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West Chester United

2023 US Open Cup Round 1: Ocean City Nor’easters score 3 unanswered to beat West Chester United

March 22, 2023 by Greg Oldfield

Piero Sabroso of the Ocean City Nor'easters celebrates after scoring a goal against West Chester United in the First Round of the 2023 US Open Cup. Photo: Matt Ralph | Philadelphia Soccer Now

The Ocean City Nor’easters scored three unanswered goals and held on in the game’s final minutes to beat West Chester United 3-1 in the opening game of the 2023 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup Tuesday night at YSC Sports in Wayne, Pa.

Filed Under: 2023 US Open Cup, Feature - Main, US Open Cup Tagged With: 2023 US Open Cup, Ocean City Nor'Easters, US Open Cup, West Chester United

2020 US Open Cup Qualifying Win & You’re In: Vereinigung Erzgebirge edges West Chester to clinch spot

November 29, 2019 by Matt Ralph

For the first time since 2002, Vereinigung Erzgebirge is heading to the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup after knocking off their local rivals West Chester United with a 2-1 win in the third and final round of the Open Division Local qualifying tournament on Sunday afternoon.

Filed Under: 2020 US Open Cup, Feature - Main, Feature - Qualifying, US Open Cup, US Open Cup Qualifying Tagged With: 2020 US Open Cup Qualifying, Vereinigung Erzgebirge, West Chester United

2019 US Open Cup Round 1: West Chester United extends road unbeaten streak with PK win over FC Baltimore Christos

May 8, 2019 by Renny Thomas

FC Baltimore Christos (NPSL) and West Chester United battle for positioning during their First Round 2019 US Open Cup match. Photo: Matt Ralph | Brotherly Game

On a picturesque Tuesday evening at Homewood Field on the campus of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, it took penalty kicks to decide the first round matchup between FC Baltimore Christos (NPSL) and West Chester United SC (USL of Pennsylvania).

Filed Under: 2019 US Open Cup, Feature - Main, US Open Cup Tagged With: 2019 US Open Cup, FC Baltimore Christos, West Chester United

2019 Meet the Underdogs: West Chester United battle tested from long journey back to US Open Cup

May 5, 2019 by Matt Ralph

Players from West Chester United celebrate after a 1-0 win over VE in the 2019 US Open Cup qualifying tournament. Photo: Matt Ralph | BrotherlyGame.com

West Chester United’s road back to the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup for the first time since 2016 has been a meandering and arduous one with trips to Wisconsin, New York City and Boston all while juggling a roster of players with a wide variety of off-the-field commitments that interfere with weekend travel.

Filed Under: 2019 US Open Cup, Feature - Main, Feature - Qualifying, Meet the Underdogs, US Open Cup, US Open Cup Qualifying Tagged With: 2019 US Open Cup, Meet the Underdogs, West Chester United

2019 US Open Cup Qualifying: West Chester United returns to the Cup with 3-0 win at Safira FC

April 7, 2019 by Michael Preston

Players from West Chester United (right) and Safira FC battle for the ball during their Fourth Round match in the 2019 US Open Cup Open Division Local qualifying tournament. Photo: Chris Aduama

West Chester United won a fourth straight 2019 US Open Cup qualifying match away from home to qualify for the First Round of the competition with a 3-0 win over Boston-based Safira FC at Dilboy Stadium in Somerville, Mass.

Filed Under: 2019 US Open Cup, Feature - Main, Feature - Qualifying, US Open Cup, US Open Cup Qualifying Tagged With: 2019 US Open Cup qualifying, Safira FC, West Chester United

2019 US Open Cup Qualifying Round 3: West Chester United oust 3-time champion Freedoms

November 24, 2018 by Paul Blackman

West Chester United pose for a team photo before their 2019 US Open Cup qualifying match against New York Pancyprian Freedoms. Photo: West Chester United

It was a battle between the old and the relatively new, and it was the Predators who came out on top. 

Filed Under: 2019 US Open Cup, Feature - Main, Feature - Qualifying, US Open Cup, US Open Cup Qualifying Tagged With: 2019 US Open Cup qualifying, NY Pancyprian Freedoms, West Chester United

2019 US Open Cup Qualifying Round 1: West Chester United edge rivals Vereinigung Erzgebirge

September 25, 2018 by Matt Ralph

Players from West Chester United celebrate after a 1-0 win over VE in the 2019 US Open Cup qualifying tournament. Photo: Matt Ralph | BrotherlyGame.com

A second half goal from Matt Greer was the difference on a muddy day in the Philadelphia suburbs in a 1-0 win for West Chester United over Vereinigung Erzgebirge (VE) that put the club one step closer to qualifying for the 2019 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup.

Filed Under: 2019 US Open Cup, Feature - Main, Feature - Qualifying, US Open Cup, US Open Cup Qualifying Tagged With: 2019 US Open Cup qualifying, Vereinigung Erzgebirge, West Chester United

Bavarian SC qualify for 2019 US Open Cup by winning Amateur Cup title

August 5, 2018 by Matt Schroeder

Bavarian SC poses for a team photo after defeating West Chester United 2-0 to win the 2018 USASA Amateur Cup championship. Photo: Matt Schroeder

Bavarians, who previously won the title in 1976, 2001, 2002 and 2003, qualified for the 2019 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup with the victory. It will be the seventh time in the Modern Era (1995-present) that the club has qualified for the Open Cup.

Filed Under: 2019 US Open Cup, Amateur Cup, Feature - Amateur Cup, Feature - Main, Feature - Qualifying, US Open Cup Qualifying Tagged With: 2019 US Open Cup qualifying, Bavarian SC, West Chester United

2018 US Open Cup qualifying: Late winner moves Phoenix SC closer to return trip to US Open Cup

October 23, 2017 by Matt Ralph

Players from Phoenix SC and West Chester United battle for the ball in a 2018 US Open Cup qualifying match. Photo: Matt Ralph

For one of the country’s oldest active clubs (est. 1926), Saturday’s victory puts Phoenix SC one win away from qualifying for the US Open Cup proper for the first time since 2011, where they lost to the Rochester Rhinos 2-1 in the first round.

Filed Under: 2018 US Open Cup, Feature - Qualifying, US Open Cup, US Open Cup Qualifying Tagged With: 2018 US Open Cup qualifying, Phoenix SC, West Chester United

2017 US Open Cup qualifying review: A New York-New Jersey thriller highlights opening weekend of Round 2

October 19, 2016 by Josh Hakala

Three of the four teams that advanced in the opening weekend of Round 2 are newcomers to US Open Cup qualifying.

Filed Under: Feature - Qualifying, US Open Cup, US Open Cup Qualifying Tagged With: 2017 US Open Cup qualifying, Aromas Cafe FC, Christos FC, FC Motown, GPS Massachusetts, Lansdowne Bhoys, Newtown Pride FC, Tartan Devils Oak Avalon, West Chester United

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