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U.S. Open Cup: *Second-round amateur upset winners
2017. Reading United AC, Chicago FC United, Christos FC, Michigan Bucks. 2018. Ocean City Nor’easters, Jacksonville Armada, Mississippi Brilla, NTX Rayados, FC Wichita, Sporting Arizona FC, FC Golden State Force. 2019. Florida Soccer Soldiers, Orange County FC. 2022. FC Motown, North Carolina Fusion U23. 2023. Tulsa Athletic, *Chicago House AC. *Amateur teams over pro teams.Note: […]
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Draw: 2023 U.S. Open Cup (Third Round)
Thirteen of the 18 MLS teams who will enter the 2023 U.S. Open Cup in the third round will play at home. All teams in the third round were pooled geographically with MLS teams distributed as evenly as possible among the groups. All MLS teams were drawn to avoid another MLS team. NortheastLoudoun United (USLC) […]
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Four U.S. Open Cup upsets highlight second round
The U.S. Open Cup produced its first four upsets in 2023. That’s down from 2022 when 10 lower-level teams beat higher-level teams in the second round, but six other second-round games went to overtime, including a wild 5-4 match involving 2022 runner-up Sac Republic FC. The four upsets … • South Georgia Tormenta FC (USL […]
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Results: 2023 U.S. Open Cup (Second Round)
Note: All times ET. Tuesday, April 4 Miami FC 3 Jacksonville Armada 1. (Goals: Telfer 34, Repetto 84 pen., 89; Eloudnou 32.) Hartford Athletic 3 Lansdowne Yonkers FC 0. (Goals: Amoh 27, 73 pen. 82.) One Knoxville SC 1 Memphis 901 2. (Goals: Ilic 57 pen.; Borczak 38, Kelly 120+4.) Detroit City FC 1 Gold […]
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U.S. Open Cup: Lower-division teams aim for repeat of 2022 second-round success
The 2023 U.S. Open Cup moves into full gear with the entry of pro teams from the USL Championship, USL League One and NISA. In all, there will be 28 games this week. One game will be played next week and another was declared a forfeit in favor of the Pittsburgh Riverhounds when Rochester New […]
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Results: 2023 U.S. Open Cup (First Round)
Tuesday, March 21 West Chester United SC 1 Ocean City Nor’easters 3. (Goals; Reese 13; Latorre 19, Evande 60, Sabino 67 pen.) Wednesday, March 22 El Farolito 3 International San Francisco 0. (Goals: Mosquera 94, Quinones Saya 99, Benitez 113.) Club de Lyon B 0 Nona FC 1. (Goal: Eyang 1.) Appalachian FC 2 NC […]
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First Round: 2023 U.S. Open Cup
Tuesday, March 21 West Chester United SC 1 Ocean City Nor’easters 3. (Goals; Reese 13; Latorre 19, Evande 60, Sabino 67 pen.)• Nor’easters won their first-round game for the ninth time. Wednesday, March 22 El Farolito (NPSL) vs. International San Francisco (Calif.), 5:30 pm. Club de Lyon/Open (Fla.) vs. Nona FC (USLL2), 7 pm. Appalachian […]
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U.S. Open Cup moves to Bleacher Report
The 2023 U.S. Open Cup’s first three rounds will be streamed live for free on the Bleacher Report app and B/R Football YouTube channel. Unlike the 2022 edition when all games were available on ESPN+ or U.S. Soccer’s YouTube channel, only select games will be broadcast: • Six of 14 first-round matches (March 21-23, all times […]
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Results: U.S. Open Cup (Third Qualifying Round)
Five 2022 Open Cup qualifiers are still alive in 2023 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup’s qualifying: Azteca FC, Brockton FC United, D’Feeters Kicks SC, Lansdowne Yonkers FC and Nova FC. (Lansdowne was the 2021 National Amateur Cup winner.) Nine teams will advance the 2023 Open Cup via the qualifying path. The fourth qualifying round will […]