| 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 | |
The2014 Finnish League Cup will be the 18th season of theFinnish League Cup,Finland's second-most prestigious cupfootball tournament.FC Lahti are the defending champions, having won their second league cuplast year.[when?]
The cup consists of two stages. First, there will be a group stage that involves the 12Veikkausliiga 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.
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]
| 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 |
| 24 January 2014 (2014-01-24)Group stage | FC Inter | 3–2 | TPS | Turku |
| 16:00EET (UTC+02) | Paajanen Lindström Kauppi | Ahmeti Peltola | Stadium:Kupittaa 5 |
| 31 January 2014 (2014-01-31)Group stage | TPS | 2–4 | FC Inter | Turku |
| 17:00EET (UTC+02) | Ahmeti | Duah Paajanen Gruborovics Sirbiladze | Stadium:Kupittaa 5 |
| 7 February 2014 (2014-02-07)Group stage | TPS | 0–2 | IFK Mariehamn | Turku |
| 17:00EET (UTC+02) | Solignac Mäkinen | Stadium:Kupittaa 5 |
| 14 February 2014 (2014-02-14)Group stage | FC Inter | 2–1 | IFK Mariehamn | Turku |
| 16:00EET (UTC+02) | Owusu-Ansah Forss | Ibrahim | Stadium:Kupittaa 5 |
| 19 February 2014 (2014-02-19)Group stage | IFK Mariehamn | 2–2 | TPS | Eckerö,Åland |
| 18:30EET (UTC+02) | Ibrahim Ekhalie | De John Hyyrynen | Stadium:Eckeröhallen |
| 2 March 2014 (2014-03-02)Group stage | IFK Mariehamn | 1–0 | FC Inter | Eckerö,Åland |
| 18:30EET (UTC+02) | Solignac | Stadium:Eckeröhallen |
| 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 |
| 30 January 2014 (2014-01-30)Group stage | HJK | 2–0 | RoPS | Helsinki |
| 17:00EET (UTC+02) | Sorsa Alho | Stadium:Tali Halli |
| 1 February 2014 (2014-02-01)Group stage | Honka | 1–0 | RoPS | Espoo |
| 17:00EET (UTC+02) | Kolsi | Stadium:Ratiopharm Areena |
| 5 February 2014 (2014-02-05)Group stage | Honka | 1–1 | HJK | Espoo |
| 15:00EET (UTC+02) | Anyamele | Tveit | Stadium:Ratiopharm Areena |
| 8 February 2014 (2014-02-08)Group stage | RoPS | 1–1 | Honka | Rovaniemi |
| 15:00EET (UTC+02) | Virtanen | Äijälä | Stadium:Ounashalli |
| 20 February 2014 (2014-02-20)Group stage | HJK | 3–3 | Honka | Helsinki |
| 17:00EET (UTC+02) | Forssell | Porokara Hetemaj Mombilo | Stadium:Tali Halli |
| 28 February 2014 (2014-02-28)Group stage | RoPS | 3–0 | HJK | Rovaniemi |
| 18:00EET (UTC+02) | Otaru Mäkitalo Saxman | Stadium:Ounashalli |
| 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 |
| 25 January 2014 (2014-01-25)Group stage | Lahti | 2–1 | MYPA | Lahti |
| 13:00EET (UTC+02) | Tanska Ngueukam | Dema | Stadium:Mukkulahalli |
| 1 February 2014 (2014-02-01)Group stage | Lahti | 0–2 | KuPS | Lahti |
| 13:00EET (UTC+02) | Purje Paananen | Stadium:Mukkulahalli |
| 7 February 2014 (2014-02-07)Group stage | KuPS | 0–0 | Lahti | Kuopio |
| 17:00EET (UTC+02) | Stadium:Kuopiohalli |
| 14 February 2014 (2014-02-14)Group stage | KuPS | 3–0 | MYPA | Kuopio |
| 18:00EET (UTC+02) | Ilo Purje | Stadium:Kuopiohalli |
| 22 February 2014 (2014-02-22)Group stage | MYPA | 2–1 | Lahti | Imatra |
| 13:00EET (UTC+02) | Pinho Sihvola | Shala | Stadium:Aviasport Arena |
| 1 March 2014 (2014-03-01)Group stage | MYPA | 1–0 | KuPS | Anjalankoski |
| 13:00EET (UTC+02) | Stefano Pinho | Stadium:Kymenlaakson Sähkö Stadion |
| 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 |
| 1 February 2014 (2014-02-01)Group stage | Jaro | 2–2 | VPS | Jakobstad |
| 17:00EET (UTC+02) | Emet Kronholm | Björk | Stadium:Tellushalli |
| 5 February 2014 (2014-02-05)Group stage | SJK | 1–1 | Jaro | Seinäjoki |
| 19:00EET (UTC+02) | Aalto | Byass | Stadium:Wallsport Areena |
| 8 February 2014 (2014-02-08)Group stage | SJK | 2–3 | VPS | Seinäjoki |
| 14:30EET (UTC+02) | Laaksonen Lähde | Strandvall Engström | Stadium:Wallsport Areena |
| 15 February 2014 (2014-02-15)Group stage | VPS | 3–0 | Jaro | Vaasa |
| 14:15EET (UTC+02) | Stewart Strandvall Nganbe Nganbe | Stadium:Fennia Arena |
| 22 February 2014 (2014-02-22)Group stage | VPS | 2–3 | SJK | Vaasa |
| 14:15EET (UTC+02) | Kula Strandvall | Lähde Carlos Lopez Moose | Stadium:Fennia Arena |
| 1 March 2014 (2014-03-01)Group stage | Jaro | 1–1 | SJK | Jakobstad |
| 15:15EET (UTC+02) | Kronholm | Matrone | Stadium:Tellushalli |
| FC Inter | 1–3 | HJK |
|---|---|---|
| Marinković | Oussou Konan Forssell |
| VPS | 3–0 | MYPA |
|---|---|---|
| Strandvall Honkaniemi Nganbe Nganbe |
| IFK Mariehamn | 0–4 | VPS |
|---|---|---|
| Morrissey Nganbe Nganbe |
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VPS | 5 | |
| 2 | HJK | 4 | |
| 3 | Mariehamn | 3 | |
| VPS |