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Artur Aghasyan

2012 TheCup.us Player of the Round: Artur Aghasyan selection gives Cal FC third honor in a row (video)

June 4, 2012 by Gerald Barnhart

Move over Kardashians, there is a new star Armenian in Los Angeles. Cal FC striker Artur Aghasyan was selected as the Third Round’s TheCup.us US Open Cup Player of the Round for providing the game-winning overtime strike in the historic upset against the Portland Timbers.

Filed Under: US Open Cup Tagged With: 2012 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup, 2012 Player of the Round, 2012 Third Round, 2012 US Open Cup, Artur Aghasyan, Cal FC, Player of the Round

2012 US Open Cup Round 3: Cal FC gets world’s attention with historic upset of Portland Timbers

May 31, 2012 by Michael Orr

By the end of the 120 minutes (1:15 am ET), a team that nobody knew about two weeks ago was trending worldwide on Twitter. Cal FC became not only the first US Adult Soccer Association team to score against a Major League Soccer opponent, but became the first to advance via a victory, downing the Portland Timbers, 1-0 in overtime.

Filed Under: US Open Cup Tagged With: 2012 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup, 2012 US Open Cup, Artur Aghasyan, Cal FC, Eric Wynalda, Player of the Round, Portland Timbers

2012 US Open Cup First Round: Cal FC knocks out PDL champ Kitsap Pumas, 3-1

May 16, 2012 by Gerald Barnhart

The reigning champions of the USL Premier Development League crashed out of the 99th edition of the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup Tuesday evening at the hands of Cal FC, a one-year-old side built and managed by former US international striker Eric Wynalda. Former US youth international Danny Barrera scored twice for the California club in a 3-1 victory.

Filed Under: US Open Cup Tagged With: 2012 First Round, 2012 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup, 2012 US Open Cup, Artur Aghasyan, Cal FC, Danny Barrera, Kitsap Pumas, Matt Friesen

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U.S. Open Cup History

Clint Dempsey of the Seattle Sounders FC is shown a red card during a 2015 US Open Cup match against the Portland Timbers.

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