The first time the city of Houston hosted the US Open Cup Final was in 1983.
US Open Cup History
Five goals by Mike Noha of Ukrainian Nationals remains US Open Cup Final’s greatest feat
With five goals in the 1960 US Open Cup FInal, 21-year-old Mike Noha single handedly won the Ukrainian Nationals’ first of four titles. It is a record that still stands today.
Why we recognize Fall River Marksmen as a 5-time US Open Cup champion
The Fall River Marksmen are often excluded in the discussion of teams that hold the record for most US Open Cup titles. Bethlehem Steel and Maccabee AC have each won five titles, but upon closer inspection, there are actually three teams that have lifted the trophy five times.
1958 US Open Cup Quarterfinals: Baltimore’s Pompei SC wins one of the longest, greatest Cup games of all-time
Seventy years ago, Baltimore’s Pompei SC and Sport Club Eintracht of Queens, New York took part in an epic two-leg Quarterfinal series that saw the men from Queens erase a three-goal aggregate deficit in the second leg, resulting in 90 minutes of extra time to determine the victor.
US Soccer legend Walter Bahr leaves behind Hall of Fame legacy
On June 18, American Soccer lost one of its legendary figures when Walter Bahr passed away in Boalsburg, Pa. from complications related to a broken hip. He was 91.
How amateurs Dallas Roma FC beat World Cup champs, an MLS team and it cost $75,000
This year, NTX Rayados advanced to play the Houston Dynamo in the US Open Cup, but they are not the first Dallas-based amateur side to face an MLS team. That honor belongs to Dallas Roma FC, who not only faced a MLS team, but they eliminated one.
1923 US Open Cup Final: Paterson FC claims New Jersey’s “tainted” first title
The 1923 Final was not only the only Open Cup championship won by forfeit, but the controversy surrounding it launched a war or words between the two clubs.
2004 US Open Cup: How Sporting Kansas City won their first Dewar Cup
Sporting Kansas City are shooting for a third Open Cup title in six years, and a fourth overall, but the one that got it all started was the first one in 2004.
California Clasico isn’t new: North has battled South in US Open Cup since 1950s
This year’s quarterfinal meeting of the Los Angeles Galaxy and the San Jose Earthquakes will be just the sixth time the California Clasico will have been played in the US Open Cup. However, for the better part of 40 years the rivalry between Northern and Southern California was a key component in determining the Open Cup champion.
Cincinnati’s forgotten US Open Cup history
When one thinks of US Open Cup history, Cincinnati has never been the first city to come to mind. However, with ESPN shining the national spotlight on Nippert Stadium tonight for FC Cincinnati’s Fifth Round match against the Chicago Fire (MLS), one might be surprised to know that the Queen City’s Open Cup history started 87 years ago.