The 2019 USL League Two champion Flint City Bucks followed the team it beat in the final, Reading United, in pulling out of the 2020 U.S. Open Cup because they won’t be able to use college players forthe first three rounds, which will be held in March and April before the NCAA allows players to […]
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Reading United pulls out of 2020 Open Cup over 'abhorrent scheduling decision'
Reading United AC, the 2019 USL League Two runner-up, has declined an invitation to participate as a USL League Two representative in the 2020 U.S. Open Cup. The move follows the decisionof U.S. Soccer’s Open Cup committee to revise the 2020 schedule, playing the first three rounds in March and April. In recent years, the […]
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What They're Saying: Art Auchenbach
“We are extremely frustrated with U.S. Soccer’s decision. They are going to lose some of the ‘magic of the cup’ by eliminating the under-23 segment from participation.Hopefully, they will recognize the error of their ways and rethink it for the future.” — Reading United AC vice president Art Auchenbach on changes in the U.S. OpenCup […]
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Datebook: 2020 U.S. Open Cup
March 24-25. First Round (Open Division teams enter) April 7-9. Second Round (*Division II and III teams enter) April 21-23. Third Round (11 MLS teams enter)May 19-20. Round of 32 (remaining 12 MLS teams enter) June 10. Possible Round of 16 June 23-24. Round of 16 or Quarterfinals July 14-15. Quarterfinals orSemifinals Aug. 11-12. Semifinals […]
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Breaking down the new U.S. Open Cup format
Given the explosion in the number of MLS teams, it no longer makes sense — even if they wanted to — to keep them all out of the U.S. Open Cup until the round of 32. With 23 U.S. MLSteams in 2020, that would make up seven head-to-head MLS matchups in their entry into the […]
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Results: U.S. Open Cup local qualifying (Third Round)
East Region Nov. 24 in Everett, Mass. Brockton FC United (Mass.) 0 N.Y. Pancyprian Freedoms 1. (Ledula4.) Nov. 24 in Warminster, Pa. Vereinigung Erzgebirge (Pa.) 2 West Chester United (Pa.) 1. (Antonini 35, Neumann 80; Gonzalez 84.) Nov. 24 inGlen Burnie, Md. Christos FC (Md.) 3 Steel FC (Pa.) 2. (Caringi 3, A.Lee 15, N.Lee […]
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U.S. Open Cup qualifying: NTX Rayados advances for record ninth straight time
NTX Rayados qualified for the U.S. Open Cup for a a record ninth straight time from local qualifying by beating Celtic Cowboys Premier, 3-0, in the third round. All 12 winners fromthis weekend’s third-round matches in Open Division qualifying will advance to the 2020 U.S. Open Cup. NTX Rayados got a hat trick from Mohamed […]
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U.S. Open Cup: All 12 third qualifying round winners will advance to 2020 tournament
The 12 winners from this weekend’s third-round matches in Open Division qualifying will advance to the 2020 U.S. Open Cup. The decision follows a review by the U.S. Open Cup Committee ofthe number of pro teams expected to be eligible for the 2020 tournament and the berths projected to be available for Open Division clubs. […]
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U.S. Open Cup: Florida Soccer Soldiers knocked out in local qualifying
The Florida Soccer Soldiers, who upset two-time NPSL champion Miami FC and the USL Championship’s Charlotte Independence to reach the third round of the 2019 U.S. Open Cup, won’t be returning in2020. They fell to the Miami United FC U23, 2-1, in the second round of local qualifying for next year’s Open Cup. Argentine Nicolas […]
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Sunday morning: What's in the news …
1. The dedication of the University of North Carolina’s new soccer and lacrosse stadium, to be named Dorrance Field after Anson Dorrance,will be held on Sunday before Carolina’s ACC game against Notre Dame. A UNC graduate, Dorrance has led the Carolina women’s soccer program to 22 national titles. He became the men’scoach in 1977 and […]