS=1|loss_TPS=3|gf_TPS=6|ga_TPS=11

|col_A=#D0F0C0|text_A=

|result1=A|result2=A

|class_rules=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

|show_matches=y

|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey

|name_INT=FC Inter

|match_INT_MAR=2–1

|match_INT_TPS=3–2

|name_MAR=IFK Mariehamn

|match_MAR_INT=1–0

|match_MAR_TPS=2–2

|name_TPS=TPS

|match_TPS_INT=2–4

|match_TPS_MAR=0–2

|update=2 March 2014

|source=[http://www.veikkausliiga.com/Document.aspx?id=117 veikkausliiga.com]

}}

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|date={{Start date|2014|01|24|df=y}}

|time=16:00 EET (UTC+02)

|round=Group stage

|team1=FC Inter

|team2=TPS

|score=3–2

|goals1=Paajanen {{goal|13}}
Lindström {{goal|30}}
Kauppi {{goal|72}}

|goals2=Ahmeti {{goal|39}}
Peltola {{goal|90+1}}

|report=

|location=Turku

|stadium=Kupittaa 5

|attendance=

|referee=

}}

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|date={{Start date|2014|01|31|df=y}}

|time=17:00 EET (UTC+02)

|round=Group stage

|team1=TPS

|team2=FC Inter

|score=2–4

|goals1=Ahmeti {{goal|20||55}}

|goals2=Duah {{goal|16}}
Paajanen {{goal|30}}
Gruborovics {{goal|40}}
Sirbiladze {{goal|86}}

|report=

|location=Turku

|stadium=Kupittaa 5

|attendance=

|referee=

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|date={{Start date|2014|02|07|df=y}}

|time=17:00 EET (UTC+02)

|round=Group stage

|team1=TPS

|team2=IFK Mariehamn

|score=0–2

|goals1=

|goals2=Solignac {{goal|6}}
Mäkinen {{goal|72}}

|report=

|location=Turku

|stadium=Kupittaa 5

|attendance=

|referee=

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|date={{Start date|2014|02|14|df=y}}

|time=16:00 EET (UTC+02)

|round=Group stage

|team1=FC Inter

|team2=IFK Mariehamn

|score=2–1

|goals1=Owusu-Ansah {{goal|11}}
Forss {{goal|77}}

|goals2=Ibrahim {{goal|90}}

|report=

|location=Turku

|stadium=Kupittaa 5

|attendance=

|referee=

}}

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|date={{Start date|2014|02|19|df=y}}

|time=18:30 EET (UTC+02)

|round=Group stage

|team1=IFK Mariehamn

|team2=TPS

|score=2–2

|goals1=Ibrahim {{goal|71}}
Ekhalie {{goal|84}}

|goals2=De John {{goal|10}}
Hyyrynen {{goal|89}}

|report=

|location=Eckerö, Åland

|stadium=Eckeröhallen

|attendance=

|referee=

}}

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|date={{Start date|2014|03|2|df=y}}

|time=18:30 EET (UTC+02)

|round=Group stage

|team1=IFK Mariehamn

|team2=FC Inter

|score=1–0

|goals1=Solignac {{goal|69}}

|goals2=

|report=

|location=Eckerö, Åland

|stadium=Eckeröhallen

|attendance=

|referee=

}}

=Group B=

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Group B

|res_col_header=Q

|team1=HON|team2=HJK|team3=RPS

|win_HON=1|draw_HON=3|loss_HON=0|gf_HON=6|ga_HON=5

|win_HJK=1|draw_HJK=2|loss_HJK=1|gf_HJK=6|ga_HJK=7

|win_RPS=1|draw_RPS=1|loss_RPS=2|gf_RPS=4|ga_RPS=4

|col_A=#D0F0C0|text_A=

|result1=A|result2=A

|class_rules=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

|show_matches=y

|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey

|name_HON=FC Honka

|match_HON_HJK=1–1

|match_HON_RPS=1–0

|name_HJK=HJK

|match_HJK_HON=3–3

|match_HJK_RPS=2–0

|name_RPS=RoPS

|match_RPS_HON=1–1

|match_RPS_HJK=3–0

|update=23 November 2013

|source=[http://www.veikkausliiga.com/Document.aspx?id=117 veikkausliiga.com]

