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. 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.
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 U.S. 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 U.S. Open Cup semifinals 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 FC Dallas 3 3 No winner, FC 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 2020 None 0 0 No winner, match not played (COVID-19) 2021 None 0 0 No winner, no matches held 2022 Chicago Fire 1 1 No winner, Chicago Fire retains the Cup 2023 None 0 0 No winner, no matches held 2024 None 0 0 No winner, no matches held 2025 Chicago Fire 3 0 Won in regular season 2026 None 0 0 No winner, no matches held
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 Soldier Field April 2, 2022 0 0 Toyota Stadium March 8, 2025 1 3
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