2014 Bucaramanga Open – Singles
Alejandro Falla won the final against Italian Paolo Lorenzi with partial 7–5, 6–1, and in which it becomes the first Colombian to win this tournament, Carlos Salamanca was as yet the only Colombian to reach the final losing in 2009.


2014 Bucharest Trophy
The 2014 Bucharest Trophy was the first edition of the Bucharest Trophy held in Bucharest, Romania from 21 to 24 August as a pre-season international women's team handball tournament for clubs. The most recent finalists of the EHF Champions League edition (ŽRK Budućnost) appeared in the tournament, along with the hosts (CSM Bucharest) and others. The most recent winners of the EHF Cup Winners' Cup edition (Viborg HK) have been also invited but withdrew before making a debut due to season's fixtures.


2014 Bucharest Trophy
The whole tournament was aired on Sport.ro the channel and Dolce Sport 2.


2014 Bucharest Trophy
CSM Bucharest won the title by defeating Budućnost Podgorica in the final.


2014 Bucknell Bison football team
The 2014 Bucknell Bison football team represented Bucknell University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Joe Susan and played their home games at Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium. They were a member of the Patriot League. They finished the season 8–3, 4–2 in Patriot League play to finish in second place.


2014 Budapest Assembly election
The 2014 Budapest Assembly election was held on 12 October 2014, concurring with other local elections in Hungary. Voters elected the Mayor of Budapest, and the mayors of the 23 districts directly, while 9 seats in the assembly were distributed proportionally, taking into account votes cast for losing district mayoral candidates. This was the first election held under these rules, previously all seats (except for the Mayor) were elected with a party-list method.


2014 Budapest Assembly election, Mayor
Incumbent Mayor István Tarlós was reelected with 49.06% of the votes.


2014 Budapest mayoral election
The 2014 Budapest mayoral election was held on 12 October 2014 to elect the Mayor of Budapest (főpolgármester). On the same day, local elections were held throughout Hungary, including the districts of Budapest. The election was run using a First-past-the-post voting system. In contrast with previous elections where the Mayor served a 4-year term, the winner of this election served for 5 years.


2014 Budapest mayoral election
The election was won by incumbent Mayor, and the governing parties' candidate, István Tarlós.


2014 Budapest mayoral election, Campaign
Originally, the left-wing opposition, which ran united in the parliamentary elections of April, selected Ferenc Falus, a hospital director nominated by the Together (Együtt) party as its candidate. After bad polling, and campaign mistakes (including an Ice Bucket Challenge video), Falus withdrew on 29 September and endorsed minor party candidate and former Minister of Finance Lajos Bokros.


2014 Budget of Delhi
The Budget of Delhi, India for 2014–2015 was presented by Arun Jaitley the Finance Minister of India on 18 July 2014 in Lok Sabha. The total Budget estimate for the Government of NCT of Delhi for the year 2014-15 is Rs. 36766 crore (equivalent to USD $6 billion).


2014 Budweiser Duels
The 2014 Budweiser Duels were a pair of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car races that were held on February 20, 2014, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Both contested over 60 laps, they were the qualifying races for the 2014 Daytona 500. Joe Gibbs Racing swept the Duel races, with Matt Kenseth winning the first race. Kasey Kahne finished second, while Marcos Ambrose, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., and Josh Wise rounded out the top five. Denny Hamlin won the second race, ahead of Jeff Gordon, while Kurt Busch, Paul Menard, and Brian Scott rounded out the top five.


2014 Budweiser Duels
These were the first Budweiser Duel races to be held in primetime, as the races were previously held in the early afternoon. The Duels were telecast on Fox Sports 1.


2014 Budweiser Duels, Report, Background
Daytona International Speedway is one of six superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the others being Michigan International Speedway, Auto Club Speedway, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Pocono Raceway and Talladega Superspeedway. The standard track at Daytona International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long. The track's turns are banked at 31 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at 18 degrees.


2014 Budweiser Duels, Report, Practice and qualifying
A. J. Allmendinger was the fastest in the first of two practice sessions for the Duel races with a time of 45.096 and a speed of 199.574 mph (321.183 km/h). Matt Kenseth, Joey Logano, Paul Menard, Dave Blaney, Ryan Truex, Trevor Bayne and Parker Kligerman were involved in a crash on the frontstretch of Daytona during early practice on February 19, that resulted in heavy damage for Logano, Menard, Blaney, Truex, and Kligerman. This forced the teams to set up backup cars for the Duel races the following evening.


2014 Budweiser Duels, Report, Practice and qualifying
Workers had to repair two sections of the catch fencing, ending practice early. Brian Vickers and Cole Whitt were also involved in a crash earlier during this practice, forcing Vickers to a backup car while Whitt's team was forced to repair their primary, as Swan Racing's only backup was given to Kligerman. Blaney eventually withdrew from the race after his team could not secure a backup car. Kligerman stated that it was the first flip of his career, and that he "assumed it would be rougher. It was pretty soft. I was up in the fence floating along.


2014 Budweiser Duels, Report, Practice and qualifying
Then it just slid over softly". Logano stated that Kenseth had "started making a move to go down" and that he "was making the run, and I was going to fill that hole. He started to come back up and I was there". Denny Hamlin was the fastest in the second of two practice sessions for the Duel races with a time of 45.096 and a speed of 199.574 mph (321.183 km/h).


2014 Budweiser Duels, Report, Races, Race 1
Austin Dillon led the field to the green flag at 7:16 p.m., and after leading the first 14 laps, Dillon lost the lead to Dale Earnhardt, Jr. on lap 15. Matt Kenseth took the lead on lap 28, and held the lead until lap 37, when he pitted and the lead was passed to Earnhardt, Jr. once again. Earnhardt, Jr. and Kasey Kahne each held the lead for a lap before Kenseth cycled back to the lead with 21 laps to go.


2014 Budweiser Duels, Report, Races, Race 1
On the last lap, Kevin Harvick pulled up alongside Matt Kenseth, while Kahne got to the inside, creating a three-wide photo finish in which Kenseth prevailed. Michael McDowell and Joe Nemechek failed to make the Daytona 500. Kenseth stated that he "was kind of embarrassed to walk in the garage" but felt that his race performance "builds confidence in all of us, makes us feel like you can go out and get the job done if everybody does their jobs and we do everything right".


2014 Budweiser Duels, Report, Races, Race 1
Harvick's car failed post-race inspection because his car exceeded the maximum split on the track bar. He was disqualified, but his speed in qualifying was enough to get him into the Daytona 500. Greg Zipadelli, the competitions director at Harvick's team – Stewart-Haas Racing – referred to the infraction as "an adjustment during the race and it was more than it should have been".


2014 Budweiser Duels, Report, Races, Race 2
Martin Truex, Jr. led the field to the green flag at 8:40 p.m., and Brad Keselowski took the lead on lap 2. Keselowski held the race lead for the next portion of the race, holding it until his pit stop on lap 36, which handed the lead to Casey Mears. On his pit stop, Keselowski was deemed to have been speeding while exiting, and had to serve a pass-through penalty. Denny Hamlin took the lead with 23 laps to go, and maintained the race lead until the end of the race, winning under caution.


2014 Budweiser Duels, Report, Races, Race 2
Coming through turn four on the final lap, Jimmie Johnson ran out of gas, got loose after being tapped in the left corner panel, overcorrected and hit the wall collecting Jamie McMurray in the process. Truex, Jr. had no way to avoid the wreck and rear-ended McMurray. While slowing to avoid the wreck, Clint Bowyer got rear-ended by Ryan Truex, slid to the runoff area taking David Ragan with him. Bowyer flipped over in the air and landed on all four wheels with the only damage being a destroyed drive-train.


2014 Budweiser Duels, Report, Races, Race 2
Ragan and Michael Waltrip were also caught in the wreck and both hit the inside wall head-on. Carl Edwards was caught by McMurray, but sustained minimal damage. McMurray made contact with Johnson again as they continued on into the grass, destroying the front ends of their cars. Bobby Labonte and Terry Labonte, who were both 30 seconds behind the leader on the final lap, raced their way into the Daytona 500, at the expense of Eric McClure, Morgan Shepherd and Ryan Truex. Hamlin's team owner, Joe Gibbs, stated Hamlin had "worked extremely hard" for the result, and he thought his team was "all hungry when the year started".


2014 Buenos Aires 200km
The 2014 200 km of Buenos Aires was the seventh edition of this race in the TC2000 season. The race was held in the Autódromo Juan y Óscar Gálvez in Buenos Aires.


2014 Buenos Aires 200km, Report
The 200 km of Buenos Aires to an exciting career in a final that had a team that was a big winner: Néstor Girolami and Mauro Giallombardo. The pilot of Isla Verde was the first who took off and its strategy was clear: to accelerate as much as possible the Peugeot 408 and, in turn, take care to give to his friend, Mauro Giallombaro. Thus the final took off for this combination that had to be aware of the ravages of his teammates: Agustín Canapino and Rafael Morgenstern.


2014 Buenos Aires 200km, Report
The guest of arrecifeño was chosen to start the race. And He did more than that until lap 29 ° in which he pitted to return the car to Canapino, endured Mariano Werner (Fiat Petronas) and maintained a reasonable difference, considering it was his first time with the cars more technological country.


2014 Buenos Aires 200km, Report
After entering and affect change in 32.711 seconds, Canapino hit the track in search of his teammate to overcome and win the competition. With this result and d in sixth position he would leave the Buenos Aires circuit with the points lead.


2014 Buenos Aires 200km, Report
Meanwhile, Esteban Guerrieri (Toyota Team Argentina) was one of the most entertainment delivered with Ricardo Risatti, mate Leonel Pernía in the Renault LoJack Team because they were looking forward positions in the middle of a squad that dominated to grow Girolami.


2014 Buenos Aires 200km, Report
Until he decided to pit to give your self Giallombardo. The tension in the pits and the public was overwhelming to know how it would change for the pilot Isla Verde on track because their work was perfect. And it happened. The Peugeot 408 pitted calmly, as if he knew what the end would be. He headed the box led by Ulises Armellini and came. Only took 28.860 seconds to realize it. Yes, it was four seconds faster than Canapino.


