- MLS two-team Cups
In
Major League Soccer , several teams compete for a cup between just two teams which is awarded to the team with the better regular season record between one another in a certain year. They include theAtlantic Cup betweenD.C. United and theNew York Red Bulls , theBrimstone Cup between the Chicago Fire andFC Dallas , theHonda SuperClasico between theLos Angeles Galaxy andChivas USA , theRocky Mountain Cup between theColorado Rapids andReal Salt Lake , and theTexas Derby (El Capitan Clasico ) betweenFC Dallas andHouston Dynamo . Another notable cup is theCalifornia Clasico between theLos Angeles Galaxy andSan Jose Earthquakes , played from 1996-2005 and 2008 on.The Atlantic Cup was created in
2002 by the two clubs, and is the least popular with the fans because of this.huh D.C. United has won the cup five times, and the New York Red Bulls have won once (as MetroStars). The Brimstone Cup started in2001 by fan groups of the two teams.Most cups are deliberately conceived as local derbies between a team and the nearest other team. An exception is the Brimstone Cup. The two main catalysts for this were that at the time FC Dallas was known as Dallas Burn, so they had similar names (Fire and Burn), and that in 2001 both were in the Central Division. FC Dallas has won the cup four times, and the Chicago Fire has won the cup once.
The Rocky Mountain Cup was created the same year Real Salt Lake joined MLS,
2005 to give Real Salt Lake extra excitement for their first year. The Colorado Rapids won the cup in 2005 and 2006, and Real Salt Lake won the cup in 2007.The Texas Derby was created the same year the
San Jose Earthquakes franchise moved toHouston, Texas , thereby putting the California Clasico on hold.A pre-season only derby, the
Lamar Hunt Pioneer Cup , was created in 2007 in honor ofLamar Hunt , between FC Dallas and theColumbus Crew , two teams which Hunt owned upon his death in 2006. The inaugural match was played March 11, 2007 atPizza Hut Park , and was played atColumbus Crew Stadium in2008 .2008 sees a brand new derby created between two Eastern Conference teams, with the
Trillium Cup betweenToronto FC andColumbus Crew , with the cup named after the official provincial/state flower of both Ontario and Ohio.Total Wins
Atlantic Cup
*D.C. United - 6 times (2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)
*New York Red Bulls - 1 time (2003)Brimstone Cup
*FC Dallas - 7 times (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)
* Chicago Fire - 1 time (2001)California Clasico
*Los Angeles Galaxy - 8 times (1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008)
*San Jose Earthquakes - 3 times (1997, 2001, 2005)Rocky Mountain Cup
*Colorado Rapids - 2 times (2005, 2006)
*Real Salt Lake - 1 times (2007)Texas Derby (El Capitan Clasico )
*Houston Dynamo - 2 times (2006, 2007)
*FC Dallas - 1 time (2008)Honda SuperClasico
*Los Angeles Galaxy - 3 times (2005, 2006, 2008)
*Chivas USA - 1 time (2007)Trillium Cup - (Inaugurated in 2008)
*Toronto FC
*Columbus Crew - 1 time (2008)Preseason:
Lamar Hunt Pioneer Cup - (Inaugurated in 2007)
*FC Dallas - 0 times
*Columbus Crew - 1 time (2007)
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