Lamar Hunt Pioneer Cup
 The Lamar Hunt Pioneer Cup initial logo | |
| Type | Cup awarded to the team with the most aggregate goals per year |
|---|---|
| First meeting | March 11, 2007 Friendly Dallas 0–3 Columbus |
| Latest meeting | September 23, 2023 MLS regular season Dallas 1–1 Columbus |
| Stadiums | |
| Statistics | |
| All-time record | Columbus: 6 Drawn: 5 Dallas: 3 |
The Lamar Hunt Pioneer Cup is a Major League Soccer (MLS) series between FC Dallas and the Columbus Crew. The series is named after the late Lamar Hunt, who was one of the league's early major investors and a key supporter of American soccer. Initially, the series was contested between the two teams still owned by the Hunt Sports Group (Sporting Kansas City was also previously owned by the Hunt Sports Group, but was sold before the Pioneer Cup began). However, Columbus was sold in 2013, and thus FC Dallas remains the only MLS team still owned by the Hunt Sports Group. The Pioneer Cup is the second event in American soccer named after Lamar Hunt, whose name is also given to the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.
The first two editions of the Pioneer Cup were single preseason matches. The inaugural edition was played on March 11, 2007 at Pizza Hut Park (now known as Toyota Stadium), with Columbus defeating Dallas 3–0.[1] Proceeds from the game went to the charity Dallas SCORES.[2] The second edition of the Cup was played on March 20, 2010, at Pizza Hut Park with Dallas defeating Columbus 2–1 in heavy snow.[3][4]
In 2011, the Pioneer Cup was changed to a two-game, aggregate-goal series played during the regular season. The first leg was played at Columbus Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio, on April 1, 2011. The Crew took advantage of FC Dallas going one man down in the 33rd minute to win 2–0. The second and deciding leg was played at Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, Texas, on July 2, 2011, with Dallas winning 2–0. Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Columbus regained the Pioneer Cup with the tie being broken by all-time head-to-head goals, 6–4 in favor of Columbus.
When Major League Soccer restructured scheduling ahead of the 2012 season, Columbus and Dallas would play only once in the regular season. Therefore, the Cup was changed to a one-game, winner-take-all contest. In the event of a draw, the all time head-to-head goals tiebreaker remained. In the 2013 edition, Columbus scored four goals with three different scorers to win the Cup for the second straight year. The 2014 contest was a bit more lackluster than previous encounters. An early summer thunderstorm suspended the start of the match and then eventually postponed it to the following day after a Columbus fan was struck by lightning and injured prior to the game being started.[5] The game was played the next day on a hot afternoon, but no player from either side could find the net in a match then ended scoreless. Due to the scoreless draw, Columbus retained the Cup for the third year in a row due to the all-time head-to-head goals tiebreaker being 12–7 in Columbus' favor.
Columbus played their last match with FC Dallas in 2019 at the Historic Crew Stadium (known as Mapfre Stadium at the time) on March 16, 2019. Columbus would later move to Lower.com Field in July 2021.[6]
In the 2021 MLS season, neither Columbus nor Dallas would play each other for the first time since 2009 due to the small number of inter-conference matches taken place between Eastern and Western conference teams.
Winners
[edit]| Year | Winner | Columbus pts | Dallas pts | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Columbus Crew | 3 | 0 | Won in pre-season |
| 2010 | FC Dallas | 1 | 2 | Won in pre-season |
| 2011 | Columbus Crew | 2 | 2 | Won via head-to-head goals tie-breaker (6–4) |
| 2012 | Columbus Crew | 2 | 1 | Won in regular season |
| 2013 | Columbus Crew | 4 | 2 | Won in regular season |
| 2014 | Columbus Crew | 1 | 1 | Retained via head-to-head goals tie-breaker (13–8) |
| 2015 | FC Dallas | 0 | 3 | Won in regular season |
| 2016 | Columbus Crew | 1 | 1 | Retained via head-to-head goals tie-breaker (14–12) |
| 2017 | Columbus Crew | 2 | 1 | Won in regular season |
| 2018 | Columbus Crew | 0 | 0 | Retained via head-to-head goals tie-breaker (16–13) |
| 2019 | Columbus Crew | 1 | 0 | Won in regular season |
| 2020 | Columbus Crew | 2 | 2 | Retained via head-to-head goals tie-breaker (19–15) |
| 2021 | None | 0 | 0 | No matches were held |
| 2022 | None | 0 | 0 | No matches were held |
| 2023 | Columbus Crew | 1 | 1 | Retained via head-to-head goals tie-breaker (20–16) |
| 2024 | None | 0 | 0 | No matches were held |
Match results
[edit]Columbus win Dallas win Draw
| Date | Venue | Score | Competition | Attendance | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 11, 2007 | Pizza Hut Park | 3–0 | Preseason friendly | ||
| March 20, 2010 | Pizza Hut Park | 2–1 | Preseason friendly | [4] | |
| April 1, 2011 | Crew Stadium | 2–0 | MLS regular season | 14,459 | [7] |
| July 2, 2011 | Pizza Hut Park | 2–0 | MLS regular season | 20,074 | [8] |
| May 12, 2012 | Columbus Crew Stadium | 2–1 | MLS regular season | 11,120 | [9] |
| September 29, 2013 | FC Dallas Stadium | 4–2 | MLS regular season | 11,422 | [10] |
| June 29, 2014 | Columbus Crew Stadium | 0–0 | MLS regular season | 20,617 | [11] |
| September 6, 2015 | Mapfre Stadium | 3–0 | MLS regular season | 20,217 | |
| April 2, 2016 | Toyota Stadium | 1–1 | MLS regular season | 13,174 | [12] |
| August 26, 2017 | Mapfre Stadium | 2–1 | MLS regular season | 18,379 | [13] |
| September 15, 2018 | Toyota Stadium | 0–0 | MLS regular season | 16,030 | [14] |
| March 16, 2019 | Mapfre Stadium | 1–0 | MLS regular season | 9,687 | [15] |
| October 3, 2020 | Toyota Stadium | 2–2 | MLS regular season | 3,572 | [16] |
| September 23, 2023 | Toyota Stadium | 1–1 | MLS regular season | 17,948 | [17] |
| CLB wins | Draws | FCD wins |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | 5 | 3 |
References
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- ^ Hunt, Steve (March 10, 2007). "Hoops, Crew set to honor Hunt". FC Dallas. Retrieved July 14, 2008.[permanent dead link]
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- ^ "Recap: Miranda, Crew rally past 10-man FC Dallas 2–1". MLSsoccer.com. May 12, 2012. Archived from the original on May 16, 2012.
- ^ "Recap: Crew draws closer to playoff picture with key road win". September 29, 2013.
- ^ "Black & Gold draw FC Dallas at home in postponed match". MLSsoccer.com. June 29, 2014.
- ^ "FC Dallas 1, Columbus Crew SC 1 | 2016 MLS Match Recap". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved 2016-08-30.
- ^ "Columbus Crew SC 2–1 FC Dallas". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ^ "FC Dallas 0-0 Columbus Crew SC". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
- ^ "Columbus Crew SC 1-0 FC Dallas". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "FC Dallas 2-2 Columbus Crew SC". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ "DALvsCLB 09-23-2023". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved 27 September 2023.