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PDL players with US Open Cup experience advance careers with 2012 MLS SuperDraft

January 13, 2012 by Gerald Barnhart

A handful of players with US Open Cup playing experience as members of Premier Development League teams were selected in the two-round, 38-player Major League Soccer Draft Thursday afternoon at the NSCAA Convention in Kansas City, MO.

Filed Under: US Open Cup Tagged With: Carolina Dynamo, Chicago Fire PDL, MLS SuperDraft, Reading United AC, Ventura County Fusion

Report: PDL selects 16 entries for 2012 US Open Cup; No qualification matches

December 16, 2011 by Gerald Barnhart

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.

Filed Under: US Open Cup Tagged With: 2012 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup, 2012 US Open Cup, Carolina Dynamo, Central Florida Kraze, Chicago Fire PDL, Des Moines Menace, El Paso Patriots, Fresno Fuego, Kitsap Pumas, Laredo Heat, Long Island Rough Riders, Michigan Bucks, Mississippi Brilla, MPS Portland Phoenix, PDL, Portland Timbers U23s, Reading United AC, Real Colorado Foxes, Ventura County Fusion

2011 US Open Cup Chicago Fire bracket preview: Rochester Rhinos at Harrisburg City Islanders

June 20, 2011 by Gerald Barnhart

The four-time champion Chicago Fire will play the winner of a USL Pro showdown between giant-killers Harrisburg City Islanders and Rochester Rhinos.

Filed Under: US Open Cup Tagged With: 2011 US Open Cup, Harrisburg City Islanders, Phoenix SC, Preview, Reading United AC, Rochester Rhinos

2011 US Open Cup First Round: City Islanders need late rally to get past 10-man Reading United

June 15, 2011 by Chuck Nolan Jr.

Harrisburg City Islanders

Harrisburg City Islanders came on late to earn a come from behind win against a shorthanded Reading United 2-1 at the Skyline Sports Complex.

Filed Under: US Open Cup History Tagged With: 2011 First Round, 2011 US Open Cup, David Rodriguez, Harrisburg City Islanders, JT Noone, Reading United AC, Sainey Touray

2011 US Open Cup qualifying (PDL East): Reading & Western Mass qualify; Carolina Dynamo clinch via tiebreakers

May 21, 2011 by Tavio Palazzolo

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 […]

Filed Under: US Open Cup Tagged With: 2011 PDL Qualifying, 2011 US Open Cup qualifying, 2011 USOC Qualifying, Brooklyn Knights, Carolina Dynamo, Central Jersey Spartans, Fredericksburg Hotspur, Jersey Express, Long Island Rough Riders, MPS Portland Phoenix, New Jersey Rangers, Northern Virginia Royals, Ocean City Barons/South Jersey Barons, PDL, Reading United AC, Real Maryland Monarchs, Seacoast United Phantoms/New Hampshire Phantoms, Vermont Voltage, Virginia Beach Piranhas, West Virginia Chaos, Westchester Flames, Western Mass Pioneers

Breakdown for 2011 USL PDL US Open Cup Qualifying: Eastern Conference

April 15, 2011 by Gerald Barnhart

In the second of our four previews of PDL qualifying, we take a look at the Eastern Conference which features three different divisions all fighting to send their best team to the tournament.

Filed Under: US Open Cup Tagged With: 2011 PDL Qualifying, 2011 US Open Cup qualifying, Brooklyn Knights, Carolina Dynamo, Central Jersey Spartans, Fredericksburg Hotspur, Jersey Express, Long Island Rough Riders, MPS Portland Phoenix, New Jersey Rangers, Northern Virginia Royals, Ocean City Barons/South Jersey Barons, PDL, Reading United AC, Real Maryland Monarchs, Seacoast United Phantoms/New Hampshire Phantoms, Vermont Voltage, Virginia Beach Piranhas, West Virginia Chaos, Westchester Flames, Western Mass Pioneers

2010 PDL qualifying recap: 8 teams qualify after tiebreakers, failed perfection, final day drama

June 1, 2010 by Tavio Palazzolo

PDL qualification for this season is complete, with eight teams punching their ticket to the 2010 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. The qualifiers – and their competitors – had to deal with multiple tiebreakers and plenty of final day nail biting action. Even then, for two teams, a perfect 4-0-0 record wasn’t enough to send them through.

Filed Under: US Open Cup Tagged With: 2010 PDL Qualifying, Central Florida Kraze, Dayton Dutch Lions, Des Moines Menace, DFW Tornadoes, Kitsap Pumas, Long Island Rough Riders, PDL, Reading United AC, Ventura County Fusion

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U.S. Open Cup History

Before Lionel Messi’s 2023 US Open Cup impact, Pele changed the 1975 Final in a different way

With the current “GOAT” of world soccer, Lionel Messi set to grace the stage of the 2023 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup Final on Sept. 26, it’s not the first time a player of his stature crossed paths with the tournament’s championship game.

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