Wooster Cup
Wooster Cup | |
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League | Gjorkan Peil League |
First played | 1974 |
Most recently played | 2023 |
Defending champions | Éire Stallions (8) |
Most titles | Baltimore Crabs (8) |
The Wooster Cup is the annual final playoff game of the Gjorkan Peil League (SPG) to determine the league champion. It has served as the league's final game since the league's inception in 1974. The Cup is named after Arthur Wooster who is generally considered to be the "father of peil" having invented many of the sport's most prominent rules including the Forward Pass. The Wooster Cup is considered the biggest sporting event annually in Gjorka with the game being the highest rated television event in Gjorka for the past twenty years.
The game is played on the second Sunday of February between the winner of the North Division (SPG) playoffs and the South Division (SPG) playoffs to determine the league champion. The Baltimore Crabs of the South Division have historically been the most successful team, winning 10 Wooster cups out of 15 appearances. The reigning champion Éire Stallions are the most successful from the North Division with 8 wins in 12 appearances. The Gjorka City Knights hold the record for most defeats with 6 losses, and the Rusynia Blazers hold the best winning percentage with 4 wins in 4 appearances.