A visiting MLS Next Pro St. Louis CITY 2 team imposed itself with a goal in each half to knock hosts and USL Championship side Indy Eleven out of the US Open Cup
Craig Tower
Craig Tower has been researching and writing for TheCup.us since 2013. As a cultural anthropologist and historian, he takes an interest in soccer in the United States both on and off the field
2020 US Open Cup Qualifying Win & You’re In: Christos FC qualifies for third time in last four years
Christos FC will return to the US Open Cup in 2020 thanks to a pair of goals from their talismanic goalscorer and a deflected cross which added up to a 3-2 victory over qualifying debutantes Steel FC.
2019 US Open Cup Qualifying: Second Round draw released
The draw determining opponents for the 28 games of the second round of Open Division Local Qualifying was held today, with matches to be played on October 20th and 21st. Fifty-six amateur clubs will battle for the right to move into the next round.
2018 Meet the Underdogs: What will Christos FC do for an encore?
Long a mainstay on the Maryland-DC soccer scene, Christos FC, the Cinderella team of the 2017 US Open Cup, has grown deeper roots in the Baltimore area but hasn’t changed its approach because of, or in spite of, their recent success.
2018 US Open Cup qualifying: Christos FC beats Phoenix SC to qualify, plans to “go farther” than last year
Christos FC wore down their open division qualifying visitors Phoenix SC on a sunny but windy day in Arnold, MD, taking the game 5-1 in front of approximately 50 fans. The hosts move on to the full Lamar Hunt US Open Cup for the second year in a row, while Phoenix SC will try again next year to qualify, having qualified last in 2011.
2018 US Open Cup qualifying draw unveiled with record number of amateur teams
The United States Soccer Federation (USSF) announced that 108 amateur clubs from 35 different leagues have entered the qualifying tournament for the 2018 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup. This breaks the record set last year when 64 teams entered.
2017 US Open Cup Round 2: Phil Saunders of Christos FC named TheCup.us Player of the Round
Saunders was voted TheCup.us Player of the Round for his performance against the USL’s Richmond Kickers, where he made seven saves and notched a shutout to carry his side to a 1-0 victory and a trip to the next round.
2017 Meet the Underdogs: FC Motown went from coed team to US Open Cup in four years
In four short years, New Jersey’s FC Motown went from co-ed team to a Lamar Hunt US Open Cup. The New Jersey club’s meteoric rise began in 2012 and its success has been a surprise. Even to themselves.
2016 US Open Cup Round 3: Wilmington Hammerheads strike early, hold off Miami FC, 2-1
The Wilmington Hammerheads defeated a Division 2 team in regulation for the first time since 2006.
2016 US Open Cup Round 2: Richmond Kickers strike early, cruise past Aromas Cafe FC, 4-0
Aromas Café visited the Richmond Kickers hoping to come out giant killers, but their hopes were squashed almost immediately and never revived.