Brimstone Cup
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The Brimstone Cup is a soccer trophy awarded to the yearly winner of the rivalry between the Chicago Fire and FC Dallas Major League Soccer teams. The Cup is awarded by the Brimstone Cup Committee to the team with the most points in games played between the two. If the two teams have the same points against each other at the end of the year (including MLS regular season and playoff games and the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup) then the cup stays with the team holding it at the beginning of the year.
The cup was created during the 2001 season. Its name came from a reference of the names of the two teams at the time- F.C. Dallas was then the Dallas Burn. The name is reflected with a quote from Virgil's Aeneid engraved on the base: "The more the kindled combat rises high'r, The more with fury burns the blazing fire."
[edit] Winners
| Year | Winner | Chicago Pts | Dallas Pts | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | FC Dallas | 0 | 6 | Won in regular season |
| 2005 | FC Dallas | 3 | 6 | Tie broken in US Open Cup semifinal |
| 2004 | Dallas | 0 | 6 | Won in regular season |
| 2003 | None | 3 | 3 | No winner, Dallas retains the Cup |
| 2002 | Dallas | 0 | 6 | Won in regular season |
| 2001 | Chicago | 11 | 5 | Tie broken in playoff series |
Unofficial Results1
| Year | Winner | Chicago Pts | Dallas Pts | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Chicago | 9 | 6 | Tie broken in US Open Cup quarterfinals |
| 1999 | Dallas | 9 | 12 | Won in playoff series |
| 1998 | Chicago | 9 | 3 | Won in playoff series |
1The Brimstone Cup did not exist in the years 1998-2000. These results were determined retroactively and are unofficial.
[edit] 2006 Series Results
| Venue | Date | FCD score | Fire score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pizza Hut Park | 1 Apr | 3 | 2 |
| Toyota Park | 15 Jul | 3 | 2 |
| Point Totals | 2 games | 6 | 0 |
[edit] External links
| MLS two-team Cups |
| Atlantic Cup | Brimstone Cup | Rocky Mountain Cup | Texas Derby |
