The 2014 Baltic Cup was a football competition, held between 29 and 31 May 2014, hosted by Latvia.[1][2]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Latvia |
| Dates | 29–31 May |
| Teams | 4 |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Latvia (11th title) |
| Runners-up |  Lithuania |
| Third place |  Finland |
| Fourth place |  Estonia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Goals scored | 4 (1 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Përparim Hetemaj Valtteri Moren Nauris Bulvītis Arvydas Novikovas (1 goal each) |
Format edit
For the second time in a row Finland joined Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, thus the knock-out tournament format established in the previous edition was maintained.[1] Penalty shoot-outs were used to decide the winner if a match was drawn after 90 minutes.
Results edit
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 29 May | ||||||
| Latvia (p) | 0 (4) | |||||
| 31 May | ||||||
| Estonia | 0 (2) | |||||
| Latvia | 1 | |||||
| 29 May | ||||||
| Lithuania | 0 | |||||
| Lithuania | 1 | |||||
| Finland | 0 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 31 May | ||||||
| Finland | 2 | |||||
| Estonia | 0 | |||||
Matches edit
Semi-finals edit
- Note: This was the farewell match for Latvia's forward Māris Verpakovskis.[3]
Third place match edit
Final edit
Winners edit
| 2014 Baltic Football Cup winners |
|---|
 Latvia Eleventh title |
Statistics edit
Goalscorers edit
There were 4 goals scored in 4 matches, for an average of 1 goal per match.
1 goal
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Järgmise aasta Balti turniir toimub Lätis" [Next year's Baltic Cup to take place in Latvia] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 3 October 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
- ^ "Baltic Cup 2014 results". football.eu. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ Latvian football beats Estonia in Verpakovskis’ farewell match