Brimstone Cup
Encyclopedia
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, as 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."
Unofficial Results1
1The Brimstone Cup did not exist in the years 1998-2000. These results were determined retroactively and are unofficial.
FC Dallas
FC Dallas is an American professional soccer club based in the Dallas suburb of Frisco, Texas which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States of America and Canada...
Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...
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
Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup is a knockout tournament in American soccer. The tournament is the oldest ongoing American soccer competition and is presently open to all United States Soccer Federation affiliated teams, from amateur adult club teams to the professional clubs of Major League...
) 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, as F.C. Dallas was then the Dallas Burn. The name is reflected with a quote from Virgil
Virgil
Publius Vergilius Maro, usually called Virgil or Vergil in English , was an ancient Roman poet of the Augustan period. He is known for three major works of Latin literature, the Eclogues , the Georgics, and the epic Aeneid...
's Aeneid
Aeneid
The Aeneid is a Latin epic poem, written by Virgil between 29 and 19 BC, that tells the legendary story of Aeneas, a Trojan who travelled to Italy, where he became the ancestor of the Romans. It is composed of roughly 10,000 lines in dactylic hexameter...
engraved on the base: "The more the kindled combat rises high'r, The more with fury burns the blazing fire."
Winners
| Year | Winner | Chicago Pts | Dallas Pts | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Dallas | 1 | 4 | Won in regular season |
| 2010 | Dallas | 1 | 4 | Won in regular season |
| 2009 | None | 3 | 3 | No winner, Dallas retains the Cup |
| 2008 | Dallas | 0 | 6 | Won in regular season |
| 2007 | Dallas | 1 | 4 | Won in regular season |
| 2006 | Dallas | 0 | 6 | Won in regular season |
| 2005 | 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.
2001 Series Results
| Venue | Date | FCD score | Fire score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cotton Bowl Cotton Bowl (stadium) The Cotton Bowl is a stadium which opened in 1929 and became known as "The House That Doak Built" due to the immense crowds that former SMU running back Doak Walker drew to the stadium during his college career in the late 1940s. Originally known as Fair Park Stadium, it is located in Fair Park,... |
21 Apr | 3 | 2 |
| Soldier Field Soldier Field Soldier Field is located on Lake Shore Drive in Chicago, Illinois, United States, in the Near South Side. It is home to the NFL's Chicago Bears... |
21 Jul | 1 | 2 |
| Soldier Field Soldier Field Soldier Field is located on Lake Shore Drive in Chicago, Illinois, United States, in the Near South Side. It is home to the NFL's Chicago Bears... |
08 Sep | 2 | 2 |
| Soldier Field Soldier Field Soldier Field is located on Lake Shore Drive in Chicago, Illinois, United States, in the Near South Side. It is home to the NFL's Chicago Bears... |
20 Sep | 0 | 2 |
| Cotton Bowl Cotton Bowl (stadium) The Cotton Bowl is a stadium which opened in 1929 and became known as "The House That Doak Built" due to the immense crowds that former SMU running back Doak Walker drew to the stadium during his college career in the late 1940s. Originally known as Fair Park Stadium, it is located in Fair Park,... |
23 Sep | 1 | 1 |
| Soldier Field Soldier Field Soldier Field is located on Lake Shore Drive in Chicago, Illinois, United States, in the Near South Side. It is home to the NFL's Chicago Bears... |
29 Sep | 0 | 2 |
2002 Series Results
| Venue | Date | FCD score | Fire score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinal Stadium Benedetti-Wehrli Stadium Benedetti-Wehrli Stadium is a stadium in Naperville, Illinois. It is primary used for American football and soccer. The stadium hosted the 2000 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. The stadium opened in 1999 for North Central College and was used by the Chicago Fire in 2002 and 2003, when it... |
15 Jun | 3 | 1 |
| Cotton Bowl Cotton Bowl (stadium) The Cotton Bowl is a stadium which opened in 1929 and became known as "The House That Doak Built" due to the immense crowds that former SMU running back Doak Walker drew to the stadium during his college career in the late 1940s. Originally known as Fair Park Stadium, it is located in Fair Park,... |
10 Aug | 3 | 1 |
2003 Series Results
| Venue | Date | FCD score | Fire score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinal Stadium Benedetti-Wehrli Stadium Benedetti-Wehrli Stadium is a stadium in Naperville, Illinois. It is primary used for American football and soccer. The stadium hosted the 2000 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. The stadium opened in 1999 for North Central College and was used by the Chicago Fire in 2002 and 2003, when it... |
18 Jun | 1 | 4 |
| Dragon Stadium Dragon Stadium, Southlake Dragon Stadium is a stadium in Southlake, Texas. Located at 1085 S. Kimball Ave. in Southlake, TX, the stadium serves Carroll ISD, and is the home of the Southlake Carroll High School Dragons football team, who were the UIL 5A Division II State Football Champions in 2002, 2004, and 2005 as well as... |
20 Sep | 2 | 0 |
2004 Series Results
| Venue | Date | FCD score | Fire score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soldier Field Soldier Field Soldier Field is located on Lake Shore Drive in Chicago, Illinois, United States, in the Near South Side. It is home to the NFL's Chicago Bears... |
17 Apr | 2 | 0 |
