Subway Cup

The Subway Cup is the domestic cup competition of the Bloims Premier League. It is contested annually by all the team competing in the BPL.

The Subway Cup has been held in varying forms but underwent a complete restructuring in the summer of 2020, with the league changing from a closed mini league within the BPL to a separate direct knock out format with all 14 BPL Clubs taking part.

The Subway Cup has garnered varying levels of attention and respect since its inception, but with the growth of the BPL, a reformatted competition and a stronger desire for silverware the competition has grown in significance in recent years.

First Round
A total of 14 teams played in this round. The draw was conducted on 26th November 2020 by Ramo Tnek live on Zoom. The ties were played in GW15 and GW16, with the games commencing on Boxing Day 2020. The pick of the first round ties was Athletic Beeboi vs Jasperinis Roquetas which would pit two thirds of Moojamar against each other. Cup specialist Docker would also take his Pornbots side away to FitFennatic AFC in his first cup tie as their manager. Headlines were also made when notorious tinpot Kent was drawn against the BPL's most famous side, The Builders, in what would prove to be the most watched tie of the round.

Results
Teams Eliminated: Blackbloim Rovers, A Job On Your Blaje, Fit Fennatic AFC, The Builders, Athletic Beeboi, Hold the Line FC.

Quarter Finals
8 teams progressed to the Quarter Finals, with the holder Speding and league leader Alka entering with a bye through the first round.

The stand-out losers of the First Round were the reigning BPL Champions Athletic Beeboi who failed to qualify for the Quarter Finals. The draw was conducted on 31st December 2020 and was made by Ramo Tnek. The fixtures are to be played in GW20 and GW21

Teams Eliminated: Billington Town, Jasperinis Roquetas, Los Coq, Thotingham Forest

Semi-finals
The Semi Finals are played across two legs in GW 28 and GW29. The Draw will take place on 16th February 2021

Semi Final 1

Semi Final 2

Final
The final will be played in GW 33.

History
Initially formed as a second tier competition, the Subway Cup was initially only for the managers who had failed to qualify for the Bloims Champions League (then known as the Super League).

Trophy
The eponymous Subway Cup is a paper, plastic and wood trophy made from a repurposed subway cup. The cup is rumoured to have come from the Subway Party Platter delivered to the Bloims at the dinner held to mark founding of the Bloims Premier League. It is unknow which of the Founding Members the cup belonged to.

Format (2020 onwards)
In response to declining viewership and a perceived lack of interest by fans and BPL managers the Subway Cup underwent extensive reform in the summer of 2020.