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1999 US Open Cup

How a US Open Cup classic, locker room vandalism inspired fans to create Coffee Pot Cup

May 6, 2025 by Josh Hakala

Jim Gregory, president of Charleston Battery supporters group The Regiment (right), presents the Coffee Pot Cup to Sachin Shah after D.C. United's 2-0 win in the 2004 Carolina Challenge Cup. Photo: Mike Buytas

It remains one of the greatest games of the US Open Cup’s Modern Era but what happened after the game gets more attention than the instant classic that took place on the field.

Filed Under: 2025 US Open Cup, Feature - History, Feature - Main, Feature Left - US Open Cup history, US Open Cup, US Open Cup Central, US Open Cup History Tagged With: 1999 US Open Cup, 2025 US Open Cup, Charleston Battery, Coffee Pot Cup, DC United

American soccer’s greatest modern underdog story: Rochester Raging Rhinos win 1999 US Open Cup

September 14, 2020 by Josh Hakala

Rochester Raging Rhinos: 1999 US Open Cup champions

Every sport has its go-to underdog story. For American soccer, it’s the 1999 Rochester Raging Rhinos

Filed Under: Feature - History, Feature - Main, US Open Cup, US Open Cup History Tagged With: 1999 US Open Cup, Chicago Fire, Colorado Rapids, Columbus Crew, Dallas Burn, new york pancyprian freedoms, Rochester Rhinos

1999 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup bracket

November 1, 1999 by Josh Hakala

CLICK ON THE HEADLINE ABOVE TO VIEW THE BRACKET. The Rochester Raging Rhinos defied the odds and beat four Major League Soccer teams en route to the 1999 Open Cup title. The Rhinos beat the Colorado Rapids 2-0 in the Final at Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio.

Filed Under: US Open Cup Tagged With: 1999, 1999 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup, 1999 US Open Cup, Bracket

1999 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup results

September 17, 1999 by Josh Hakala

Click the article title for a list of results of the 1999 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup.

We are currently in the process of moving all of the historical information from the old site. It’s been more time consuming than we originally anticipated, so please bear with us.

Filed Under: US Open Cup Tagged With: 1999, 1999 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup, 1999 US Open Cup, 1999 US Open Cup results

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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

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