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The Rocky Mountain CupColorado Rapids
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The Rocky Mountain CupColorado Rapids
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2007 Rocky Mountain Cup Schedule |
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| Throughout 2007 | Help support the Rocky Mountain Cup! |
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Apr 30 7:00pm MT TV: DirectKick Radio: 1150AM (CO) |
Salt Lake vs Colorado Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City Denver viewing party at the British Bulldog, 2502 Stout Rapids win 2-0 |
| Thu May 10 7:00pm MT TV: ESPN2 Radio: 1150AM (CO) |
Colorado vs Salt Lake Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Denver Teams draw 1-1 |
| Sat Sep 22 7:30pm MT TV: FSC Radio: 1150AM (CO) |
Salt Lake vs Colorado Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City Denver viewing party at the British Bulldog, 2502 Stout |
| Sat Oct 20 7:00pm MT TV: ALT (CO) Radio: 1150AM (CO) |
Colorado vs Salt Lake Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Denver |
Rocky Mountain Cup Timeline |
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| October 2004 | Discussions begin among fans of both clubs. Opening salvos of insults are launched across the Rockies. |
| November/December 2004 | An unnamed bi-partisan organization is created with the goal of promoting the rivalry, establishing an official competition, setting rules and creating a trophy. |
| January 2005 | Organizing website announced to public as the media arm of C10, which was also announced as the Committee of 10 to manage the competition. |
| February 2005 | Fan voting takes place through the website to choose a name for the competition. |
| March 2005 | Competition formally announced as The Rocky Mountain Cup, an overwhelming favorite among voters. Fundraising for the trophy begins. |
| April 16, 2005 | First-ever RMC match played in Salt Lake City and broadcast nationally on ESPN2. RMC logo unveiled. Real wins 1-0. Attendance of 25,287 is the highest ever for an RMC match. |
| September 9, 2005 | First-ever RMC match in Denver. Rapids win 2-0. |
| October 1, 2005 | Cup Trophy makes its first public appearance before the third game of the 2005 RMC in Denver. Rapids win 2-1. |
| October 12, 2005 | Cup Trophy makes its first appearance in Salt Lake City. In the final game of the 2005 RMC, the Rapids win 1-0 to take home the inaugural Rocky Mountain Cup on total points, 9 to 3. |
| August 10, 2006 | In the final RMC match to be played at INVESCO Field, the Rapids are humiliated on their home turf as Real wins 4-1. It is the largest margin of victory ever for an RMC match. Jeff Cunningham scores two and assists on a third goal for the most points by a single player in an RMC game. |
| September 2, 2006 | For the second year in a row the RMC is decided in the fourth match, played in Salt Lake City, and is awarded to the Rapids in a 1-0 win. Tension and emotions run very high among both players and the near-18,000 fans in attendance. |
| May 10, 2007 | In the first-ever RMC match at Dick's Sporting Goods Park, the two teams produce an MLS first: a draw in which only own-goals were scored. |