United Provinces Champions Cup

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The United Provinces Champions Cup, or Coupe di Campeones, is Gladysynthia's semiannual, domestic professional football tournament officially sanctioned by the Gladysynthian Football Administration (GFA). Historically, it has taken several names, including the "National Cup," "Gladysynthian Cup of Champions," and most previously the "Gladysynthian Provincial Champions Cup." It was rebranded as its current title prior to the 2014 edition of the tournament. The province that is crowned champion hosts the following tournament, including the appointment of the host city for the Final.

Format

The Cup has two main stages. The first takes the form of a round-robin tournament, in which teams from each province play each other once a piece, for a total of six games per team. The second stage takes the form of a single-elimination knock-out tournament. The top four teams by wins from the first stage are seeded one thru four and play two semifinal matches, the 1st-seed versus the 4th-seed and the 2nd-seed versus the 3rd-seed. The winners of these two matches then play each other in the Final, or Championship Match. Upon becoming the Champion, the winning province becomes the host province for the next Champions Cup.

Trophy

The winning province of each Champions Cup is presented the Oskar D. Anthony Trophy, named after the athlete of the same name, who was influential in the establishment of the GFA throughout its fledgling years. The trophy itself is approximately 33 inches tall and 16 inches at its base, and is made of silver, titanium, and copper, with gold elements.

History

The Champions Cup has been held a total of 30 times, with the most recent tournament being completed in 2018. The table below details the Champion, Runner Up, Final Score, and Host City for every United Provinces Champions Cup Final since the first tournament in 1947.

List of Champions and Runners Up by Year

Year Champion Final Score Runner Up Host City
1947 Pteranim 3:2 Asa'aria Heimdahl'ia
1949 Pteranim 4:1 Zeramoa Heimdahl'ia
1951 Asa'aria 4:3 Zeramoa Heimdahl'ia
1953 Zeramoa 2:0 Darapherma Danaska
1969 Darapherma 2:1 Zeramoa Asga'ardia
1970 Zeramoa 5:3 Darapherma Loromano
1973 Asa'aria 3:1 Darapherma Asga'ardia
1975 Asa'aria 1:0 Zeramoa Danaska
1977 Pteranim 4:2 Darapherma Danaska
1979 Pteranim 4:3 Asa'aria Heimdahl'ia
1981 Asa'aria 2:1 Pteranim Ponamu
1983 Pteranim 4:0 Zeramoa Danaska
1985 Zeramoa 3:1 Pteranim Ponamu
1986 Pteranim 2:0 Darapherma Asga'ardia
1988 Pteranim 6:1 Paraminz'tra Ponamu
1990 Darapherma 5:2 Paraminz'tra Ponamu
1992 Darapherma 4:2 Pteranim Loromano
1994 Pteranim 3:1 Asa'aria Loromano
1996 Asa'aria 4:2 Pteranim Heimdahl'ia
1998 Asa'aria 3:0 Darapherma Danaska
2000 Zeramoa 5:4 Asa'aria Mönusÿnthys^
2002 Zeramoa 3:2 Pteranim Zeramon
2004 Zeramoa 4:0 Darapherma Asga'ardia
2006 Asa'aria 2:1 Zeramoa Zeramon
2008 Pteranim 2:1 Asa'aria Danaska
2010 Asa'aria 4:2 Zeramoa Heimdahl'ia^^
2012 Darapherma 3:0 Saphiria Danaska
2014 Asa'aria 3:2 Pteranim Loromano
2016 Pteranim 2:0 Darapherma Heimdahl'ia
2018 Paraminz'tra 2:1 Darapherma Ponamu

^The 2000 Cup was held in Mönusÿnthys to celebrate the arrival of the 21st Century and to simultaneously commemorate the 21st edition of the tournament. It was specially branded as Champions Cup 21.

^^Briefly following Pteranim's Champions Cup win in 2008, the Football Administration of Pteranim voted that all further Champions Cup tournaments hosted by Pteranim would be shared by Heimdahl'ia and Ponamu on a 1;1;2 cycle, with Heimdahl'ia hosting twice and Ponamu hosting once, respectively. This cycle has occurred a total of once since its inception, with Heimdahl'ia hosting the 2010 and 2016 tournaments and Ponamu most recently hosting the 2018 tournament.

^^^The United Provinces Cup of Champions was not held from 1954 - 1968 due to the Gladysynthian Civil War.

Championships by Province

Below is a table listing the amount of titles by each province and the years said titles were won.

List of Championships by Province

Rank Province Record (Win-Loss) Years Won Years Lost
1 Pteranim 11 - 5 1947, 1949, 1977, 1979, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1994, 2008, 2014, 2016 1981, 1985, 1992, 1996, 2002
2 Asa'aria 8 - 6 1951, 1973, 1975, 1981, 1996, 1998, 2006, 2010 1947, 1979, 1994, 2000, 2008, 2014
3 Zeramoa 6 - 7 1953, 1970, 1985, 2000, 2002, 2004 1949, 1951, 1969, 1975, 1983, 2006, 2010
4 Darapherma 4 - 9 1969, 1990, 1992, 2012 1953, 1970, 1973, 1977, 1986, 1998, 2004, 2016, 2018
5 Paraminz'tra 1 - 2 2018 1988, 1990
6 Saphiria 0 - 1 N/A 2012
7 Tetrazoa 0 - 0 N/A N/A