| King's Cup 308 | |||
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| Founded | 195 AP | ||
| Region | St. Samuel | ||
| Current Champions | Véoncy Bay FC | ||
The King's Cup is a knockout cup competition in St. Samuel football, run by the Royal St Samuel Football Association.
The King's Cup is the oldest football competition in St. Samuel, commencing in 195 AP and is considered one of the most prestigous club competitions in Vexillium. Because it involves clubs of all standards playing against each other there is the possibility for "minnows" from the lower divisions to become "giant-killers" by eliminating top clubs from the tournament, although lower division teams rarely reach the final. A record 931 teams were accepted into the FA Cup in 308. The current holders of the King's Cup are South Maria FC who beat Mariamburg United FC 1–0 in 307.
Format[]
The Cup involves every professional and amateur football club in St. Samuel. The competition is a knockout tournament with pairings drawn completely at random - there are no seeds, and a draw takes place after the majority of fixtures have been played in each round. However the qualifying round draws are regionalised to reduce the travel costs of smaller non-league sides. The draw also determines which team will play at home. If a match (other than the semi-final or final) is drawn, there is a replay, usually at the ground of the team who were away for the first game. Drawn replays are settled with extra time and penalty shootouts.
The draw for each round, performed by drawing numbered balls from a bag, is a source of great interest to clubs and their supporters, and is broadcast on television. When the top clubs enter the competition the possibilities for interesting and lucrative match-ups generate plenty of speculation. Sometimes two top clubs may be drawn against each other in the early rounds, removing the possibility of them meeting in the final. Lower-ranked clubs with reputations as "giant-killers" look forward to meeting a top team at home, although in some cases the expense of providing policing for a game can outweigh any financial windfall from larger crowds. Mid-ranked teams hope for a draw against a peer to improve their chances of reaching future rounds.
King's Cup Finals[]
| Year | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 309 | Montopauli FC | 3-2 | AC Solina | 79,878 |
| 308 | Véoncy Bay FC | 2-1 | Montopauli FC | 78,492 |
| 307 | South Maria FC | 1-0 aet | Mariamburg United FC | 79,673 |
| 306 | Hampton Wanderers FC | 3-3 aet (3-1 on Pens) | Westania FC | 74,225 |
| 305 | Charlestown City FC | 0-0 aet (4-3 on pens) | Mariamburg United FC | 76.454 |
| 304 | Mariamburg United FC | 3-0 | Pistenzia FC | 72,398 |
| 303 | Charlestown City FC | 1-0 | Freundhampton FC | 69,986 |
| 302 | Charlestown City FC | 2-0 | South Maria FC | 79,803 |
| 301 | AC Solina | 2-1 | Charlestown City FC | 77,489 |