2014 Buenos Aires 200km, Report
Consummate change Giallombardo Peugeot took over and began to recall within this time last edition in 2010 that had played at the Hermanos Galvez when -the triumphed, but as a guest of Toyota and Bernardo Llaver.


2014 Buenos Aires 200km, Report
All those memories began to appear in the young pilot that was once Bernal Renault race driver. Until he met with a second safety car (the first was on Lap 18) by a car misplaced Nicolas Traut (Ford Focus- Riva Racing). Almost 50 seconds apart with Canapino had vanished quickly.


2014 Buenos Aires 200km, Report
It was resumed and only had five minutes to spare career with five pilots who was in a position to be the winners: Giallombardo, Canapino, Brazilian Daniel Serra (co- Werner), Pernia and Fontana.


2014 Buenos Aires 200km, Report
In the first bounce speed, Fontana overcame Pernia and Serra to stay third. Also appearing on stage Facundo Ardusso, who came in a big comeback. When you reach the fork, Ardusso, Canapino and Pernia made a great move by bending the three together. That brought a touch that left Pernia left rubber faulty. At the end of the line, with no control over his car, the driver rammed Tandil Canapino leaving him out of the race and cutting its goal to win and keep the tip of the race.


2014 Buenos Aires 200km, Report
Giallombardo was heading to victory followed by Fontana and Ardusso. And thus achieved his second win in the 200 km of Buenos Aires and reached the record of being the only driver to repeat the success in this test. He also became the fourth victory in the category Girolami (the last was in Potrero de los Funes 2012) and the first in this competition.


2014 Buenos Aires 200km, Report
Moreover, Peugeot reached 19 ° victory in the divisional and became the fifth brand imposed 200 kilometers.


2014 Buffalo Bandits season
The Buffalo Bandits are a lacrosse team based in Buffalo, New York playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2014 season was their twenty-third season in the NLL.


2014 Buffalo Bandits season
After finishing last in the East and missing the playoffs in 2013, the Bandits fired head coach Darris Kilgour and hired his former assistant coach Troy Cordingley, recently fired by the Toronto Rock despite winning the Les Bartley Award.


2014 Buffalo Bandits season
The Bandits started the 2014 season strong. They lost their first game, but then won their next five straight and eight of their next nine, looking much stronger than the 2013 Bandits who missed the playoffs. But the Bandits seemed to return to their 2013 form after that, losing their last eight straight and finishing third in the division. But the losing streak ended in the playoffs, as they took out the Toronto Rock in Toronto in the division semi-finals. In the division finals, the Bandits won game one of the two-game series against Rochester. But the Knighthawks came back to win game two and the resulting mini-game to take the division and end the Bandits' up-and-down season. The Knighthawks would go on to win the NLL Championship, their third straight.


2014 Buffalo Bandits season, Standings
x: Clinched playoff berth; c: Clinched playoff berth by crossing over to another division; y: Clinched division; z: Clinched best regular season record; GP: Games PlayedW: Wins; L: Losses; GB: Games back; PCT: Win percentage; Home: Record at Home; Road: Record on the Road; GF: Goals scored; GA: Goals allowedDifferential: Difference between goals scored and allowed; GF/GP: Average number of goals scored per game; GA/GP: Average number of goals allowed per game


2014 Buffalo Bandits season, Standings, Playoffs
New to the 2014 season, the Conference Finals and Championship will expand to a two-game series from the previous single-game elimination setup. The top seed from each division will play the winner of the Division Semifinal game between the second and third seeds, with the lower-seeded team hosting the first game and the higher seed hosting the second game of the series. A team which wins both games will win the two-game series.


2014 Buffalo Bandits season, Standings, Playoffs
In the event of a series split with both teams winning one game, a 10-minute tiebreaker game will be played immediately following the conclusion of the second contest to determine the winner of the playoff series. If the teams are still tied after 10 minutes, they would play sudden-death overtime. The Championship would be decided by a similar two-game series.


2014 Buffalo Bandits season, Transactions, Entry Draft
The 2013 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 16, 2013. The Bandits made the following selections:


2014 Buffalo Bills season
The 2014 Buffalo Bills season was the franchise's 45th season in the National Football League, 55th season of competition, second under head coach Doug Marrone and the first in franchise history without Ralph Wilson as owner. The Bills defense continued its strong play from last season, finishing first in the league with 54 quarterback sacks. Overall, the Bills improved on their 6–10 record from 2013, finishing with a 9–7 record, their first winning season since 2004, yet they still missed the playoffs.


2014 Buffalo Bills season, Background, Death of Ralph Wilson and sale to Terrence Pegula
Ralph Wilson, the founding owner of the Buffalo Bills, died at the age of 95 on March 25, 2014. In his will, Wilson placed the team into a trust governed by his wife, niece and two team officials, who were separately given instructions to sell the team in short order, not only to the highest bidder, but with a precondition that the team be kept in Buffalo.


2014 Buffalo Bills season, Background, Death of Ralph Wilson and sale to Terrence Pegula
Three bidders stepped forward with bids: stalking horse bidder Donald Trump, the family of Buffalo Sabres owner and natural gas baron Terrence Pegula and a consortium led by musician Jon Bon Jovi and the principals of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, the last of whom raised serious concerns that the team would relocate to Toronto at the first opportunity. The Pegula family was named as the winning bidder on September 9 and closed on its purchase of the team on October 8.


2014 Buffalo Bills season, Background, Cancellation of the Toronto Series
On March 5, 2014, three weeks before Wilson's death, the Bills announced the postponement of the Bills Toronto Series for one year. Bills President and CEO Russ Brandon will evaluate the series in the future, possibly to permanently cancel games in Toronto. On December 3, 2014, after six years and a 1–5 record (their only win coming in a 23–0 shutout victory against the Washington Redskins), the Bills Toronto Series was permanently cancelled.


2014 Buffalo Bills season, Background, On-field
The Bills won their first two games, a 23–20 overtime road win at Chicago (their first-ever victory at Soldier Field) and an emotionally raucous 29–10 home win against division rival Miami, a game played just days after the announcement that the Pegulas would purchase the team and keep it in Buffalo. But Buffalo lost their next two, a 22–10 loss at home against San Diego and a 23–17 loss on the road at Houston, after which Marrone benched quarterback EJ Manuel (their first round pick the previous year) in favor of journeyman Kyle Orton.


2014 Buffalo Bills season, Background, On-field
In his first start as a Bill against Detroit at Ford Field, Orton threw for 308 yards as Buffalo came back from a 14-0 halftime deficit to defeat Detroit 17–14 in then-defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz's first return to Detroit since being fired in the offseason, following an eventual game-winning 58-yard field goal by kicker Dan Carpenter.


2014 Buffalo Bills season, Background, On-field
Buffalo would lose its next game, a 37–22 loss at home against New England before coming back from a 16–10 deficit against Minnesota to win 17-16 after Orton threw for 283 yards, two touchdowns, the second of which to rookie wide receiver Sammy Watkins and connecting with tight end Scott Chandler for 18 yards to convert a 3rd-and-12 and 24 yards to convert a 4th-and-20, respectively (Orton also had an interception and a lost fumble, one of three for the Bills offense). Unfortunately for Buffalo, running backs C. J. Spiller and Fred Jackson were both injured in the first half.


2014 Buffalo Bills season, Background, On-field
With running back Bryce Brown, who the Bills traded their conditional fourth-rounder that can become a third-round selection (that they had acquired in the trade that sent Stevie Johnson to San Francisco) to Philadelphia, inactive for the game and no time to find anyone to help carry the ball, running back Anthony Dixon, who the Bills signed as a free agent from San Francisco was left to carry the ball himself, with fullback Frank Summers assisting.


2014 Buffalo Bills season, Background, On-field
On November 30, the Bills beat the Cleveland Browns giving them their seventh win, which not only improved on the previous season, in which they finished 6-10 for the third time since 2003 (they finished 6–10 in 2009 and 2011, the latter of which after they started 5–2), but it also gives them their best start entering December since the 2000 Buffalo Bills season, in which they finished 8-8 and missed the playoffs.


2014 Buffalo Bills season, Background, On-field
With a win against the Green Bay Packers on December 14, the Bills broke a league-leading streak of nine consecutive losing seasons dating back to 2005; however, the next week's 26–24 loss to the Oakland Raiders eliminated them from playoff contention for the 15th consecutive year, continuing a league-leading drought.


2014 Buffalo Bills season, Background, On-field
The team finished with a 17–9 win against the New England Patriots, who were resting the starters in preparation for a playoff run; the win was the first time the team had won at Gillette Stadium (they had lost all 12 previous attempts) and established the team's first winning season since 2004 (former head coach Mike Mularkey's first season).


2014 Buffalo Bills season, Schedule, Preseason
On February 27, 2014, the NFL announced that, to celebrate the induction of wide receiver Andre Reed, the Bills would play the New York Giants in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game in Canton, Ohio, which took place on August 3, 2014 and aired on NBC. The remainder of the Bills' preseason opponents were announced on April 9, 2014.


2014 Buffalo Bills season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 13: vs. Cleveland Browns
This was the 1st time the Bills have had a winning record this late in the season since 2008


2014 Buffalo Bills season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 15: vs. Green Bay Packers
The Bills were the only AFC East team to defeat all of their NFC North opponents. The Bills also improved their record to 6–0 against the Packers at home.


2014 Buffalo Bills season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 17: at New England Patriots
This was the first time Buffalo won in New England since November 5, 2000.


2014 Buffalo Bills season, Fist bump controversy
After a touchdown by Denver Broncos' running back C. J. Anderson during the December 7 game, two officials acknowledged the call through the use of a fist bump. The move was seen by many Bills fans and players, including defensive back Aaron Williams, as an insensitive gesture, with some likening the gesture to a conspiracy. However, the NFL responded saying the gesture was "an acknowledgment of good mechanics between the two officials involved in making the call."


