49th Parallel Cup
Upcoming season or competition:
Current sports event 2022
SportAustralian rules football
Founded1999
Inaugural season1999
No. of teams2
CountryUnited States United States
Canada Canada
ContinentNorth America
Most recent
champion(s)		United States (9th title)
Most titlesUnited States (9th title)
TV partner(s)CBC Sports,[1] YouTube

The 49th Parallel Cup (formerly PanAm Cup) is an annual representative Australian rules football match between the United States and Canada first contested in 1999.[2] Since 2007 the women's teams have also contested the cup.[3][4]

The men's matches are contested between the United States men's team ("The Revolution") and Canada's men's team ("The Northwind") while the women's matches are contested between the United States women's team ("The Freedom") and Canada's women's team ("The Northern Lights").

The cup is historically paused during the Australian Football International Cup year to enable the countries to compete at that tournament. Between 2015 and 2021 the cup went into recess for several reasons, primarily due to the 2017 Australian Football International Cup followed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Men's results

Thunderbird Stadium Vancouver, home to the 2007 Cup, holds the all-time attendance record for the event
CBRP Stadium in Florida was the venue for the 2015 Cup
49th Parallel Cup Men's Results
Year Date Home team Score Away team Score Venue Winner Media
1 1999 United States United States 10.15 (75) Canada Canada 8.7 (55) Chicago, Illinois USA by 20
2 2000 Canada Canada 2.4 (16) United States United States 4.17 (41) Toronto, Ontario USA by 25
3 2003 2 August United States United States 9.12 (66) Canada Canada 9.10 (64) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania USA by 2
4 2004 Canada Canada 7.9 (51) United States United States 9.9 (63) Toronto, Ontario USA by 12
5 2007 4 August Canada Canada 6.9 (45) United States USA 4.8 (32) Thunderbird Stadium, Vancouver, British Columbia Canada by 13
6 2009 1 August United States United States 12.11 (83) Canada Canada 5.3 (33) Heritage Oak Park, Mason, Ohio[5] USA by 50
7 2010 31 July Canada Canada 5.2 (32) United States United States 9.12 (66) Humber College, Toronto, Ontario USA by 34
8 2012 4 August United States United States 7.12 (54) Canada Canada 5.1 (31) Darree Fields Park, Dublin, Ohio USA by 23
9 2013 3 August Canada Canada 5.6 (36) United States United States 10.7 (67) Kaskitayo Park, Edmonton, Alberta[6] USA by 34 Video on YouTube)
10 2015 1 August United States United States 6.9 (45) Canada Canada 3.11 (29) CBRP Stadium, Lauderhill, Florida[7] USA by 16 Video on YouTube
11 2022 13 August Canada Canada 6.3 (39) United States United States 7.7 (49) Colonel Samuel Smith Park (Humber College cricket oval), Toronto, Ontario[8] USA by 10 Video on YouTube
12 2023 5 August[9] United States United States 5.9 (39) Canada Canada 5.6 (36) Soccer Complex of Racine (SCORe) Racine, Wisconsin USA by 3 Video on YouTube

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Women's results

49th Parallel Cup Women's Results
Year Date Home team Score Away team Score Venue Winner Media
1 2007 4 August Canada Canada 0.0 (0) United States United States 14.13 (97) Thunderbird Stadium, Vancouver, British Columbia[11] USA by 97
2 2009 1 August United States United States 2.4 (16) Canada Canada 4.12 (26) Heritage Oak Park, Mason, Ohio Canada by 10
3 2010 31 July Canada Canada 4.12 (36) United States United States 2.4 (22) Humber College, Toronto, Ontario Canada by 14 Video on YouTube
4 2012 4 August United States United States 6.7 (43) Canada Canada 5.8 (38) Darree Fields Park, Dublin, Ohio USA by 5
5 2013 3 August Canada Canada 13.8 (86) United States United States 0.1 (1) Kaskitayo Park, Edmonton, Alberta[12] Canada by 85
6 2015 1 August United States United States 5.3 (33) Canada Canada 11.6 (72)[13] CBRP Stadium, Lauderhill, Florida Canada by 39 Video on YouTube
7 2023 19 August[14] United States United States 1.9 (15) Canada Canada 3.6 (24)[15] Soccer Complex of Racine (SCORe) Racine, Wisconsin Canada by 9 Video on YouTube

References

  1. ^ "CBC signs on to Broadcast 49th Parallel Cup". AFL Canada. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  2. ^ Brian Barrish (22 June 2022). "Revos Announce Squad for 2022 49th Parallel Cup".
  3. ^ Tobietta Rhyman (26 July 2011). "WIC11 Preview - Northern Li\ghts to sparkle". World Footy News.
  4. ^ Nick Faris (1 August 2017). "How Canada became an unlikely powerhouse in women's Australian rules football". National Post.
  5. ^ Salvatore Capoferri (11 August 2009). "Revolution too strong for Northwind" World Footy News.
  6. ^ Norm Cowley (3 August 2013). "Aussie Rules Football catches on quickly". Edmonton Journal.
  7. ^ Emmett Hall (13 August 2015). "Australian Football comes to Lauderhill's Central Broward Regional Park Stadium". Sun Sentinel.
  8. ^ "Northwind Squad Announcement – 2022 49th Parallel Cup". AFL Canada. 15 July 2022.
  9. ^ Brian Barrish (26 March 2023). 49th "Parallel Cup Comes to Racine for 2023". USAFL.
  10. ^ "USAFL full past results for USA vs Canada"
  11. ^ Wayne Kraska (9 August 2007). "USA Freedom v Canada Eagles Statistics". Women's Australian Football Association.
  12. ^ "2013 49th Parallel Cup". USAFL.
  13. ^ Brian Barrish (10 August 2015). "Canadians Storm Home over Freedom to win Parallel Cup". USAFL.
  14. ^ Brian Barrish (26 March 2023). "49th Parallel Cup Comes to Racine for 2023".
  15. ^ Women's 49th Parallel Cup 2023 USAFL


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