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American soccer’s greatest modern underdog story: Rochester Raging Rhinos win 1999 US Open Cup

September 14, 2020 by Josh Hakala

Rochester Raging Rhinos: 1999 US Open Cup champions

Every sport has its go-to underdog story. For American soccer, it’s the 1999 Rochester Raging Rhinos

Filed Under: Feature - History, Feature - Main, US Open Cup, US Open Cup History Tagged With: 1999 US Open Cup, Chicago Fire, Colorado Rapids, Columbus Crew, Dallas Burn, new york pancyprian freedoms, Rochester Rhinos

2019 US Open Cup Round 4: Saint Louis FC earns first MLS upset, 2-1 over Chicago Fire

June 12, 2019 by Matthew Bird

Lewis Hilton celebrates with his Saint Louis FC teammates in a 2019 US Open Cup Fourth Round match against the Chicago Fire. Photo: Saint Louis FC

Saint Louis FC reached the fifth round of the US open Cup with a stunning 2-1 victory over Chicago Fire at Harlen C. Hunter Stadium in St Charles.

Filed Under: 2019 US Open Cup, Feature - Main, US Open Cup Tagged With: 2019 US Open Cup, Chicago Fire, Saint Louis FC

2018 US Open Cup Semifinals: Who should be voted TheCup.us Player of the Round?

August 12, 2018 by Josh Hakala

Houston Dynamo Cory Burke Philadelphia Union 2018 US Open Cup Semifinals

There were only two games in the 2018 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup Semifinals, but there were plenty of impressive individual performances to choose from for TheCup.us Player of the Round.

Filed Under: 2018 US Open Cup, Feature - Main, US Open Cup Tagged With: 2018 US Open Cup, Chicago Fire, Houston Dynamo, Los Angeles FC, Philadelphia Union, Player of the Round

2018 US Open Cup Quarterfinals review: Protest drama, Chicago Fire end Louisville’s run, three first-timers advance

July 26, 2018 by Josh Hakala

2018 US Open Cup bracket through quarterfinals

When the dust settled on the 2018 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup Quarterfinals, all four home teams were victorious, leaving just one former tournament champion and three teams seeking to lift the trophy for the first time. The home team was victorious in all four games. The four-time US Open Cup champion Chicago Fire put […]

Filed Under: 2018 US Open Cup, Feature - Main, US Open Cup Tagged With: 2018 US Open Cup, Chicago Fire, Houston Dynamo, Los Angeles FC, Louisville City FC, Orlando City SC, Philadelphia Union, Portland Timbers, Sporting KC

2018 US Open Cup: Draw reveals Semifinal hosts, hosting priority for Final

July 23, 2018 by Josh Hakala

On Monday, the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) performed the draw to determine which teams would host the 2018 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup Semifinals. The USSF also determined the hosting priorities for the 105th US Open Cup Final. The draw was originally scheduled for Thursday, July 19 but the Portland Timbers filed a protest […]

Filed Under: US Open Cup Tagged With: 2018 US Open Cup, Chicago Fire, Houston Dynamo, Los Angeles FC, Philadelphia Union, US Open Cup

2018 US Open Cup Quarterfinals: Who should be voted TheCup.us Player of the Round?

July 22, 2018 by Josh Hakala

There were several exceptional individual performances in the Quarterfinals of the 2018 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup. This should make for a challenge when the staff of TheCup.us and a select panel from the North American Soccer Reporters cast their votes for TheCup.us Player of the Round.

Filed Under: 2018 US Open Cup, Feature - Main, US Open Cup Tagged With: 2018 US Open Cup, Chicago Fire, Houston Dynamo, Los Angeles FC, Philadelphia Union

2018 US Open Cup Quarterfinals: Chicago Fire back in Semifinals after convincing 4-0 win over Louisville City

July 19, 2018 by Tom Arnison

In what started as a close affair in Bridgeview, Ill. ended in a rout as the Chicago Fire defeated Louisville City FC, 4-0, to advance to their all-time record 13th Lamar Hunt US Open Cup semifinal.

Filed Under: 2018 US Open Cup, Feature - Main, US Open Cup Tagged With: 2018 US Open Cup, Chicago Fire, Louisville City FC

2018 US Open Cup Round 5: Chicago Fire disappoint Atlanta United’s largest crowd in tournament history

June 21, 2018 by Sydney Hunte

Nemanja Nikolic’s 54th minute goal – his third goal of the competition – was enough to lead the Fire past Atlanta United 1-0 in front of an announced crowd of 41,012. It was the largest crowd to ever watch a US Open Cup game in the 105-year history of the tournament.

Filed Under: 2018 US Open Cup, Feature - Main, US Open Cup Tagged With: 2018 US Open Cup, Atlanta United, Chicago Fire

2017 US Open Cup Round 4: Luis Solignac’s wonder goal lifts Chicago Fire past Saint Louis FC

June 15, 2017 by Phill Grooms

Chicago got the upper hand in its sporting rivalry with St. Louis as the Fire took a 1-0 win over St. Louis FC in a fourth-round US Open Cup match before a 5,786 crowd at Toyota Stadium Wednesday night.

Filed Under: US Open Cup Tagged With: 2017 US Open Cup, Chicago Fire, Saint Louis FC

2016 US Open Cup: Who should be TheCup.us Player of the Tournament?

October 17, 2016 by Josh Hakala

The award is voted on by the staff at TheCup.us and a select panel from the North American Soccer Reporters. But, if YOU had a vote, who would you vote for?

Filed Under: US Open Cup Tagged With: 2016 US Open Cup, Chicago Fire, FC Dallas, Fort Lauderdale Strikers, New England Revolution, Player of the Round, Player of the Tournament

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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.

A history of violence against referees in US Open Cup

Unfortunately, in the long history of the US Open Cup, this was not the first time that there have been more then a few incidents where games were halted due to referee abuse.

  • How St. Petersburg Kickers became Florida’s first US Open Cup champion
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  • American soccer’s greatest modern underdog story: Rochester Raging Rhinos win 1999 US Open Cup

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