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
Tournament details
CountryMalaysia
Singapore
Teams16
Final positions
ChampionsPahang FA (4th title)
Runner-upJohor Darul Ta'zim
Tournament statistics
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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Group A

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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

Group B

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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

Group C

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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

Group D

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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

Knockout stage

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Bracket

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
             
A1   Felda United 4 3 7
D2   Selangor 0 3 3
  Felda United 4 1 5
  Johor Darul Takzim 3 3 6
C1   Johor Darul Takzim 0 3 3
B2   Terengganu 0 1 1
  Johor Darul Takzim 2
  Pahang 2
B1   Kedah 1 3 4
C2   Kelantan 3 0 3
  Kedah 3 0 3
  Pahang 1 5 6
D1   PDRM 1 1 2
A2   Pahang 1 2 3

Quarterfinals

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

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score 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

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Kelantan  3 – 1  Kedah
Doe   7', 24'
Fakri   61'
Syafiq   71'

Selangor  0 – 4  Felda United
Makeche   22', 84', 86'
E.J. Wilson   45'


Pahang  1 – 1  PDRM
Nwakaeme   56' Fauzi   42'

Second leg

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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

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

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score 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

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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'

Second leg

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

  Pahang won 6–3 on aggregate.


  Johor Darul Takzim won 6–5 on aggregate.

Final

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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

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 2014 Piala Malaysia winner 
 
Pahang
4th title

References

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  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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