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Iowa Menace

2011 US Open Cup Sporting KC bracket preview: Chicago Fire Premier at Madison 56ers

June 20, 2011 by Gerald Barnhart

Sporting Kansas City will play host to the winner of the Second Round match between the Madison 56ers and the Chicago Fire Premier.

Filed Under: US Open Cup Tagged With: 2011 First Round, 2011 US Open Cup, AAC Eagles, Chicago Fire PDL, Iowa Menace, Madison 56ers, Preview

2011 US Open Cup First Round: Chicago Fire Premier’s late winner eliminates Iowa Menace

June 15, 2011 by Chuck Nolan Jr.

Chicago Fire Premier

Chicago Fire Premier (PDL) 1:0 Iowa Menace (USASA-IA) Valley Stadium – West Des Moines, Iowa RECAP: Chicago | Iowa | Des Moines Register Scoring Summary CHI: Chris Estridge – 87th The Chicago Fire Premier opened up the 2011 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup with a 1-0 win over the Iowa Menace. The two teams looked […]

Filed Under: US Open Cup History Tagged With: 2011 First Round, 2011 US Open Cup, Chicago Fire MLS, Iowa Menace

2011 Meet the USASA: Iowa Menace, the PDL team “in disguise”

June 14, 2011 by Eric Anderson

Welcome to our continuing series of Meet the USASA features where we annually profile the clubs representing the United States Adult Soccer Association in the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup. Advancing from the four regional tournaments, these often unknown clubs have great stories to tell and each year, our goal is to allow fans to get to know them as they attempt to become this year’s Cinderella story.

Filed Under: Meet the Underdogs, US Open Cup, US Open Cup Qualifying Tagged With: 2011 Meet the USASA, 2011 US Open Cup, Des Moines Menace, Des Moines Menace USASA, Iowa Menace, Meet the USASA

2011 US Open Cup qualifying: AAC Eagles back in Open Cup after Kolasinski hat trick

May 15, 2011 by David Gubala

On a cold, rainy, Saturday afternoon, AAC Eagles came away with a satisfying 4-1 victory over RWB Adria at the Toyota Park practice field in Bridgeview, Illinois. The match was the final USASA Region II play-in match for the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup, the region’s second berth. Piotr Kolasinski was the man of the match with a hat-trick on the day.

Filed Under: US Open Cup Tagged With: 2011 US Open Cup qualifying, 2011 USASA Qualifying, AAC Eagles, Illinois, Iowa Menace, Piotr Kolasinski, RWB Adria, USASA Region II

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U.S. Open Cup History

Ben Miller FC - 1920 National Challenge Cup champions

St. Louis’ US Open Cup legacy began in 1920 with Ben Miller FC

In front of 12,000 fans at Handlan’s Park in St. Louis, Ben Miller FC became the first team from the west to win the National Challenge Cup, defeating Fore River 2-1

  • 1935 National Challenge Cup Semifinals: After 29 days, Central Breweries win 3-game Western Final
  • 1995 US Open Cup: Rob Ukrop of Richmond Kickers voted TheCup.us Player of the Tournament
  • 1995 US Open Cup Final: Jeff Causey of Richmond Kickers voted TheCup.us Player of Round
  • 1995 US Open Cup Final: Richmond Kickers survive heat, beat El Paso Patriots in PKs to win title
  • 1995 US Open Cup Final Preview: El Paso Patriots hosting amateur Richmond Kickers in “El Sauna”

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