| Sport | Box lacrosse |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2002 |
| No. of teams | Varies depending on year, 8 teams participated in 2011 |
| Country |  Canada (2 teams)  United States (7 teams) (Spirit is comprised of both Canadian and American players |
| Most recent champion(s) | Lacrossetitutes |
| Official website | FannCup.com |
The Fann Cup is a trophy awarded to the winning team in the Fann box lacrosse tornament. The annual tournament takes place in July and is played by fans of various National Lacrosse League (NLL) teams.
History
editThe tournament was founded by a group of Toronto Rock fans, and is named after the Mann Cup. The inaugural Fann Cup was played against fans of the Rochester Knighthawks and Buffalo Bandits.
Fann Cup X took place on July 23, 2011.
To date Fann Cup has raised in excess of $50,000.00 for charitable organizations on both sides of the Canada/US border and with strong support looks to keep raising funds for a while to come.
Host Cities
edit| Year | City | Charities | Funds Raised |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Toronto | Sick Children's Hospital & Todd Bernhardt Scholarship Fund | $600 each |
| 2003 | Buffalo | American Heart Association | $1,000.00 |
| 2004 | Rochester | BRIDGE Program | $1,000.00 |
| 2005 | Toronto | Les' Fund Initiative & Casey Zaph Fund | $5,500.00 (LFI), $3,500.00 (CZF) |
| 2006 | Philadelphia | Alex's Lemonade Stand & The Melanoma Research Foundation | $6,000.00 each |
| 2007 | Buffalo | Carly's Club | $5,000.00 |
| 2008 | Rochester | Regional Burn Association & ROC E6 | No totals given, $2,000.00 rumored |
| 2009 | Chicago | American Diabetes Association & Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation | $2,220.00 each |
| 2010 | Philadelphia | Laurel House | $15,169 |
| 2011 | Toronto | Abilities Centre & War Amps & Wellspring Odette House | $1,953 (AC, WA), $241 (WOH) |
| 2012 | Minnesota | PawPADs | (totals required) |
| 2013 | Rochester | (information required) | (totals required) |
| 2014 | Chicago | (information required) | (totals required) |
| 2015 | Syracuse | (information required) | (totals required) |
| 2016 | Unknown | (information required) | (totals required) |
| 2017 | Buffalo | (information required) | (totals required)
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Champions
edit| 2002 Toronto Roadies | 2009 Chicago Cloverz |
| 2003 Philadelphia Wingnuts | 2010 Philadelphia Wingnuts/ Chicago Cloverz(Co-Champions) |
| 2004 Buffalo Brigade | 2011 Chicago Cloverz |
| 2005 Rochester Krewhawks | 2012 Chicago Cloverz |
| 2006 Philadelphia Wingnuts | 2013 Toronto Roadies |
| 2007 Philadelphia Wingnuts | 2014 Lacrossetitutes |
| 2008 Philadelphia Wingnuts |
Teams
edit| Team | Inaugural Year | Inactive Years | Championships |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto Roadies | 2002 | None** | 2002, 2013 |
| Rochester Krewhawks | 2002 | None | 2005 |
| Buffalo Brigade | 2003 | None | 2004 |
| Philadelphia Wingnuts | 2003 | None** | 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010 |
| Lacrossetitutes | 2005 | None | 2014 |
| Spirit | 2008* | None | None |
| Philadelphia Rage | 2006 | 2014 | None |
| Chicago Cloverz | 2007 | None | 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 |
| Minnesota Stingers | 2009 | None | None |
| Beantown Brawlers | 2010 | 2011-2014 | None |
- - The Spirit were started in 2005 as Roadies North
- - The Philadelphia Wingnuts and Toronto Roadies played as a combined team in 2014