The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup opens with 99 teams, a record for the modern era, entered in the 2017 competition. The first round includes teams from Baltimore, Los Angeles,Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and San Francisco showcasing the growing amateur game. CHRISTOS FC (Baltimore). Christos FC is making itsfirst appearance in the Open Cup 20 years after its […]
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Datebook: U.S. Open Cup first round (streaming)
The 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup opens with the first round on Tuesday and Wednesday. All but five of the 27 games on Wednesday will be streamed on ussoccer.com. May 10 in Atlanta, Ga. Atlanta Silverbacks (NPSL) vs. SC United Bantams (PDL), 5 pm ET May 10 in San Francisco,Calif. El Farolito (Calif.) vs. […]
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Draw: U.S. Open Cup first round
The 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup will open with 28 games — one game on May 9 and 27 on May 10. The winners will move on to the second round, where NASL and USL teams enter the competition. Home teams are determined by a random selection process among those clubs that have applied […]
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U.S. Open Cup: Modern era record 99 teams are entered
The 104th edition of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup kicks off with the first round involving 56 amateur teams on May 10. They are among a modern-era record 99 teams participating thetournament. Tams will bepaired geographically for the first four rounds and beginning with the round 16 a geographically based random draw will take […]
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Eric Wynalda gets new coaching gig for Open Cup
Hall of Famer Eric Wynalda, who led Cal FC to the quarterfinals of the 2012 U.S. Open Cup, will get another chance in the Open Cup as he has taken over as head coach of the L.A. Wolves FC inthe United Premier Soccer League. “The decision to return to coaching wasn’t onethat I made quickly,” […]
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Talk of treble not heard at FCD
By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) A drought of nearly two decades without a trophy ended Tuesday night at Toyota Stadium when FC Dallasshook off the concession of an early goal to roll over New England, 4-2. Those long, barren seasons dating back to the 1997 U.S. Open Cup final — won by the Dallas Burn against […]
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Open Cup: FC Dallas chase for the treble begins
FC Dallas won the U.S. Open Cup in 1997, its second year in MLS, but waited 19 years for its second trophy. It got three goals and four assists from Argentines Maxi Urruti and Mauro Diazto defeat the New England Revolution, 4-2, in the final of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup now named after […]
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Open Cup Final: Cases for FC Dallas and Revs
FC Dallas and the New England Revolution, which meet in Tuesday’s Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup final (ESPN2, UDN, 10 pm ET), have a shared history. Both are founding members of MLS in 2016, but eachclub’s one domestic trophy came in the Open Cup. FC Dallas has a shot at an historic MLS triple, while […]
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U.S. Open Cup: Record 64 amateur teams entered for '17
When the 2016 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup final is held in September, qualifying for the 2017 Open Cup will have already begun. A record 64 amateur teams representing 18 states and 23 leagues will takepart in the first and second qualifying rounds of the Open Division. Rounding out the Open Division are the PDL […]
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What They're Saying: Bruce Arena
“You should just have a clock and that’s it. Extra time can be a time scandal. It’s not that I’m saying it was there, but there’s no injuries or anything like that. But havingsaid that, we have to take full responsibility for conceding two goals in the last five minutes on corner kicks.” — LA […]