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Paul Blackman

2019 US Open Cup Qualifying Round 3: West Chester United oust 3-time champion Freedoms

November 24, 2018 by Paul Blackman

West Chester United pose for a team photo before their 2019 US Open Cup qualifying match against New York Pancyprian Freedoms. Photo: West Chester United

It was a battle between the old and the relatively new, and it was the Predators who came out on top. 

Filed Under: 2019 US Open Cup, Feature - Main, Feature - Qualifying, US Open Cup, US Open Cup Qualifying Tagged With: 2019 US Open Cup qualifying, NY Pancyprian Freedoms, West Chester United

2018 US Open Cup qualifying: LA Wolves dominate Buena Park FC to reach third straight Open Cup

November 21, 2017 by Paul Blackman

Players from the LA Wolves FC and Buena Park FC go up for a header in a 2018 US Open Cup qualifying match. Photo: Tmesis FC

The Los Angeles Wolves punched their ticket to their third straight Lamar Hunt US Open Cup with a quiet, yet dominant, 4-0 victory over Buena Park FC at Championship Stadium, at Great Park in Irvine, Calif.

Filed Under: 2018 US Open Cup, Feature - Qualifying, US Open Cup, US Open Cup Qualifying Tagged With: 2018 US Open Cup qualifying, Buena Park FC, Los Angeles Wolves

2017 US Open Cup Round 2: Orange County SC coast past FC Golden State Force to snap winless streak

May 23, 2017 by Paul Blackman

The US Open Cup can be a real surprise when it comes to upstart teams like the PDL’s FC Golden State Force but the USL’s oldest club on the West Coast, the newly-labelled Orange County Soccer Club was dominant winning 5-2 in the Second Round at Citrus College in Glendora, California.

Filed Under: US Open Cup Tagged With: 2017 US Open Cup, FC Golden State Force, Orange County SC

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U.S. Open Cup History

Ben Miller FC - 1920 National Challenge Cup champions

St. Louis’ US Open Cup legacy began in 1920 with Ben Miller FC

In front of 12,000 fans at Handlan’s Park in St. Louis, Ben Miller FC became the first team from the west to win the National Challenge Cup, defeating Fore River 2-1

  • 1935 National Challenge Cup Semifinals: After 29 days, Central Breweries win 3-game Western Final
  • 1995 US Open Cup: Rob Ukrop of Richmond Kickers voted TheCup.us Player of the Tournament
  • 1995 US Open Cup Final: Jeff Causey of Richmond Kickers voted TheCup.us Player of Round
  • 1995 US Open Cup Final: Richmond Kickers survive heat, beat El Paso Patriots in PKs to win title
  • 1995 US Open Cup Final Preview: El Paso Patriots hosting amateur Richmond Kickers in “El Sauna”

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