US Open Cup History

By a vote of 3-1 the United States Amateur Soccer Association (USASA) ordered the First Round game between the Richmond Kickers (USISL Premier League) and Spartans SC (USASA) to be replayed on July 3.

In front of about 1,000 fans at Dudley Field in the 96-degree Rio Grande heat, it looked as if the El Paso Patriots’ Open Cup hopes were evaporating in the hot air in the opening ten minutes.

In a season in which the Chico Rooks can’t seem to win without drama the Rooks edged out the San Fernando Valley Golden Eagles 2-0 at Durham High School in Durham, California

In an all-Chicago first round match, the USISL’s Chicago Stingers needed extra time to get past 1990 US Open Cup champs AAC Eagles 2-1.

The Seattle Sounders, tied atop the A-League at 5-1, had no difficulty with the USISL’s Everett BigFoot, cruising to a 9-2 victory.

Behind a hat trick from Jeff Hooker, the Colorado Foxes trounced Flamengo S.C. 6-1 at BYU’s Haws Field in Provo, Utah

The Atlanta Ruckus made it 2-0 for the A-League in the 1995 U.S. Open Cup with a 4-2 win over the USISL Pro League’s Tampa Bay Cyclones.

The New York Centaurs advanced to the Quarterfinals of the 1995 U.S. Open Cup with a 3-0 win over the USISL Pro League’s Connecticut Wolves

The Richmond Kickers kicked off the 1995 US Open Cup with a 5-2 home win over fellow amateur side Spartans SC on a hot and humid afternoon in front of about 200 fans at the University of Richmond’s City Stadium.

As we begin our 1995 US Open Cup Rewind series, we thought fans who weren’t following the US Open Cup 30 years ago could use a preview.