| 300 | AC Solina | 3-2 | Mariamburg City FC | 70,244 |
| 299 | Lewisburg Town FC | 4-2 | AC Solina | 78,943 |
| 298 | Mariamburg United FC | 2-0 | Port Sion FC | 69,985 |
| 297 | South Maria FC | 3-2 | Osterborough FC | 73,879 |
| 296 | Oskalily City FC | 1-0 | Mariamnburg United FC | 76,482 |
| 295 | Oskalily City FC | 2-0 | Kings Bay Rovers FC | 69,385 |
| 294 | East Oskalily FC | 3-3 aet 5-4 on pens | Oskalily City FC | 76,394 |
| 293 | Trollington FC | 2-1 | Mariamburg United FC | 77,487 |
| 292 | Trollington FC | 2-0 | AC Solina | 75,391 |
| 291 | Isadora FC | 3-2 | Montopauli FC | 72,879 |
| 290 | Mariamburg United FC | 1-0 | Mariamburg City FC | 79,484 |
| 289 | AC Solina | 3-2 aet | Lyonasia FC | 79,383 |
| 288 | Hansburg West FC | 1-0 | AC Solina | 72,695 |
| 287 | Oskalily City FC | 3-2 aet | Lewisburg Town FC | 76,995 |
| 286 | Lewisburg Town FC | 3-1 | AC Solina | 77,867 |
| 285 | Mariamburg United FC | 1-0 | Lyonasia FC | 78,674 |
| 284 | Lyonasia FC | 2-0 | Lewisburg Town FC | 79,943 |
| 283 | Lewisburg Town FC | 4-2 | Mariamburg United FC | 79,996 |
| 282 | Lewisburg Town FC | 1-0 | Scottsburg FC | 78,656 |
| 281 | Lewisburg Town FC | 4-3 | Mariamburg City FC | 75,813 |
| 280 | Wolf Bay FC | 1-0 | West Corina FC | 77,892 |
| 279 | West Corina FC | 3-1 | Mariamburg United FC | 76,545 |
| 278 | Lewisburg Town FC | 2-0 | Scottsburg FC | 74,904 |
| 277 | Guildford City FC | 2-0 | Francisco Bay FC | |
| 276 | Saint Malo FC | 2-1 | AC Solina | |
| 275 | Hackneymouth FC | 3-0 | Guildford City FC | |
| 274 | AC Solina | 4-2 | Addlekirk FC | |
| 273 | Mariamburg United FC | 1-0 aet | AC Solina | |
| 272 | Port Sion FC | 2-1 | Lewisburg Town FC | |
| 271 | Saint Malo FC | 3-2 | Freundhampton FC | 71,839 |
| 270 | Ajaman City FC | 1-0 | Cala Amirah FC | |
| 269 | Freundhampton FC | 4-1 | AC Solina | 72,677 |
| 268 | Gobey Heights FC | 4-2 | Kings Bay Rovers FC | 69,800 |
| 267 | West Charlestown FC | 3-2 | Oskalilly City FC | 64,734 |
| 266 | Freundhampton FC | 1-0 | Lewisburg Town FC | 67,492 |
| 265 | Freundhampton FC | 3-0 | AFC Marina | 68,519 |
| 264 | Hackneymouth FC | 5-1 | Guildford City FC | |
| 263 | Hackneymouth FC | 3-1 | Addlekirk FC | |
| 262 | Hackneymouth FC | 3-1 | Mariamburg United FC | |
| 261 | Port Sion FC | 1-1 aet (7-6 on pens) | Saint Naziare FC | |
| 260 | Lewisburg Town FC | 3-1 | Kings Bay Rovers FC | |
| 259 | Gobey Heights FC | 1-1 aet 3-2 on pens | Guildford City FC | |
| 258 | Mariamburg United FC | 3-2 aet | Mariamburg City FC | |
| 257 | Saint Malo FC | 2-0 | Hackneymouth FC | |
| 256 | Montopauli FC | 3-2 | Charlestown City FC | |
| 255 | Saint Tarina FC | 4-2 | Saint Naziare FC | |
| 254 | Guildford City FC | 4-3 | Port Sion FC | |
| 253 | Montopauli FC | 1-0 | Lincoln Rovers FC | |
| 252 | Bellbridge Stack FC | 1-0 | Monte Fortunana FC | |
| 251 | Monz FC | 2-1 | Trollington FC | |
| 250 | Guildford City FC | 3-2 | Saint Ducreux FC | |
| 249 | Trollington FC | 4-0 | Monz FC | |
