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Arizona Sahuaros

Things you should know about the Third Round of the US Open Cup

May 27, 2016 by Chuck Nolan Jr.

Since the expanded format in 1997, a PDL team has failed to reach the third round only four times (1998, 2002, 2007, 2008). The recent struggles can be attributed to the fact that in 2007, the format was changed so that all non-MLS teams began the tournament in the first round, unlike previous tournaments where PDL teams were matched up with USASA or other PDL clubs.

Filed Under: Feature - History, US Open Cup, US Open Cup History Tagged With: Arizona Sahuaros, Carolina Dynamo, Dante Washington, DC United, Everett BigFoot, Harrisburg City Islanders, Los Angeles Galaxy, Ocean City Barons/South Jersey Barons, Richmond Kickers, Roland Aguilera, San Diego Flash, Seattle Sounders USL, Things You Should Know, Virginia Beach Mariners, Wilmington Hammerheads

Things you should know about the Second Round of the US Open Cup (Modern Era)

May 17, 2016 by Josh Hakala

Kiley Couch of Dallas Roma FC (left) challenges for the ball against Romario of Miami FC during their Second Round match during the 2006 US Open Cup. Photo: Dallas Roma FC

Who holds the Second Round attendance record for the Modern Era of the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup? How many Open Division teams have won Second Round games? What was the most lopsided game? We have all of those answers and much much

Filed Under: US Open Cup, US Open Cup History Tagged With: Arizona Sahuaros, Bavarian SC, Boulder Rapids Reserves, Cape Cod Crusaders, Carolina Dynamo, Central Coast Roadrunners, Chicago Fire PDL, Chicago Sockers, Dallas Roma FC, DC United, Des Moines Menace, El Paso Patriots, Fresno Fuego, Kirk Wilson, Miami FC, Michigan Bucks, New Jersey Stallions, Ocean City Barons/South Jersey Barons, Reading Rage, Seattle Sounders Select, Tampa Bay Mutiny, Things You Should Know, Worcester Wildfire

2010 US Open Cup Second Round: Marosevic sparks Aztex past Sahuaros (Video)

June 23, 2010 by Eric Anderson

Talk about the rich getting richer. Peri Marosevic, on loan from Major League Soccer’s FC Dallas, recorded the second hat trick in team history – and second in just four days – as the Austin Aztex knocked off the Arizona Sahuaros 3-1 in a second-round match of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Tuesday night […]

Filed Under: US Open Cup Tagged With: 2010 Second Round, Arizona Sahuaros, Austin Aztex, Peri Marosevic

2010 Meet the USASA: Arizona Sahuaros

June 14, 2010 by Jose M. Romero

When you’ve been the longest-lasting franchise in what is otherwise a no-man’s land for high-level soccer and you’re about to go to your fifth US Open Cup in 20 seasons of existence, the American soccer community knows who you are.

Filed Under: Meet the Underdogs, US Open Cup, US Open Cup Qualifying Tagged With: Arizona Sahuaros, Meet the USASA, USASA Region IV

Arizona Sahuaros qualify for 3rd straight US Open Cup, Ambassadors from Bay Area to make their debut

May 24, 2010 by Ryan Knapp

After an exhausting five games in three days, the Arizona Sahuaros will make their third straight Open Cup appearance, while the Bay Area Ambassadors have not only punched their ticket to the Open Cup but won the entire Region IV tournament.

Filed Under: US Open Cup Tagged With: 2010 USASA Qualifying, Arizona Sahuaros, Bay Area Ambassadors, USASA Region IV

Meet the USASA: Class of 2009

September 13, 2009 by Aaron Stollar

Every year, TheCup.us introduces all eight of the USASA clubs who qualify for the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup to American soccer fans everywhere.

The clubs profiled in this feature don’t often make headlines during the long qualifying process, but all of them have a goal once the tournament begins: to become this year’s Open Cup Cinderella story.

