True Blue Cup

From Hattrick

The cup that is rewarded to the Champion of the True Blue Cup

True Blue Cup is a friendly cup in hattrick. The first installement was won by Rochester United. The final between Rochester United and Red Stripe FC was held on 1/24/2008 with a 4-2 final score.

1 Namesake
2 Teams
3 Results
4 Current Series
5 All Time Stats

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Namesake

The two squads agreed to accept a sponsorship bid from True Blue, a fan club at their alma-matter University at Buffalo, for their rivalry. It is appropriately dubbed, The True Blue Cup. The inaugural game of the TBC was played on January 24th, 2008, with Rochester coming back from a 2-0 deficit to win 4-2..

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Teams

Seasons 34-36
- Rochester United and Red Stripe FC played in the first three instances of the True Blue Cup. Rochester prevailed with three straight victories.

Season 37
- Begining in Season 37, three additional teams will be added to the True Blue Cup: Cheektowaga & Diamonds, Syracuse Salty Dogs, and RBUB. All three teams are owned by former UB Students.
- The tournament will be modified to accomodate the three teams. Syracuse and RBUB, who did not qualify for the US Open Cup, played the opening round match on October 9, 2008, with Syracuse winning 5-2.
- Syracuse moves on to face Cheektowaga & Diamonds for a Thanksgiving match-up that is sure to be a good one.

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Results

Champion	Runner Up	Score	Date	Stadium	Attendence
Rochester United	Red Stripe FC	4-2	January 24th, 2008	Burrows Square Park	1,654
Rochester United	Red Stripe FC	5-3	February 14th, 2008	Burrows Square Park	2,544
Rochester United	Red Stripe FC	6-0	May 22nd, 2008	Special Events Lot	735

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Current Series

Game #	Date	Home Team	Goals	Away Team	Goals
1	October 9, 2008	Syracuse Salty Dogs	5	RBUB	2
2	November 27, 2008	Syracuse Salty Dogs	-	Cheektowaga & Diamonds	-
3	TBD	Red Stripe FC	-	Game 2 Winner	-
4	TBD	Rochester United	-	Game 3 Winner	-