2014 Malaysia Cup Explained

Piala Malaysia
Year:2014
Other Titles:Piala Malaysia
Country:Malaysia
Singapore
Num Teams:16
Champions:Pahang FA
Count:4
Runner-Up:Johor Darul Ta'zim
Matches:61
Goals:193
Top Goal Scorer:8 goals
Dickson Nwakaeme
Player:Safiq Rahim
Prevseason:2013
Nextseason:2015

The 2014 Malaysia Cup (Malay: Piala Malaysia 2014) was the 88th edition of the Piala Malaysia, a football tournament held annually by the Football Association of Malaysia. The cup began on August with a preliminary round. A total of 16 teams took part in the competition. The teams were divided into four groups, each containing four teams. The group winners and runner-up teams in the groups after six matches qualified to the quarterfinals. The 2014 Piala Malaysia ended on 1 November 2014 with the final, held at Bukit Jalil National Stadium, where Pahang defeated Johor Darul Ta'zim after a penalty shootout.

Pahang were the defending champions, having beaten Kelantan 1–0 in the previous season's final.[1]

Format

In this competition, the top 10 teams from 2014 Malaysia Super League is joined by the top 4 teams from 2014 Malaysia Premier League. The remaining 2 teams from 2014 Malaysia Super League and the team who finished 5th and 6th place in the 2014 Malaysia Premier League will battle it out in the playoffs for the remaining 2 spots. The teams will be drawn into four groups of four teams.

Round and draw dates

The draw for the 2014 Piala Malaysia was held on 13 July 2014 at the Dewan Perdana, National Sports Institute[2] with the participating team coaches and captains in attendance.

PhaseRoundDraw dateFirst legSecond leg
Play-offPlay-off round28 June 2014
Group stageMatchday 113 July 2014
(Kuala Lumpur)
13 & 14 August 2014
Matchday 219 & 20 August 2014
Matchday 322 & 23 August 2014
Matchday 426 & 27 August 2014
Matchday 529 & 30 August 2014
Matchday 62 & 3 September 2014
Knockout phaseQuarter-finals3 October 201410 & 11 October 2014
Semi-finals17 & 18 October 201424 October & 25 October 2014
Final1 November 2014

Play-off

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Seeding

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JDT
SEL
PAH
TER
SDA
KEL
SAR
LNS
PRK
ATM
PDRM
FEL
PEN
KED
TTM
JDT2

Group stage

See main article: 2014 Malaysia Cup group stage.

Group D

Knockout stage

Bracket

Quarterfinals

The first legs were played on 3 September 2014, and the second legs were played on 10 & 11 October 2014.

First leg

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Second leg

Kedah won 4–3 on aggregate.---- Felda United won 7–3 on aggregate.---- Johor Darul Takzim won 3–1 on aggregate.---- Pahang won 3–2 on aggregate.

Semi finals

The first legs were played on 19 & 20 October 2014, and the second legs were played on 24 & 25 October 2014.

First leg

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Second leg

Pahang won 6–3 on aggregate.---- Johor Darul Takzim won 6–5 on aggregate.

Final

See main article: 2014 Piala Malaysia Final. The final match was played on 1 November 2014

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Pahang is Piala Malaysia champion . The Star . 25 November 2013 . 25 November 2013.
  2. Web site: My sukan: Malaysia Cup 2014 Draw. 13 July 2014.