The New Jersey-based soccer historian uncovers the American Football Association Cup trophy first awarded in 1884 — making it one of the oldest in the world — but locked away for years in a Texasbank vault after it first went missing in the 1920s.
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Trivia: College and U.S. Open Cup winners (coaches)
Stephen Negoesco San Francisco (1966, 1975, 1976, 1980) San Francisco Italian Athletic Club (1976). Sigi Schmid UCLA (1985, 1990, 1997) LA Galaxy (2001), Seattle Sounders (2009, 2010, 2011, 2014). Bruce Arena Virginia (1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994) D.C. United (1996).
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U.S. Open Cup: Final round of Open Division local qualifying set
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 […]
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U.S. Open Cup: NTX Rayados advance after 11-round shootout
NTX Rayados survived an 11-round shootout to beat Motagua of New Orleans and moved closer to advancing to the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup for the eighth year in a row. Kevin Ellisconverted the winning penalty kick to give Rayados a 10-9 win in the shootout after their match ended 1-1. What made his attempt […]
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U.S. Open Cup: Christos FC falls in third round of qualifying
Baltimore’s Christos FC, which reached the fourth round of the 2017 U.S. Open Cup, where it lost to MLS’s D.C. United, fell in the third round of qualifying for the 2019 U.S. Open Cup when it lost toVirginia United, 2-1. Virginia United plays in the Woodbridge Soccer League, which is affiliated with the Asociacion Nacional […]
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U.S. Open Cup: West Chester United Predators knock off second former champion in qualifying
After a 3-0 win over the four-time champion Ukrainian Nationals in the second round, the West Chester United Predators beat the three-time champion New York Pancyprian Freedoms by the same score onSaturday in the third round of local qualifying for the 2019 U.S. Open Cup. Founded in 1976, West Chester United is one of the […]
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U.S. Open Cup: Twelve third-round local qualifiers are on tap for this weekend
The U.S. Open moves into the third round of local qualifying with 12 of 14 games scheduled for this weekend. The Oakland Stompers’ game against Academica SC from Turlock was postponedbecause of the dangerous air quality in the Bay Area from the smoke from the Camp Fire in Northern California. The match between amateur rivals […]
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Draw: U.S. Open Cup third local qualifying round
The draw has been set for the third round of Open Division local qualifying for the 2019 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. All 14 games will be played on Nov. 17-18. One second-round match stillneeds to be played. The match between Celtic Cowboys Premier and Motagua New Orleans was rescheduled to Nov. 11 after the […]
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U.S. Open Cup: Six 2018 local qualifiers remain in contention for 2019 berths
Five local qualifiers from the 2018 Open Cup remain in contention for 2019 U.S. Open Cup berths with wins in the second round of qualifying: Santa Ana Winds, FC Denver, Christos FC, Rochester Lancers2 (former River Dogz) and NTX Rayados. The three-time U.S. Open Cup champion New York Pancyprian Freedoms survived a shootout in New […]
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U.S. Open Cup qualifying moves into second round
The second round of U.S. Open Cup qualifying is set with 27 games on tap this weekend. One match — Celtic Cowboys Premier vs. Motagua New Orleans in Round Rock, Texas — has already beenpostponed until Nov. 11 because of bad weather in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. The available number of berths into the first […]