}}

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|date={{Start date|2014|01|30|df=y}}

|time=17:00 EET (UTC+02)

|round=Group stage

|team1=HJK

|team2=RoPS

|score=2–0

|goals1=Sorsa {{goal|44}}
Alho {{goal|81}}

|goals2=

|report=

|location=Helsinki

|stadium=Tali Halli

|attendance=

|referee=

}}

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|date={{Start date|2014|02|1|df=y}}

|time=17:00 EET (UTC+02)

|round=Group stage

|team1=Honka

|team2=RoPS

|score=1–0

|goals1=Kolsi {{goal|74}}

|goals2=

|report=

|location=Espoo

|stadium=Ratiopharm Areena

|attendance=

|referee=

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|date={{Start date|2014|02|5|df=y}}

|time=15:00 EET (UTC+02)

|round=Group stage

|team1=Honka

|team2=HJK

|score=1–1

|goals1=Anyamele {{goal|58}}

|goals2=Tveit {{goal|43}}

|report=

|location=Espoo

|stadium=Ratiopharm Areena

|attendance=

|referee=

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|date={{Start date|2014|02|8|df=y}}

|time=15:00 EET (UTC+02)

|round=Group stage

|team1=RoPS

|team2=Honka

|score=1–1

|goals1=Virtanen {{goal|12}}

|goals2=Äijälä {{goal|69|pen.}}

|report=

|location=Rovaniemi

|stadium=Ounashalli

|attendance=

|referee=

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|date={{Start date|2014|02|20|df=y}}

|time=17:00 EET (UTC+02)

|round=Group stage

|team1=HJK

|team2=Honka

|score=3–3

|goals1=Forssell {{goal|21||51||87|pen.}}

|goals2=Porokara {{goal|4|o.g.}}
Hetemaj {{goal|61}}
Mombilo {{goal|65}}

|report=

|location=Helsinki

|stadium=Tali Halli

|attendance=

|referee=

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|date={{Start date|2014|02|28|df=y}}

|time=18:00 EET (UTC+02)

|round=Group stage

|team1=RoPS

|team2=HJK

|score=3–0

|goals1=Otaru {{goal|66}}
Mäkitalo {{goal|71}}
Saxman {{goal|75}}

|goals2=

|report=

|location=Rovaniemi

|stadium=Ounashalli

|attendance=

|referee=

}}

=Group C=

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Group C

|res_col_header=Q

|team1=KPS|team2=MYP|team3=LAH

|win_KPS=2|draw_KPS=1|loss_KPS=1|gf_KPS=5|ga_KPS=1

|win_MYP=2|draw_MYP=0|loss_MYP=2|gf_MYP=4|ga_MYP=6

|win_LAH=1|draw_LAH=1|loss_LAH=2|gf_LAH=3|ga_LAH=5

|col_A=#D0F0C0|text_A=

|result1=A|result2=A

|class_rules=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

|show_matches=y

|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey

|name_LAH=FC Lahti

|match_LAH_KPS=0–2

|match_LAH_MYP=2–1

|name_KPS=KuPS

|match_KPS_LAH=0–0

|match_KPS_MYP=3–0

|name_MYP=MYPA

|match_MYP_LAH=2–1

|match_MYP_KPS=1–0

|update=23 November 2013

|source=[http://www.veikkausliiga.com/Document.aspx?id=117 veikkausliiga.com]

}}

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|date={{Start date|2014|01|25|df=y}}

|time=13:00 EET (UTC+02)

|round=Group stage

|team1=Lahti

|team2=MYPA

|score=2–1

|goals1=Tanska {{goal|45+2}}
Ngueukam {{goal|59}}

|goals2=Dema {{goal|87}}

|report=

|location=Lahti

|stadium=Mukkulahalli

|attendance=

|referee=

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|date={{Start date|2014|02|1|df=y}}

|time=13:00 EET (UTC+02)

