With the 2021 NPSL season completed, we can take a look at which teams will have the highest priority of qualifying for the 2022 US Open Cup.
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2021 US Open Cup officially canceled, largest Modern Era field possible for 2022
The Lamar Hunt US Open Cup is set to make its return in 2022 for its 107th edition, following the cancellation the past two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2022 US Open Cup: Which USL League Two teams could qualify?
Fans are awaiting a decision by US Soccer and the Open Cup committee to hold a tournament in 2021, but it’s not too early to start looking ahead to 2022 US Open Cup qualifying. The format for the 2022 edition of the tournament has yet to be released, however the method in which teams can […]
2022 US Open Cup Qualifying: Applications open for amateur teams
Teams from the amateur divisions are able to sign up and pay for qualifying which is set to begin in September.
2021 US Open Cup First Round canceled as tournament drops to 16 teams
The US Soccer Federation announced on Monday that the 2021 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup will not include an opening round.
American soccer’s greatest modern underdog story: Rochester Raging Rhinos win 1999 US Open Cup
Every sport has its go-to underdog story. For American soccer, it’s the 1999 Rochester Raging Rhinos
US Open Cup officially cancelled for first time in tournament’s 106-year history
The 2020 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup, the United States’ national soccer championship, has been cancelled for the first time since its inception in 1913.
Spanish Flu, severe weather, Olympic Games: 2020 US Open Cup isn’t first tournament to be delayed
This is not the first, or longest, the US Open Cup has been delayed in its 106-year history. The start of the 1919 competition was set back nearly a month when the Spanish Flu pandemic swept through the country and there were many delays in the 1940s because of the weather and the Summer Olympics.
A modest proposal: How to salvage 2020 US Open Cup amid coronovirus pandemic
Since the prospect of the US Open Cup’s temporary suspension becoming permanent is a reality, we have created a backup plan in an effort to keep the second-oldest continually-operating tournament in the world going.
2020 US Open Cup suspended, future of 107th edition of tournament in question
Following the example of MLS, USL, NISA, the CONCACAF Champions League, and pretty much every major and minor sporting league in the region, the USSF announced on Friday they would be temporarily suspending the 2020 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup due to the COVID-19 pandemic.