2014 Buffalo Bulls football team
The 2014 Buffalo Bulls football team represented the University at Buffalo in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led for the season's first seven games by fifth-year head coach Jeff Quinn before his midseason firing on October 13, and by interim head coach Alex Wood for the remainder of the season. The team played their home games at University at Buffalo Stadium and competed as a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They fished the season 5–6, 3–4 in MAC play to finish in third place in the East Division. They only played 11 games due to their November 19 game vs Kent State being canceled due to inclement weather. The failure to reschedule that canceled game cost the Bulls a chance at bowl eligibility.


2014 Buffalo Bulls football team, Game summaries, Duquesne
In their first game of the season, the Bulls won, 38–28 over the Duquesne Dukes.


2014 Buffalo Bulls football team, Game summaries, @ Army
In their second game of the season, the Bulls lost, 47–39 to the Army Black Knights.


2014 Buffalo Bulls football team, Game summaries, Baylor
In their third game of the season, the Bulls lost, 63–21 to the Baylor Bears.


2014 Buffalo Bulls football team, Game summaries, Norfolk State
In their fourth game of the season, the Bulls won, 36–7 over the Norfolk State Spartans.


2014 Buffalo Bulls football team, Game summaries, Miami (OH)
In their fifth game of the season, the Bulls won, 35–27 over the Miami RedHawks.


2014 Buffalo Bulls football team, Game summaries, @ Bowling Green
In their sixth game of the season, the Bulls lost, 36–35 to the Bowling Green Falcons.


2014 Buffalo Bulls football team, Game summaries, @ Eastern Michigan
In their seventh game of the season, the Bulls lost, 37–27 to the Eastern Michigan Eagles.


2014 Buffalo Bulls football team, Game summaries, Central Michigan
In their eighth game of the season, the Bulls lost, 20–14 to the Central Michigan Chippewas.


2014 Buffalo Bulls football team, Game summaries, @ Ohio
In their ninth game of the season, the Bulls lost, 37–14 to the Ohio Bobcats.


2014 Buffalo Bulls football team, Game summaries, Akron
In their tenth game of the season, the Bulls won, 55–24 over the Akron Zips.


2014 Buffalo Bulls football team, Game summaries, Kent State
The November 19 game between Kent State and Buffalo was initially postponed due to inclement weather and was never rescheduled. The cancellation eliminated Buffalo from bowl eligibility.


2014 Buffalo Bulls football team, Game summaries, @ Massachusetts
In their eleventh game of the season, the Bulls won, 41–21 over the Massachusetts Minutemen.


2014 Bukidnon bus bombing
The 2014 Bukidnon bus bombing occurred on December 9, 2014 when a bomb hit a bus just in front of the main entrance of Central Mindanao University along Sayre Highway in Sitio Musuan, Barangay Dologon, Maramag, Bukidnon. The blast killed at least 11 people and another 43 were wounded. Most of the victims were students who were about to go home when the incident occurred. The bus is owned by transport company, Rural Transit Mindanao Incorporated bearing the traffic number 2640 and plate number KBP-178. The bus is en route to Cagayan de Oro from Banisilan, North Cotabato.


2014 Bukidnon bus bombing
The Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters were suspected by Philippine authorities to be behind the bombings. Extortion is viewed as a motive for the attacks due to claims that the bus company has faced threats for refusing to pay protection money to the militants. The militant group denies any involvement claiming they would not gain any benefit from conducting such attacks and claims the accusations against them as fabrication.


2014 Bukit Gelugor by-election
A by-election was held for the Dewan Rakyat parliamentary seat of Bukit Gelugor on 25 May 2014 following the nomination day on 12 May 2014. The seat fell vacant after the passing of the incumbent MP, Karpal Singh in a motor accident near Kampar, Perak on 17 April 2014. Karpal hailed from the Democratic Action Party, a component party of Pakatan Rakyat. A political and legal veteran, he served in the Parliament since 1978 (except for a brief period) and as the chairman of the DAP from 2004 until 2014. He won by a majority of 41,778 votes against Barisan Nasional (Malaysian Chinese Association) candidate Teh Beng Yeam in the 2013 general election.


2014 Bukit Gelugor by-election
The DAP fielded Ramkarpal Singh, Karpal's son and a lawyer. Hours after Ramkarpal's candidacy was announced, MCA decided to defer from contesting the by-election thus leaving BN with no candidate in the by-election. BN chief and Prime Minister Najib Razak indicated that BN would instead throw support on other candidates. Parti Cinta Malaysia vice-president and former BN MP for Batu Kawan Huan Cheng Guan contested in the by-election along with two independents Mohamed Nabi Bux Mohamed Abdul Sathar and Abu Backer Sidek Mohammad Zan. Abu Backer withdrew a day before the by-election, although his decision was not recognized by the Electoral Commission. The number of eligible voters in this constituency was 82,431.


2014 Bukit Gelugor by-election, Results
Ramkarpal Singh won the by-election with a majority of 37,659 votes compared to his nearest challenger. The other three candidates lost their deposit after failing to receive at least one-eighth of the votes. The turnout in the by-election is 30% lower compared to the turnout in the 2013 general election.


2014 Bulgarian Cup Final
The 2014 Bulgarian Cup Final was the 74th final of the Bulgarian Cup. The match, contested by Botev Plovdiv and Ludogorets Razgrad, took place on 15 May 2014 at Lazur Stadium in Burgas. Ludogorets won the final 1–0, claiming their second ever Bulgarian Cup title.


2014 Bulgarian Cup Final, Supporter disturbances
The match was affected by a number of disruptions due to unruly spectators. On the one-hour mark, shortly after Bezjak had opened the scoring, the advertisement boards near the stadium sector with the Botev ultras caught fire, necessitating the interruption of the match for 17 minutes until fire brigades could enter the pitch and extinguish the flames.


2014 Bulgarian Cup Final, Supporter disturbances
On two occasions (around the 60th minute and following Vander Vieira's dismissal for a dangerous tackle on Mihail Aleksandrov), small groups of Botev supporters attempted pitch invasions, but were successfully restrained by footballers Veselin Minev, Tomáš Jirsák and Adam Stachowiak as well as the arriving police officers. A number of objects were also thrown by fans of the "canaries", with one of them hitting Ludogorets defender Georgi Terziev. Officials affiliated with the Razgrad team have been critical of the general preparations prior to the match and the insufficient policing. Botev owner Tzvetan Vassilev promised to compensate Chernomorets Burgas in full for all the stadium damage inflicted.


2014 Bulgarian Supercup
The 2014 Bulgarian Supercup was the 12th Bulgarian Supercup, an annual Bulgarian football match played between the winners of the previous season's A Football Group and Bulgarian Cup. The game was played between the champions of the 2013–14 A PFG, Ludogorets Razgrad, and the 2014 Bulgarian Cup runners-up, Botev Plovdiv, since Ludogorets won both trophies.


2014 Bulgarian Supercup
This was Ludogorets's third Bulgarian Supercup appearance and Botev's first. Watched by a crowd of 5,500 at Lazur Stadium in Burgas, Ludogorets won the match 3–1 (thus securing a treble), with goals from Virgil Misidjan, Marcelinho and Hamza Younés, after Milen Gamakov had put Botev 1–0 up at half-time.


2014 Bulgarian Supercup, Match overview
The first half was relatively even and saw both teams creating a number of good chances. Milen Gamakov opened the scoring in the 18th minute after Plamen Nikolov lay the ball in his path with a header following a foul (taken by Marian Ognyanov) that had been awarded to Botev Plovdiv. Just before half-time, Aleksandar Kolev had a claim for a penalty turned down by referee Nikolay Yordanov and was subsequently sent off for a second yellow card, presumably for a comment directed at the official.


2014 Bulgarian Supercup, Match overview
The official's decision was vociferously disputed by the Botev Plovdiv players and technical staff, with Adam Stachowiak receiving a caution for dissent. In the second half, Ludogorets Razgrad dominated the game, while Botev Plovdiv focused on the well-organized defense. Virgil Misidjan equalized the score in the 53rd minute after being picked out by Marcelinho and managing to get past Filip Filipov. Five minutes before the end of regular time, Marcelinho gave the team from Razgrad a 2:1 lead following a Hristo Zlatinski assist.


2014 Bulgarian Supercup, Match overview
In the 88th minute, Vladislav Stoyanov pulled off a save from a powerful header by Plamen Nikolov, after Ivan Tsvetkov has found an opening in the champions' defense. New signing and former yellow and blacks' forward Hamza Younés sealed the win for Ludogorets Razgrad in the closing stages of the match courtesy of another assist from Marcelinho.


2014 Bulgarian Supercup, Post-match reactions
In the aftermath of the match, Nikolay Yordanov's refereeing performance was severely criticized by manager Velislav Vutsov, Botev players, the management and fans, with the dismissal of Aleksandar Kolev viewed as the most controversial episode in the game. Aleksandar Kolev insisted that he had been fouled, denied having demanded a penalty kick, and even briefly considered retiring from football. Ludogorets were also lambasted by Botev supporters for supposedly having influenced the nature of the officiating.


2014 Bulgarian Supercup, Post-match reactions
Ludogorets' executive director Angel Petrichev congratulated Botev Plovdiv for making it a tight match and agreed that it would have been better for the game if the referee had not shown a red card, while also maintaining that the whole blame should not be apportioned to Yordanov. Ludogorets manager Georgi Dermendzhiev did not sympathize with Botev Plovdiv's complaints against the referee and maintained that Ludogorets had managed to win without "giving it a 100%", but praised the young players of the opposing team. After the match, the referee's officiating rights were temporarily suspended.


2014 Bulgarian floods
On June 19, 2014, torrential rains caused severe flash flooding across northeastern Bulgaria leaving dozens of villages without electricity and submerging large parts of several cities in the region. At least 16 people were reported killed – 13 (4 of which children) in the Asparuhovo district of Varna, one in Dobrich and two in the village of Tsani Ganchevo in Shumen Province.


2014 Bulgarian floods
Abundant rainfall, the result of a Mediterranean cyclone, also caused damage on the Romanian shore of the Black Sea, especially in Constanța County.


