The Rocky Mountain Cup is a soccer trophy contested between Real Salt Lake and the Colorado Rapids . The cup is awarded by the Committee of 10, a group of bi-partisan fans who run the competition, to the team with the most points in games played between the two. The teams are awarded 3 points for each win and 1 point for each tie in regular season MLS games against each other. The Cup is awarded at the conclusion of the deciding game of the series between the two teams.
69-521: If the teams end the season in a points tie, the team with the most goals on aggregate will win (for a two-team competition, this is equivalent to goal differential ). If the teams are tied on aggregate goals, the current holders retain the Cup for another year. The cup was created in 2005 , the first year of play for Real Salt Lake. When it was officially announced that Salt Lake City would be awarded an MLS expansion club, fans from Utah and Colorado founded
138-446: A designated player on loan from Spartak. Real acquired his rights on a permanent basis on 10 October 2016. Movsisyan was waived by Salt Lake for league roster purposes on 2 March 2018, although he remained under contract. On 25 March 2018, it was confirmed that Djurgården had signed Movsisyan on a 6-month long loan with a possible extension of another 6 months. He made his debut in a 2–0 loss against city rivals AIK, coming on as
207-660: A striker . Most notably, Movsisyan played for Spartak Moscow in the Russian Premier League . He played for the Armenia national football team , ending his career with 14 goals in 38 international games. Yura Movsisyan was born 2 August 1987 to Armenian parents Sergey Movsisyan and Aida Sahakyan and brothers Movses and Hovhannes. His family arrived in the US in 2000, settling in the Los Angeles area, where there
276-477: A 2–0 win over Spartak Nalchik in the next game. After fighting injury early in the season, Movsisyan has become a major producer on the team and has netted 14 goals, including a brace against Volga (that win would keep the club safe from relegation) and a goal, own goal and an assist in a 2–2 draw against Amkar Perm . At the end of the season, Movsisyan was selected as the Most Valuable Player of
345-404: A 2–2 draw against Los Angeles Galaxy and setting up a goal for Carey Talley . At the last game of the season, Movsisyan received a red card, for the first time of his career, in a 1–0 loss against Houston Dynamo . The next season, Movsisyan would score his first goal in a 4–3 loss against Houston Dynamo on 16 August 2008. On 6 September 2008, Movsisyan scored and set up a goal for Will Johnson in
414-468: A 2–2 draw against Los Angeles Galaxy, followed by scoring a brace in a 3–2 win over San Jose Earthquakes at the same months. Movsisyan was the player to score Real Salt Lake's first ever MLS Cup Playoffs goal when he scored the winner (and only goal) on 1 November 2008 at Rio Tinto Stadium , when the Utah side beat Chivas USA . At Real Salt Lake, Movsisyan had been on the goalscoring form. Movsisyan signed
483-436: A 3–0 win over Toronto FC on 25 April 2007. Soon after, this was followed up when he scored a brace against New York Red Bulls next month on 16 May 2007. He would score two more goals, rising up to five, against LA Galaxy and Chivas USA . In September 2007, Movsisyan was traded to Real Salt Lake in a deal involving MLS SuperDraft picks and an international roster spot . Movsisyan made his debut on 17 September 2007 in
552-464: A 6–1 win over Dudelange in the first round of Europa League and won 7–3 on aggregate to advance to the next round. Another match win in the Europa League, Movsisyan scored a brace in a 3–2 loss against Lausanne-Sport , but the club was eliminated after a 1–1 draw, which Movsisyan scored in the match. Movsisyan replaced the past season topscorer Marc Nygaard 's position, from the first match of
621-419: A 6–1 win over against Mordovia Saransk . His goal scoring made him linked with various clubs. But this did not stop Krasnodar as the club offered him a new three-year contract. However, the club couldn't match his salary offer, according to Manager Slavoljub Muslin . Movsisyan stated Krasnodar would always be dear to him and expressed gratitude to Krasnodar FC president Sergey Galitsky . Movsisyan completed
690-503: A blocked clearance from Colorado keeper Matt Pickens in the 91st minute, and second on a penalty in the 95th minute after Drew Moor pulled RSL defender Jamison Olave down in the box on an RSL free kick . The resulting 2–2 draw gave RSL the Rocky Mountain Cup for the 4th consecutive season due to being the previous year's winner. Conditions after the match became ugly when several RSL players made obscene gestures towards
