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2011 US Open Cup Final: Seattle Sounders smother Fire, earn historic three-peat in front of record crowd

October 5, 2011 by Gerald Barnhart

The Seattle Sounders became the first team in MLS history to win three consecutive titles in any event, including MLS Cup.

Filed Under: US Open Cup Tagged With: 2011 Final, 2011 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup, 2011 US Open Cup, 2011 US Open Cup Final, Chicago Fire MLS, Fall River Marksmen, Fredy Montero, Kasey Keller, New York Greek American Atlas, Osvaldo Alonso, Sean Johnson, Seattle Sounders MLS, Stix Baer & Fuller

2011 US Open Cup Third Round: Chicago Fire snare narrow 1-0 road win over Rochester Rhinos

June 29, 2011 by Gerald Barnhart

The old adage third time’s a charm proved to come true as the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer earned their first regulation victory in three US Open Cup trips to Rochester, downing the Rhinos 1-0 in the Third Round Tuesday night on a goal from Diego Chaves in the 37th minute.

Filed Under: US Open Cup Tagged With: 2011 Third Round, 2011 US Open Cup Third Round, Chicago Fire MLS, Diego Chaves, Rochester Rhinos, Sean Johnson

2011 US Open Cup qualifying: Chicago Fire one win away from Open Cup after beating Rapids

March 30, 2011 by Gerald Barnhart

Michael Videira of the Chicago Fire battles for the ball against the Colorado Rapids in Wednesday's US Open Cup qualifying match. Photo: Bob Hunt

Where there is smoke there is fire, or at least the Chicago Fire’s Jalil Anibaba. The rookie defender launched a 45 yard shot from the midst of a flare-induced haze just after the hour mark to give the hosts a 2-1 US Open Cup qualification victory over the reigning Major League Soccer champion Colorado Rapids Wednesday evening in Peoria, IL at Bradley University’s Shea Stadium.

Filed Under: US Open Cup, US Open Cup Qualifying Tagged With: 2011 MLS Qualifying, 2011 US Open Cup qualifying, 2011 USOC Qualifying, Andre Akpan, Chicago Fire MLS, Colorado Rapids, Gaston Puerari, Jalil Anibaba, Major League Soccer, MLS, Sean Johnson

2010 US Open Cup Third Round: Charleston advances in PKs as Chicago can’t find net

July 5, 2010 by J.T. Alwin

After a scoreless two hours, the Chicago Fire’s scoreless woes continued as USL-2’s Charleston won the penalty shootout 3-0. Battery goalkeeper Tim Melia, on loan from MLS’s Real Salt Lake, was the star of the night, stopping all 8 of the Fire’s shots on goal, and adding a save in the shootout.

Filed Under: US Open Cup Tagged With: 2010 Third Round, 2010 US Open Cup, Charleston Battery, Chicago Fire MLS, Player of the Round, Sean Johnson, Tim Melia

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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.

  • How St. Petersburg Kickers became Florida’s first US Open Cup champion
  • San Francisco Bay Seals, the ‘amateur’ pro team that reached 1997 US Open Cup Semifinals
  • Vasco De Gama’s journey from Connecticut to 1978 US Open Cup Final as Pele’s opening act at Giants Stadium
  • 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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