| Cotton Bowl Cotton Bowl (stadium) The Cotton Bowl is a stadium which opened in 1929 and became known as "The House That Doak Built" due to the immense crowds that former SMU running back Doak Walker drew to the stadium during his college career in the late 1940s. Originally known as Fair Park Stadium, it is located in Fair Park,... |
28 Aug | 4 | 1 |
2005 Series Results
| Venue | Date | FCD score | Fire score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cotton Bowl Cotton Bowl (stadium) The Cotton Bowl is a stadium which opened in 1929 and became known as "The House That Doak Built" due to the immense crowds that former SMU running back Doak Walker drew to the stadium during his college career in the late 1940s. Originally known as Fair Park Stadium, it is located in Fair Park,... |
2 Apr | 2 | 1 |
| Soldier Field Soldier Field Soldier Field is located on Lake Shore Drive in Chicago, Illinois, United States, in the Near South Side. It is home to the NFL's Chicago Bears... |
12 Jun | 0 | 2 |
| Pizza Hut Park Pizza Hut Park Pizza Hut Park is a soccer-specific stadium with a 21,193-seat capacity, built and owned by the city of Frisco, Texas. Its primary tenant is Major League Soccer team FC Dallas, which relocated from the Cotton Bowl in central Dallas to the fast-growing suburb... |
14 Sep | 2 | 1 |
2006 Series Results
| Venue | Date | FCD score | Fire score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pizza Hut Park Pizza Hut Park Pizza Hut Park is a soccer-specific stadium with a 21,193-seat capacity, built and owned by the city of Frisco, Texas. Its primary tenant is Major League Soccer team FC Dallas, which relocated from the Cotton Bowl in central Dallas to the fast-growing suburb... |
1 Apr | 3 | 2 |
| Toyota Park Toyota Park (Bridgeview) Toyota Park is a soccer-specific stadium located at 71st Street and Harlem Avenue in Bridgeview, Illinois. It is the home stadium of the Chicago Fire Soccer Club, members of Major League Soccer . Toyota Park was developed at a cost of around $100 million. The facility opened June 11, 2006... |
15 Jul | 3 | 2 |
2007 Series Results
| Venue | Date | FCD score | Fire score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toyota Park Toyota Park (Bridgeview) Toyota Park is a soccer-specific stadium located at 71st Street and Harlem Avenue in Bridgeview, Illinois. It is the home stadium of the Chicago Fire Soccer Club, members of Major League Soccer . Toyota Park was developed at a cost of around $100 million. The facility opened June 11, 2006... |
17 May | 2 | 1 |
| Pizza Hut Park Pizza Hut Park Pizza Hut Park is a soccer-specific stadium with a 21,193-seat capacity, built and owned by the city of Frisco, Texas. Its primary tenant is Major League Soccer team FC Dallas, which relocated from the Cotton Bowl in central Dallas to the fast-growing suburb... |
20 Sep | 1 | 1 |
2008 Series Results
| Venue | Date | FCD score | Fire score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pizza Hut Park Pizza Hut Park Pizza Hut Park is a soccer-specific stadium with a 21,193-seat capacity, built and owned by the city of Frisco, Texas. Its primary tenant is Major League Soccer team FC Dallas, which relocated from the Cotton Bowl in central Dallas to the fast-growing suburb... |
15 June | 1 | 0 |
| Toyota Park Toyota Park (Bridgeview) Toyota Park is a soccer-specific stadium located at 71st Street and Harlem Avenue in Bridgeview, Illinois. It is the home stadium of the Chicago Fire Soccer Club, members of Major League Soccer . Toyota Park was developed at a cost of around $100 million. The facility opened June 11, 2006... |
21 Sep | 4 | 1 |
2009 Series Results
| Venue | Date | FCD score | Fire score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pizza Hut Park Pizza Hut Park Pizza Hut Park is a soccer-specific stadium with a 21,193-seat capacity, built and owned by the city of Frisco, Texas. Its primary tenant is Major League Soccer team FC Dallas, which relocated from the Cotton Bowl in central Dallas to the fast-growing suburb... |
21 March | 1 | 3 |
| Toyota Park Toyota Park (Bridgeview) Toyota Park is a soccer-specific stadium located at 71st Street and Harlem Avenue in Bridgeview, Illinois. It is the home stadium of the Chicago Fire Soccer Club, members of Major League Soccer . Toyota Park was developed at a cost of around $100 million. The facility opened June 11, 2006... |
31 May | 3 | 0 |
2010 Series Results
| Venue | Date | FCD score | Fire score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toyota Park Toyota Park (Bridgeview) Toyota Park is a soccer-specific stadium located at 71st Street and Harlem Avenue in Bridgeview, Illinois. It is the home stadium of the Chicago Fire Soccer Club, members of Major League Soccer . Toyota Park was developed at a cost of around $100 million. The facility opened June 11, 2006... |
27 May | 1 | 1 |
| Pizza Hut Park Pizza Hut Park Pizza Hut Park is a soccer-specific stadium with a 21,193-seat capacity, built and owned by the city of Frisco, Texas. Its primary tenant is Major League Soccer team FC Dallas, which relocated from the Cotton Bowl in central Dallas to the fast-growing suburb... |
2 Oct | 3 | 0 |
2011 Series Results
| Venue | Date | FCD score | Fire score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pizza Hut Park Pizza Hut Park Pizza Hut Park is a soccer-specific stadium with a 21,193-seat capacity, built and owned by the city of Frisco, Texas. Its primary tenant is Major League Soccer team FC Dallas, which relocated from the Cotton Bowl in central Dallas to the fast-growing suburb... |
19 Mar | 1 | 1 |
| Toyota Park Toyota Park (Bridgeview) Toyota Park is a soccer-specific stadium located at 71st Street and Harlem Avenue in Bridgeview, Illinois. It is the home stadium of the Chicago Fire Soccer Club, members of Major League Soccer . Toyota Park was developed at a cost of around $100 million. The facility opened June 11, 2006... |
12 Oct | 2 | 1 |