2014 Bulgarian floods, Meteorological history
In the days leading up to the event, large parts of the country had been battered by heavy rain and hailstorms. On June 18, the Varna office of the country's forecasting service (NIMH) sent an official memo to the local administration warning of intensive rain and hailstorms on the following day. According to the NIMH, the average 24-hour for Varna Province was between 60 and 85 L/m2, while in neighboring Dobrich Province it was from 90 to 155 L/m2. The average amount for the whole month of June is around 50-60 L/m2.


2014 Bulgarian floods, Meteorological history
A single weather station in the north of Varna recorded values of 35 L/m2 in a two-hour period between 6pm and 8pm on June 19. In the far northeastern parts of Bulgaria, rainfall rates reached 140–200 mm/h. On June 20 the NIMH warned that further rains up to 20 L/m2 could be expected throughout the weekend.


2014 Bulgarian floods, Meteorological history
According to data presented by the Inspectorate for Emergency Situations of Constanța County, the most affected areas in the county were Brebeni, wherein the amount of water was 92 L/m2, Adamclisi – 80.2 L/m2, Deleni – 60 L/m2, Albești – 64 L/m2 and the municipality of Mangalia, with 31 L/m2.


2014 Bulgarian floods, Affected regions, Bulgaria
The worst-hit area was in Varna's low-lying district of Asparuhovo, where dozens of houses were swept away and streets were virtually unrecognizable due to piles of mangled cars and debris. At least 11 people were initially confirmed killed in Asparuhovo, with at least two others missing. Much of the area remained without electricity for more than 24 hours before official restored it in the afternoon of June 20. It was not immediately clear if most of the victims drowned inside houses or were swept away in their vehicles.


2014 Bulgarian floods, Affected regions, Bulgaria
On June 23 emergency services located the body of a 3-year-old girl in the ruins of a house in Asparuhovo, raising the death toll in Varna to 12. A six-year-old boy remained missing and was presumed dead. His body was discovered on June 26, bringing the final death toll from Asparuhovo up to 13.


2014 Bulgarian floods, Affected regions, Bulgaria
A further three casualties were reported from the city of Dobrich, were water levels rose to almost 2 meters in some parts of the town. The mayor of the city Detelina Nikolova later announced that only one person had been confirmed dead, after 2 people initially thought missing were found to have escaped unharmed.


2014 Bulgarian floods, Affected regions, Bulgaria
On June 20 the government declared a state of emergency in the provinces of Varna, Shumen, Dobrich, Veliko Tarnovo and Pazardzhik. The Pass of the Republic was closed after a 200-meter section of the road was swept away by rushing floodwaters. The Batova river burst its banks near the Black Sea resort of Albena, prompting the evacuation of six hotels. Roads leading out of Albena towards Varna and Balchik were damaged and temporarily closed.


2014 Bulgarian floods, Affected regions, Romania
In Constanța County, a popular summer destination for Romanians and foreigners, the authorities established red code of flooding. Wind gusts of 94 km/h caused significant damage in the summer resorts. Tens of kilometers of roads were flooded, disrupting traffic in the localities of Adamclisi, Abrud, Urluia and Zorile. Likewise, dozens of houses and 70 hectares of pasture were affected by floods.


2014 Bulgarian floods, Affected regions, Romania
In Constanța, the sewage system couldn't cope with the large amount of rain, boulevards and streets being covered by water. In Mamaia, the rain destroyed a cafe on the seafront.


2014 Bulgarian floods, Response and aftermath
Bulgarian Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski travelled to Varna, where he called the disaster a "great tragedy". The government declared Monday, June 23, a day of national mourning. In a message to the Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev, the President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso promised to mobilize all available instruments to help the country. According to EU legislation, for emergency funds to be activated a disaster needs to inflict damage of three billion Euros (by 2002 inflation rates) or more than 0.6% of the country's GDP.


2014 Bulgarian floods, Response and aftermath
In the case of Bulgaria this means confirmed damages of at least 232,5 million Euros. On June 24, officials announced that preliminary damage estimates in Veliko Tarnovo Province alone were over 10 million leva (5,1 million Euros). Damage to the country's road infrastructure was estimated at around 15 million leva (7,7 million Euros), including about 1.5 million leva to reopen the Pass of the Republic. On June 27, Varna Province officials announced that damage to local infrastructure there was estimated to be at least 30 million leva (15.25 million Euros).


2014 Bulgarian floods, Response and aftermath
Starting from June 24, officials in Varna began evacuating around 250 Asparuhovo residents from 85 buildings deemed too dangerous to live in, including at least 11 that would be demolished immediately. Due to the extreme amount of precipitation, measures were taken to stabilize parts of the hillside in the area for fears it might collapse in a landslide. Water service was fully restored to Asparuhovo on June 25, although officials announced they will continue to monitor the chemical composition of water within the city of Varna for at least a few weeks. By June 27, the number of evacuation orders in Asparuhovo had risen to 132, covering more than 1,000 residents of the neighborhood.


2014 Bulgarian floods, Response and aftermath
On June 20 the organizers of Sofia Pride announced they would postpone the 7th edition of the event, scheduled for the day after, in solidarity with the victims of the floods. They also appealed to citizens to actively contribute to the ongoing relief effort. Dozens of fans of Levski (Sofia) and CSKA (Sofia) both urged supporters to donate via the text-messaging campaign and promised to organize help on the ground as well. On June 23 a spokesman for the Bulgarian Army announced that a total of 860 people had been rescued or evacuated by various units across the country.


2014 Bulgarian floods, Response and aftermath
Relatives of people killed in the floods were to receive an immediate one-time government package of 10,000 leva (~5,113 Euros). Within hours of the event, a donation campaign was set up through which citizens could contribute funds by sending text messages to a special numbers. By mid-afternoon on June 20 over 190,000 such texts had been sent, raising a few hundred thousand leva for victims of the floods.


2014 Bulgarian floods, Response and aftermath
By June 24, a total of 832,948 Leva (~425,600 Euros) had been gathered as part of the relief efforts, with about 80% of those coming from text messages and the rest being donated via bank accounts. Authorities estimated the total numbers of families that would require long-term help at around 800, spread across Varna, Dobrich and Veliko Tarnovo provinces.


2014 Bulgarian floods, Response and aftermath
Several dozen Syrian refugees traveled from camps in the capital Sofia and Harmanli to Varna, answering a call by the local municipality for volunteers to help with the clean-up effort.


2014 Bulgarian parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Bulgaria on 5 October 2014 to elect the 43rd National Assembly. GERB remained the largest party, winning 84 of the 240 seats with around a third of the vote. A total of eight parties won seats, the first time since the beginning of democratic elections in 1990 that more than seven parties entered parliament. Boyko Borisov then became prime minister as head of a coalition with the Reformist Bloc and with outside support from the Patriotic Front and the Alternative for Bulgarian Revival.


2014 Bulgarian parliamentary election, Background
After the 2013 election, the seat distribution was such that the new coalition government, composed of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) and the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) and led by Plamen Oresharski, had only half the seats in Parliament, and thus prospects of holding early elections were significant. Also, the Oresharski cabinet was confronted by a series of protests starting on 14 June 2013, in response to the election of Delyan Peevski as head of the Bulgarian state security agency DANS (State Agency for National Security).


2014 Bulgarian parliamentary election, Background
Following the setback suffered by the BSP in the European Parliament election - having picked up 18.94% of the popular vote (down from 26.6% in 2013) - opposition parties called for early parliamentary elections. The leader of the DPS expressed his desire to have the government resign so that early elections can be scheduled for the end of 2014 or the middle of 2015.


2014 Bulgarian parliamentary election, Background
On 10 June 2014 the leader of the Bulgarian Socialist Party, Sergei Stanishev, demanded the resignation of the government: "We cannot have the responsibility for the existence and actions of this government solely by ourselves." Following an agreement from the three largest parties (GERB, BSP and DPS) to hold early parliamentary elections for 5 October 2014, the cabinet was to resign by the end of July.


2014 Bulgarian parliamentary election, Background
On Wednesday July 23, Oresharski's government submitted its resignation. The next day parliament voted 180–8 (8 abstained and 44 were absent) to accept the government's resignation. After each party refused to try to form a new government, on 6 August a caretaker government led by Georgi Bliznashki was sworn into office and the 42nd National Assembly was dissolved with an election date set for 5 October.


2014 Bulgarian parliamentary election, Campaign
Twenty-two parties and seven coalitions registered to run on election day before the deadline. Two parties were denied registration.


2014 Bulgarian parliamentary election, Reactions
Following his party's election victory, Borisov stated that his party would try to form the next government and that he "want[s] to govern, in person".


2014 Bulgarian parliamentary election, Government formation
The newly elected Assembly met for the first time on 27 October.


2014 Bulgarian parliamentary election, Government formation
After being tasked by President Rosen Plevneliev to form a government, Borisov's GERB allied with the Reformist Bloc to form a government and also had the outside support of the Patriotic Front and the Alternative for Bulgarian Revival. The cabinet of twenty ministers was approved by a majority of 136-97 (with one abstention). Borisov was then chosen as prime minister by an even larger vote of 149-85.


2014 Burdwan blast
On 2 October 2014, an explosion occurred in a house in the Khagragarh locality of Burdwan. Two suspected Indian Mujahideen terrorists were killed and a third injured. The police seized 55 improvised explosive devices, RDX, wrist watch dials and SIM cards.


2014 Burdwan blast, Blast
On 2 October 2014 at 12:00 noon, an explosion occurred in a two-storeyed building in the Khagragarh locality of Burdwan. The building was owned by Nurul Hasan Chowdhury who used to stay in another house across the road. Hasan Chowdhury was a leader of the Trinamool Congress and the ground floor of the building was used as Trinamool Congress party office. During the 2008 and 2013 Panchayat elections, it was used as the election office by the Trinamool Congress. Chowdhury had rented the first floor of the building to one Shakil Ahmed for a monthly rent of INR 4,700.


2014 Burdwan blast, Blast
Locals informed the police and the fire brigade when they heard the sound of explosion and saw smoke billowing out of the first floor room. When the police arrived, two women inside the building prevented the police from entering at gunpoint, threatening to blow up the building and destroyed several documents and evidences.


