The field has been reduced to 82 teams competing in local qualifying for 14 amateur places in the 2025 U.S. Open Cup.
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LAFC takes turn in the road
It had been an eternity, so it seemed, since Los Angeles FC had experienced such joy.
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Thursday AM: 109th Open Cup champion; another Campeones Cup shootout. Also: Potentially good news for Gio Reyna.
Good morning! Los Angeles has a rich history in the U.S. Open Cup. LAFC’s victory in the 109th Open Cup final is the 11th victory by a Los Angeles team. The first by the Los Angeles Kickers in 1958 was also the first by a team west of the Mississippi. In today’s Daily: The Campeones […]
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Wednesday AM: Open Cup preview, Twila’s departure, Subbuteo fever
Good morning! There will be two trophies on the line tonight – Columbus Crew vs. Club America in the Campeones Cup followed by LAFC vs. Sporting KC in the U.S. Open Cup final – three if you include the Vancouver Whitecaps vs. Toronto FC for the Canadian Championship. In today’s Daily: U.S. Open Cup preview, […]
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U.S. Open Cup final: All pressure on LAFC
LAFC will host Sporting Kansas City in the 2024 U.S. Open Cup final. It will be the first Open Cup final for LAFC but fifth for Sporting KC, which is perfect in its other four championship games. The pressure will all be on LAFC at home. It has lost all four finals it has played […]
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Record 114 amateur teams have entered 2025 U.S. Open Cup qualifying
A record 114 amateur teams have entered 2025 U.S. Open Cup qualifying and will be divided into 14 pools and compete this fall for 14 spots in the tournament proper next spring.
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LAFC advances to Open Cup final
LAFC advanced to the U.S. Open Cup for the first time when it beat the four-time champion Seattle Sounders 1-0 on Denis Bouanga’s 83rd-minute penalty kick. The win was the fourth for LAFC over the Sounders this season. It has won both MLS meetings and beat the Sounders 3-0 in Seattle in the Leagues Cup […]
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Wednesday AM: Open Cup dream ends. Also: USMNT doldrums in Europe.
Good morning! The U.S. Open Cup semifinals conclude tonight when the Seattle Sounders host LAFC at Starfire Stadium, which holds less than 5,000 seats. They’ve won 21 of 23 Open Cup games (including two of three shootouts) played in Tukwila since they joined MLS in 2009. In today’s Daily: Sporting KC became the first 2024 […]
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Sporting Kansas City headed to fifth Open Cup final
Sporting Kansas City ended Indy Eleven’s dream of reaching the U.S. Open Cup final for the first time with a 2-0 victory in Tuesday’s semifinal at Children’s Mercy Park. Sporting KC will have a chance to win a fifth Open Cup championship, having previously prevailed in all four trips to the final in 2004, 2012, […]
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Tuesday AM: Open Cup’s USL Championship survivor. Remembering Sven-Goran Eriksson.
Good morning! The U.S. Open Cup resumes tonight with the first of two semifinals. Sporting Kansas City, winner of four Open Cups, hosts Indy Eleven, the lone USL Championship representative in the final four. In today’s Daily: Sven-Goran Eriksson is remembered. Soccer America Daily is edited by Paul Kennedy and Mike Woitalla. U.S. OPEN CUP […]