2012 US Open Cup Second Round: Dayton Dutch Lions spoil Fire PDL’s late equalizer with even later game-winner

Posted on 23. May, 2012 by Eric Anderson in 2012, First Round

2012 US Open Cup Second Round: Dayton Dutch Lions spoil Fire PDL’s late equalizer with even later game-winner

Brendan King’s 90th-minute equalizer off a corner kick pulled the Chicago Fire PDL team back from the brink of elimination, seemingly leading 30 minutes of extra time to determine a winner in its Lamar Hunt US Open Cup Second Round match against the Dayton Dutch Lions in Bridgeview, Ill.

2012 US Open Cup First Round: Chicago Fire PDL squeak by Croatian Eagles 1-0

Posted on 16. May, 2012 by Eric Anderson in 2012, First Round, Recaps

2012 US Open Cup First Round: Chicago Fire PDL squeak by Croatian Eagles 1-0

The Chicago Fire PDL side stood their ground, defeating neighboring Croatian Eagles 1-0 in the First Round of the 2012 US Open Cup at Toyota Park’s Practice Field in Bridgeview, Illinois.

PDL players with US Open Cup experience advance careers with 2012 MLS SuperDraft

Posted on 13. Jan, 2012 by Gerald Barnhart in News

PDL players with US Open Cup experience advance careers with 2012 MLS SuperDraft

A handful of players with US Open Cup playing experience as members of Premier Development League teams were selected in the two-round, 38-player Major League Soccer Draft Thursday afternoon at the NSCAA Convention in Kansas City, MO.

Report: PDL selects 16 entries for 2012 US Open Cup; No qualification matches

Posted on 16. Dec, 2011 by Gerald Barnhart in 2012, PDL

Report: PDL selects 16 entries for 2012 US Open Cup; No qualification matches

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.

2011 US Open Cup Third Round: Sporting KC no trouble with PDL version of Chicago Fire

Posted on 29. Jun, 2011 by David Gubala in Recaps, Third Round

2011 US Open Cup Third Round: Sporting KC no trouble with PDL version of Chicago Fire

In front of a sparse crowd of 4,487 at LIVESTRONG Sporting Park, MLS side Sporting KC overcame Chicago Fire PDL with goals from Teal Bunbury, Milos Stojcev and Kei Kamara to send them to the Quarterfinals.