Carlyle Cup

	The Carlyle Cup
Originated	2000
Discontinued	2011
Trophy Series	North Carolina leads 7–3–1
Last Holder	North Carolina
Duke (3); 2000–01 2002–03; 2003–04	North Carolina (7); 2001–02 2004–05; 2005–06 2007–08; 2008–09 2009–10; 2010–11
	Ties (1); 2006–07

Carlyle Cup
	Duke Blue Devils North Carolina Tar Heels
First meeting	2000
Latest meeting	2011
Trophy	Carlyle Cup
Statistics
Total meetings	11

The Carlyle Cup was a sterling and enamel urn^[1] contested annually by the Duke Blue Devils and the North Carolina Tar Heels, from 2000 to 2011. It was awarded to the school that had the most combined head-to-head wins against the other school in all of the shared varsity sports for that academic year.^[2]

The Carlyle Cup was sponsored by and named for Carlyle & Co., a local jewelry business that declared bankruptcy in 2009.^[3] A scheme of 48 points was developed, covering twenty sports in which the schools met in competitions or conference standings.^[1] At the start of the 2010–11 season, the rivalry series was renamed the Battle of the Blues presented by Continental Tire.

Since the 2010–11 season, there has not been a recipient of the trophy.

Results

Year	Winner	Result
2000–01	Duke	14½–11½
2001–02	North Carolina	17–9
2002–03	Duke	14–12
2003–04	Duke	14–12
2004–05	North Carolina	15–11
2005–06	North Carolina	14–12
2006–07	Tie (Cup retained by North Carolina)	13–13
2007–08	North Carolina	18–8
2008–09	North Carolina	15½–10½
2009–10	North Carolina	14–12
2010–11	North Carolina	14–12

References

1 2 "Carlyle Cup gives teams even more to fight for". News and Record. 2000-08-15. p. 28. Retrieved 2026-08-02 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Carlyle Cup still not decided". The News and Observer. 2007-04-25. pp. B7. Retrieved 2026-08-02 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ Patterson, Donald W. (2009-10-20). "Future uncertain for Carlyle brand". News and Record. p. 3. Retrieved 2026-08-02 – via Newspapers.com.

The Carlyle Cup
Originated	2000
Discontinued	2011
Trophy Series	North Carolina leads 7–3–1
Last Holder	North Carolina


Duke (3) 2000–01 2002–03 2003–04	North Carolina (7) 2001–02 2004–05 2005–06 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11
Ties (1) 2006–07

v t e Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
Venues	The Ark (1906–1923) Alumni Memorial Gymnasium (1924–1930) Card Gymnasium (1930–1939) Cameron Indoor Stadium (1940–present)
Rivalries	Maryland Michigan North Carolina (Carlyle Cup)
Culture & lore	Blue Devil Blue blood status Cameron Crazies Champions Classic Dixie Classic / Big Four I Hate Christian Laettner Krzyzewskiville "The Shot" Tobacco Road 1991 UNLV game 2019 Stephen F. Austin game
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26 2026–27
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

v t e Duke Blue Devils men's soccer
Venues	Old North Durham Park (1938–1973) Cohan Field (1974–1995) Jack Katz Stadium (1996–1998) Koskinen Stadium (1999–present)
Rivalries	North Carolina Tobacco Road
Culture & lore	Blue Devil "Fight! Blue Devils, Fight!" Blue and White (Duke fight song) Marching band
Seasons	1982 1986 1992 1995 2011 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
NCAA/ISFA/NSCAA national championships in bold; NCAA College Cup appearances in italics

v t e North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer
Venues	Fetzer Field WakeMed Soccer Park Dorrance Field
Rivalries	Duke NC State Virginia Tobacco Road
People	Elmar Bolowich Carlos Somoano
Seasons	2001 2011 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Tradition	Rameses The Marching Tar Heels
NCAA/ISFA/NSCAA national championships in bold; NCAA College Cup appearances in italics

v t e North Carolina Tar Heels women's soccer
Venues	Fetzer Field (1979–2017) Dorrance Field (2017–)
Rivalries	Duke NC State Tobacco Road
Seasons	2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
College Cup finals	2018 2019 2022 2024
Tradition	Rameses The Marching Tar Heels
NCAA national championships in bold

Results

References

See also