When the dust settled on the 2018 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup Quarterfinals, all four home teams were victorious, leaving just one former tournament champion and three teams seeking to lift the trophy for the first time. The home team was victorious in all four games. The four-time US Open Cup champion Chicago Fire put […]
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2018 US Open Cup Round 4 preview: MLS teams join the competition (video links)
Outside of the Final, one could argue that the highest-profile round of the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup is the Fourth Round. The round when Major League Soccer’s 20 US-based teams joining the competition creates several “David vs. Goliath” matchups, which have been at the heart of this competition since it first launched in 1913.
2018 US Open Cup Round 3 preview: 12 winners will earn dates with Major League Soccer teams
The Third Round of the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup is one of the higher profile rounds of the tournament. When lower division teams find themselves one win away from a data with a Major League Soccer team, that ramps up the drama.
2018 US Open Cup Round 2 review: Nine open division teams advance in upset-heavy round
The Second Round of the 2018 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup is in the books and it featured a number of surprising results.
2018 US Open Cup Round 2 preview: USL teams join the tournament
The Second Round of the 2018 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup kicks off on Wednesday with 24 games. With 26 open division teams surviving the First Round, they are joined by 22 professional teams from the United Soccer League (USL). Of those 24 games, 20 of them will have live video streams (SEE LINKS BELOW). […]
2018 US Open Cup Round 1 review: Thrillers, PK drama and former NASL teams advance
The First Round of the 2018 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup is in the books and it featured plenty of drama as teams advance to Round 2. Of the 22 teams that advanced to the Second Round, 22 of them will face professional teams from the United Soccer League.
2018 US Open Cup Round 1 preview: 25 games across the country ramp up 105th tournament
After the Portland Timbers U-23s officially kicked off the First Round last night with a blowout win, the 105th edition of the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup kicks into high gear tonight with 25 games. The winners will advance to Round 2 where almost all of them will face professional teams from the United Soccer […]
2018 US Open Cup preview: Three pro teams from NPSL headline Preliminary Round tonight
When the format for the 2018 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup was announced on March 14, there were 94 teams in the field for the 105th edition of the tournament. A few weeks later, the US Soccer Federation announced that they would be adding three teams to the competition. With the North American Soccer League […]
2018 Meet the Underdogs: Goalscoring club director leads La Maquina to 3rd straight US Open Cup
La Maquina of Southern California have slowly become less of an underdog, and more of a team filled with experience and expectations when it comes to the US Open Cup.
2018 US Open Cup: Potential Second Round pairings announced as pros join the tournament
The 22 US-based United Soccer League (Division 2 pro) teams will join 26 First Round winners for 24 games that are scheduled to take place on May 16.