Six inches of snow greeted Paterson FC when they arrived in Quincy, Mass. on Feb. 22 for their Quarterfinal encounter with Fore River FC.
1918/1919 National Challenge Cup Round 3: Protests produce controversy, World War I hands Bethlehem Steel free pass
The Eastern bracket’s third round schedule kicked off on Dec. 21 in Pawtucket, RI as J & P Coats played host to Fore River FC.
1918/1919 National Challenge Cup Round 2: After Spanish Flu, tourney resumes with controversy, promises of gold watches
With the Spanish Influenza threat cleared, the Second Round of the 1918/1919 National Challenge Cup got under way in November of 1918.
1918/1919 National Challenge Cup Round 1: World War I, Spanish Flu cause chaos for tournament
TheCup.us begins a five-part series that jumps in a time machine back a full century to see the challenges that the 1918/1919 tournament faced.
US Open Cup history: A final four with teams without a title game appearance is rare
This year’s Semifinal marks just the 10th time in the US Open Cup’s 106-year history that all four remaining teams have never lifted the trophy.
US Open Cup histories of the eight quarterfinalists seeking a first title and the cities they represent
The 2019 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup quarterfinals have the distinction of being just the eighth time in the tournament’s 106-year history in which none of the final eight teams have ever won an Open Cup championship.
1983 US Open Cup Final: The first time Houston hosted US Soccer’s championship game
The first time the city of Houston hosted the US Open Cup Final was in 1983.
Five goals by Mike Noha of Ukrainian Nationals remains US Open Cup Final’s greatest feat
With five goals in the 1960 US Open Cup FInal, 21-year-old Mike Noha single handedly won the Ukrainian Nationals’ first of four titles. It is a record that still stands today.
Why we recognize Fall River Marksmen as a 5-time US Open Cup champion
The Fall River Marksmen are often excluded in the discussion of teams that hold the record for most US Open Cup titles. Bethlehem Steel and Maccabee AC have each won five titles, but upon closer inspection, there are actually three teams that have lifted the trophy five times.
1958 US Open Cup Quarterfinals: Baltimore’s Pompei SC wins one of the longest, greatest Cup games of all-time
Seventy years ago, Baltimore’s Pompei SC and Sport Club Eintracht of Queens, New York took part in an epic two-leg Quarterfinal series that saw the men from Queens erase a three-goal aggregate deficit in the second leg, resulting in 90 minutes of extra time to determine the victor.