Open Division Local Qualifying is nearly finished for the 2023 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup. Local Qualifying is still a small part of the field, but what about the professional teams which saw lots of change among the lower divisions over the last few months? Also, who is in line to participate from the Open […]
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2023 US Open Cup Qualifying Round 3 Review: 18 teams move on to final round
The start of the FIFA World Cup may have paused professional soccer around the world but not everything is on hold. Across the country 36 teams played last weekend looking to inch one step closer to the 108th US Open Cup tournament.
2023 US Open Cup Qualifying: Previewing Round 3 with 18 games this weekend
The Third Round of the Open Division Qualifying tournament for the 2023 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup will feature 18 games this weekend.
2023 US Open Cup Qualifying Round 2 Review: Regulars cruise, new faces shine
The 7th edition of the US Open Cup Qualifying Tournament saw 36 matches played across the country. Each team seeking to earn a spot in the 108th edition of the tournament.
2023 US Open Cup Qualifying: Second Round commences this weekend with 36 matches
Just 72 teams remain of the 107 that started in qualifying for the 2023 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup. The 35 winners from the first round now join the 37 teams that received a first round bye. Those 37 teams were either picked at random or received a bye due to their geography to other […]
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.