For the first time since 2001, the US Open Cup has a Michigan representative from the USASA. Detroit United, a newcomer from Region II, was founded in 2002 and looks to prove itself as they face the Pittsburgh Riverhounds in the 2010 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.
2010 PDL qualifying recap: 8 teams qualify after tiebreakers, failed perfection, final day drama
PDL qualification for this season is complete, with eight teams punching their ticket to the 2010 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. The qualifiers – and their competitors – had to deal with multiple tiebreakers and plenty of final day nail biting action. Even then, for two teams, a perfect 4-0-0 record wasn’t enough to send them through.
Sol defeat PSA Los Gatos Storm 3-0 in US Open Cup play-in match
On a chilly Saturday night at PAL Stadium in San Jose, California, the defending NPSL champions Sonoma County Sol booked passage into the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup for the fourth time since 2005 with a 3-0 victory over PSA Los Gatos Storm.
12 teams from California, Arizona and Washington to battle for 2 Region IV Open Cup spots
2010 US Open Cup qualification is set for USASA Region IV, and it will take place during the weekend of May 21-23 in Sacramento, California. Qualifying will be slightly different from previous years, as there are 12 entrants to the competition instead of eight. Three groups of four will compete for the right to play in the 2010 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup.