Pioneer Cup

The Lamar Hunt Pioneer Cup (aka Pioneer Cup) is a pre-season Major League Soccer game between FC Dallas and the Columbus Crew. Named after the late Lamar Hunt, one of the league's major investors and a key supporter of American soccer, this game is played between the 2 MLS teams owned by the Hunt Sports Group. The Pioneer Cup is the 2nd event in American soccer named after Lamar Hunt, whose name is also given to the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup. The inaugural edition of the Pioneer Cup was played on March 11, 2007 at Pizza Hut Park, with Columbus defeating Dallas 3-0. Proceeds from the game went to the charity Dallas SCORES.