TheCup.us will now refer to the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup, MLS Cup, MLS Supporters’ Shield, and CONCACAF Champions League as the ‘US Soccer Majors.’ It’s an effort to raise the profile of all the championships that teams in the U.S. play for, similar to the sports of golf and tennis.
2011 US Open Cup Semifinals: Sounders continue path to three-peat, down FC Dallas 1-0
Surrounded by green, the visiting FC Dallas side was unable to find its way out of the forest at the Starfire Soccer Complex Tuesday night and into the US Open Cup Championship October 4, falling 1-0 to the host Seattle Sounders in the semifinal contest before a packed house of 4,593. Fredy Montero provided the winner on the 40-minute mark.
FC Dallas: Road Warriors at the end of a long path in Seattle
When FC Dallas coach Schellas Hyndman said today after the club’s training session at the Starfire Sports Complex in Tukwila, WA in advance of Tuesday night’s US Open Cup Semifinal that the team has been on the road for two months, he was not kidding. Since the team’s 2-0 Open Cup quarterfinal victory over Real […]
2011 US Open Cup Semifinal Preview: USL’s Richmond Kickers face rebounding Chicago Fire in ‘Cinderella Semifinal’
The third-division Richmond Kickers of USL Pro are not supposed to be here, especially considering they had to go through two MLS clubs on the road in the past two rounds. And the Chicago Fire, though four-time tournament champions, are not considered title contenders in MLS, sitting outside the playoff window while playing with an interim coach. One, however, will move on to face either Seattle or Dallas for the 2011 tournament championship.
2011 US Open Cup Semifinal Preview: Champions League sides Seattle Sounders & FC Dallas square off in ‘Super Semifinal’
Historically, Major League Soccer teams are not supposed to win in Mexico. In the past few weeks, however, both FC Dallas and the Seattle Sounders have etched their names in history with victories south of the border in the CONCACAF Champions League. On Tuesday the two clubs, both also in contention for the regular season and MLS Cup titles, look to book a spot in US Open Cup Final.
2011 US Open Cup Quarterfinal Recap: Historic pair of nights as Richmond, Seattle post wins
A stunning first night of US Open Cup Quarterfinal action was highlighted by a shocking upset registered by the USL Pro Richmond Kickers in Kansas City and the actions by coaches before and after each game. Tune in at 9:30 pm ET here for another edition of TheCup.us Live Blog as we follow who becomes the last to join the Final Four with LA visiting Seattle.
2010 Open Cup Champion Sounders Set for CONCACAF Champions League starting Tuesday
The 2010 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup champion Seattle Sounders will kick off their second consecutive campaign in the CONCACAF Champions League Tuesday evening with a first leg match against San Francisco at Estadio Rommel Fernandez in Panama. The match is the opening contest of the 2011-12 edition of the CCL event, now in its fourth year as the new version of the confederation’s club championship. Current semifinalist FC Dallas is slated for its CCL debut.
2011 US Open Cup Quarterfinals: Sounders soar by Galaxy 3-1 at Starfire (Video)
A fast start by the two-time defending champion Seattle Sounders at Starfire Wednesday night in the final US Open Cup Quarterfinal literally left the visiting Los Angeles Galaxy defense out of sync early on as the host jumped to a two-goal lead and flew to a 3-1 victory. The win marked a second historic night in the tournament as the Sounders MLS-USL combo became the first ‘team’ to reach five consecutive Open Cup Semifinals in the Professional Era.
2011 US Open Cup Quarterfinals: FC Dallas burns visiting Real Salt Lake again
Although the match was a reversal of the league result on the weekend in Utah, it was a night in which trends won out as FC Dallas blanked the visiting Real Salt Lake side 2-0 in the Quarterfinals to book their seventh trip to the US Open Cup Semifinals. Jair Benitez and Jackson scored in the win as they advance to play the winner of the remaining Quarterfinal between Los Angeles Galaxy and Seattle Sounders.
2011 US Open Cup Quarterfinals: LA Galaxy at Seattle Sounders Preview
Meeting for the second time in two weeks, the stars from Los Angeles head north to take on the two-time defending tournament champion Seattle Sounders.