2014 Burdwan blast, Blast
Shakil Ahmed who had rented the place and hailed from Karimpur in Nadia district, died on the spot. Two persons were injured. One of them Sobhan Mondal died later at the Burdwan Medical College and Hospital. The other named Abdul Hakim, from Lalgola in Murshidabad district, was admitted to the hospital in the critical condition. The two women, wives of Shakil Ahmed and Abdul Hakim and their two children were left unharmed.


2014 Burdwan blast, Blast
The police arrested the two women. More than 50 improvised explosive devices were recovered. The police also seized large numbers of wrist watch dials, SIM cards and tools used to prepare improvised explosive devices. Micro SD cards containing propaganda songs, Taliban training videos were recovered. Fake Indian documents like elector's card and passport were found. Maps and half burnt books in Arabic too were recovered. The CID detonated the improvised explosive devices on the banks of Damodar.


2014 Burdwan blast, Investigation
A National Investigation Agency team reached Burdwan on 3 October for investigation. Preliminary investigations by the CID hint towards a group named 'Al Jihad' being involved in the activities. According to the NIA, the Al Jihad module had planned a series of ten blasts in Kolkata during the Durga Puja. A team from Central Forensic Research Laboratory reached the spot on 4 October. They inspected the sand from the detonation site and suspected that the operatives belonged to Indian Mujahideen.


2014 Buriram United F.C. season
The 2012 season was Buriram's 10th consecutive season in Thailand's top division. Buriram United will be competing in the 2014 AFC Champions League.


2014 Buriram United F.C. season, Kor Royal Cup
As 2013 Thai Premier League and 2013 Thai FA Cup champions, Buriram played against 2013 Thai Premier League runners-up Muangthong United. The 79th Kor Royal Cup was held at 1 February. The match was normally played at the Supachalasai Stadium in Bangkok, but due to the 2013–14 Thai political crisis the match was moved to Suphanburi Stadium, Suphanburi.


2014 Buriram United F.C. season, Toyota Premier Cup
Buriram will be playing against Nagoya Grampus in the 2014 Toyota Premier Cup. Buriram won the 2014 Toyota Premier Cup 5-4 from a penalty shootout.


2014 Buriram United F.C. season, Players, First team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2014 Buriram United F.C. season, Players, First team squad
Note 1: The club lists the supporters as the 12th man.


2014 Buriram United F.C. season, Players, Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2014 Burkinabé uprising
The Burkinabé uprising was a series of demonstrations and riots in Burkina Faso in October 2014 that quickly spread to multiple cities. They began in response to attempts at changing the constitution to allow President Blaise Compaoré to run again and extend his 27 years in office. Pressure for political change came from civil society and in particular from the country's youth.


2014 Burkinabé uprising
Following a tumultuous day on 30 October, which included the involvement of former Defence Minister Kouamé Lougué and the burning of the National Assembly and other government buildings as well as the ruling Congress for Democracy and Progress party's headquarters, Compaoré dissolved the government and declared a state of emergency before eventually fleeing to Côte d'Ivoire with the support of President Alassane Ouattara.


2014 Burkinabé uprising
General Honoré Nabéré Traoré announced that a transitional government would run the country until an election within 12 months. After another day of mass protests and initially refusing to resign, after mounting domestic pressure Compaoré resigned from his 27-year presidency on 31 October and Traoré took over as the interim head of state. However, Lieutenant Colonel Yacouba Isaac Zida also staked a claim to be interim head of state citing Traoré's unpopularity. A statement by military chiefs asserted that Zida had their unanimous backing. A coalition of unnamed opposition parties rejected the military takeover.


2014 Burkinabé uprising
Further protests were called for the morning of 2 November, but were smaller yet there was at least one casualty amidst a police response. The African Union gave the country a fortnight to end military rule from 3 November. By mid-November, a framework was agreed upon unanimously for a transitional executive and legislative administration.


2014 Burkinabé uprising, Background
Following an amendment in 2000, the constitution limits presidents to two terms of five years. However, the restrictions were not applied retroactively, allowing President Blaise Compaoré, who had been in office since 1987, to run for a further two terms and be re-elected in 2005 and 2010.


2014 Burkinabé uprising, Background
In regards to the 2015 presidential election, Compaoré tried to extend his 27 years in power by enacting a constitutional amendment to lift term limits. As a result, the opposition called for protests against the measure that was sitting in parliament. Some people suggested the move could "spark an uprising."


2014 Burkinabé uprising, Background
The Burkinabé Spring also called for change amid a stagnant economy and a non-responsive state, which was met with some concessions. The events magnified a divide, and distrust, between the regular army and the special units, such as the Regiment of Presidential Security.


2014 Burkinabé uprising, Protests, Initial
Protests started in late October. Unnamed opposition called for a blockade of parliament. On 28 October, there were street battles during an anti-government rally by hundreds of thousands of demonstrators. The next day, though, banks, shops and markets reopened. Movement of People for Progress (MPP) member Pargui Emile Paré said that "one thing is certain: we'll march on the parliament [on 30 October]." On 29 October, a mass rally accompanied by street battles took place against a "constitutional coup" involving hundreds of thousands of people.


2014 Burkinabé uprising, Protests, 30 October
The most serious events occurred on 30 October with the gathering of tens of thousands of people. Protesters also compared Compaoré to the Ebola virus amidst the 2014 West Africa Ebola outbreak. Police used tear gas to deter the demonstrators, yet they broke through police lines to torch government buildings, including the city hall building, and the ruling Congress for Democracy and Progress (CDP) party's headquarters. The crowd headed to the presidential palace, while the military fired rubber bullets at about 1,500 people storming the National Assembly of Burkina Faso.


2014 Burkinabé uprising, Protests, 30 October
Protesters burnt documents and stole computer equipment, while cars outside the building were set ablaze. Parts of the parliament building were also on fire, including the Speaker Soungalo Ouattara's office, but the main chamber was untouched. The presidential guard fired on civilians charging into the home of the President's brother, François Compaoré, leading to at least three deaths. The state broadcaster RTB's building for its radio unit, Maison de la Radio (which was under renovation), and television were also stormed.


2014 Burkinabé uprising, Protests, 30 October
At the television unit's building, protesters posed on the set of the evening news programme, while soldiers were deployed outside the Maison de la Radio with an armored personnel carrier to defend it from the crowd. Five people were reported killed during the day. Some soldiers, including former Defence Minister General Kouamé Lougué, joined the protests. Unnamed opposition activists claimed there had been 30 deaths.


2014 Burkinabé uprising, Protests, 30 October
The BBC reported that in an area where MPs live two houses were burning and smoke was billowing from two or three more, while Hotel Azalai was on fire. State-television was off-air, while the 3G network and SMS services were blocked, but internet access and telephones were available. Violent protests also occurred in the country's second largest city Bobo-Dioulasso, including the toppling of statues and the local CDP headquarters, and in Ouahigouya, in the north. Ouagadougou airport was closed and all arriving and departing flights were canceled until further notice.


2014 Burkinabé uprising, Protests, 30 October
Many MPs also fled to an unnamed nearby hotel. Opposition MP Ablasse Ouedraogo said: "I was inside when the demonstrators stormed in. I was put in secure place by security people of the parliament. Now it is difficult to say what happens next but things are out of control because the demonstrators do not listen to anyone." General Honoré Nabéré Traoré imposed a night curfew.


2014 Burkinabé uprising, Protests, 31 October
Following Diabré's call, the next day, protesters then gathered at Ouagadougou's central Place de la Nation and outside the army headquarters amidst reports of a tense standoff at the latter with chants of "fulfill your responsibilities or we will do so ourselves." By the end of the day Compaoré had resigned and, though there was an initial dispute in the presidency, by 1 November, Zida was declared interim president.


2014 Burkinabé uprising, Protests, Post-resignation
On 1 November, Ouagadougou Mayor Simon Compaoré led volunteers on "Operation Mana Mana" (Operation Clean-Clean in Dyula) to clear the streets, which earned him praise on social media. A coalition of unnamed opposition parties also issued a statement that read:


2014 Burkinabé uprising, Protests, Post-resignation
The victory of the popular uprising - and consequently the management of the transition - belongs to the people and should not in any way be confiscated by the army. Our consultation reaffirmed that this transition should be democratic and civilian in character.


2014 Burkinabé uprising, Protests, Post-resignation
Their joint statement also called for a "democratic and civilian transition. The victory born from this popular uprising belongs to the people, and the task of managing the transition falls by right to the people. In no case can it be confiscated by the army."


2014 Burkinabé uprising, Protests, Post-resignation
A demonstration was called at the Place de la Nation for the morning of 2 November. On 1 November, soldiers loyal to Zida patrolled the streets of Ouagadougou after his early morning radio announcement of assuming the role of interim head of state in order to avoid pandemonium during the democratic transition. Protests continued at the Place de la Nation demanding civilian control of a new government instead of a military subversion of what was seen as a grassroots uprising. At the television studio of RTB he said: "This is not a coup d'état but a popular uprising. I salute the memory of the martyrs of this uprising and bow to the sacrifices made by our people." He also called for the African Union and ECOWAS' support for the transition.


2014 Burkinabé uprising, Protests, Post-resignation
In the end, France 24 reported that thousands gathered for the protest, down from the up to a million demonstrators previously, at what has now been nicknamed "Revolution Square." Protesters at RTB's television building were dispersed by soldiers, who sealed off the building, as well as the Place de la Nation. Zida vowed that "any act likely to undermine the transition process will be suppressed with vigor." The army's attempt to clear the protesters resulted in them opening fire at those gathered at the RTB causing one death by a stray bullet, according to the army.


2014 Burkinabé uprising, Protests, Post-resignation
The army had also seized control of the building and cleared out all staff; at Place de la Nation barricades were erected as demonstrators against the "power grab" by the military were dispersed. One such placard at the protests equated Zida with Judas. Reports indicated opposition PDC leader Saran Sereme, along with an unnamed army general and a crowd of their supporters, went to the RTB site to declare themselves in charge of the transition. As gunshots were heard, RTB was taken off the air for hours with an unnamed army spokesman saying: "The army does not want power. But the anarchy needs to stop. Any violation will be punished with the utmost energy." The Regiment of Presidential Security then sought to block access to the Place de la Nation. On 4 November, the streets were reportedly calm.