759-422: A draw). Colorado pulled ahead and held a 1–0 lead into the closing seconds of the game, but Yura Movsisyan scored a clutch stoppage-time goal to end the game with a 1–1 draw. The result was quite possibly RSL's greatest moment in club history: retaining the Cup for a second year, clinching their first-ever postseason berth, and denying Rapids of the playoffs on their own turf. Salt Lake fans celebrated by throwing
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#1732783051832828-480: A goal average difference of just 0.008 – a 1–1 draw would have left the two level on points and goal average, and a unique play-off match would have had to be played. Going into the last game of the 1926-27 season , both clubs were on 52 points. Portsmouth had a goal average of 1.708, Manchester City 's was 1.639. Manchester City won 8-0 and celebrated thinking that would be good enough. The Portsmouth game had kicked off fifteen minutes later than City's, towards
897-401: A goal average of 2.381, while Dinamo's 45 to 19 gave 2.368. In the 1957–58 Yugoslav First League championship, RNK Split and Budućnost finished the season leveled on points and goal average. Both teams had 25 points, with Budućnost's 30 goals for and 36 against giving a goal average of 0.833, the same as RNK Split's 35 goals for and 42 against. A two-legged play-off match between the two
966-456: A move to Spartak Moscow on 8 December 2012 for a reported €7.5 million and signed a contract for 4.5 years with a salary of €1.5 million a year. He is the 7th most expensive transfer in Spartak history. On 10 March 2013, Movsisyan made his debut for the new club in a home game against Terek Grozny . Movsisyan had an immediate impact by scoring a hat-trick, leading Spartak to a 3–1 win. This
1035-505: A number of smoke bombs onto the pitch after the final whistle, adding insult to injury for the stunned Colorado supporters. The 2010 edition of the Rocky Mountain Cup played out as close and exciting as the previous three seasons. In the first leg, held September 27 at RSL's Rio Tinto Stadium , Real Salt Lake fielded a squad of mostly reserves in the middle of a busy stretch of their schedule including 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League group stage matches. Coach Jason Kreis rested most of
1104-540: A player and a coach. Thanks very much for such valuable gift. I know of Simonyan and Mirzoyan as the greatest players, and I am proud to be an Armenian just like them. I have not seen them play, but I know that they have done a lot for Spartak. I am not even close to them [in terms of accomplishments]. [But] I certainly do have plans. I want to score goals and achieve wins. [And] when something goes successfully, I will enter into history at that time." On 15 January 2016, Real Salt Lake announced that it had signed Movsisyan as
1173-437: A pre-contract with Danish club Randers FC on 6 July 2009, with an agreement to join the club following the conclusion of the 2009 MLS season. Having helped Real Salt Lake win their first ever MLS Cup championship that season after beating Los Angeles Galaxy 5–4 on penalties although he was substituted in the second half, Movsisyan left the club and joined Randers on 1 January 2010. Movsisyan made his debut for Randers FC on
1242-501: A realistically unassailable superior goal difference. If not a win, then City just needed to match United's result at the Stadium of Light against Sunderland or have United lose against Sunderland. United scored in the 20th minute, winning 1–0. City scored two goals in injury time to come from behind and win 3–2. Arsenal won the league championship on goals-scored, after finishing level on points and goal difference with Liverpool in
1311-522: A scoreless draw, but would get encouraging news. Playing their final game at Keflavík , ÍBV were losing 2–0 with 16 minutes remaining when Denis Sytnik scored for ÍBV to cut the deficit to 2–1. But two late goals from Keflavík's Magnús Þorsteinsson and Bojan Ljubicic denied ÍBV a chance to overtake Breiðablik, as ÍBV lost to Keflavík by 4–1. Meanwhile, a draw opened the door for FH as they traveled to Reykjavík to face Fram needing to overturn an 11-goal difference. FH got two goals from Gunnar Kristjansson and
1380-463: A second goal in the 69th minute as Klaas-Jan Huntelaar scored his 21st goal of the season. Meanwhile, PSV scored twice in the first 10 minutes, but gave up a goal three minutes later and led only 2–1 at half-time. In the second half, Ibrahim Afellay scored in the 58th minute before another goal from Jefferson Farfan made the score 4–1 to PSV. Following Huntelaar's 69th-minute goal, PSV and Ajax were level on points and goal difference, but Ajax had
