U.S. Open Cup: Final round of Open Division local qualifying set

• by Paul Kennedy  @pkedit, Jan 18, 2019

With Cal FC's shootout win over California United FC II in a match whose conclusion was delayed two months because of curfew restrictions at Cal Lutheran University, the fourth and final round of U.S. Open Division local qualifying for the 2019 U.S. Open Cup has been set:

Northeast Safira FC (Mass.) vs. West Chester Predators (Pa.)
Mid-Atlantic Virginia United (Va.) vs. World Class Premier Elite FC (Md.)
Southeast Florida Soccer Soldiers (Fla.) vs. America SC (Fla.)
Central NTX Rayados (Texas) vs. FC Maritsa (Mo.)
Mountain Southwest FC (Texas) vs. FC Denver (Colo.)
Southern California Santa Ana Winds FC (Calif.) vs. Cal FC (Calif.)
West Academica SC (Calif.) vs. IPS/Marathon Taverna (Ore.)

The games will be played over the weekend of April 6-7 and decide the seven teams from the Open Division that will join the Milwaukee Bavarians, winners of the 2018 USASA National Amateur Cup, in the 2019 Open Cup, which is scheduled to begin May 8.

The eight teams will join amateur teams from the NPSL and USL League Two as well as pro teams from MLS and the USL in the 106th edition of the knockout competition.