For several years in the 1830s the senior steward at Goodwood presented an annual cup to the winner of any race of his choosing.

The 1939 National Challenge Cup was the annual open cup held by the United States Football Association now known as the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.

Following are the results of the 2007 National Amateur Cup, the annual open cup held by the United States Adult Soccer Association.

The 1950 National Challenge Cup was the 36th edition of the United States Soccer Football Association's annual open cup.

In 1983, under coach César Luis Menotti, Barcelona and Maradona won the Copa del Rey (Spain's annual national cup competition), beating Real Madrid, and the Spanish Super Cup, beating Athletic Bilbao.

The Lord Jersey Rugby Cup was founded in 2008 by the 10th Earl of Jersey, with the help of Rugby Development officer for Jersey, Mark White, and is an annual cup for rugby at U16 level.

The 1940 National Challenge Cup was the 27th edition of the United States Football Association's annual open cup.

The 1910 American Cup was the annual open cup held by the American Football Association.

The Copa de S.M. la Reina de balonmano is an annual cup for Spanish women's handball clubs organized by the Royal Spanish Handball Federation.

It was skinnyness that was popular, the more you resembled a telegraph pole the bigger your chance was of winning the annual 'narrow cup'.