The second round features 24 Division III pro teams and eight Open Division amateur teams.
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U.S. Open Cup first-round tally: Eight amateur teams advance
The eight amateur teams include three from the NPSL two each from USL League Two and the UPSL and one from the USSL
U.S. Open Cup: Des Moines Menace spares amateurs’ blushes
The perennial giant-killer from USL League Two beat NISA expansion team Capo FC 5-4 in a shootout.
U.S. Open Cup: Amateurs sweep MLS Next Pro teams on Day 1
The three MLS Next Pro teams playing on the opening day of the 2024 Open Cup all lost.
The American soccer weekend
The big event will take place on Sunday afternoon when FIFA announces details of the World Cup 2026 schedule.
Semifinals in UPSL fall championship feature pair of MLS academy teams
The matchups: Columbus Crew SC vs. St. Louis City SC Academy and Foro SC (Dallas) vs. Chiriaco FC (Coachella, CA).
UPSL: Final three fall championship quarterfinals set
The Columbus Crew Academy already qualified for the UPSL national finals Feb. 2-4 in Irvine, California.
Tuesday morning: What we're reading (and listening to)
1. How rich donors and loose rules are transforming college sports By David A. Fahrenthold and Billy Witz (New York Times)2. Teens, parents injured in brawl following Zeta II-Garrafones UPSL game in Irvine By Chelsea Edwards (Fox 11 Los Angeles)3. The sweeper-keeper is redefining soccer’s sense of risk By Jonathan Wilson (Guardian)
By the Numbers: 2024 U.S. Open Cup (Open Division entrants)
47. United Premier Soccer League (covering 14 states) 23. USASA state leagues (three are former champions). 18. USSSA Soccer leagues (nine from U.S. Soccer League) 15. Regional Premier Leagues (eight from EPSL) 5. NISA Nation (four from California) 1. West Coast Soccer Association (UC Davis club team)4: Qualifying rounds. 11: Qualifiers. * * * * * […]
