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2016 US Open Cup qualifying

USSF’s new US Open Cup qualifying tournament has challenges to address after year one

May 2, 2016 by Josh Hakala

The goal was to create a single, easy-to-follow tournament to streamline the process as opposed to holding state and regional competitions.

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Final round of 2016 US Open Cup qualifying canceled, remaining 14 amateur teams punch ticket

February 3, 2016 by Josh Hakala

The 14 amateur remaining teams in the 2016 US Open Cup qualifying tournament received an email on Feb. 2 from the US Soccer Federation to inform them that they have punched their ticket to the 102nd edition of the tournament.

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San Francisco City, Harpo’s FC get byes into 2016 US Open Cup as qualifying final round unveiled

January 7, 2016 by Josh Hakala

The United States Soccer Federation unveiled the draw for the final round of the 2016 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup qualifying tournament on Thursday.

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2016 US Open Cup qualifying: LA Wolves deny Cal FC repeat Open Cup trip with 2-1 win

November 28, 2015 by Josh Hakala

The Los Angeles Wolves got a pair of first half goals from Sam Higgins to earn a 2-1 win over Cal FC in the second round of the 2016 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup qualifying tournament.

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2016 US Open Cup qualifying: Second USOC in reach as pub team Harpo’s FC beat Colorado Rush, 3-1 (video)

November 27, 2015 by Jim Hart

Harpo’s FC of the United States Specialty Sports Association (USSSA) made quick and early work of Colorado Rush on Nov. 22 in the bright Colorado sun in Commerce City, in the shadow of Dick’s Sporting Goods Park with a 3-1 victory.

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2016 US Open Cup qualifying: San Nicolas blanks Real Sociedad, 3-0, to advance to final round

November 26, 2015 by Dennis Pope

Amilcar Lopez scored midway through the first half, and Eduardo Barba added a brace with goals on either side of halftime for San Nicolas, a Pomona (Calif.)-based club who are attempting to qualify for the tournament for the first time.

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2016 US Open Cup qualifying: Outbreak FC lose late lead, recover to beat San Pedro Monsters in OT

November 25, 2015 by Josh Hakala

Outbreak FC took the next step toward qualifying for the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup for the first time with a 4-3 extra time win over the San Pedro Monsters.

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2016 US Open Cup qualifying: San Francisco City rallies three times to beat Davis Legacy in OT thriller

November 25, 2015 by Evan Ream

Supporter-owned San Francisco City reached the brink of qualifying for their second consecutive Lamar Hunt US Open Cup after knocking out the Davis Legacy in a game that will go down in club lore as a famous victory.

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2016 US Open Cup qualifying review: High drama as 8 more teams survive to reach final round

November 23, 2015 by Josh Hakala

The 2016 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup qualifying tournament is done for the year as Round 2 of the open division competition wrapped up this past weekend (Nov. 21-22). With six teams already punching their ticket to the final round of the tournament the week before, there were eight games on the schedule with the […]

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2016 US Open Cup qualifying: Boca Raton FC needs PKs to win battle of Florida with Uruguay Kendall (video)

November 22, 2015 by Joseph Abarno

Boca Raton FC

This rematch of last year’s American Premier Soccer League final saw Boca Raton FC emerge victorious, this time with a penalty kick shootout,

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