1449-468: A stellar performance by Cunningham in which he earned two goals and an assist . The Rapids would have their revenge later that year during a very heated match in Salt Lake City on September 2. The affair saw numerous hard fouls and seven yellow cards. Fans showered the field with debris and missiles throughout the game. Colorado would grind out a 1–0 victory and secure the Rocky Mountain Cup for
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#17327830518321518-620: A substitute in the second half. After 16 minutes of play he was handed a straight red card. On 10 May 2018, he appeared for Djurgarden in a 3–0 victory over Malmö FF in the Swedish Cup Final . After sustaining a thigh injury which kept him out of the squad for several weeks, he left the club to continue his rehabilitation in the USA. On 14 September 2018, Chicago Fire announced that they had acquired Movsisyan off waivers. On 26 November 2018, Chicago Fire announced that they had declined
1587-424: A superior goals scored. But in the 77th minute, Philip Cocu put PSV up 5–1 and the team was up on goal difference (+50 to Ajax's +49). The scores stayed that way at full time, and so PSV won the 2006–07 Eredivisie in one of the most exciting finishes to a season in recent memory. The 2010 Úrvalsdeild season concluded on September 25, 2010, and three teams were still in contention to win the league title. Leading
1656-433: A team that scores 10 while conceding 20. Under goal difference, an extra goal scored cancels out an extra goal conceded. However, under goal average, an extra goal would increase the goal average by 0.05, while conceding would reduce it by only 0.024. Another issue with goal average is that, if a team has conceded no goals (e.g. England in the 1966 FIFA World Cup Group 1 ), the value cannot be calculated, as division by zero
1725-403: A third from Atli Viðar Björnsson (which would tie him with two players for the league lead with 14 goals). However, the 3–0 victory was not enough to deny Breiðablik their first ever league title. Ahead of the final day of the 2013–14 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season, Debrecen was on course to win its 7th league title since 2005 as its closest competitor Győr had to overturn a 14-goal swing on
1794-400: Is zero sum , in that a gain for one team (+1) is exactly balanced by the loss for their opponent (–1). Therefore, the sum of the goal differences in a league table is always zero (provided the teams have only played each other). Goal difference has often replaced the older goal average , or goal ratio . Goal average is the number of goals scored divided by the number of goals conceded, and
1863-405: Is a form of tiebreaker used to rank sport teams which finish on equal points in a league competition . Either "goal difference" or "points difference" is used, depending on whether matches are scored by goals (as in ice hockey and association football ) or by points (as in rugby union and basketball ). Goal difference is calculated as the number of goals scored in all league matches minus
1932-520: Is a large Armenian community . Movsisyan attended Pasadena High School , and played a year of college soccer at Pasadena City College before being discovered by MLS scouts prior to the 2006 MLS SuperDraft . He stated that his football idol was Thierry Henry . Movsisyan was signed to a Generation Adidas contract and became the surprise of draft day, with the Kansas City Wizards (now known as Sporting Kansas City) selecting him with
2001-585: Is therefore a dimensionless quantity . It was replaced by goal difference, which was thought to encourage more attacking play, encouraging teams to score more goals (or points) as opposed to defending against conceding. However goal average is still used as a tiebreaker in Australia, where it is referred to as " percentage ". This is calculated as points scored divided by points conceded, and then multiplied by 100. If two or more teams' total points scored and goal differences are both equal, then often goals scored
2070-516: Is undefined. Heading into the final day of the 2006–07 Eredivisie season, three teams were still in contention to win the title, and with it a guaranteed place in the 2007–08 UEFA Champions League. PSV, looking to win their third straight league title, was the only one of the three to play its final match at home, against Vitesse Arnhem . Ajax, looking to win their first title since 2004, traveled to Willem II , while AZ faced Excelsior looking to win its first league title since 1981, after finishing in
