cup winner

Trophy competition champion

A cup winner is a team or individual that wins a cup competition—a knockout tournament where the prize is a trophy or cup.

The term appears most often in football (soccer), where domestic cup competitions like the FA Cup run alongside league play: The cup winners earned a spot in European competition.

Cup winner may also describe the decisive goal: She scored the cup winner in extra time.

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silverware · triumph · victor · penalty shootout · extra time · celebration · victory parade · team captain · captain · lifted · podium · lap of honour · glory · tournament · knockout · final · premier · league

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competitive outcome

cup winnerrunner-up

Competition's silver finisher

finalist · semifinalist · second place · silver medalist · also-ran

achievement level

cup winneralso-ran

Unsuccessful competitor

early exit · underperformer · whipping boy · doormat

achievement status

cup winnerloser

Defeated competitor

underachiever

Family

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