2014 Commonwealth of Independent States Cup
Team Coach Participation
Russia U21 Nikolai Pisarev 12th
Ukraine U21 Serhiy Kovalets 3rd
Belarus U21 Igor Kovalevich 3rd
Lithuania U21 Vitalijus Stankevičius 3rd
Latvia U21 Anton Joore 3rd
Estonia U21 Martin Reim 3rd
Moldova U21 Alexandru Curteian 3rd
Kazakhstan U21 Saulius Širmelis 3rd
Tajikistan U20 Makhmadjon Khabibulloev 3rd
Kyrgyzstan U20 Anarbek Ormombekov 3rd
Moscow U21 Vladimir Shcherbak 1st
Saint Petersburg U21 Boris Rappoport 1st
Participants
The following 12 teams , shown with age of youth national team , took part in the tournament :
2014 Commonwealth of Independent States Cup was the 22nd annual Commonwealth of Independent States Cup since its establishment in 1993. It was hosted in Saint Petersburg, Russia between 24 January and 2 February 2014. Saint Petersburg hosted the event for the fifth time, with all matches being held in a single venue (Saint Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex). All participating nations were represented by their youth (U20/U21) national teams. Twelve teams were divided into three groups of four. The top two of each group qualified automatically for a play-off along with the two best third placed teams. The other third placed team along with the three bottom participants out of each group proceed to the play-off which would place its participants 9th through 12th places. The winners of the quarter finals advanced further into semi-finals, while the other four less fortunate entered play-off for the fifth place. Next the winners of the semi-finals advanced to the final, while the other two participants played for the third place. Simultaneously the winners of the play-off for the fifth place continued to the fifth place match, while the other two played for the seventh place.