The United States Soccer Federation (USSF) released its 2018 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup Finalists’ Handbook (which can be downloaded in its entirety here) this week. The 105th edition of the competition will feature 94 teams and is scheduled to kick off May 9. The tournament features a Modern Era record 33 different states represented and a record 37 different state associations.
2018 US Open Cup
What are the US Soccer presidential candidates saying about the US Open Cup?
Since the US Open Cup did not get much attention at the United Soccer Coaches convention in Philadelphia, TheCup.us decided to reach out to each of the eight candidates for US Soccer president to get their views on the competition and how it can be made into a major event in the United States.
El Farolito, 1993 US Open Cup champions, disqualified from 2018 tournament
The 1993 US Open Cup Champions will not get a chance at a second title this year as El Farolito, a San Francisco-based amateur club, has been disqualified on account of moving leagues. After decades of thriving in the famed San Francisco Soccer Football League (SFSFL), El Farolito decided to take its talents to the continually-growing National Premier Soccer League (NPSL).
2018 US Open Cup qualifying draw unveiled with record number of amateur teams
The United States Soccer Federation (USSF) announced that 108 amateur clubs from 35 different leagues have entered the qualifying tournament for the 2018 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup. This breaks the record set last year when 64 teams entered.
Which PDL teams will play in the 2018 US Open Cup?
It’s never too early to start looking ahead to the 2018 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup.
Which NPSL teams will qualify for 2018 US Open Cup?
With the NPSL’s regular season over and the Final Four set, we now have a solid idea as to who, and who may not, qualify for next year’s Lamar Hunt US Open Cup.