Alejandro (Alex) Garcia, a small business owner in Escondido, CA, founded Escondido FC with the goal of greater access in the community, with players able to play at little or no cost.
2022 US Open Cup Qualifying: Azteca FC qualifies with back-and-forth OT win vs. Harpos FC
Azteca FC qualified for the US Open Cup for the third time in club history with a 4-3 extra time win over Colorado Super League rival Harpos FC
2022 US Open Cup Qualifying: Harpos FC continue hot streak, edge FC Union Jerez
Harpos FC, fresh off a run of 12 straight victories in league play, edged fellow Colorado Super League side FC Union Jerez 1-0 at the Dick’s Sporting Goods Park facility.
2022 US Open Cup Qualifying: Peak XI rallies in PKs to oust FC Denver
Peak Eleven trailed 3-1 in the penalty kick shootout but came back to beat FC Denver to advance in the club’s US Open Cup qualifying debut.
2020 US Open Cup Qualifying Win & You’re In: FC Boulder Harpos blank Colorado Rovers to clinch USOC berth
Shane Wheeler and Freddie Braun each scored a pair of goals as FC Boulder Harpos qualified for the US Open Cup for the first time since 2016.
2020 US Open Cup Qualifying Win & You’re In: Former pros lead historic Olympic Club to first USOC berth
Goals from a trio of former pros helped the Olympic Club, a social club in the Bay Area that dates back more than a century, secure a win to qualify for the 2020 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup.
2019 US Open Cup Quarterfinals review: Four MLS teams advance seeking first tournament title
With the eight now down to four, normality has started to creep into the US Open Cup as only Major League Soccer teams remain in the competition after the Quarterfinals.
2019 US Open Cup Round 4: New Mexico United uses late equalizer, PKs to upset Colorado Rapids
Kevaughn Frater’s late equalizer would prove to be the biggest moment of the night as New Mexico United forced extra time and defeated the Colorado Rapids 4-2 in a penalty kick shootout to advance to the Round of 16.
2019 US Open Cup Qualifying Round 1: Harpo’s need OT goal to beat shorthanded Colorado Rush
Colorado Rush and Harpo’s FC added another chapter to their rivalry with a matchup in the 2019 US Open Cup open division local qualifying tournament