2139-488: Is used as a further tiebreaker, with the team scoring the most goals winning. After this a variety of other tiebreakers may be used. Under goal average, Team A would win: Under goal difference, Team B would win: Goal average was replaced by goal difference due to the former's encouragement of lower-scoring games. For example, a team that scores 70 while conceding 40 would have a lesser goal average (1.750) than another team that scores 69 while conceding 39 (1.769). Or, for
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2208-668: The 1988–89 season . Arsenal defeated Liverpool 2–0 in the final game of the season to win the championship. Chelsea 88 points and goal difference 50, Sheffield Wednesday 88 points and goal difference 38. Leeds United 85 points and goal difference 27, Sheffield United 85 points and goal difference 20. Burnley 80 points and goal difference 21, Carlisle United 80 points and goal difference 15. Portsmouth 87 points and goal difference 39, Plymouth 87 points and goal difference 25. Forest Green 84 points and goal difference 31, Exeter City 84 points and goal difference 24. (N.B. in 1996–97 Wigan Athletic and Fulham finished level on 87 points at
2277-691: The MLS Cup Playoffs The two sides have yet to meet in the CONCACAF Champions League or Leagues Cup Despite the fierce rivalry between the two clubs, some players have played for both clubs during their careers, with direct transfers occurring on occasion. As of the 2024 season , 12 players have played for both teams in the Rocky Mountain Cup: In addition, two managers have played notable roles at both clubs: The Committee of 10, or C10,
2346-661: The 2007 series in September, forcing the deciding match in Colorado a month later on the final game of the season. Both teams were all but mathematically ruled out of the MLS Cup Playoffs , leaving the October 20 contest largely a match for pride. The Rapids needed only a draw to secure the cup for a third year, but Real grabbed a late win when Robbie Findley scored in the 87th minute. The victory for Real Salt Lake won
2415-470: The 70th minute with his 22nd goal of the season. AZ had a chance to take the lead after its numerical disadvantage was leveled as Excelsior's Rene van Dieren was sent off for yellow card accumulation. AZ never took advantage and a goal from Johan Voskamp in the 90th minute gave Excelsior a shock 3–2 win. Meanwhile, in Tilburg, Ajax took the lead in the 18th minute with a goal from Urby Emanuelson. Ajax added
2484-525: The Championship would be decided by which team, Celtic or Rangers, performed best during the final round of matches. If both teams won they would each finish on 97 points, and the League would be decided on goal difference. Rangers won 6–1 and Celtic won 4–0, which left Rangers with a goal difference of 73 (101 for and 28 against), and Celtic a goal difference of 72 (98 scored and 26 against) giving Rangers
2553-482: The Colorado supporters' terrace and were consequently showered with beer cups and other projectiles. The draw would prove to be beneficial for Colorado, as it put them in the easier Eastern Conference bracket for the 2010 MLS Cup Playoffs in which Colorado won its first ever MLS Cup . Tiebreakers: 1. goal differential; 2. away goals (prior to 2008, when teams played an equal number of home games; never used); 3. holders retain cup. The two sides have yet to meet in
2622-701: The Goal Difference method from the start of the 1999–2000 season.) In 1986 , Hearts lost 2–0 at Dundee on the final day of the season, which allowed Celtic to win the league championship on goal difference. Had the first tie-breaker been a goal average, Hearts would have won the championship. Rangers won the Scottish Premier League in 2003 on goal difference. In the final round of matches, Rangers played Dunfermline , while second-placed Celtic were playing at Kilmarnock. With Celtic and Rangers level on 94 points going into these matches,
2691-558: The South , 1–1, to finish level with Hibernian on 43 points. They won the title with a goal average of 80–39 to 93–51 (2.051 to 1.824). Entering the final day of the 1964–65 season, Hearts were two points ahead of nearest rivals Kilmarnock , with two points awarded for a win. Hearts played Kilmarnock at Tynecastle in the last game, with Kilmarnock needing a 2–0 victory to win the league championship on goal average. Hearts could afford to lose 1–0 or 2–1, but lost 2–0 and Kilmarnock won
