TheCup.us has learned from multiple sources that the Premier Development League, the amateur division of United Soccer Leagues, will receive 16 berths for the 2012 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup. The expanded number of berths will be dispersed, with one exception, to the top two clubs from the 2011 standings in each division.
Kitsap Pumas
2011 US Open Cup: Finalists for TheCup.us Player of the Tournament unveiled
The award, to be announced Thursday, October 13, is voted on by the staff of the definitive US Open Cup site TheCup.us and a selected panel of members of the North American Soccer Reporters.
2011 US Open Cup Third Round: Seattle Sounders quest for three-peat opens with 2-1 win over Kitsap Pumas
The defending two-time US Open Cup champion Seattle Sounders grabbed a two-goal lead on a pair of Mike Fucito goals, but were unable to cruise to victory in a Puget Sound showdown against the local PDL Kitsap Pumas, who fought back in a contest that finished in a back-and-forth 2-1 decision.
2011 US Open Cup Quarterfinal Bracket D: Kitsap Pumas at Seattle Sounders; LA Blues at LA Galaxy
The quarterfinal foursome features two derbies as well as one of the two remaining PDL clubs. In Los Angeles the USL Pro Blues take on the MLS Galaxy in the Third Round. In the northwest, the PDL Kitsap Pumas cross the Puget Sound in the Third Round to play the Seattle Sounders.
2011 US Open Cup Second Round: Kitsap Pumas top Real Colorado Foxes 3-1 to earn date with Sounders
A long awaited match, the Kitsap Pumas have been on the path to meet the Seattle Sounders of Major League Soccer the past two years only to be knocked out of the potential Puget Sound derby by a professional club, the Portland Timbers. By downing the visiting Real Colorado Foxes 3-1 Tuesday night in the US Open Cup Second Round a second consecutive win over rival PDL competition, the finally got to turn in that ticket.
2011 US Open Cup Seattle Sounders bracket preview: Real Colorado Foxes at Kitsap Pumas
The PDL duo of the Kitsap Pumas and Real Colorado Foxes square off in the Second Round for a chance to play the Seattle Sounders of Major League Soccer.
2011 US Open Cup First Round: Zach Lubin of Kitsap Pumas comes off bench to win Player of the Round
Lubin kept a shutout through 120 minutes against Chivas El Paso Patriots and helped the club win the penalty kick shootout, 6-5. The award is voted on by the staff of TheCup.us and a selected panel of members of the North American Soccer Reporters.
2011 US Open Cup Round 1: Backup GK help Kitsap Pumas edge El Paso Patriots in PKs
Kitsap Pumas advanced to the second round of the US Open Cup after beating Chivas El Paso Patriots on a penalty shootout.
Shorthanded Kitsap Pumas hold off Portland Timbers U23s to qualify for 2011 US Open Cup
In a brand new way to qualify for the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup, the Kitsap Pumas defeated the Portland Timbers U23s 3-2 in a PDL regular season match that doubled as a tiebreaker for qualification. The Pumas will travel to El Paso, Tx. for their opening round match on June 14 where they will face fellow PDL side Chivas El Paso Patriots.
2011 US Open Cup qualifying (PDL West): Kitsap Pumas and Portland Timbers U23s finish dead even, successfully lobby for tiebreaking match
US Open Cup qualifying for the Premier Development League is already underway for 2011 as the season began on April 30. It is arguably the most exciting portion of the event for the league as the task of qualifying can be more daunting than the professional opponents awaiting them in the tournament proper. In the […]