Filed Under: Meet the Underdogs, US Open Cup, US Open Cup Qualifying Tagged With: 2009 Meet The USASA, 2009 USASA Qualifying, 402, Aegean Hawks, Arizona Sahuaros, Atlanta FC, Bavarian SC, Emigrantes Das Ilhas, Lynch's FC, Sonoma County Sol, USASA

Things you should know about the First Round of the US Open Cup

September 1, 2009 by Josh Hakala

David Geno and the Seattle Sounders Under-23s celebrate one of the club's five goals in a 5-1 win over Doxa Italia in the First Round of the 2013 US Open Cup. Photo: Chris Coulter | SoundersPhotos.com

What is the attendance record for the First Round of the US Open Cup (Modern Era)? What is the most lopsided game? How far has a team advanced after starting in Round 1? We answers to those questions and more.

Filed Under: US Open Cup, US Open Cup History Tagged With: Argjent Duka, Arizona Sahuaros, Atlanta Silverbacks, Azzurri, Bavarian SC, Carolina Dynamo, Carolina RailHawks, Charleston Battery, Chicago Stingers, Dallas Roma FC, David Geno, Georgia Revolution, Hakan Ilhan, Hollywood United, Icon FC, Kwadwo Poku, Los Lobos, Luke Griffith, Mexico SC, Milford International, Reggae Boyz FC, Ryan Walker, SAC Wisla, Salinas Valley Samba, San Francisco Bay Seals, Seattle Sounders U23s, Seattle Sounders USL, Sonoma County Sol, Things You Should Know, Uruguay SC, Wilmington Hammerheads

2009 Meet The USASA: Arizona Sahuaros

August 20, 2009 by

You might be hard pressed to find a bigger soccer advocate in the state of Arizona than the manager of the Arizona Sahuaros, Petar Draksin. The Grand Canyon University coach doesn’t get paid to manage the Sahauros, a club that has existed continuously, in many forms, since 1989. He also “will never give up” in […]

Filed Under: Meet the Underdogs, US Open Cup, US Open Cup Qualifying Tagged With: 2009 Meet The USASA, 2009 USASA Qualifying, Arizona, Arizona Sahuaros, USASA Region IV

2009 First Round recap: Favorites survive first day, Barons pull off upset, Hawks just upset on day 2

June 11, 2009 by

If seeing the underdogs prevail is your thing, then you went to sleep disappointed last night.

Of the fourteen matches first round U.S. Open Cup matches last night, only one was won by a team from the lower division, and even that wasn’t much of an upset.

Filed Under: US Open Cup Tagged With: 2009 First Round, 402, Aegean Hawks, Arizona Sahuaros, Atlanta FC, Austin Aztex, Bavarian SC, Carolina RailHawks, Charleston Battery, Charlotte Eagles, Chicago Fire PDL, Cleveland City Stars, Crystal Palace Baltimore, El Paso Patriots, Emigrantes Das Ilhas, Harrisburg City Islanders, Kitsap Pumas, Lynch’s FC, Miami FC, Minnesota Thunder, Mississippi Brilla, Ocean City Barons/South Jersey Barons, Orange County Blue Star, Pittsburgh Riverhounds, Portland Timbers, Reading Rage, Real Maryland Monarchs, Richmond Kickers, Rochester Rhinos, Sonoma County Sol, St. Louis Lions, Western Mass Pioneers, Wilmington Hammerheads

2009 First Round: El Paso Patriots continue opening round success, beat Sahuaros 2-1

June 9, 2009 by

The El Paso Patriots secured a Second Round spot in the US Open Cup tournament after clinching a 2-1 victory over the Arizona Sahuaros Tuesday night at Patriot Stadium.

Midfielder Rodrigo Morin opened the scoring in the 27th minute to give the Patriots a lead they would not relinquish, while Gerardo Moreira added another in the 59th minute after sending an Antonio Berrera pass into the back of the net.

Filed Under: US Open Cup Tagged With: 2009 First Round, Arizona Sahuaros, Bradley Swenby, El Paso Patriots, Gerardo Moreira, Jorge Muniz, Rodrigo Morin, Skelly Keller

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