2760-598: The UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying campaign, netting four goals and assisting on five others. As of March 2016, Movsisyan had been indefinitely ruled out from representing Armenia by the head of Armenia's Football Federation (FFA), Ruben Hayrapetyan , as a result of his lack of commitment to national team play, following allegation of match fixing during the EURO 2016 qualifying campaign. As he participated in official FIFA competitions via European Qualification matches with Armenia, he
2829-669: The UEFA Europa League. Next season started perfectly for Yura, he scored a goal in the first match of the season from a penalty, in a 2–1 victory over Kryliya Sovetov. Spartak legends Nikita Simonyan and Alexander Mirzoyan personally sent well wishes to Movsisyan in connection with his becoming a Spartak player. Mirzoyan wished Movsisyan success and gave Movsisyan an autographed photo of him. Simonyan wrote to Movsisyan, "Dear Yura, I hope that you win more titles at Spartak than I. I wish you success!" Movsisyan replied, "It will be difficult to exceed Simonyan's achievements—[both] as
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2898-628: The Year for 2011 by the club. Even after the 2011–12 season, Movsisyan was named the top 10 best new foreign player and was the topscorer in the Relegation group. In the opening game of the season, Movsisyan scored a brace in a 2–1 win over Rubin Kazan and scored another and provide an assist for Joãozinho in a 3–1 win over Lokomotiv Moscow . He would score twice brace in a 2–2 draw against Amkar Perm and another goal and an assist for Dušan Anđelković in
2967-440: The bi-partisan Committee of 10 (5 supporters from each club) and began to outline the official rules of the competition. The contest was named the Rocky Mountain Cup after a vote from the fans, and a trophy was acquired. The Rocky Mountain Cup began on April 16, 2005 at Real Salt Lake's inaugural home game, in which Real earned their first-ever win with a 1–0 victory. Colorado eventually won the trophy in 2005 after besting Real in
3036-462: The championship by a goal average of 1.88 to 1.84. Had goal difference been in use, Hearts would have been champions. Red Star Belgrade won the 1951 Yugoslav First League championship ahead of Dinamo Zagreb with a 0.013 better goal average. Dinamo's final match against BSK Belgrade ended in a 2–2 draw, and the following day Red Star defeated Partizan 2–0, meaning that both teams finished on 35 points. Red Star's 50 goals for and 21 against gave
3105-422: The club their first Rocky Mountain Cup, and also brought a painful end to one of Colorado's worst-ever seasons. 2008 would play out in similar fashion to the previous year. The deciding match was again at Dick's Sporting Goods Park on the final day of the season. However, the stakes were higher, with a win for either side guaranteeing a playoff spot along with the Rocky Mountain Cup (Real could also prevail with
3174-415: The end of the match they were winning 4-1 and knew that another goal would see them promoted which they duly scored. Portsmouth won 5-1, the results meant Portsmouth won promotion by a goal average difference of just 0.006. It is noted that had the current Goal Difference rules applied at this time, City would have been promoted. Rangers drew their last match of the 1952–53 season, against Queen of
3243-551: The final match of the regular season on October 23. Both teams had already clinched playoff spots. RSL needed a win or tie to have a chance at winning the Supporters' Shield . Colorado appeared to dash those hopes with a 16th-minute goal by Omar Cummings and a 51st-minute header by Conor Casey. Rapids fans were ready to celebrate their first Rocky Mountain Cup in 4 years while carrying a 2–0 lead into stoppage time. RSL forward Alvaro Saborio scored twice in stoppage time – first on
3312-435: The final matchday. Despite losing its season-finale 2–0 to Budapest Honved FC, Debrecen won the title as Győr only won 5–0 against already-relegated Mezőkövesd-Zsóry SE . The 2011–12 Premier League was largely a two-horse race contested between Manchester City and Manchester United for most of the season, with both clubs finishing 19 points ahead of third-placed Arsenal . City and United went into their final matches of
3381-522: The fourth overall pick, the highest in MLS history for a player who did not go to a Division I college program or was not a U.S. youth international. After one game being unused, Movsisyan finally made his debut, coming on as a substitute, in a 2–1 loss against D.C. United on 13 May 2006. Movsisyan became a regular player in the first team by the end of his first professional season. The following season, Movsisyan scored his first goal of his professional career in
