Call them professionally amateur. Milwaukee’s Bavarian SC has long been among the country’s top amateur clubs – their crest is packed with eight stars, each representing a national championship won by the club founded by German immigrants in 1929 as Fussball Club Bayern and re-named in 1956.
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2015 US Open Cup Round 5: Real Salt Lake shut out Portland Timbers in rematch of 2013 Semifinals (video)
In a rematch of the 2013 Semifinals, Real Salt Lake repeated history by defeating the Portland Timbers to punch their ticket to the Quarterfinals.
Meet the Underdogs: Madison Fire make US Open Cup debut representing Wisconsin
On a night that will feature exclusively players who aren’t being paid to play, the Madison Fire might best exemplify the “Sunday League” amateur teams that decided to try their luck on a higher level in the national tournament.
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Real Salt Lake has won an MLS Cup and played for the CONCACAF Champions League title. Now the nine-year-old Utah club will play in its first Lamar Hunt US Open Cup Final. Alvaro Saborio scored in the seventh minute and set up substitute Joao Plata for what proved to be a vital insurance goal in the 78th as Real Salt Lake held off the Portland Timbers 2-1 Wednesday night in front of 14,742 fans at Rio Tinto Stadium – a record attendance for a semifinal in the tournament’s Modern Pro Era.
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For the second consecutive round, Real Salt Lake escaped embarrassment at the hands of a lower division opponent by finding some magic and prevailing in overtime, avoiding a repeat of their home loss a year ago to Minnesota of the NASL. In the Fourth Round Wednesday night the MLS club scored five unanswered goals, erasing a two-goal deficit to send the match to extra time where they flu
Five of eight NPSL spots confirmed for 100th Lamar Hunt US Open Cup
TheCup.us has confirmed five of the NPSL teams that will enter the tournament in the first round on May 14.
NPSL Western Conference kicks off 2013 US Open Cup qualifying tournament this weekend
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Leaked 2013 US Open Cup schedule: 100th tournament to kick off May 14
The schedule, which is pending approval by the Open Cup committee, shows the championship game being pushed back.
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Veteran Jason Willan came through for the Eagles once again, curling in a shot from 14 yards out in the 50th minute as the Eagles got past Bavarian SC 1-0 at Croatian Park in Franklin.
2013 US Open Cup qualifying: Bavarian SC, Croatian Eagles to battle for Wisconsin title
Only two clubs entered the 2013 Wisconsin Open Cup. But they’re two clubs with rich histories, both recent and otherwise.