• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • US Open Cup Central
  • US Open Cup Qualifying
  • US Open Cup History

Complete U.S. Open Cup Coverage

  • 2023 Schedule/Results
  • 2024 Qualifying Schedule
  • 2023 Stats
  • Support TheCup.us
  • Contact Us

Matt Ralph

Matt Ralph is a former newspaper reporter who serves as an editor for the SB Nation website Brotherly Game and works in the marketing department of a community college. He lives outside Philadelphia and is a proud alumnus of Lebanon Valley College.

2022 US Open Cup Round 1: Lansdowne Yonkers win rainy PK shootout in Ocean City

March 23, 2022 by Matt Ralph

Shamir Mullings Lansdowne Yonkers FC 2022 US Open Cup

With heavy rain and wind at the Beach House in Ocean City, N.J., the Lansdowne Yonkers FC survived a penalty kick shootout with the Nor’easters

Filed Under: 2022 US Open Cup, Feature - Main, US Open Cup Tagged With: 2022 US Open Cup, Lansdowne Yonkers FC, Ocean City Nor'Easters

2022 US Open Cup Qualifying: Brockton FC United blanks Lone Star FC to qualify for first USOC

November 24, 2021 by Matt Ralph

Brockton FC United team photo vs Philadelphia Lone Star 2022 US Open Cup Qualifying

Brockton FC United took the six-hour road trip to Philadelphia for the win-and-in qualifier Saturday afternoon, denying hosts Philadelphia Lone Star a return trip to the 2022 competition with a convincing 5-0 win.

Filed Under: 2022 US Open Cup, Feature - Main, Feature - Qualifying, US Open Cup, US Open Cup Qualifying Tagged With: 2022 US Open Cup, 2022 US Open Cup Qualifying, Brockton FC United, Philadelephia Lone Star FC

2020 US Open Cup Qualifying Win & You’re In: Vereinigung Erzgebirge edges West Chester to clinch spot

November 29, 2019 by Matt Ralph

For the first time since 2002, Vereinigung Erzgebirge is heading to the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup after knocking off their local rivals West Chester United with a 2-1 win in the third and final round of the Open Division Local qualifying tournament on Sunday afternoon.

Filed Under: 2020 US Open Cup, Feature - Main, Feature - Qualifying, US Open Cup, US Open Cup Qualifying Tagged With: 2020 US Open Cup Qualifying, Vereinigung Erzgebirge, West Chester United

2019 US Open Cup Round 1: Reading United hold off Philadelphia Lone Star to extend win streak record

May 9, 2019 by Matt Ralph

Players from Reading United celebratea goal scored against Philadelphia Lone Star in the First Round of the 2019 US Open Cup. Photo: Matt Ralph | Brotherly Game

Reading United is into the Second Round for the eighth consecutive year after staving off a late Philadelphia Lone Star surge that included a controversial offside call that went in the home team’s favor.

Filed Under: 2019 US Open Cup, Feature - Main, US Open Cup Tagged With: 2019 US Open Cup, Philadelphia Lone Star FC, Reading United AC

2019 Meet the Underdogs: West Chester United battle tested from long journey back to US Open Cup

May 5, 2019 by Matt Ralph

Players from West Chester United celebrate after a 1-0 win over VE in the 2019 US Open Cup qualifying tournament. Photo: Matt Ralph | BrotherlyGame.com

West Chester United’s road back to the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup for the first time since 2016 has been a meandering and arduous one with trips to Wisconsin, New York City and Boston all while juggling a roster of players with a wide variety of off-the-field commitments that interfere with weekend travel.

Filed Under: 2019 US Open Cup, Feature - Main, Feature - Qualifying, Meet the Underdogs, US Open Cup, US Open Cup Qualifying Tagged With: 2019 US Open Cup, Meet the Underdogs, West Chester United

2019 US Open Cup Qualifying Round 1: West Chester United edge rivals Vereinigung Erzgebirge

September 25, 2018 by Matt Ralph

Players from West Chester United celebrate after a 1-0 win over VE in the 2019 US Open Cup qualifying tournament. Photo: Matt Ralph | BrotherlyGame.com

A second half goal from Matt Greer was the difference on a muddy day in the Philadelphia suburbs in a 1-0 win for West Chester United over Vereinigung Erzgebirge (VE) that put the club one step closer to qualifying for the 2019 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup.

