The Fall River Marksmen are often excluded in the discussion of teams that hold the record for most US Open Cup titles. Bethlehem Steel and Maccabee AC have each won five titles, but upon closer inspection, there are actually three teams that have lifted the trophy five times.
Fall River Marksmen
2011 US Open Cup Final: Seattle Sounders smother Fire, earn historic three-peat in front of record crowd
The Seattle Sounders became the first team in MLS history to win three consecutive titles in any event, including MLS Cup.
The “Three-Peat” US Open Cup winners
Only three clubs in the history of the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup (formerly known as the National Challenge Cup) have won three straight championships. The Seattle Sounders of Major League Soccer are attempting to join that elite club this year. TheCup.us takes a look back at those three clubs and how they did it.
A Seattle Sounders three-peat could put them among American sports elite
Just fifteen times in the modern history of the four major professional sports leagues (NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB) has a team managed to win three or more championships in consecutive order.
Notable Semifinal matches in US Open Cup history
The very first Semifinal round of the US Open Cup (then called the National Challenge Cup) saw a pair of Brooklyn teams reach the Final. On April 18, the Brooklyn Field Club, which finished first in the National Association Football League, defeated New Bedford FC 2-1, on two goals by Hall of Famer Robert Millar, after Beckton had given the New Englanders a 1-0 lead. Both teams played much of the game with ten men each, after Clark of Brooklyn and Chadwick of New Bedford were sent off in the 35th minute for fighting.
1931 National Challenge Cup Results
Results of the 1931 National Challenge Cup
We are currently in the process of moving all of the historical information from the old site. It’s been more time consuming than we originally anticipated, so please bear with us.
1930 National Challenge Cup Results
Results of the 1930 National Challenge Cup
We are currently in the process of moving all of the historical information from the old site. It’s been more time consuming than we originally anticipated, so please bear with us.
1928 National Challenge Cup Results
Results of the 1928 National Challenge Cup
We are currently in the process of moving all of the historical information from the old site. It’s been more time consuming than we originally anticipated, so please bear with us.
1927 National Challenge Cup Results
We are currently in the process of moving all of the historical information from the old site. It’s been more time consuming than we originally anticipated, so please bear with us.
1924 National Challenge Cup Results
Results of the 1924 National Challenge Cup
We are currently in the process of moving all of the historical information from the old site. It’s been more time consuming than we originally anticipated, so please bear with us.