|round=Group stage

|team1=Lahti

|team2=KuPS

|score=0–2

|goals1=

|goals2=Purje {{goal|28}}
Paananen {{goal|50}}

|report=

|location=Lahti

|stadium=Mukkulahalli

|attendance=

|referee=

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|date={{Start date|2014|02|7|df=y}}

|time=17:00 EET (UTC+02)

|round=Group stage

|team1=KuPS

|team2=Lahti

|score=0–0

|goals1=

|goals2=

|report=

|location=Kuopio

|stadium=Kuopiohalli

|attendance=

|referee=

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|date={{Start date|2014|02|14|df=y}}

|time=18:00 EET (UTC+02)

|round=Group stage

|team1=KuPS

|team2=MYPA

|score=3–0

|goals1=Ilo {{goal|27||51}}
Purje {{goal|90+2}}

|goals2=

|report=

|location=Kuopio

|stadium=Kuopiohalli

|attendance=

|referee=

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|date={{Start date|2014|02|22|df=y}}

|time=13:00 EET (UTC+02)

|round=Group stage

|team1=MYPA

|team2=Lahti

|score=2–1

|goals1=Pinho {{goal|53}}
Sihvola {{goal|55}}

|goals2=Shala {{goal|66|pen.}}

|report=

|location=Imatra

|stadium=Aviasport Arena

|attendance=

|referee=

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|date={{Start date|2014|03|1|df=y}}

|time=13:00 EET (UTC+02)

|round=Group stage

|team1=MYPA

|team2=KuPS

|score=1–0

|goals1=Stefano Pinho {{goal|50}}

|goals2=

|report=

|location=Anjalankoski

|stadium=Kymenlaakson Sähkö Stadion

|attendance=

|referee=

}}

=Group D=

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Group D

|res_col_header=Q

|team1=VPS|team2=SJK|team3=JAR

|win_VPS=2|draw_VPS=1|loss_VPS=1|gf_VPS=10|ga_VPS=7

|win_SJK=1|draw_SJK=2|loss_SJK=1|gf_SJK=7|ga_SJK=7

|win_JAR=0|draw_JAR=3|loss_JAR=1|gf_JAR=4|ga_JAR=7

|col_A=#D0F0C0|text_A=

|result1=A|result2=A

|class_rules=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

|show_matches=y

|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey

|name_JAR=FF Jaro

|match_JAR_SJK=1–1

|match_JAR_VPS=2–2

|name_SJK=SJK

|match_SJK_JAR=1–1

|match_SJK_VPS=2–3

|name_VPS=VPS

|match_VPS_JAR=3–0

|match_VPS_SJK=2–3

|update=22 February 2014

|source=[http://www.veikkausliiga.com/Document.aspx?id=117 veikkausliiga.com]

}}

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|date={{Start date|2014|02|01|df=y}}

|time=17:00 EET (UTC+02)

|round=Group stage

|team1=Jaro

|team2=VPS

|score=2–2

|goals1=Emet {{goal|6}}
Kronholm {{goal|45}}

|goals2=Björk {{goal|38||60|pen.}}

|report=

|location=Jakobstad

|stadium=Tellushalli

|attendance=

|referee=

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|date={{Start date|2014|02|5|df=y}}

|time=19:00 EET (UTC+02)

|round=Group stage

|team1=SJK

|team2=Jaro

|score=1–1

|goals1=Aalto {{goal|40}}

|goals2=Byass {{goal|13}}

|report=

|location=Seinäjoki

|stadium=Wallsport Areena

|attendance=

|referee=

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|date={{Start date|2014|02|8|df=y}}

|time=14:30 EET (UTC+02)

|round=Group stage

|team1=SJK

|team2=VPS

|score=2–3

|goals1=Laaksonen {{goal|41}}
Lähde {{goal|62}}

|goals2=Strandvall {{goal|51||75}}
Engström {{goal|58}}

|report=

|location=Seinäjoki

|stadium=Wallsport Areena

|attendance=

|referee=

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|date={{Start date|2014|02|15|df=y}}

|time=14:15 EET (UTC+02)

