Struggling to find success in MLS, the Chicago Fire are looking to find some glory in the US Open Cup and will have to go through one of the leaders of their Eastern Conference as they play host to the New York Red Bulls.
2011 US Open Cup Quarterfinals
2011 US Open Cup Quarterfinals: Real Salt Lake at FC Dallas Preview
Four days after playing one another in a Major League Soccer regular season contest the two clubs meet once more in Dallas with more on the line than the three points that were at stake in Utah.
2011 US Open Cup: Richmond Kickers are ‘The Last Men Standing’
Heading into the 2011 US Open Cup Quarterfinals the Richmond Kickers are the last men standing as representatives of the lower divisions in the tournament, As the lone underdog in the Elite Eight, the club will need to defeat three top flight Major League Soccer teams in order to become the second lower division team to win the championship since the 1996 launch of MLS. The ‘Last Men Standing’ club is a small group comprised now of seven sides that have been the solitary lower division team remaining in the tournament on nine occasions.
2011 US Open Cup: Semifinal host scenarios unveiled
The United States Soccer Federation announced the pairing and hosting scenarios for the 2011 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup Semifinals Thursday, unveiling that Real Salt Lake and Sporting Kansas City would host the winners from the opposite side of their bracket with victories in the Quarterfinals. The USSF also officially revealed a schedule change for the Quarterfinals.
2011 US Open Cup Quarterfinal hosting scenarios announced
The United States Soccer Federation announced Wednesday evening the pairing and hosting scenarios for the Quarterfinal Round set for July 12. For the second consecutive round, the USL Pro Rochester Rhinos are the only lower division club with the opportunity to play host to a Major League Soccer opponent should they advance against the Chicago Fire in the Third Round June 28.