Important Competitions

A wide variety of annual to quinquenal competitions have developed over the past several centuries around the world. The oldest competitions date back to the founding of the British Commonwealth, but these quickly spread throughout the continent. Today competitions are held throughout the folder.

Defunct Competitions
These are competitions that were either one time events or have ceased to be presently contested. The first and most important of these events was known as King David's Crown, but a variety of competitions have occurred internationally and ceased operations in the three centuries of global play.

King David's Crown
This is a perhaps apocryphal event in the history of Scotland that has become at the very least a foundational myth of the sport. The first mentions of it occur in France during the later stages of the Hundred Years' War.

The Corn Cup
This was an eighteenth century closed competition. It fell out of popularity in the second half of the 18th century with the Enlightenment Rational Realignment causing more of the major teams to play a greater share of games against Continental opponents. The prize was also become less significant with the increasing industrialization of the British Isles.

British Commonwealth Cups
These competitions are still held at regular intervals within the British Commonwealth. Among these cups are the two oldest still in operation competitions.The Commonwealth Cup and (Commonwealth) Open Cup date back to the early 17th century when Stewart rule first began in the Commonwealth.

A number of smaller competitions have developed with a few already having come and gone like the Corn Cup, but the Commonwealth and Open Cup remain the biggest of the two prizes besides the League Series title.

The Commonwealth Cup
This competition was instituted at the start of King James I rule. It was the centerpiece of the British Commonwealth Act of 1603, which created the competition and the political union that has ruled the British Isles since its passage.

The competition remains one of the only closed competitions in the world. This cup is only eligible to royal teams within the British Commonwealth.

(Commonwealth) Open Cup
This is the oldest regional open competition. The trophy granted to the winning club was named after James I and was instituted in commemoration of his rule upon his death by his son, Charles I.

The FA Cup
The British Commonwealth Fort-Ball Association began this open competition following the Enlightenment Rational Realignment. Most Tri-League teams today decline to compete in the competition with the rise of the Occidental League and other international competitions demanding time. This is usually the highest honor a Commonwealth lower division team wins in a given campaign.

Continental Competitions
Something about Europe

Competitions of the Americas
Something about three regions, North, Caribbean and South.

"Oriental" Competitions
Something about Asian competitions