Brimstone Cup
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 Brimstone Cup logo | |
| Type | Cup awarded to the team with the most aggregate points |
|---|---|
| Teams | |
| First meeting | 2001 (officially) |
| Latest meeting | September 14, 2019 CHI 4–0 FCD |
| Stadiums | |
| Statistics | |
| All-time series | 18–12–5 (FC Dallas) |
| 2019 series | |
The Brimstone Cup is a soccer trophy awarded to the yearly winner of the Major League Soccer rivalry between Chicago Fire FC and FC Dallas. 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 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 by the supporters' groups of both clubs, Section 8 from Chicago and the Inferno from Dallas.[1] Its name came from a reference of the names of the two teams at the time, as FC Dallas was then known as 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." The two supporters groups contracted with the R.S. Owens Corporation, the makers of the Academy Awards since 1982, to craft the physical Brimstone Cup.[1]
The Brimstone Cup remained in Chicago for the fourth season in a row following a 2–0 Chicago home victory at Toyota Park, now known as SeatGeek Stadium, on August 2, 2015. On July 16, 2016, FC Dallas regained the Cup for the first time in four years with a 3-1 home victory at Toyota Stadium.
Winners
Unofficial results1
| Year | Winner | Chicago Pts | Dallas Pts | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Chicago Fire | 9 | 3 | Won in regular season |
| 1999 | Chicago Fire | 4 | 2 | Won in regular season |
| 2000 | Chicago Fire | 9 | 6 | Tie broken in US Open Cup quarterfinals |
| Year | Winner | Chicago Pts | Dallas Pts | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Chicago Fire | 11 | 5 | Tie broken in playoff series |
| 2002 | Dallas Burn | 0 | 6 | Won in regular season |
| 2003 | Dallas Burn | 3 | 3 | No winner, Dallas Burn retain the Cup |
| 2004 | Dallas Burn | 0 | 6 | Won in regular season |
| 2005 | FC Dallas | 3 | 6 | Tie broken in US Open Cup semifinal |
| 2006 | FC Dallas | 0 | 6 | Won in regular season |
| 2007 | FC Dallas | 1 | 4 | Won in regular season |
| 2008 | FC Dallas | 0 | 6 | Won in regular season |
| 2009 | Dallas Burn | 3 | 3 | No winner, Dallas retains the Cup |
| 2010 | FC Dallas | 1 | 4 | Won in regular season |
| 2011 | FC Dallas | 1 | 4 | Won in regular season |
| 2012 | Chicago Fire | 3 | 0 | Won in regular season |
| 2013 | Chicago Fire | 3 | 0 | Won in regular season |
| 2014 | Chicago Fire | 3 | 0 | Won in regular season |
| 2015 | Chicago Fire | 3 | 0 | Won in regular season |
| 2016 | FC Dallas | 0 | 3 | Won in regular season |
| 2017 | Chicago Fire | 3 | 0 | Won in regular season |
| 2018 | FC Dallas | 0 | 3 | Won in regular season |
| 2019 | Chicago Fire | 3 | 0 | Won in regular season |
1The Brimstone Cup did not exist in the years 1998–2000. These results were determined retroactively and are unofficial.
Series results by year
| Venue | Date | FCD score | Fire score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cotton Bowl | April 21, 2001 | 3 | 2 |
| Soldier Field | July 21, 2001 | 1 | 2 |
| Soldier Field | September 8, 2001 | 2 | 2 |
| Soldier Field | September 20, 2001 | 0 | 2 |
| Cotton Bowl | September 23, 2001 | 1 | 1 |
| Soldier Field | September 29, 2001 | 0 | 2 |
| Cardinal Stadium | June 15, 2002 | 3 | 1 |
| Cotton Bowl | August 10, 2002 | 3 | 1 |
| Cardinal Stadium | June 18, 2003 | 1 | 4 |
| Dragon Stadium | September 20, 2003 | 2 | 0 |
| Soldier Field | April 17, 2004 | 2 | 0 |
| Cotton Bowl | August 28, 2004 | 4 | 1 |
| Cotton Bowl | April 2, 2005 | 2 | 1 |
| Soldier Field | June 12, 2005 | 0 | 2 |
| Pizza Hut Park | September 14, 2005 | 1 | 0 |
| Pizza Hut Park | April 1, 2006 | 3 | 2 |
| Toyota Park | July 15, 2006 | 3 | 2 |
| Toyota Park | May 17, 2007 | 2 | 1 |
| Pizza Hut Park | September 20, 2007 | 1 | 1 |
| Pizza Hut Park | June 15, 2008 | 1 | 0 |
| Toyota Park | September 21, 2008 | 4 | 1 |
| Pizza Hut Park | March 21, 2009 | 1 | 3 |
| Toyota Park | May 31, 2009 | 3 | 0 |
| Toyota Park | May 27, 2010 | 1 | 1 |
| Pizza Hut Park | October 2, 2010 | 3 | 0 |
| Pizza Hut Park | March 19, 2011 | 1 | 1 |
| Toyota Park | October 12, 2011 | 2 | 1 |
| Toyota Park | May 23, 2012 | 1 | 2 |
| Toyota Stadium | October 12, 2013 | 2 | 3 |
| Toyota Stadium | August 30, 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| Toyota Park | August 2, 2015 | 0 | 2 |
| Toyota Stadium | July 16, 2016 | 3 | 1 |
| Toyota Park | May 25, 2017 | 1 | 2 |
| Toyota Stadium | July 14, 2018 | 3 | 1 |
| SeatGeek Stadium | September 14, 2019 | 0 | 4 |
References
- ^ a b Baum, Carter (July 10, 2018). "BRIMSTONE CUP: A 20-Year History of FC Dallas and the Chicago Fire". FCDallas.com. Retrieved September 5, 2018.