Brimstone Cup
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MLS regular season
Chicago Fire 1–0 Dallas Burn
MLS regular season
FC Dallas 1–3 Chicago Fire
 Brimstone Cup logo | |
| Type | Cup awarded to the team with the most aggregate points |
|---|---|
| First meeting | June 17, 1998 MLS regular season Chicago Fire 1–0 Dallas Burn |
| Latest meeting | March 8, 2025 MLS regular season FC Dallas 1–3 Chicago Fire |
| Stadiums | |
| Statistics | |
| All-time series | Dallas 18–6–13 Chicago |
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]
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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.