| 248 | Mariamburg City FC | 4-1 | Saint Ducreux FC | |
| 247 | Mariamburg United FC | 2-0 | Kings Bay Rovers FC | |
| 246 | Saint Ducreux FC | 0-0 aet (4-3 on pens) | Trollington FC | |
| 245 | Trollington FC | 2-1 | Guildford City FC | |
| 244 | Hackneymouth FC | 4-2 aet | Mariamburg United FC | |
| 243 | Mariamburg City FC | 1-0 | South Maria FC | |
| 242 | Trollington FC | 2-2 aet (12-11 on pens) | Mariamburg City FC | |
| 241 | Mariamburg City FC | 4-1 | Trollington FC | |
| 240 | Trollington FC | 3-2 | James Bay FC | |
| 239 | Trollington FC | 1-0 | Hackneymouth FC | |
| 238 | Kings Bay Rovers FC | 2-1 | Mariamburg City FC | |
| 237 | Covington City FC | 3-1 | Darcheville FC | |
| 236 | AC Solina | 2-0 | Mariamburg City FC | |
| 235 | Charlestown City FC | 2-1 | Westania FC | |
| 234 | Port Sion FC | 1-0 | Zanobia City FC | |
| 233 | Zanobia City FC | 3-2 aet | Saint Naziare FC | |
| 232 | Zanobia City FC | 3-1 | Wolf Bay FC | |
| 231 | San Alberto FC | 2-0 | Oskalilly City FC | |
| 230 | West Charlestown FC | 4-3 | Monmouth City FC | |
| 229 | Trollington FC | 2-0 | James Bay FC | |
| 228 | Edmundrock FC | 1-0 | Charlestown City FC | |
| 227 | Trollington FC | 3-1 | Oskalilly City FC | |
| 226 | Wolf Bay FC | 2-0 | Naittenhofen City FC | |
| 225 | Westania FC | 3-1 | Charlestown City FC | |
| 224 | Oakmouth FC | 6-4 | Lyonaisia FC | |
| 223 | Christianburg FC | 3-2 | West Charlestown FC | |
| 222 | Isadora FC | 2-1 | Saint Tarina FC | |
| 221 | Zanobia City FC | 1-0 | Alexandra United FC | |
| 220 | Hackneymouth FC | 2-0 | Port Sion FC | |
| 219 | Alexandra United FC | 2-0 | West Charlestown FC | |
| 218 | Zanobia City FC | 2-1 | Edmundrock FC | |
| 217 | Monmouth City FC | 0-0 aet (4-3 on pens) | Port Sion FC | |
| 216 | Saint Ducreux FC | 1-0 | Albertsberg FC | |
| 215 | Montopauli FC | 2-0 | Naittenhofen City FC | |
| 214 | Trollington FC | 5-2 | Naittenhofen City FC | |
| 213 | Saint Naziare FC | 1-0 | James Bay FC | |
| 212 | James Bay FC | 2-0 | Monmouth City FC | |
| 211 | Alexandra United FC | 1-0 | Trollington FC | |
| 210 | Saint Ducreux FC | 0-0 aet (3-1 on pens) | Sommersville FC | |
| 209 | Trollington FC | 1-0 | Saint Ducreux FC | |
| 208 | Sutton Town FC | 3-2 | Montopauli FC | |
| 207 | Edmundrock FC | 2-1 | Port Sion FC | |
| 206 | Sutton Town FC | 2-2 aet (7-6 on pens) | Albertsberg FC | |
| 205 | Sommersville FC | 4-3 | Port Sion FC | |
| 204 | Saint Naziare FC | 3-1 | Montopauli FC | |
| 203 | Kings Bay Rovers FC | 4-1 | Naittenhofen City FC | |
| 202 | West Bellamere FC | 3-0 | Kings Bay Rovers FC | |
| 201 | Montopauli FC | 2-1 | Saint Naziare FC | |
| 200 | Edmundrock FC | 3-1 | Saint Ducreux FC | |
| 199 | Montopauli FC | 4-2 | Saint Naziare FC | |
| 198 | Montopauli FC | 4-0 | Edmundrock FC | |
| 197 | Naittenhofen City FC | 7-1 | Kings Bay Rovers FC | |
| 196 | Samuelsburg FC | 5-3 | Trollington FC | |
| 195 | Samuelsburg FC | 2-0 | Saint Ducreux F | 5,700 |