2014 Burkinabé uprising, Response
Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport authorities in Dakar were quoted by The Guardian as having confirmed Compaoré was in Senegal, but there was later dispute as to his location, although his presence outside the country was affirmed. A communique read on Radio Omega at 17:00 reported that Compaoré had "dissolved government," declared a state of emergency and made an appeal to "stay calm." He later said he was prepared to leave office at the end of the transition. Compaoré then said that he would retain his position for a year under a transitional government and then hand over power. He also added he was lifting the "state of siege" he had previously declared.


2014 Burkinabé uprising, Response
Communications Director Ibrahim Sakande announced the state of emergency with the "chief of the armed forces is in charge of implementing this decision." The reason given by Compaoré was to "create conditions for change," the statement continued. "I'm calling on the leaders of the political opposition to put an end to the protests. I'm pledging from today to open talks with all the actors to end the crisis." Union for Rebirth/Sankarist Movement President Benewende Sankara, who called for the march, said: "The president must deal with the consequences."


2014 Burkinabé uprising, Response
Union for Progress and Reform President Zéphirin Diabré called on the military to side with "the people" and called for Compaoré's resignation. Opposition activist Emile Pargui said: "October 30 is Burkina Faso's black spring, like the Arab Spring." Reports in the French media also indicated Compaoré's brother, Francis, was arrested as he tried to flee the country, while Lougué's statements suggested the army may step in to remove Compaoré from power. Opposition figure Simon Compaoré (not related) said: "It is absolutely necessary for Blaise Compaoré to leave power and for a transitional government to take over.


2014 Burkinabé uprising, Response
Talks are taking place with General Lougue ... but there is no agreement yet." The military command announced it would issue a statement later in the day; other unnamed opposition leaders announced having held talks with Lougué on forming a transitional government. Following Compaoré's pledge to "open talks with all the actors to end the crisis," Armed Forces Chief of Staff General Honoré Nabéré Traoré then made an announcement that a transitional government would run the country until an election within 12 months. He also announced a curfew to be in place from 19:00 to 6:00. The national borders have also been closed. The transitional government would occur after all-party consultations.


2014 Burkinabé uprising, Response
Radio Omega FM Ouaga said that "revolution 2.0" (in reference to the popular movement led by Thomas Sankara in 1983, whose eventual overthrow and assassination was blamed on Compaoré) has been called a victory by the opposition.


2014 Burkinabé uprising, Response
After the violence peaked on 30 October, the bill was withdrawn from parliament, according to rushed statement by Communications Minister Alain Edouard Traore. Compaoré then also called for "calm and serenity" on Twitter.


2014 Burkinabé uprising, Response, Resignation
Within 24 hours of the 30 October events, Compaoré maintained he was still president and would lead a transitional government. While unnamed international diplomats backed his move, Diabré then called for the demonstrators to occupy public spaces amidst renewed calls for the former's resignation. "The opposition has said and will say again that the precondition for any discussion relating to a political transition is the departure, pure and simple and without condition, of Blaise Compaoré." Rapper Smockey of Le Balai Citoyen told a local radio station that the people were "determined once and for all" to remove Compaoré.


2014 Burkinabé uprising, Response, Resignation
His colleague Sams’K Le Jah later said about Compaoré's resignation that the army had adhered to the will of the people. However he also warned against possible abuses by calling on people to "remain vigilant and on high alert, to not let anyone steal the victory of the sovereign people." The group's spokesman Guy Hervé Kam also joined the protests.


2014 Burkinabé uprising, Response, Resignation
Later in the day, Compaoré announced he had left the presidency and that there was a "power vacuum;" he also called for a "free and transparent" election within 90 days. His resignation was done on the basis of Article 43 of the constitution of Burkina Faso which states that in case of a vacancy within the presidency, a new election should be held within at least 60–90 days after the official vacancy declaration, a move that some politicians such as Diabré deem difficult to carry out.


2014 Burkinabé uprising, Response, Resignation
Protesters then gathered at army headquarters that day then cheered when the announcement was made. Traoré then took over the reins as head of state in an interim capacity. Though demonstrators danced and cheered in Ouagadougou at the announcement of Compaoré's statement being broadcast, the mood cooled on news of Traoré taking interim office. Arsene Evariste Kabore, the former editor-in-chief of state television, suggested people were not happy at the decision as he was Compaoré's aide de camp. Chants were heard calling for Traoré to quit.


2014 Burkinabé uprising, Response, Resignation
Some protesters even called for election of Lougué, who was fired by Compaoré in 2003. People's Movement for Progress member, Monou Tapsoaba, said that instead of Traoré "we need someone credibly. Traoré is Blaise Campaoré's henchman." Lieutenant Colonel Yacouba Issaac Zida appeared to challenge Traoré's usurpation of power while aligning himself with the protesters. He announced his own emergency measures and deployed troops on the streets.


2014 Burkinabé uprising, Response, Resignation
The next day, a statement was issued by unnamed top military leaders that read: "Lieutenant Colonel Yacouba Issac Zida has been elected unanimously to lead the transition period opened after the departure of President Blaise Compaore." The statement was also signed by Traoré. Zida then said: "The aspirations for democratic change [by the Burkinabè youth] will be neither betrayed, nor disappointed."


2014 Burkinabé uprising, Response, Resignation
By 1 November, Compaoré had fled to Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast. Though he was en route from the Kosyam Palace, the presidential palace, to Pô on the national highway, they diverted before arriving in Nobéré, 45 kilometres from Pô. While being in constant contact with Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara, the latter sent a helicopter to an unnamed uninhabited area in the afternoon to retrieve him and his entourage. The government of Ivory Coast issued a statement saying that Compaoré was in the country with his family and entourage but did not specify his location.


2014 Burkinabé uprising, Response, Resignation
Reuters quoted military sources as saying he was staying at a presidential retreat in Assinie. Unnamed diplomats were also quoted as saying he was alarmed at the possibility of prosecution on human rights charges upon leaving office. Zida also said on television that Compaoré was "in a safe place" and that his "safety and wellbeing are assured." Ouattara said: "As a mediator, he helped his Ivorian brothers resume dialogue… That is why, naturally, we welcome him here, following the painful events that shook our neighbor. We want the transition to take place in a peaceful and constitutional process. President Compaore will stay in Ivory Coast as long as he wishes." France President Francois Hollande acknowledged assisting Compaoré's departure saying it was done in order to prevent a "bloodbath."


2014 Burkinabé uprising, Response, National unity government
On 3 November, Zida said a national unity government would soon rule the country within the framework of the constitution. France 24 suggested Zida was willing to give up power to an MP or a representative of civil society in the coming days, although the lack of a timeframe was noted. The military was considered likely to maintain some influence over the transition. King Mogho Naba of the Mossi people said on 4 November that he had met Zida and "they came to tell us that they would hand back power to civilians. The country should regain peace and quiet." In accordance with the now-suspended constitution, opposition leader Roch Marc Christian Kaboré asserted that the parliament speaker was supposed to be a transitional leader, however Soungalo Ouattara's whereabouts were unknown.


2014 Burkinabé uprising, Response, National unity government
Talks to choose the head of a transitional government, involving political parties and representatives of civil society, mediated by ECOWAS/AU regional leaders, followed. Although the parties involved agreed that the transitional leader should be a civilian and that the original timetable for holding an election in November 2015 should be maintained, there was difficulty in agreeing on a transitional leader and tension between the formerly ruling CDP and those who had opposed Compaoré.


2014 Burkinabé uprising, Response, National unity government
After initial reluctance, the army, represented by Colonel August Denise Barry, participated briefly in continuing talks held on 8 November. It was also reported that, despite objections from the opposition, Zida said in an interview that the CDP must be included in the talks. Jeune Afrique also published an interview with Compaoré in which he alleged that "part of the opposition was working with the army" to plot his overthrow and that "history will tell us if they were right." He added that he would "not wish for his worst enemy" to be in Zida's place.


2014 Burkinabé uprising, Response, National unity government
Zida also dismissed threats from the AU over the two-week deadline to hand power to civilians, as well as the threat of sanctions if it is ignored. Instead Zida said "we are not afraid of sanctions." The military also agreed to hold an election the following year but not on the choice of an interim leader. Zida added that the military "care[s] much more about stability" than threats. He said of the group that "we have waited on the African Union in moments when it should have shown its fraternity and its friendship but instead was not there.


2014 Burkinabé uprising, Response, National unity government
It's unfortunate but it's not too late." AU's deputy chairperson, Erastus Mwencha, accused the military of taking advantage of the indecision amongst political parties over the selection of an interim leader. He added that the various parties should "try to reach consensus for the sake of the country" and that the first step towards sanctions would entail Burkina Faso's suspension from the body. Conversely, ECOWAS warned against unilateral sanctions; it also appointed Senegalese President Macky Sall to lead mediation efforts.


2014 Burkinabé uprising, Response, National unity government
Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama also warned against the threat of sanctions: "I am certain that we will not reach the stage where the international community will have to impose sanctions." AU chairman and Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz held talks with Zida on 10 November and said that "the African Union has not come to sanction Burkina Faso." He also met unnamed opposition parties and called for a Burkinabe-led solution where all parties should work together "in tranquility, security and social peace." The previous day, the unnamed opposition coalition and civil society organisations agreed on a preliminary blueprint for a transition that included an election in November 2015 with an interim civilian president, a 25-member government and a transitional parliament with 90 seats.


2014 Burkinabé uprising, Response, National unity government
By mid-November, a framework was agreed upon unanimously by political, military and civil leaders, even though a leader was not named. The intention was to return to civilian rule and prepare for the election in 2015. The agreement also entails an interim president chosen by a special college composed of religious, military, political, civil and traditional leaders; the president would then name a prime minister to appoint a 25-minister government and a 90-member national transitional council as a legislative body, while the acting president would be disallowed from contesting the election. Balai Citoyen's Herve Kam said: "Today was the day of compromise. Both soldiers and civilians agree on a civilian transition. The institutions of the transition will be led by civilians." United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed and congratulated the adoption of the Charter of the Transition.


