North Texas are back for the 2017 Open Cup after a pair of thoroughly convincing wins in qualifying.
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2017 US Open Cup First Round pairings unveiled with potential Round 2 matchups
The opening match will be played on Tuesday, May 9 with a South Florida match between Red Force FC and the South Florida Surf at Tropical Park in Miami. The following day, 27 matches will take place across the country.
2017 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup schedule, results
The 104th edition of the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup features a Modern Era record 99 teams.
A map of all 99 entries for the 2017 US Open Cup
Click on the map to the right to see the geographic representation of this year’s tournament on a map created by Gilberto Hernandez.
2017 US Open Cup format unveiled with record number of teams
The United States Soccer Federation announced Tuesday that the open division qualifying tournament for the 2017 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup has been canceled. This means, the 18 amateur clubs that advanced from Round 2 have all qualified for the 104th edition of the tournament.
Eric Wynalda hired to lead LA Wolves for 2017 US Open Cup run
Eric Wynalda hired to lead LA Wolves for 2017 US Open Cup run. UPDATE (3/1/17): The Los Angeles Wolves have officially qualified for the 2017 US Open Cup after the US Soccer Federation canceled the third round of open division qualifying.
Changing leagues means Myrtle Beach Mutiny, Midland-Odessa Sockers will be left out of 2017 US Open Cup
The format for the 2017 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup has yet to be announced, but two teams changing leagues has opened the door for others to qualify.
US Open Cup qualifying history: Major League Soccer (Division 1)
Major League Soccer has been the United States Soccer Federation’s (USSF) Division I league since its inception in 1996 and has taken part in the US Open Cup since that inaugural season. However, the way the teams have been chosen over the years had changed considerably over the years.
How league form has impacted the US Open Cup Final
You don’t need to be long-time soccer fan to know that there’s a big difference between league games and cup competitions. The Philadelphia Union are heading into Wednesday’s US Open Cup Final at PPL Park having earned seven out of a possible 15 points in their last five league matches. Their opponent Sporting Kansas City have five during that same span.
Once upon a time, before the proliferation of podcasts, social media and YouTube, there was an internet radio show based out of Lansing, Mich. that was the only one of its kind that covered every level of American soccer, from the still-fledgling Major League Soccer (MLS) to the birth of what is now the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL).