The 2013–14 Maltese FA Trophy was the 76th season since its establishment. For the second season, the competition included all teams from Malta and Gozo. The competition began on 1 September 2013 and ended on 4 May 2014 with the final in Ta' Qali Stadium. The defending champions were Hibernians, having won their 10th Maltese Cup last season, but were eliminated by Pietà Hotspurs in the fourth round. Valletta were crowned winners after defeating Sliema Wanderers 1–0 in the final, therefore qualifying for the first qualifying round of the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League.
Calendar Matches began on 1 September 2013 and concluded with the final on 4 May 2014.Results and Fixtures at maltafootball.com
Round Date Fixtures New entrants Venues Preliminary Round 1 September 2013 1 2 Centenary Stadium First Round 4–5 September 20137-8 September 2013 12 23 Centenary StadiumGozo StadiumSannat Ground Second Round 15–27 October 2013 20 28 Centenary StadiumVictor Tedesco StadiumGozo StadiumSirens StadiumLuxol Stadium Third Round 22–27 November 2013 16 12 Victor Tedesco Stadium Fourth Round 17–22 January 2014 8 – Victor Tedesco Stadium Quarter-finals 15–16 February 2014 4 – Ta' Qali National Stadium Semi-finals 19 March 2014 2 – Ta' Qali National Stadium Final 4 May 2014 1 – Ta' Qali National Stadium
Preliminary round Entering this round 2 clubs from the Maltese Third Division and Gozo Football League Second Division. These matches took place between 1 September 2013.
|colspan="3" style="background:#fcc;"|1 September 2013
First round In this round a total of 24 teams compete. Matches were played on 4, 5, 7 & 8 September 2013.
|colspan="3" style="background:#fcc;"|4 September 2013
|colspan="3" style="background:#fcc;"|5 September 2013
|colspan="3" style="background:#fcc;"|7 September 2013
|colspan="3" style="background:#fcc;"|8 September 2013
Second round In this round a total of 40 teams compete. Entering this round were the 12 winners from the First Round along with the 14 Maltese First Division clubs and the 14 Maltese Second Division clubs. Matches were played on 27 October 2013.
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|colspan="3" style="background:#fcc;"|26 October 2013
|colspan="3" style="background:#fcc;"|27 October 2013
Third round Entering this round were the 20 winners from the Second Round along with the 12 Maltese Premier League clubs. Matches were played on 27 November 2013.
|colspan="3" style="background:#fcc;"|24 November 2013
|colspan="3" style="background:#fcc;"|26 November 2013
|colspan="3" style="background:#fcc;"|27 November 2013
Fourth round Entering this round were the 16 winners from the Third Round. Matches were played on 18 January 2014.
|colspan="3" style="background:#fcc;"|19 January 2014
|colspan="3" style="background:#fcc;"|21 January 2014
|colspan="3" style="background:#fcc;"|22 January 2014
Quarter-finals Entering this round were the 8 winners from the Fourth Round. These matches took place on 15 and 16 February 2014.
Semi-finals
Final The final was played on 1 May 2014.
Sliema Wanderers and Valletta met together in the Maltese FA Trophy final five times before, having previously met in 1959, 1964, 1991, 1996 and 2009. When meeting in the finals, Valletta has won it three times, while Sliema Wanderers won it two times.
The last time Valletta and Sliema Wanderers met together in Maltese FA Trophy was during the 2011-12 fourth round when Valletta beat Sliema Wanderers by 5–2.
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