The United States Soccer Federation (USSF) announced the draw for the First Round of the 2018 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup. The 105th edition of the United States national championship will feature a three-game Play-In Round before the First Round kicks off May 8 with the first of 26 games.
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USSF allows NY Cosmos B, Miami FC 2, Jacksonville Armada into 2018 US Open Cup in unprecedented decision
The New York Cosmos B, Jacksonville Armada Under-23s, and Miami FC 2, the three reserve teams for the remaining clubs in the North American Soccer League (NASL), will be allowed to enter the US Open Cup.
2018 US Open Cup just got more rewarding: USSF announces changes, format, dates and team entries
The United States Soccer Federation (USSF) released its 2018 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup Finalists’ Handbook (which can be downloaded in its entirety here) this week. The 105th edition of the competition will feature 94 teams and is scheduled to kick off May 9. The tournament features a Modern Era record 33 different states represented and a record 37 different state associations.
El Farolito, 1993 US Open Cup champions, disqualified from 2018 tournament
The 1993 US Open Cup Champions will not get a chance at a second title this year as El Farolito, a San Francisco-based amateur club, has been disqualified on account of moving leagues. After decades of thriving in the famed San Francisco Soccer Football League (SFSFL), El Farolito decided to take its talents to the continually-growing National Premier Soccer League (NPSL).
As road teams huddle in bathrooms, warehouses, what are venue standards for US Open Cup qualifying?
Like all knockout competitions, open division qualifying for the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup is a grind that often has a charming edge to it lost in the later rounds when professional teams enter the fray. But there’s hardly anything romantic about a coach giving his team a halftime talk in a public bathroom or another team finding shelter from the cold in a storage shed only to be kicked out by a groundskeeper.
2018 US Open Cup qualifying: NTX Rayados rally late to earn seventh straight Open Cup berth
The North Texas Rayados scored twice in the final ten minutes to earn a comeback victory over CD Motagua New Orleans and clinch a spot in the 2018 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup.
2018 US Open Cup Qualifying: Win & You’re In Weekend Preview
The 2018 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup open division qualifying tournament wraps up this weekend with 14 games played across the country. 28 amateur teams will battle for 14 spots in the 105th edition of the tournament for a chance to earn a shot at the pros next year.
California wildfires not stopping Cal Victory FC in quest for 2018 US Open Cup berth
The California Victory are based in Petaluma, Calif., which is located in Sonoma County in the heart of the recent deadly North Bay wildfires.
2017 US Open Cup: Tim Melia of Sporting KC voted TheCup.us Player of the Tournament
The award is voted on by the staff of TheCup.us and a select panel from the North American Soccer Reporters.
2017 US Open Cup: FC Cincinnati’s Mitch Hildebrandt voted TheCup.us Lower Division Player of the Tournament
The award is voted on by the staff at TheCup.us and a select panel from the North American Soccer Reporters.