The 2017 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup Final features two Major League Soccer originals, and despite the two club’s expansive histories, one of them is seeking its first major title in over 20 years of cup competitions.
Sporting Kansas City/Kansas City Wizards
2004 US Open Cup: How Sporting Kansas City won their first Dewar Cup
Sporting Kansas City are shooting for a third Open Cup title in six years, and a fourth overall, but the one that got it all started was the first one in 2004.
2017 US Open Cup Final will be broadcast live on ESPN networks
This is the third year in a row that the championship game will be broadcast on ESPN family of networks.
2017 US Open Cup Semifinals: Sporting KC edge Earthquakes in PKs to reach third final in six years
After a 1-1 draw and a scoreless extra time, Sporting Kansas City goalkeeper Tim Melia made a pair of saves in the penalty kick shootout to edge the San Jose Earthquakes 5-4.
2017 US Open Cup Quarterfinals Review: FC Cincinnati joins three MLS teams in Semifinals
For the first time since 2011, the quarterfinals of the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup will feature a non-MLS team.
2017 US Open Cup Semifinals live video: Sporting KC, Earthquakes on different paths to Final
If you had to pick an image to describe the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup semifinal match-up between Sporting Kansas City and the San Jose Earthquakes, you would be hard pressed to find a better one than two trains approaching each other on the same track from opposite directions.
Hosting scenarios for 2017 US Open Cup Semifinals, Final announced; FC Cincinnati, Miami FC try again
On Friday morning, the United States Soccer Federation announced the draw for the Semifinals and the Final for the 2017 US Open Cup.
2017 US Open Cup Quarterfinals preview: Two of MLS’ best square off as Sporting KC hosts FC Dallas (Live Video)
When Sporting KC and FC Dallas meet in the Quarterfinal round of the 2017 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup on Tuesday night, it will be a matchup of the top two teams in the MLS Western Conference.
2017 US Open Cup Round 5: Sporting KC avenges last year’s loss to Houston Dynamo (video)
Scoring chances were hard to come by, but Sporting Kansas City’s Ike Opara scored off a second-half corner kick to provide all of the scoring his side needed in a 2-0 win over the Houston Dynamo in the US Open Cup Round of 16 on a muggy early evening Wednesday in south Texas.
2016 US Open Cup Round 5: Houston Dynamo get revenge, eliminate defending champion Sporting KC, 3-1
The Dynamo were eliminated in the Quarterfinals last year by Sporting Kansas City. Now, Houston is denying the defending champs a return trip to the Round of Eight.