2014 Burkinabé uprising, Reactions
We ask the armed forces to transfer power to the civil authorities, and the council has determined a period of two weeks for the transfer. The African Union is convinced that the change has been against democracy. However, we know that popular pressure led to the resignation of the president. Having taken note of the origin of the popular revolt which led the military to assume power, we determined a period of two weeks, and after that period we are going to apply sanctions.


2014 Burkinabé uprising, Reactions
Citizens of other African countries, seeing the scenes broadcast across the country, asked if the Burkinabé events were successful whether they could be replicated elsewhere. Social media sites were abuzz with Africans pointing at the respective governments who sought to hold on to power. The Twitter hashtag "#lwili" was used for the Burkinabé events in reference to the traditional Burkinabe cloth Lwili Peendé.


2014 Burkinabé uprising, Reactions
The Guardian said the events could be "a promising break with the trend set by various African rulers finding elasticity in constitutional limits, including Chad, Gabon, Guinea, Namibia, Togo and Uganda." The Christian Science Monitor cited unnamed people terming this an African Spring and that it could serve as a warning to leaders like Rwanda's Paul Kagame who are trying to abolish term limits. Parallels were also drawn with the Arab Spring. Al Jazeera asked if there would be repercussions across West Africa and whether this was an uprising or a coup, though there were no Burkinabé on their panel.


2014 Burkinabé uprising, Reactions
Risk management firm Red24's Ryan Cummings said that "we saw this was a regime that was crumbling" citing Compaoré's loss of support within the military and his own party. He added that "Compaoré as much as he was vilified by the local population he was a key ally of the west… without him there’s no guarantee the status quo will persist. The country itself is quite key for regional stability…There’s going to be a void and that could catalyze a lot of extremist groups and this could see other countries being destabilised." U.K.-based risk consultancy group, Maplecroft's, Maja Bovcon said:


2014 Burkinabé uprising, Reactions
The military in Burkina Faso is very powerful. You should also take into account that Blaise Compaore himself came to power in a military coup [in 1987]. He’s a former officer and he’s also very closely connected to the military. We could describe the regime in Burkina Faso as a kind of mixture of political and military culture. However there are huge divisions – especially between the normal army and the special elite forces. After the 2011 protests, Blaise Compaore became afraid of his own army. Soldiers based in Ouagadougou were not properly equipped, but the presidential guards remained well-armed. It’s curious that Isaac Zida, a member of the presidential guards, has become head of this transitional administration. It will be really interesting to see how Isaac Zida will behave in the future and what is his relationship with the opposition.


2014 Burnley Borough Council election
Elections to Burnley Borough Council in Lancashire, England were held on 22 May 2014, as part of the wider 2014 UK local elections and the United Kingdom component of the 2014 European Parliament election.


2014 Burnley Borough Council election
Due to the 'in thirds' format of elections in Burnley, these elections are for those electoral district wards fought in the 2010 Burnley Borough Council election, with changes in vote share compared directly with that year. These seats were contested again in 2018.


2014 Burnley Borough Council election
The Labour Party retained control of the Council. After the election Julie Cooper stood-down from the role of council leader to focus on campaigning in the 2015 General Election, being replaced by Mark Townsend.


2014 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council election
Elections to Bury Council were held on 22 May 2014, along with the European Parliament elections, 2014. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2018. The Labour Party retained control of the Council.


2014 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council election
17 seats were contested. The Labour Party won 12 seats, the Conservatives won 4 seats, and the Liberal Democrats won 1 seat.


2014 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council election
After the election, the total composition of the council was as follows:


2014 Busan IPark season
Busan IPark is a South Korean football club based in Busan. During the 2014/15 campaign they will be competing in the K League Classic and the Korean FA Cup.


2014 Busan Open Challenger Tour
The 2014 Busan Open Challenger Tour was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the thirteenth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2014 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Busan, South Korea between 12 and 18 May 2014.


2014 Busan Open Challenger Tour, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2014 Busan Open Challenger Tour, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players used protected ranking to gain entry into the singles main draw:


2014 Busan Open Challenger Tour, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2014 Busan Open Challenger Tour – Doubles
Peng Hsien-yin and Yang Tsung-hua were the defending champions, but decided not to compete.


2014 Busan Open Challenger Tour – Doubles
Sanchai and Sonchat Ratiwatana won the title, defeating Jamie Delgado and John-Patrick Smith in the final, 6–4, 6–4.


2014 Busan Open Challenger Tour – Singles
Dudi Sela was the defending champion, but chose not to compete.


2014 Busan Open Challenger Tour – Singles
Go Soeda won the title, defeating Jimmy Wang in the final, 6–3, 7–6(7–5).


2014 Butler Bulldogs football team
The 2014 Butler Bulldogs football team represented Butler University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by ninth-year head coach Jeff Voris and played their home games at the Butler Bowl. They were a member of the Pioneer Football League. They finished the season 4–7, 2–6 in PFL play to finish in a tie for ninth place.


2014 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2014 Colonial Athletic Association Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 7–10 at the Baltimore Arena in Baltimore, Maryland. The champion received an automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Tournament.


2014 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2014 tournament featured nine teams due to the departure of George Mason from the conference to join the Atlantic 10, and the addition of the College of Charleston.


2014 CAA Women's Basketball Tournament
The 2014 Colonial Athletic Association Women's Basketball Tournament was held March 13–16 at the Show Place Arena in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. Champion James Madison University received an automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Tournament.


2014 CAA Women's Basketball Tournament
The 2014 tournament featured nine teams due to the departure of George Mason from the conference to join the Atlantic 10, and the addition of the College of Charleston.


2014 CAF Champions League
The 2014 CAF Champions League (also known as the 2014 Orange CAF Champions League for sponsorship reasons) was the 50th edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the 18th edition under the current CAF Champions League format. The two-time defending champions Al-Ahly were eliminated in the second round by Al-Ahly Benghazi.


2014 CAF Champions League
In the final, ES Sétif of Algeria defeated AS Vita Club of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the away goals rule after drawing 3–3 on aggregate, to win their second title. They qualified for the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup, and earned the right to play in the 2015 CAF Super Cup.


2014 CAF Champions League, Association team allocation
All 56 CAF member associations may enter the CAF Champions League, with the 12 highest ranked associations according to their CAF 5-Year Ranking eligible to enter two teams in the competition. The title holders could also enter if they had not already qualified for the CAF Champions League. As a result, theoretically a maximum of 69 teams could enter the tournament – although this level has never been reached.


2014 CAF Champions League, Association team allocation
For the 2014 CAF Champions League, the CAF used the 2008–2012 CAF 5-Year Ranking, which calculated points for each entrant association based on their clubs’ performance over those 5 years in the CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup. The criteria for points were the following:


2014 CAF Champions League, Association team allocation
The points were multiplied by a coefficient according to the year as follows:


2014 CAF Champions League, Teams
The following teams entered the competition. Teams in bold received a bye to the first round. The other teams entered the preliminary round.


2014 CAF Champions League, Teams
Associations are shown according to their 2008–2012 CAF 5-Year Ranking – those with a ranking score have their rank and score indicated.


2014 CAF Champions League, Schedule
The schedule of the competition was as follows (all draws held at CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt unless otherwise stated).


2014 CAF Champions League, Qualifying rounds
The draw for the preliminary, first and second qualifying rounds was held on 16 December 2013.


2014 CAF Champions League, Qualifying rounds
Qualification ties were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the sides were level on aggregate after the second leg, the away goals rule was applied, and if still level, the tie proceeded directly to a penalty shoot-out (no extra time was played).


2014 CAF Champions League, Qualifying rounds, Second round
The losers of the second round entered the 2014 CAF Confederation Cup play-off round.


2014 CAF Champions League, Group stage
The draw for the group stage was held on 29 April 2014. The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four. Each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the semi-finals.


2014 CAF Champions League, Group stage
The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:


2014 CAF Champions League, Knock-out stage
Knock-out ties were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the sides were level on aggregate after the second leg, the away goals rule was applied, and if still level, the tie proceeded directly to a penalty shoot-out (no extra time was played).


2014 CAF Champions League, Knock-out stage, Semi-finals
In the semi-finals, the group A winners played the group B runners-up, and the group B winners played the group A runners-up, with the group winners hosting the second leg.


2014 CAF Champions League, Knock-out stage, Final
In the final, the order of legs was decided by a draw, held after the group stage draw.


2014 CAF Champions League Final
The 2014 CAF Champions League Final was the final of the 2014 CAF Champions League, the 50th edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the 18th edition under the current CAF Champions League format.


2014 CAF Champions League Final
The final was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between AS Vita Club of Democratic Republic of the Congo and ES Sétif of Algeria. The first leg was hosted by AS Vita Club at the Stade Tata Raphaël in Kinshasa on 26 October 2014, while the second leg was hosted by ES Sétif at the Stade Mustapha Tchaker in Blida on 1 November 2014. The winner earned the right to represent the CAF at the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup, entering at the quarterfinal stage, as well as play in the 2015 CAF Super Cup against the winner of the 2014 CAF Confederation Cup.


2014 CAF Champions League Final
Both matches ended in draws, 2–2 in the first leg, and 1–1 in the second leg, giving ES Sétif the title on the away goals rule (3–3 on aggregate).


2014 CAF Champions League Final, Qualified teams
In the following table, finals until 1996 were in the African Cup of Champions Club era, since 1997 were in the CAF Champions League era.


2014 CAF Champions League Final, Background
AS Vita Club had reached the final of the African Cup of Champions Clubs (predecessor of the CAF Champions League) twice, winning in 1973 and losing in 1981.


2014 CAF Champions League Final, Background
ES Sétif had reached the final of the African Cup of Champions Clubs once, winning in 1988. They were the first Algerian side to reach the final of Africa's premier club championship since 1990.


2014 CAF Champions League Final, Venues, Stade Tata Raphaël
Stade Tata Raphaël (Father Raphael Stadium) is a multi-purpose stadium in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Originally known as Stade Roi Baudouin (King Baudouin Stadium) when it was inaugurated in 1952 and Stade du 20 Mai (20 May Stadium) in 1967, it was used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 50,000 people.


