2014 Malaysia Cup

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.

2014 Piala Malaysia
Piala Malaysia
CountryMalaysia
Singapore
Teams16
ChampionsPahang FA (4th title)
Runners-upJohor Darul Ta'zim
Matches played61
Goals scored193 (3.16 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)8 goals
Dickson Nwakaeme
Best playerSafiq Rahim
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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.

Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Play-off Play-off round 28 June 2014
Group stage Matchday 1 13 July 2014
(Kuala Lumpur)		 13 & 14 August 2014
Matchday 2 19 & 20 August 2014
Matchday 3 22 & 23 August 2014
Matchday 4 26 & 27 August 2014
Matchday 5 29 & 30 August 2014
Matchday 6 2 & 3 September 2014
Knockout phase Quarter-finals 3 October 2014 10 & 11 October 2014
Semi-finals 17 & 18 October 2014 24 October & 25 October 2014
Final 1 November 2014

Play-off
T-Team 1–0 N. Sembilan
Ramzul 42' Report
PKNS 1–2 Johor DT II
Primorac 77' Report Zaquan 45+2'
Akmal 70'
Referee: Syed Azhar

Seeding
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

JDT
 SEL
 PAH
 TER

SDA
 KEL
 SAR
 LNS

PRK
 ATM
 PDRM
 FEL

PEN
 KED
 TTM
 JDT2

Group stage
Main article: 2014 Malaysia Cup group stage

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts FEL PAH LNS JDT2
Felda United (A) 6 4 1 1 12 8 +4 13 0–2 3–1 3–2
Pahang (A) 6 3 1 2 12 7 +5 10 2–3 1–2 4–0
LionsXII 6 1 2 3 7 10 −3 5 0–0 1–2 2–2
Johor DT II 6 1 2 3 8 14 −6 5 1–3 1–1 2–1
Source:
(A) Advanced to the 2014 Piala Malaysia quarter finals

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts KED TER PRK SAR
Kedah (A) 6 3 1 2 11 9 +2 10 2–3 2–0 2–1
Terengganu (A) 6 2 3 1 10 9 +1 9 2–2 2–1 0–0
Perak 6 2 2 2 7 7 0 8 2–1 1–1 2–0
Sarawak 6 1 2 3 6 9 −3 5 1–2 3–2 1–1
Source:
(A) Advanced to the 2014 Piala Malaysia quarter finals

Group C
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts JDT KEL ATM PEN
Johor DT (A) 6 5 1 0 13 1 +12 16 1–0 0–0 5–0
Kelantan (A) 6 3 0 3 10 8 +2 9 0–3 1–2 3–1
ATM 6 1 2 3 4 8 −4 5 0–1 0–3 1–1
Penang 6 1 1 4 6 16 −10 4 1–3 1–3 2–1
Source:
(A) Advanced to the 2014 Piala Malaysia quarter finals

Group D
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PDRM SEL SDA TTM
PDRM (A) 6 5 1 0 15 4 +11 16 1–1 3–1 4–1
Selangor (A) 6 3 1 2 7 6 +1 10 0–2 1–2 1–0
Sime Darby 6 2 0 4 6 12 −6 6 0–3 0–2 2–1
T-Team 6 1 0 5 6 12 −6 3 1–2 1–2 2–1
Source:
(A) Advanced to the 2014 Piala Malaysia quarter finals

Knockout stage

Bracket
  Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                             
Felda United 4 3 7  
Selangor 0 3 3  
  Felda United 4 1 5  
  Johor Darul Takzim 3 3 6  
Johor Darul Takzim 0 3 3
  Terengganu 0 1 1  
    Johor Darul Takzim 2
  Pahang 2
  Kedah 1 3 4  
Kelantan 3 0 3  
  Kedah 3 0 3
  Pahang 1 5 6  
PDRM 1 1 2
  Pahang 1 2 3  

Quarterfinals

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

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Kelantan 3–4 Kedah 3–1 0–3
Selangor 3–7 Felda United 0–4 3–3
Terengganu 1–3 Johor Darul Takzim 0–0 1–3
Pahang 3–2 PDRM 1–1 2–1

First leg
Kelantan 3 – 1 Kedah
Doe 7', 24'
Fakri 61'		 Syafiq 71'
Selangor 0 – 4 Felda United
Makeche 22', 84', 86'
E.J. Wilson 45'
Terengganu 0 – 0 Johor Darul Takzim
Pahang 1 – 1 PDRM
Nwakaeme 56' Fauzi 42'

Second leg
Kedah 3 – 0 Kelantan
Hanif 42'
Baddrol 52'
Syafiq 89'

Kedah won 4–3 on aggregate.

Felda United 3 – 3 Selangor
E.J. Wilson 48', 69'
Indra 87'		 Rangel 33', 62'
Andik 51'

Felda United won 7–3 on aggregate.

Johor Darul Takzim 3 – 1 Terengganu
Safiq 15', 74'
Figueroa 22'		 Ashaari 60'
Referee: Nagor Amir Nor Mohamad

Johor Darul Takzim won 3–1 on aggregate.

PDRM 1 – 2 Pahang
Fauzi 18' Zesh 77'
Fauzi 90+1'

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.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Kedah 3–6 Pahang 3–1 0–5
Felda United 5–6 Johor Darul Takzim 4–3 1–3

First leg
Kedah 3 – 1 Pahang
Namkung 9'
Farhan 49'
Khyril 90+4'		 Conti 90+1'
Felda United 4 – 3 Johor Darul Takzim F.C.
E.J. Wilson 7'
Syamim 43'
Makeche 61', 90+3'		 Díaz 52', 89'
Figueroa 79'
Referee: Samsudin Ibrahim

Second leg
Pahang 5 – 0 Kedah
Conti 4', 29', 36'
Gopinathan 26', 73'

Pahang won 6–3 on aggregate.

Johor Darul Takzim 3 – 1 Felda United
Figueroa 29', 64'
Amri 72'		 Raimi 35'

Johor Darul Takzim won 6–5 on aggregate.

Final
Main article: 2014 Piala Malaysia Final

The final match was played on 1 November 2014

Johor Darul Takzim 2 – 2 Pahang
Diaz 31'
Figueroa 34'		 Nwakaeme 15', 71'
Penalties
Figueroa
Diaz
Hariss
Norshahrul 		3–5 Roslan
Stewart
Shahrizan
Rehman
Hafiz
Attendance: 90,000
Referee: Nagor Amir Nor Mohamad

Winners
 2014 Piala Malaysia Winner 

Pahang
4th title

References
  1. "Pahang is Piala Malaysia champion". The Star. 25 November 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  2. "My sukan: Malaysia Cup 2014 Draw". 13 July 2014.
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