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unusual facts about The Cup



Andreas Reinke

After helping FC St. Pauli narrowly miss out on promotion from the second level, Reinke signed with 1. FC Kaiserslautern, where he won his first trophies: in 1996, the Palatinate Forest side suffered top flight relegation, but managed to win the cup, 1–0 against Karlsruher SC.

Armando Riveiro

Armando retired at the end of the 2009–10 season, having appeared in three matches (one in the league – in the last round – and two in the cup).

Bir, Himachal Pradesh

Bir was the setting for Khyentse Norbu's first feature film, The Cup (Phörpa) (1999), which was based on events that took place in Bir during the 1998 World Cup final and was shot on location in Bir.

Vara: A Blessing

This is first English language feature film by Bhutanese film director, after The Cup (1999) and Travellers and Magicians (2003).


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1904 CAHL season

Before Ottawa resigned from the CAHL, Ottawa HC defended the Cup against the Winnipeg Rowing Club in a best two-of-three series played in Ottawa 9–1,2–6,2–0 (2–1).

1942–43 Copa Mexico

The clubs Guadalajara and Atlas as well ADO (Asociación Deportiva Orizabeña) and Veracruz joined the league, so, the Cup Tournament of 1942-43 season was the first one in the Professional Era.

1957–58 Stoke City F.C. season

Stoke made in-roads in the FA Cup overcoming Aston Villa in a 2nd replay and then Middlesbrough to reach the fifth round where they came up against a powerful Bolton Wanderers side who with the help of Nat Lofthouse beat Stoke 3–1 as they went on to lift the cup.

1968–69 Greek Cup

Mimis Domazos, captain of Panathinaikos, choose the correct side and his team was awarded the cup.

1971 Maryville 200

Abbreviation of the Cup Series schedule was the "order of the day" in the 1970s as the new sponsors wanted NASCAR to have a schedule that was structured closer to that of the National Football League.

1979–80 Philadelphia Flyers season

Facing the Islanders for the Cup, the Flyers would ultimately lose in six games on Bob Nystrom's overtime Cup-winning goal.

1979–80 West Ham United F.C. season

Winning the Cup for the third time, West Ham manager John Lyall tactically outsmarted his Arsenal counterpart Terry Neill by paying a 4–5–1 system, stifling Arsenal's creative midfield that included future West Ham signing Liam Brady and the steely Brian Talbot.

1988 Atlanta Journal 500

Bill Elliott would earn his only NASCAR Winston Cup championship here despite not finishing in the top ten; turning the race into the Cup Series' version of the classic fable The Tortoise and the Hare.

1991–92 Scottish League Cup

This period was later covered by an episode of the BBC documentary That Was The Team That Was, which revealed that Hibs player Murdo MacLeod had placed a bet on his team winning the cup.

1999 Copa Libertadores

Palmeiras won the cup for the first time in the tournament's history.

2005–06 Irish League Cup

This season both clubs reached the final again but this time Linfield came out on top by defeating the Glens 3–0 to lift the cup for the eighth time, with Glenn Ferguson scoring a Hat-trick.

2008 Coupe de France Final

This was PSG's 10th appearance in the Coupe de France final, having won the cup in 1982, 1983, 1993, 1995, 1998, 2004, and 2006.

2008–09 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's 5000 and 10000 metres

Sven Kramer of the Netherlands won the cup, while the defending champion, Håvard Bøkko of Norway, came second, and Bob de Jong of the Netherlands came third.

2010–11 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's 500 metres

Lee Kang-seok of South Korea won the cup, while his countryman Lee Kyou-hyuk came second, and Joji Kato of Japan came third.

2010–11 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's 5000 and 10000 metres

Bob de Jong of the Netherlands won the cup, while Ivan Skobrev of Russia repeated his second place from the previous season, and Bob de Vries of the Netherlands came third.

2010–11 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's 1000 metres

Heather Richardson of the United States won the cup, while defending champion Christine Nesbitt of Canada came second, and Margot Boer of the Netherlands came third.

2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's 1000 metres

Shani Davis of the United States won the cup, while the defending champion, Stefan Groothuis of the Netherlands, came second, and Kjeld Nuis, also of the Netherlands, came third.

2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's 1500 metres

Håvard Bøkko of Norway won the cup, while Kjeld Nuis of the Netherlands came second, and the defending champion, Shani Davis of the United States, came third.

2012–13 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's 5000 and 10000 metres

The medallists were the same as the previous season, however in a different order: Jorrit Bergsma won the cup, while his countrymen Bob de Jong – the defending champion – and Sven Kramer came second and third, respectively.

Birkir Kristinsson

He started his career with local Vestmannaeyjar team ÍBV, and also played with Einherji from Vopnafjordur, KA from Akureyri, ÍA and Fram in the Icelandic league before moving to Norway with SK Brann in 1996, where he is still considered as a hero, after his efforts in the cup winner's cup in 1997, where SK Brann reached the quarter finals.