2014 CAF Champions League Final, Venues, Stade Tata Raphaël
The stadium's most famous event was The Rumble in the Jungle boxing match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman for the Undisputed WBC/WBA Heavyweight Championship that took place on October 30, 1974. 60,000 people attended the boxing match. In what was ranked as a great upset, Ali knocked out the previously undefeated Foreman in eight rounds. The associated music festival, Zaire 74, that took place at the stadium six weeks prior to the boxing match, included such stars as James Brown and B.B. King.


2014 CAF Champions League Final, Venues, Stade Tata Raphaël
Following the downfall of President Mobutu Sese Seko's regime in 1997, the stadium was renamed Stade Tata Raphaël after Raphaël de la Kethulle de Ryhove, initiator of the stadium in 1952.


2014 CAF Champions League Final, Venues, Mustapha Tchaker Stadium
Mustapha Tchaker Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Blida, Algeria. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 37,000 people. The stadium is the home of the Algeria national football team.


2014 CAF Champions League Final, Venues, Mustapha Tchaker Stadium
The first local match of the USM Blida at Mustapha Tchaker Stadium took place there 30 August 2001. This is, then, a first match of Algerian championship (D1) against USM Alger (0-0).


2014 CAF Champions League Final, Venues, Mustapha Tchaker Stadium
It becomes the main stadium of the Algerian football team from 2008. However, the first international match to be held there in 20 August 2002. It is, then, a friendly match against the DR Congo national football team (1-1).


2014 CAF Champions League Final, Venues, Mustapha Tchaker Stadium
It is regarded as a lucky charm by the Algerian fans and as a "impregnable fortress" by the specialists. Indeed, the Algerian team has never lost in this stadium.


2014 CAF Champions League Final, Venues, Mustapha Tchaker Stadium
The ES Sétif administration confirmed that the selection of the Blida stadium is because it has all the necessary conditions to organize a final match.


2014 CAF Champions League Final, Road to final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).


2014 CAF Champions League Final, Format
The final was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the sides were level on aggregate after the second leg, the away goals rule was applied, and if still level, the tie proceeded directly to a penalty shoot-out (no extra time was played).


2014 CAF Champions League Final, Matches, First leg
The opening goal came in the 17th minute when a corner from the right was turned in past his own goalkeeper by Firmin Ndombe Mubele at the near post to give ES Sétif the lead. AS Vita Club got the equalizer in injury time in the first half from a penalty after handball in the box by Mohamed Lagraâ. Chikito Lema Mabidi took the penalty, shooting right footed to the right of the goalkeeper. ES Sétif regained the lead in the 57th minute when Akram Djahnit finished low to the net from close range after taking the ball around the goalkeeper. Mabidi tied the game at 2-2 in the 77th minute with a long range shot from 30 yards with his right foot.


2014 CAF Champions League Final, Matches, First leg
Assistant referees:Jerson dos Santos (Angola)Bruno Tembo (Zambia)Fourth official:Wellington Kaoma (Zambia)


2014 CAF Champions League Final, Matches, Second leg
Sofiane Younès scored the opening goal for ES Sétif in the second leg after 49 minutes when he turned the ball into the net from a yard out at the back post after a cross from the right. Chikito Lema Mabidi equalized for AS Vita Club in the 53rd minute with a powerful right footed shot from outside the penalty area after a pass from the right. The draw meant that ES Sétif won the final on the away goals rule.


2014 CAF Champions League group stage
The group stage of the 2014 CAF Champions League was played from 16 May to 24 August 2014. A total of eight teams competed in the group stage.


2014 CAF Champions League group stage, Draw
The draw for the group stage was held on 29 April 2014, 11:00 UTC+2, at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. The eight winners of the second round were drawn into two groups of four. Each group contained one team from each of the four seeding pots. The seeding of each team was determined by their ranking points calculated based on performances in continental club championships for the period 2009–2013.


2014 CAF Champions League group stage, Format
In the group stage, each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the semi-finals.


2014 CAF Champions League group stage, Format, Tiebreakers
The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:


2014 CAF Champions League group stage, Groups
The matchdays were 16–18 May, 23–25 May, 6–8 June, 25–27 July, 8–10 August, and 22–24 August 2014.


2014 CAF Champions League group stage, Groups, Group B
Note: All home matches of Al-Ahly Benghazi were played outside of Libya due to security concerns.


2014 CAF Champions League knockout stage
The knock-out stage of the 2014 CAF Champions League was played from 20 September to 1 November 2014. A total of four teams competed in the knock-out stage.


2014 CAF Champions League knockout stage, Qualified teams
The winners and runners-up of each of the two groups in the group stage qualified for the knock-out stage.


2014 CAF Champions League knockout stage, Format
Knock-out ties were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the sides were level on aggregate after the second leg, the away goals rule was applied, and if still level, the tie proceeded directly to a penalty shoot-out (no extra time was played).


2014 CAF Champions League knockout stage, Semi-finals
In the semi-finals, the group A winners played the group B runners-up, and the group B winners played the group A runners-up, with the group winners hosting the second leg.


2014 CAF Champions League knockout stage, Semi-finals
4–4 on aggregate. ES Sétif won on the away goals rule and advanced to the final.


2014 CAF Champions League knockout stage, Semi-finals
AS Vita Club won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the final.


2014 CAF Champions League knockout stage, Final
In the final, the order of legs was decided by a draw, held after the group stage draw (29 April 2014, 11:00 UTC+2, at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt).


2014 CAF Champions League knockout stage, Final
3–3 on aggregate. ES Sétif won on the away goals rule.


2014 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds
The qualifying rounds of the 2014 CAF Champions League were played from 7 February to 30 March 2014, to decide the eight teams which advanced to the group stage.


2014 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, Draw
The draw for the preliminary, first and second qualifying rounds was held on 16 December 2013 in Marrakech, Morocco. The entry round of each team was determined by their ranking points calculated based on performances in continental club championships for the period 2009–2013.


2014 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, Format
Qualification ties were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the sides were level on aggregate after the second leg, the away goals rule was applied, and if still level, the tie proceeded directly to a penalty shoot-out (no extra time was played).


2014 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, Preliminary round
The preliminary round included the 52 teams that did not receive byes to the first round.


2014 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, Preliminary round
Young Africans won 12–2 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.


2014 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, Preliminary round
Note: The second leg was played outside of South Sudan due to security concerns. 2–2 on aggregate. Berekum Chelsea won the penalty shoot-out and advanced to the first round.


2014 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, Preliminary round
Note: The first leg was played outside of Libya due to security concerns. Al-Ahly Benghazi won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.


2014 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, Preliminary round
1–1 on aggregate. Gor Mahia won the penalty shoot-out and advanced to the first round.


2014 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, Preliminary round
Enyimba won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.


2014 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, Preliminary round
3–3 on aggregate. AS Real Bamako won on the away goals rule and advanced to the first round.


2014 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, Preliminary round
Les Astres won 4–0 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.


2014 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, Preliminary round
2–2 on aggregate. Barrack Young Controllers  won on the away goals rule and advanced to the first round.


2014 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, Preliminary round
Séwé Sport advanced to the first round after Os Balantas withdrew.


2014 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, Preliminary round
Dedebit won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.


2014 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, Preliminary round
Horoya won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.


2014 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, Preliminary round
Raja Casablanca won 8–1 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.


2014 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, Preliminary round
Flambeau de l’Est won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.


2014 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, Preliminary round
ES Sétif advanced to the first round after Steve Biko withdrew.


2014 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, Preliminary round
1–1 on aggregate. ASFA Yennenga won the penalty shoot-out and advanced to the first round.


2014 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, Preliminary round
Stade Malien won 7–3 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.


2014 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, Preliminary round
2–2 on aggregate. AC Léopards won on the away goals rule and advanced to the first round.


2014 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, Preliminary round
Primeiro de Agosto won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.


2014 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, Preliminary round
Kaizer Chiefs won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.


2014 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, Preliminary round
Liga Muçulmana won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.


2014 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, Preliminary round
Dynamos won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.


2014 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, Preliminary round
AS Vita Club won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.


2014 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, Preliminary round
Zamalek won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.


2014 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, Preliminary round
Kabuscorp won 7–2 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.


2014 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, Preliminary round
Nkana won 5–4 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.


2014 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, Preliminary round
Kampala City Council won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.


2014 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, First round
The first round included 32 teams: the 26 winners of the preliminary round, and the 6 teams that received byes to this round.


2014 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, First round
1–1 on aggregate. Al-Ahly won the penalty shoot-out and advanced to the second round.


2014 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, First round
Note: The second leg was played outside of Libya due to security concerns. Al-Ahly Benghazi won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


2014 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, First round
Note: The second leg was postponed from 9 March 2014 due to torrential rains. Espérance de Tunis won 8–2 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


2014 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, First round
2–2 on aggregate. AS Real Bamako won on the away goals rule and advanced to the second round.


2014 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, First round
TP Mazembe won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


2014 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, First round
Séwé Sport won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


2014 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, First round
CS Sfaxien won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


2014 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, First round
1–1 on aggregate. Horoya won the penalty shoot-out and advanced to the second round.


2014 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, First round
Coton Sport won 5–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


2014 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, First round
ES Sétif won 5–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


2014 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, First round
Al-Hilal won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


2014 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, First round
AC Léopards won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


2014 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, First round
Kaizer Chiefs won 7–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


2014 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, First round
AS Vita Club won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


2014 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, First round
Zamalek won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


2014 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, First round
Nkana won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


2014 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, Second round
The second round included the 16 winners of the first round.


2014 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, Second round
The winners of each tie advanced to the group stage, while the losers entered the Confederation Cup play-off round.


2014 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, Second round
Note: The first leg was played outside of Libya due to security concerns. Al-Ahly Benghazi won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage. Al-Ahly entered the Confederation Cup play-off round.


2014 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, Second round
Espérance de Tunis won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage. AS Real Bamako entered the Confederation Cup play-off round.