3450-460: The ire of Real fans, the League did not take action for Mastroeni's controversial behavior. The 2007 competition kicked off with the Rapids earning a comfortable 2–0 win on the road. After the match, Colorado midfielder Kyle Beckerman made remarks towards RSL supporters and their reaction towards the controversy of the previous September: "It definitely comes from their fans. They run their mouths
3519-550: The number of goals conceded, and is sometimes known simply as plus–minus . Goal difference was first introduced as a tiebreaker in association football, at the 1970 FIFA World Cup , and was adopted by the Football League in England five years later. It has since spread to many other competitions, where it is typically used as either the first or, after tying teams' head-to-head records, second tiebreaker. Goal difference
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#17327830518323588-452: The opening game of the season in 0–0 draw against Esbjerg fB on 7 March 2010 and scored a brace twice in a 3–1 win over Silkeborg IF on 14 April 2010 and a 2–0 win over Midtjylland in the same month. By the end of the season, Movsisyan had made 13 appearances and scored 7 goals in an impressive form despite only playing in the second half of the season. During that season, Movsisyan scored twice and provided an assist for Søren Pedersen in
3657-541: The option on Movsisyan's contract and that he would be leaving the club and be eligible for the 2019 MLS Re-Entry Draft . Movsisyan originally stated that his goal was to gain American citizenship and join the United States national team . However, on 9 August 2010, he joined the Armenia national team and made his debut in a friendly against Iran on 11 August 2010. He was one of the most prolific strikers in
3726-407: The season level on points, but with City in first-place due to a goal difference superior by +8. The final matches were relegation threatened Queens Park Rangers at home for City, and Sunderland away for United. City were strong favourites, with United's manager Alex Ferguson stating City would have to do 'something stupid' not to beat QPR. A Manchester City win would guarantee the title due to
3795-533: The second consecutive year. A myriad of controversy erupted after the game as the Rapids celebrated with the trophy. Rapids captain Pablo Mastroeni removed his shirt, stuffed it down his shorts, and began making gestures at the Salt Lake fans. RSL owner Dave Checketts then came on to the field and confronted Mastroeni in an angry verbal exchange which was later broken up by players and officials. Much to
3864-640: The spring season. In Denmark he established himself as a powerhouse, playing a major role in the saving of Randers FC from relegation from the Danish Superliga . His good performance led the Russian side Rubin Kazan and Ukrainian side Dynamo Kyiv . He was sold for €2.5 million to FC Krasnodar in Winter 2011. Movsisyan made his debut in an opening game of the season on 12 March 2011 in a 0–0 draw against Anzhi Makhachkala and scored his first goal in
3933-492: The starters in anticipation of an opportunity to clinch a berth in the CCL knockout round three days later. Conor Casey gave Colorado a 1–0 lead in the 36th minute. The result looked like it would hold until former Rapids defender Nat Borchers headed in a service from Andy Williams in the 93rd minute for the 1–1 draw. The second leg would finish in an even more exciting fashion. The teams returned to Dick's Sporting Goods Park for
4002-487: The table was Breiðablik, based in Kópavogur , who knew that a win would give them their first ever league title. Trailing one point behind were ÍBV from Vestmannaeyjar , who were looking to win their fourth league title, but its first since 1998. In third place was two-time defending champions FH, looking to win the league title, but trailing Breiðablik by only two points. Breiðablik traveled to Stjarnan and were held to
4071-444: The team that has scored 70 while conceding 40, conceding another would reduce the goal average by 0.043 (to 1.707), whereas scoring another would increase it by only 0.025 (to 1.775), making not conceding much more important than scoring again. The opposite effect occurs when the number of goals scored is less than the number of goals conceded, with goal difference encouraging more defensive play for teams in relegation battles. Consider
