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2022 US Open Cup Round 4: Previews, ESPN+ links for all 16 games

May 10, 2022 by Chuck Nolan Jr.

Orlando City SC players celebrate after scoring a goal against the Tampa Bay Rowdies in the Third Round of the 2022 US Open Cup. Photo: Orlando City SC

The Fourth Round of the 2022 U.S. Open Cup kicks off this week with 16 games, six on Tuesday and the remaining 10 on Wednesday. The final two amateur clubs (FC Motown, North Carolina Fusion U-23s) were eliminated in the Third Round, meaning there are no more clubs alive that entered in the First Round. FC […]

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2022 US Open Cup Round 3: Previewing all 24 games with ESPN+ video links

April 19, 2022 by Chuck Nolan Jr.

Greenville Triumph supporters 2022 US Open Cup

All 24 games this round, and the rest of the tournament, will be broadcasted on the ESPN+ subscription service.

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2019 US Open Cup Final preview: First-time finalists face off as Atlanta United hosts Minnesota United

August 21, 2019 by Jeremiah Braeback

2019 US Open Cup Final banner

Lamar Hunt US Open Cup glory is on the line, as Minnesota United heads to Atlanta to face off with Atlanta United at Merecedes-Benz Stadium on Tuesday night.

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2019 US Open Cup Semifinals Preview: Minnesota United, Portland Timbers battle to face Atlanta in Final

August 5, 2019 by Jeremiah Braeback

Graphic by Dallas Kreil | IG: @dak_design

The Portland Timbers and Minnesota United face off for the second time in four days at Allianz Field, with a berth in the 2019 US Open Cup Final on the line.

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2019 US Open Cup Semifinals Preview: Atlanta United, Orlando City both seek first title game appearance tonight

August 5, 2019 by Sydney Hunte

Graphic by Dallas Kreil | IG: @dak_design

The first of two games of the Semifinals of the 2019 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup kick off on Tuesday night with Orlando City SC hosting Atlanta United FC

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2019 US Open Cup Quarterfinals preview: Six MLS teams, two USL Championship teams all seeking first national title

July 10, 2019 by Jake Sillick

In a rare occurrence for this competition, all participants in the Quarterfinals have yet to win the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup.

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2019 US Open Cup Round of 16 preview: 14 MLS, 2 USL Championship teams compete in 8 matches this week

June 18, 2019 by Jake Sillick

The Houston Dynamo lift the trophy after winning the 2018 US Open Cup title. Photo: Houston Dynamo

As we now enter the later half of the 2019 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup, stakes are quickly getting bigger. All teams remaining now have at least one game under their belt for this year’s competition. Major League Soccer dominated the last round, winning nine of the 11 matches that involved only one of their […]

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2019 US Open Cup Round 4, Day 2 preview: Nine matches involving MLS teams kick off tonight

June 12, 2019 by Jake Sillick

Bring on MLS Game of Thrones Graphic by Dallas Kreil | IG: @dak_design

Outside of the championship game, the Fourth Round of the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup is the pinnacle of the competition.

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2019 US Open Cup Round 4, Day 1 preview: Seven games tonight as MLS joins the tournament

June 11, 2019 by Josh Hakala

Bring on MLS Game of Thrones Graphic by Dallas Kreil | IG: @dak_design

Outside of the championship game, the Fourth Round of the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup is the pinnacle of the competition. The majority of the games (all but five of them) feature a lower division team against a Major League Soccer team.

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2019 US Open Cup Round 3 Preview: Which 10 teams will join OKC Energy FC, MLS teams in Fourth Round?

May 28, 2019 by Jake Sillick

OKC Energy FC fans cheer during the club's 2019 US Open Cup Third Round match against the Tampa Bay Rowdies. Photo: Steven Christy | IG: @stevenchristyphoto

The 22 winners of the Second Round are now paired off into Third Round matches, where the winners will advance to the Fourth Round and where Major League Soccer teams await to enter the 106th edition of the competition.

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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.

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  • San Francisco Bay Seals, the ‘amateur’ pro team that reached 1997 US Open Cup Semifinals
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  • 1938-1939 National Challenge Cup: The first time the US Open Cup was invite-only
  • American soccer’s greatest modern underdog story: Rochester Raging Rhinos win 1999 US Open Cup

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