Cupset

cupset refers to a situation in a sporting compet-tion (typically where a cup is the top prize to be awarded) where a team from a lower league defeats a team from a higher league.

severity ranges from “minor cupset” (i.e. a team beating another in the division above), “major cupset” (i.e. a team defeating another two or three divisions above them), to “miraculous cupset” (i.e. a team that isn’t even a part of the ‘official’ league(s), defeats a team in the top divisions of the official league(s).)

“cupset” is a contraction of the words “cup upset”. it derives from the popular fa cup compet-tion run by the football -ssociation for english football clubs, but can theoretically be used for any compet-tion with similar league styles.
“do you remember when southend united beat manchester united in the league cup? what a cupset that was.”

“as it stands, it’s liverpool nil, stevenage one, and with only five minutes to play, liverpool are looking at a major cupset.”
when an underdog team faces a much better team in a cup compet-tion and defeats the odds to win

first coined by the bbc sport website on 5/1/08
“non-league chasetown are looking to provide the cupset of the day against championship side cardiff”
footballing occurrence in a cup compet-tion where a team placed significantly lower down in the football league overcomes all odds and defeats the higher-ranked side.
oldham are 1-0 up on everton, we definitely have a cupset on our hands!
a result in a football (soccer) match which sees a distinctly better team lose to one that is in a lower division. this applies only to knockout compet-tions, and in particular, the fa cup.
the word was invented on january 5th 2008 by bbc sports correspondent caroline cheese, and introduced to the 606 community.
i can’t believe chasetown are beating cardiff! we might see a cupset here!
a cupset is another way of saying “cup upset”, which is when a small team (usuall non-league) manages to defeat a very large team (usually in the english premier league, championship, league 1 or 2) to go to the next round of a compet-tion. usually refers to the fa cup (football)
chasetown will be hoping for a ‘cupset’ today as they take on cardiff in the fa cup.
an unexpected win in any football cup tie
shrewsbury fc knocking everton fc in the 2002-03 season fa cup third round at gay meadow. therefore, a cupset.
a word commonly used in english football to describe the event of a low ranked team unexpectedly knocking a larger team out of the cup. (cup upset)
bob: did you see accrigton stanley thrash -rs-nal?
larry: i know! what a cupset!

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