4140-408: The three subsequent matches that season, officially clinching the Cup at their final meeting of the year at Rice-Eccles Stadium . Prior to the 2006 MLS season , the two clubs swapped players in a trade, exchanging forward Jeff Cunningham and midfielder Clint Mathis . The repercussions of the trade surfaced in an August 10 match in which RSL humiliated Colorado 4–1 at INVESCO Field , punctuated by
4209-472: The title with 74 goals for to 38 against, for an average of 1.947. Wolverhampton Wanderers 76 to 49 gave 1.551. In the 1952–53 Football League Championship , Arsenal and Preston North End both finished on 54 points. Arsenal won the title with 97 goals for to 64 against, for an average of 1.516. Preston's 85 to 60 gave 1.417. In the 1964–65 Football League Championship , Manchester United and Leeds United both finished on 61 points. Manchester United won
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#17327830518324278-486: The title with 89 goals for to 39 against, for an average of 2.282. Leeds United's 83 to 52 gave 1.596, which was actually lower than third-placed Chelsea 's, although they finished five points adrift of Leeds. Going into the last game of the 1949–50 season , Sheffield Wednesday needed a win against Tottenham Hotspur to secure second place and clinch promotion at the expense of their local rivals Sheffield United . The resulting 0–0 draw meant Wednesday won promotion by
4347-470: The title. In the 1923–24 Football League Championship , Huddersfield Town and Cardiff City both finished on 57 points. Huddersfield Town won the title with 60 goals for to 33 against, for an average of 1.818. Cardiff City's 61 to 34 gave 1.794. They would’ve been tied on goal difference but City would’ve won on goals scored. In the 1949–50 Football League Championship , Portsmouth and Wolverhampton Wanderers both finished on 53 points. Portsmouth won
4416-504: The top of the Third Division, but Wigan Athletic were awarded the championship on most goals scored, which was the first tie breaker in use in the Football League between 1992 and 1999, although Fulham had the greater goal difference. Coincidentally Brighton and Hove Albion avoided relegation from the same division on goals scored at the expense of Hereford United , although Hereford had the better goal difference. It reverted to
4485-405: The top three in the previous two seasons. These final matches were played on April 29, 2007. AZ struggled against Excelsior (who would have to go through a relegation play-off after the end of the game) as they played almost 72 minutes of the match with only 10 men, as goalkeeper Boy Waterman was red-carded in the 18th minute. AZ came from behind twice, with Danny Koevermans tying the match in
4554-517: The whole game. If they don't want us to celebrate, win the game." The next meeting between the teams, a 1-1 draw on May 10, finished with a bizarre distinction of being the only draw in MLS history in which only own goals were scored. Later that year, on July 16, the two clubs exchanged Kyle Beckerman and Mehdi Ballouchy . This trade proved particularly controversial for Rapids supports and further deteriorated their relationship with Colorado head coach Fernando Clavijo . Real Salt Lake would then even
4623-596: Was initially formed through discussions between fans from both Real Salt Lake and the Colorado Rapids on BigSoccer.com and on the now defunct fan forums at RealSaltLake.org. It was decided that each team's fans would be represented by five individuals per side. These representatives would be responsible for creating the guidelines, design, and ultimately raising the funds to create the Rocky Mountain Cup. The Original Committee of 10 Goal difference Goal difference , goal differential or points difference
4692-476: Was needed to decide who will enter relegation play-offs. The match in Split ended in a goalless draw, while in the return leg Budućnost defeated RNK Split 4–0. RNK Split entered the relegation play-offs and was relegated in their first season in the top flight. Yura Movsisyan Yura Movsisyan ( Armenian : Յուրա Մովսիսյան ; born August 2, 1987) is an Armenian former professional footballer who played as
4761-401: Was the first hat-trick Movsisyan scored in his career and he became the first Spartak player to score a hat-trick in his debut. His next goal came in a 2–0 home victory over Amkar Perm. Movsisiyan then sustained an injury in a 2–2 derby draw against CSKA Moscow and missed the next three games. At the end of the season his team finished 4th which means they have qualified for the play-off round of
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