Despite the official announcement not happening until Jan. 9, teams from the NPSL and USL League Two have been receiving word and announcing their acceptance into the 2020 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup on social media.
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USL League Two champion Flint City Bucks sitting out 2020 US Open Cup after schedule ‘travesty’
The two teams that reached the 2019 USL League Two championship game are both opting out of the 2020 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup. A day after Reading United AC announced they are declining their spot in the 107th edition of the tournament next spring, the team that edged them in the league title game, […]
Reading United AC declines 2020 US Open Cup entry due to ‘abhorrent’ schedule change, more teams to follow
Reading United AC (USL League Two), one of the most successful Open Division teams of the Modern Era (1995-present) announced they are declining to enter the 2020 US Open Cup.
Without college players available, 2020 US Open Cup schedule cripples NPSL, USL-2 teams
Due to this schedule change, some teams, all of which are strong candidates to be chosen for next year’s tournament, have told TheCup.us they may take their name out of consideration for the 2020 US Open Cup.
2020 US Open Cup schedule unveiled with revamped format, earliest start date of Modern Era
Next year, the 2020 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup could be played over six months running from March through September. Today, the US Soccer Federation has announced the 2020 US Open Cup schedule and format of the competition. For the first time since 2006, Major League Soccer (MLS) teams will not all enter in the […]
2020 US Open Cup Projections: Possible format and who could play in 107th tournament this Spring
With qualifying finished for the 2020 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup, we now know the 13 Open Division Local teams that will participate in next year’s tournament. That’s only a small part of the field though. So how will the rest of the tournament shape out?
2020 US Open Cup Qualifying: Win & You’re In weekend review
When the dust settled on “Win & You’re In” weekend, 12 teams qualified for the 107th edition of the US Open Cup, with eight familiar faces and four first-time entries.
2020 US Open Cup Qualifying Win & You’re In: Christian Osorio hat trick puts Virginia United back in tournament
CD Huateras and Virginia United squared off in a “Win & You’re In” match for the 2020 US Open Cup on Sunday, Nov. 24, in Woodbridge, VA. After giving up an early goal to CD Huateras, Virginia United stormed back on the strength of a hat trick from 20-year-old Christian Osorio to win the game, 3-1, and clinch a second straight US Open Cup berth.
2020 US Open Cup Qualifying Win & You’re In: Cal FC are kings of L.A. with win over Oxnard Guerreros
Cal FC, the team best known for their upset of the Portland Timbers back in 2012, is back in the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup after a 2-1 win over fellow Southern California UPSL side Oxnard Guerreros.
2020 US Open Cup Qualifying Win & You’re In: Christos FC qualifies for third time in last four years
Christos FC will return to the US Open Cup in 2020 thanks to a pair of goals from their talismanic goalscorer and a deflected cross which added up to a 3-2 victory over qualifying debutantes Steel FC.