this is because you have to lose and not win the cup and its for you to decide to by tokens and make your team stronger(so may be with stronger team you can win).....LOL.......but i give you an advice....NEVER BUY TOKENS AND PLAY HOW YOU CAN EVEN HAVING WEAK TEAM......I HAVE NEVER BOUGHT TOKENS AND I HAVE 2 TRIPPLES IN 30 SEASONS AND MANY SEASONS I HAVE DOBLES AND LOSING THE 3RD TITLE BECAUSE OF SOMETHING LIKE YOUR CASE......PLAYING IN THE CUP AGAINST TEAMS 2-3 LEVELS HIGHER THAN MINE OR BEEING THE STRONGER TEAM AND "UNEXPECTED" LOSING AGAINST MUCH WEAKER TEAM BUT........"DISAPIONTING LOSS...WE WERE MUCH STRONGER".......SO AGAIN FREE ADVICE FOR YOU(LOL)....NEVER BUY TOKENS....THIS GAME IS VERY UNFAIR