2014 Malaysia Cup
# 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.

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

## 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 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 | 28 June 2014 |
| Group stage | Matchday 1 | 13 July 2014 (Kuala Lumpur) | 13 & 14 August 2014 | 13 & 14 August 2014 |
| Group stage | Matchday 2 | 13 July 2014 (Kuala Lumpur) | 19 & 20 August 2014 | 19 & 20 August 2014 |
| Group stage | Matchday 3 | 13 July 2014 (Kuala Lumpur) | 22 & 23 August 2014 | 22 & 23 August 2014 |
| Group stage | Matchday 4 | 13 July 2014 (Kuala Lumpur) | 26 & 27 August 2014 | 26 & 27 August 2014 |
| Group stage | Matchday 5 | 13 July 2014 (Kuala Lumpur) | 29 & 30 August 2014 | 29 & 30 August 2014 |
| Group stage | Matchday 6 | 13 July 2014 (Kuala Lumpur) | 2 & 3 September 2014 | 2 & 3 September 2014 |
| Knockout phase | Quarter-finals | 13 July 2014 (Kuala Lumpur) | 3 October 2014 | 10 & 11 October 2014 |
| Knockout phase | Semi-finals | 13 July 2014 (Kuala Lumpur) | 17 & 18 October 2014 | 24 October & 25 October 2014 |
| Knockout phase | Final | 13 July 2014 (Kuala Lumpur) | 1 November 2014 | 1 November 2014 |

## 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

### Group A

| Teamvte | 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

| Teamvte | 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

| Teamvte | 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

| Teamvte | 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

### Bracket

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

### 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.

| 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 |

### Second leg

Pahang won 6–3 on aggregate.

Johor Darul Takzim won 6–5 on aggregate.

## Final

The final match was played on 1 November 2014

## Winners

* 2014 Piala Malaysia winner
* Pahang 4th title
