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Which NPSL, USL League Two teams are likely to play in 2020 US Open Cup?

December 20, 2019 by Michael Battista

The Des Moines Menace huddle up before kickoff of their First Round match vs. Duluth FC in the 2019 US Open Cup. Photo: Des Moines Menace

Despite the official announcement not happening until Jan. 9, teams from the NPSL and USL League Two have been receiving word and announcing their acceptance into the 2020 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup on social media.

Filed Under: Feature - Main, Feature - Qualifying, US Open Cup, US Open Cup Qualifying Tagged With: 2020 US Open Cup, 2020 US Open Cup Qualifying, National Premier Soccer League, NPSL, US Soccer, USL League 2, USL2

What are the US Soccer presidential candidates saying about the US Open Cup?

January 31, 2018 by Josh Hakala

The candidates for US Soccer President (from top left, clockwise): Paul Caligiuri, Kathy Carter, Carlos Cordeiro, Steve Gans, Eric Wynalda, Michael Winograd, Hope Solo, Kyle Martino

Since the US Open Cup did not get much attention at the United Soccer Coaches convention in Philadelphia, TheCup.us decided to reach out to each of the eight candidates for US Soccer president to get their views on the competition and how it can be made into a major event in the United States.

Filed Under: US Open Cup Tagged With: 2018 US Open Cup, US Soccer

GolTV to air next three US Open Cup Finals, including two historic matches

August 1, 2012 by Gerald Barnhart

Exactly one week before the 2012 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup championship match between host Sporting Kansas City and the history-seeking three-time champion Seattle Sounders, GolTV cable network has announced that it has reached a three-year deal with the United States Soccer Federation to broadcast the tournament final.

Filed Under: US Open Cup Tagged With: 2012 US Open Cup, 2013 US Open Cup, 2014 US Open Cup, Broadcasts, Fox Soccer, GolTV, Seattle Sounders MLS, Sporting Kansas City/Kansas City Wizards, US Soccer

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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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