Five of the six teams that reached the 2019 Open Cup through local qualifying won first-round games in qualifying for the 2020 Open Cup. Florida Soccer Soldiers, who beat the USLChampionship’s Charlotte Independence in the second round of the 2019 Open Cup, Academica SC, Cal FC, NTX Rayados and West Chester United all won. Cal […]
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U.S. Open Cup: 2020 qualifying begins with 40 games
The pairings have been set for the first qualifying round of the 2020 U.S. Open Cup. Eighty of 88 amateur teams competing in local qualifying will play matches Sept. 21-22. The remainingeight teams have been issued byes to the second qualifying round, set for Oct. 19-20. The byes were determined by either geographical considerations (two […]
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Watch: Every 2019 U.S. Open Cup goal scored by MLS teams
In the wake of Atlanta United beating Minnesota United 2-1 in the 11th straight all-MLS U.S. Open Cup final, here are all MLS teams’ goals from the 2019 competition.
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U.S. Open Cup: Atlanta United does what big clubs do — and collects another trophy
Atlanta United’s 2019 season, which began with an early exit from the Concacaf Champions League and a slow start in MLS under new head coach Frank de Boer, has certainly turned around in August. On Tuesday, Atlanta United won the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, defeating Minnesota United, 2-1, in the final to won […]
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Top 5: U.S. Open Cup crowds (finals)
1. Atlanta United vs. Minnesota United (2019) 35,709 2. SeattleSounders vs. Chicago Fire (2011) 35,615 3. Seattle Sounders vs. Columbus Crew (2010) 31,311 4. NY Hakoah vs. St. Louis Madison Kennel (1929) 21,583 5.Sporting KC vs. NY Red Bulls (2015) 21,523
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Road to Atlanta: U.S. Open Cup
Atlanta United: Fourth Round: Charleston Battery 3-1 (OT) Round of 16: at Columbus Crew 3-2Quarterfinals: Saint Louis FC 2-0 Semifinals: at Orlando City 2-0 Minnesota United: FourthRound: Sporting KC 4-1 Round of 16: at Houston Dynamo 3-2 Quarterfinals: New Mexico United 6-1 Semifinals: Portland Timbers 2-1
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U.S. Open Cup: Underdog Minnesota United has its sights set on its first cup trophy
Atlanta United, which entered MLS in 2017, is already abattle-tested team, having been through the MLS playoffs twice and Concacaf Champions League once and captured one MLS Cup title and one Campeones Cup title. Minnesota United will beplaying its biggest game since it joined MLS in 2017 from the NASL when its faces Atlanta United […]
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U.S. Open Cup qualifying draws 89 entrants amid high turnover
U.S. Soccer released the names of the 89 teams that will take part this fall in the qualifying rounds for the 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. In 2018, 95 teams entered Open Divisionqualifying, down from a record 108 in 2017 (when eight teams — five in the first round and three in the second […]
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Atlanta United moves into U.S. Open Cup final after being forced to improvise
Atlanta United advanced to the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cupfinal for the first time when it beat Orlando City, 2-0, before 18,461 fans at Exploria Stadium, the third largest crowd ever to watch an Open Cup semifinal match. The Five Stripes had toimprovise up front when star Josef Martinez was injured in training on Monday. […]
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The absurdity of summer league playoffs — and a proposal to replace them
Every summer, college players in search of more games flock to teams in four leagues — USL League Two (formerly the PDL) and the NPSL for men, the WPSL and United Women’s Soccer for women. They race through 12-14 games (in extremecases, eight or 18) packed into 10-12 weeks, perhaps with an Open Cup game […]