|round=Group stage

|team1=VPS

|team2=Jaro

|score=3–0

|goals1=Stewart {{goal|18}}
Strandvall {{goal|63}}
Nganbe Nganbe {{goal|68}}

|goals2=

|report=

|location=Vaasa

|stadium=Fennia Arena

|attendance=

|referee=

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|date={{Start date|2014|02|22|df=y}}

|time=14:15 EET (UTC+02)

|round=Group stage

|team1=VPS

|team2=SJK

|score=2–3

|goals1=Kula {{goal|78}}
Strandvall {{goal|86}}

|goals2=Lähde {{goal|5}}
Carlos Lopez {{goal|12}}
Moose {{goal|87}}

|report=

|location=Vaasa

|stadium=Fennia Arena

|attendance=

|referee=

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|date={{Start date|2014|03|1|df=y}}

|time=15:15 EET (UTC+02)

|round=Group stage

|team1=Jaro

|team2=SJK

|score=1–1

|goals1=Kronholm {{goal|39}}

|goals2=Matrone {{goal|51}}

|report=

|location=Jakobstad

|stadium=Tellushalli

|attendance=

|referee=

}}

Knockout stage

=Quarter-finals=

{{footballbox

|date= 8 March 2014

|team1= FC Inter

|score= 1–3

|report=

|team2= HJK

|goals1= Marinković {{goal|82}}

|goals2= Oussou Konan {{goal|17||62}}
Forssell {{goal|19}}

|stadium= Tapiolan Urheilupuisto, Espoo

|attendance=

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{{footballbox

|date= 8 March 2014

|team1= VPS

|score= 3–0

|report=

|team2= MYPA

|goals1= Strandvall {{goal|29}}
Honkaniemi {{goal|65}}
Nganbe Nganbe {{goal|67}}

|goals2=

|stadium= Fennia Arena, Vaasa

|attendance=

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|penalties1 =

|penalties2 =

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{{footballbox

|date= 9 March 2014

|team1= KuPS

|score= 0–1

|report=

|team2= SJK

|goals1=

|goals2= Taipale {{goal|81|o.g.}}

|stadium= Savon Sanomat Areena, Kuopio

|attendance=

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{{footballbox

|date= 11 March 2014

|team1= FC Honka

|score= 1–3

|report=

|team2= IFK Mariehamn

|goals1= Väisänen {{goal|90+1}}

|goals2= Sid {{goal|54}}
Assis {{goal|90+3}}
Ibrahim {{goal|90+5}}

|stadium= Ratiopharm Arena, Espoo

|attendance=

|referee=

|penaltyscore =

|penalties1 =

|penalties2 =

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=Semi-finals=

{{footballbox

|date= 15 March 2014

|team1= IFK Mariehamn

|score= 0–4

|report=

|team2= VPS

|goals1=

|goals2=Morrissey {{goal|22||71||78}}
Nganbe Nganbe {{goal|90}}

|stadium=Wiklöf Holding Arena, Mariehamn, Åland

|attendance=

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{{footballbox

|date= 15 March 2014

|team1= SJK

|score= 1–0

|report=

|team2= HJK

|goals1= Josué Currais {{goal|50}}

|goals2=

|stadium= Wallsport Areena, Seinäjoki

|attendance=

|referee=

|penaltyscore =

|penalties1 =

|penalties2 =

}}

=Final=

{{footballbox

|date= 29 March 2014

|team1= SJK

|score=1 – 0

|report= [https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/03/29/finland/league-cup/seinajoen-jalkapallo-kerho/vaasan-palloseura/1661940/?ICID=HP_MS_166_01 Report]

|team2= VPS

|goals1=Carlos López {{goal|15}}

|goals2=

|stadium= Jouppilanvuoren tekonurmi, Seinäjoki

|attendance=

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|penalties1 =

|penalties2 =

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Topscorers

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
Rank

!Player

!Team

!Goals

1

|{{flagicon|FIN}} Sebastian Strandvall

|VPS

|5

2

|{{flagicon|FIN}} Mikael Forssell

|HJK

|4

rowspan=2| 3

|{{flagicon|SWE}} Josef Ibrahim

|Mariehamn

|rowspan=2| 3

{{flagicon|JAM}} Steven Morrissey

|VPS

References

{{Reflist}}