Filed Under: 2019 US Open Cup, Feature - Main, Feature - Qualifying, US Open Cup, US Open Cup Qualifying Tagged With: 2019 US Open Cup qualifying, Vereinigung Erzgebirge, West Chester United

2018 US Open Cup Round 3: Allisson Faramilio of FC Golden State Force named TheCup.us Player of the Round

June 1, 2018 by Matt Ralph

Allisson Faramilio celebrates with his FC Golden State Force teammates after upsetting the Las Vegas Lights in the 2018 US Open Cup. Photo: Michael Carranza - gossamr.com

The award is voted on by the staff at TheCup.us and a select panel from the North American Soccer Reporters.

Filed Under: 2018 US Open Cup, Feature - Main, US Open Cup Tagged With: 2018 US Open Cup, FC Golden State Force, Player of the Round

2018 US Open Cup Round 3 review: USL dominates, but three Open Division sides break through to MLS round

May 24, 2018 by Matt Ralph

Two amateur teams, a pro team from the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) and eight United Soccer League (USL) teams joined North Carolina FC in the Fourth Round of the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup on Wednesday night.

Filed Under: 2018 US Open Cup, Feature - Main, US Open Cup Tagged With: 2018 US Open Cup

2018 US Open Cup Round 2: Richmond Kickers break ‘curse’ with PK win over Reading United

May 19, 2018 by Matt Ralph

The Richmond Kickers celebrate after wining the PK shootout with Reading United AC in the Second Round of the 2018 US Open Cup. Photo: Matt Ralph | Brotherly Game

After coming up empty in their two previous trips to Pennsylvania in league play, the Richmond Kickers finally had something to celebrate on the four-hour bus ride back to Virginia on Wednesday night: advancing in the US Open Cup.

Filed Under: 2018 US Open Cup, Feature - Main, US Open Cup Tagged With: 2018 US Open Cup, Reading United AC, Richmond Kickers

2018 Meet the Underdogs: River Dogz using Doug Miller's US Open Cup championship recipe

May 4, 2018 by Matt Ralph

Rochester River Dogz pose for a team photo before their 2018 US Open Cup qualifying match against Stegman's SC. Photo: Domenico Vella | Rochester River Dogz

The head coach of the amateur Rochester River Dogz, a “farm team” for the NPSL's Rochester Lancers, Doug Miller doesn't mind using his former team's historic run as the last non-MLS team to win the competition as motivation for his players.

Filed Under: Meet the Underdogs, US Open Cup, US Open Cup Qualifying Tagged With: 2018 US Open Cup, Meet the Underdogs, Rochester River Dogz, USASA

  • Go to page 1
  • Go to page 2
  • Go to Next Page »

Primary Sidebar

Featured Video

Follow Us on Social Media

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

U.S. Open Cup History

Before Lionel Messi’s 2023 US Open Cup impact, Pele changed the 1975 Final in a different way

With the current “GOAT” of world soccer, Lionel Messi set to grace the stage of the 2023 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup Final on Sept. 26, it’s not the first time a player of his stature crossed paths with the tournament’s championship game.

  • A history of violence against referees in US Open Cup
  • How St. Petersburg Kickers became Florida’s first US Open Cup champion
  • San Francisco Bay Seals, the ‘amateur’ pro team that reached 1997 US Open Cup Semifinals
  • Vasco De Gama’s journey from Connecticut to 1978 US Open Cup Final as Pele’s opening act at Giants Stadium
  • 1938-1939 National Challenge Cup: The first time the US Open Cup was invite-only

Analytics powered by

Copyright © 2023 • Built by Jacob Martella Web Development