Report: PDL selects 16 entries for 2012 US Open Cup; No qualification matches
Posted on 16. Dec, 2011 by Gerald Barnhart in 2012, PDL
TheCup.us has learned from multiple sources that the Premier Development League, the amateur division of United Soccer Leagues, will receive 16 berths for the 2012 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup. The expanded number of berths will be dispersed, with one exception, to the top two clubs from the 2011 standings in each division.
2010 PDL qualifying recap: 8 teams qualify after tiebreakers, failed perfection, final day drama
Posted on 01. Jun, 2010 by Tavio Palazzolo in 2010, PDL, Qualification
PDL qualification for this season is complete, with eight teams punching their ticket to the 2010 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. The qualifiers – and their competitors – had to deal with multiple tiebreakers and plenty of final day nail biting action. Even then, for two teams, a perfect 4-0-0 record wasn’t enough to send them through.
US Open Cup qualifying: PDL format is out as Open Cup play begins this weekend
Posted on 30. Apr, 2010 by Josh Hakala in 2010, 2010 USOC Qualifying, PDL, Qualification
The Premier Development League’s month-long Lamar Hunt US Open Cup qualifying process gets underway this weekend with five games. In the first game on Friday, April 30, the Laredo Heat kicked off PDL qualifying with a 3-1 win over the Rio Grande Valley Bravos. This year, all of the 59 U.S.-based teams in the amateur league will fight to be one of the eight that reach the Open Cup with hopes of being this year’s Cinderella story.