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2023 US Open Cup Qualifying Round 1 Review: Recapping all 34 games
Two weeks ago Orlando City SC lifted the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup by defeating Sacramento Republic FC, 3-0. The finish of the 2022 edition has little room to breath as the new cycle has already kicked off.
2022 US Open Cup Final: Orlando City’s Facundo Torres voted TheCup.us Player of the Round
The Player of the Round award is voted by TheCup.us staff, a select panel from the North American Soccer Reporters and select backers (those that pledge $10 or more) of TheCup.us’s Patreon team.
Former USL Pro opponents take winding roads to meet again in 2022 US Open Cup Final
Two teams separated by 2,800 miles but connected by a shared season in the USL Pro league in 2014 – Sacramento’s first season of USL play, Orlando’s last before moving up to MLS – are now meeting again for a chance at US Open Cup glory.
How St. Petersburg Kickers became Florida’s first US Open Cup champion
The St. Petersburg Kickers began with Kurt Herbach recruiting pick-up games in the Port of Tampa in the 1950s, and by 1989, they became the first Florida team to win the US Open Cup.
San Francisco Bay Seals, the ‘amateur’ pro team that reached 1997 US Open Cup Semifinals
One of the most overlooked and dramatic runs in the history of the US Open Cup occurred in 1997. That year, the San Francisco Bay Seals, who competed in the USISL’s D-3 Pro League, upset two MLS teams and the defending A-League champions to earn a spot in the Semifinals.
2023 US Open Cup: 107 clubs enter qualifying, will play for 9 places in 108th edition of tournament
The US Soccer Federation announced the 107 clubs that will take part in Open Division Local qualifying for the 2023 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup.
2022 US Open Cup Semifinals: Danny Vitiello of Sacramento Republic voted TheCup.us Player of the Round
After 120 minutes of a scoreless draw had passed, the only remaining form of defense left against Sporting Kansas City was Sacramento Republic’s goalkeeper Danny Vitiello. Tied at 4-4 in penalty kicks, only 12 yards separated him from glory and it came down to the last kick. Sporting veteran Graham Zusi stepped up to the […]
Bavarian United win 6th Amateur Cup title, punch ticket to 2023 US Open Cup
In front of their rain-soaked home fans at Heartland Value Fund Stadium in Glendale, Wis., Bavarian United won the 2022 USASA Amateur Cup title on Sunday.