Boumedienne Allam

After his young years at Apt (1994–1996) and Cavaillon (1996–1997), he become famous as a RC Toulon player (1997–2000), where he won the Cup of France Frantz Reichel, in 1998.

Charlotte Grahame

Her son John had his name engraved on the Cup as a member of the 2004 Tampa Bay Lightning.

Committee of Union and Progress

The Grand Vizier Mehmed Kamil Pasha and his minister of war, Nazım Pasha, became targets of the CUP, which overthrew them in a military coup d'état on 23 January 1913.

Copa Aerosur

Later on, the Cup became a tournament between the 6 best teams of the main cities: Wilstermann, Oriente Petrolero, Blooming, The Strongest and Bolivar, and Club Aurora.

Copa Castilla y León

Blancos de Rueda Valladolid recovered the Cup after beating Ford Burgos with a buzzerbeater of Brian Chase and Baloncesto León, who won Matchmind Carrefour in the qualifying game and Palencia Baloncesto in the semifinal, thanks to a good defense in the last Gimel Lewis shot.

Coppa Florio

The race continued after Lucien Rosengart, then a director of Peugeot, offered up the cup for a second time.

Corn Uí Mhuirí

Corn Uí Mhuirí is the cup presented to the winners of the Munster colleges senior football "A" championship, the top level Gaelic football championship for secondary schools in Munster.

Cromwell Cup

It was held in February 1868 and named after Oliver Cromwell, manager of the local Alexandra Theatre (not the famous Lord Protector), who donated the cup.

Daniel Cleary

Later that day, Cleary brought the Cup to the Janeway Children's Hospital.

European Champions Cup

European Champion Clubs' Cup, the cup given to the winners of the UEFA Champions League

FA Cup Final

It is the culmination of a knockout competition among clubs belonging to The Football Association in England, although Scottish and Irish teams competed in the early years and Welsh teams regularly compete, with Cardiff City winning the Cup in 1927 and reaching the final in 2008.

Guy Poitevin

With the aiglons, he won the Cup-League double in 1952, won the Cup again in 1954 and the Championship again in 1956.

Harold Baily Dixon

He played with them in the second competition for the FA Cup when Oxford reached the Cup Final, played at Lillie Bridge ground, West Brompton, on 29 March 1873, only to lose to the Wanderers by 2 goals to nil.

Irish Cup

The last time a club from outside Belfast won the cup was in 2005, when Portadown beat Larne 5–1 to win the cup for the third time.

Jan Rezek

In 2003 he won the Czech Cup with FK Teplice, one year later he won the cup with Sparta Prague.

Kaiserpreis

The Cup was won by Léon Théry in a Richard-Brasier, and the Gordon Bennett race returned to France for 1905 and 1906, but was not continued as such in 1907, as Grand Prix motor racing evolved.

Lansdowne Cup

Like the Lansdowne Club, the cup is named after Dublin's famous rugby ground and was designed and made by Waterford Crystal of Ireland.

Laser Quest

2007 championships were held in Longwell Green, Bristol the cup final was won by Sorry Team, with LQ Legends winning the plate finals.

Manila 10s

While the tournament is technically an amateur tournament the cup division often features ex-professional or internationally capped players such as former Welsh Captain Colin Charvis, former Australian Captain Jeremy Paul, world cup winner Joel Stransky and former British Lion John Bentley, featuring as 'guest' players for the tournament.

Ontario Hockey League

The Cup is named for John Ross Robertson, who was president of the Ontario Hockey Association from 1901 to 1905.

P-value

To evaluate a lady's claim that she (Muriel Bristol) could distinguish by taste how tea is prepared (first adding the milk to the cup, then the tea, or first tea, then milk), she was sequentially presented with 8 cups: 4 prepared one way, 4 prepared the other, and asked to determine the preparation of each cup (knowing that there were 4 of each).

Prince Albert Challenge Cup

The Cup was accepted by the Regatta in the presence of H.M. The Queen at Buckingham Palace in June 2006.

Ringlemere Cup

The cup was number 10 in the list of British archaeological finds selected by experts at the British Museum for the 2003 BBC Television documentary Our Top Ten Treasures which included an interview with Bradshaw.

Rolando Gonçalves

He won the Cup of Portugal in the 1967/68 season game in which defeated FC Porto V. Setubal 2-1.After taking over as one of the best central defenders of his generation, Rolando would be required to represent the National A selection, and was finally the international 8 times,Rolando gained 8 caps for Portugal and made his debut 11 December 1968 in Piraeus against Greece, in a 2-4 defeat.

Solveig Gulbrandsen

Her team Kolbotn became the Norwegian Cup holders after winning the Cup Final in November 2007.

Squeaky Wheel Media

The digital agency also develops in-house projects such as a micro-site, "Love For The Cup", which was built during the 2010 FIFA World Cup, analyzed Twitter feeds and would determine a winner of a match-up based on how much they were tweeted about.

Warren Cup

The cup was acquired by its present owner, the British Museum, in 1999 for £1.8 million, with funds provided by the Heritage Lottery Fund, National Art Collections Fund and The British Museum Friends, to prevent its going abroad.