MLS rivalry cups

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In Major League Soccer, several teams annually compete for secondary rivalry cups that are usually contested by only two teams, with the only exceptions being the Cascadia Cup and the new Copa Tejas, which are contested by three MLS teams, each. Each cup or trophy is awarded to the eligible team with the better regular season record and are comparable to minor trophies played for in college football rivalries. Most cups are deliberately conceived as local derbies between teams in the same region. Rivalry cups are considered a tradition to most MLS fans and players alike. Out of the ten original MLS teams only three have not competed in these rivalry cups: Sporting K.C., New England Revolution and the defunct Tampa Bay Mutiny. The Texas Derby is the only MLS rivalry where the winner does not walk away with a cup trophy but instead they play for "El Capitán", a replica 18th century mountain howitzer cannon. Some derbies only contest for bragging rights of rival supporters groups.

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Current[]

All records reflect wins made when all participating franchises are MLS teams.

Derby name Most wins Titles Other club(s) Titles Recent winner
Atlantic Cup D.C. United 13 New York Red Bulls 12 New York Red Bulls
Brimstone Cup FC Dallas 10 Chicago Fire FC 7 Chicago
California Clásico LA Galaxy 15 San Jose Earthquakes 9 LA Galaxy
Cascadia Cup* Seattle Sounders FC 5 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3 Seattle
Portland Timbers 2
Copa Tejas** FC Dallas 1 Houston Dynamo FC 0 Dallas
Austin FC 0
Clasico del Sol Orlando City SC 1 Inter Miami CF 1 Orlando City SC
El Tráfico LA Galaxy 3 Los Angeles FC 1 LA Galaxy
Hell Is Real Derby*** Columbus Crew SC 3 FC Cincinnati 1 Columbus
Heritage Cup Seattle Sounders FC 9 San Jose Earthquakes 4 Seattle Sounders FC
Hudson River Derby New York Red Bulls 5 New York City FC 2 New York Red Bulls
Pioneer Cup Columbus Crew SC 10 FC Dallas 2 Columbus
Rocky Mountain Cup Real Salt Lake 12 Colorado Rapids 5 Real Salt Lake
Texas Derby FC Dallas 8 Houston Dynamo FC 8 Houston Dynamo FC
Trillium Cup Columbus Crew SC 7 Toronto FC 7 Toronto

* Cascadia Cup existed prior to the creation of MLS franchises for Portland, Seattle, and Vancouver.
** Copa Tejas was originally conceived for USL clubs, created an MLS division in 2021.
*** The Hell Is Real Derby existed prior to FC Cincinnati joining MLS.

Former[]

Derby name Most wins Titles Other club(s) Titles Last winner
Florida Derby* Miami Fusion 2 Tampa Bay Mutiny 2 Miami (2001)
SuperClasico LA Galaxy 9 Chivas USA 1 LA Galaxy (2014)

* Florida Derby existed prior to creation of MLS franchises for Tampa Bay and Miami, and after teams left MLS in 2001.[1]

Rivalry cups[]

Competition Established Teams Series Wins Years won
Atlantic Cup 1996 D.C. United 14 1996, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2021
New York Red Bulls 12 1997, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
Brimstone Cup 2001 Chicago Fire 7 2001, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019
FC Dallas 10 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2016, 2018
California Clásico 1996 LA Galaxy 15 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2021
San Jose Earthquakes 9 1997, 2001, 2005, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020
Cascadia Cup 2011[a] Portland Timbers 2 2012, 2017
Seattle Sounders FC 5 2011, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3 2013, 2014, 2016
Copa Tejas 2021 FC Dallas 1 2021
Houston Dynamo FC 0
Austin FC 0
El Tráfico 2018 LA Galaxy 3 2018, 2019, 2021
Los Angeles FC 1 2020
Florida Derby
(MLS years) 		1998[b] Miami Fusion 2 2000, 2001
Tampa Bay Mutiny 2 1998, 1999
Hell Is Real Derby
(MLS years) 		2019[c] Columbus Crew SC 3 2019, 2020, 2021
FC Cincinnati 1 2017
Heritage Cup 2009 San Jose Earthquakes 4 2009, 2012, 2014, 2015
Seattle Sounders FC 9 2010, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
Hudson River Derby 2015 New York Red Bulls 5 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021
New York City FC 2 2017, 2020
SuperClasico 2005[d] Chivas USA 1 2007
LA Galaxy 9 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
Lamar Hunt Pioneer Cup 2007 Columbus Crew 9 2007, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
FC Dallas 2 2010, 2015
Rocky Mountain Cup 2005 Colorado Rapids 5 2005, 2006, 2013, 2015, 2020
Real Salt Lake 12 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021
Texas Derby 2006 FC Dallas 8 2008, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2020
Houston Dynamo 8 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2021
Trillium Cup 2008 Columbus Crew 7 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2018
Toronto FC 6 2011, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021
Notes
  1. ^ The Cascadia Cup was founded in 2004 and contested by clubs outside MLS (in North American Division 2 soccer). 2011 represents the year MLS teams began competition. No Cup was awarded in 2020 by agreement of all 3 teams' supporters' clubs due to the lack of fans present at games due to the Coronavirus.[2]
  2. ^ The Florida Derby originated in 1977[3] and has been contested for most of its history by Division 1 and 2 soccer clubs outside MLS.[4] The years 1998–2001 represent the only era in which MLS teams participated.[1]
  3. ^ The Hell Is Real Derby was established in 2017 when FC Cincinnati was still a member of the league now known as the USL Championship.[5] 2019 represents the year when the clubs first met as MLS teams.
  4. ^ The SuperClasico ended in 2014 due to the folding of Chivas USA

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Fusion Eager To Face Rivals From Tampa". Sun Sentinel.
  2. ^ "2020 Cascadia Cup". Retrieved November 17, 2020.
  3. ^ "St. Petersburg Times - Google News Archive Search". google.com.
  4. ^ "Match Center - nasl.com". nasl.com.
  5. ^ "FC Cincinnati 1, Columbus Crew SC 0 | 2017 U.S. Open Cup Recap". MLSSoccer.com. 2017. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
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