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Meet the Underdogs

2017 US Open Cup Quarterfinals Preview: Underdogs Miami FC, FC Cincinnati fight for spot in Semifinals

July 9, 2017 by Neil Blackmon

Miami FC (NASL) and FC Cincinnati (USL) will square off in the Quarterfinals, assurring that at least one lower division team will reach the Semifinals for the first time since 2011.

In a battle of darling underdogs, the NASL’s Miami FC will host the USL’s FC Cincinnati Wednesday night in a 2017 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup quarterfinal.

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2017 Meet the Underdogs: LA Wolves hoping investment pays off with addition of head coach Eric Wynalda

May 10, 2017 by Zach Smith

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The Wolves, under the new direction of head coach Eric Wynalda, are in the Open Cup for the second straight year and take on the San Diego Zest in the first round Wednesday night at Azusa Pacific University.

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2017 Meet the Underdogs: After last year’s US Open Cup run, La Maquina ready to go “toe-to-toe” with anyone

May 10, 2017 by Ian Foster

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La Maquina, an amateur team from Santa Ana, took the Los Angeles Galaxy to extra time last year. ” went toe-to-toe with the Galaxy. If you can do that, you can go toe-to-toe with anyone.’”

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2017 Meet the Underdogs: Azteca FC, the latest amateur power from Colorado ready to represent in US Open Cup

May 10, 2017 by Robert Wilson

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Since dethroning Colorado’s most notable US Open Cup participant in years past, Azteca FC has changed their look and increased their status in the local soccer scene.

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2017 Meet the Underdogs: FC Motown went from coed team to US Open Cup in four years

May 8, 2017 by Craig Tower

In four short years, New Jersey’s FC Motown went from co-ed team to a Lamar Hunt US Open Cup. The New Jersey club’s meteoric rise began in 2012 and its success has been a surprise. Even to themselves.

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2017 Meet the Underdogs: San Francisco’s El Farolito returns for first time since winning 1993 US Open Cup title

May 8, 2017 by Thomas Hodul

El Farolito was founded by Salvador Lopez, the owner of Taqueria El Farolito, one of the most famous Mexican food spots in San Francisco if not all.

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2017 Meet the Underdogs: Moreno Valley FC taking SoCal by storm, now the US Open Cup is next

May 8, 2017 by Omar Avalos

“Mo Val” was formed in 2015 and took the United Premier Soccer League by storm in their season debut.

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2017 Meet the Underdogs: Tartan Devils don’t have to win “pretty” to represent Pittsburgh in US Open Cup

May 7, 2017 by John Krysinsky

Members of Tartan Devils Oak Avalon club never fathomed that this opportunity would come their way, but they are certain of one thing, they are proud of where they come from — and play in a way that is emblematic of Western Pennsylvania’s blue collar roots.

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2017 Meet the Underdogs: Camaraderie spurs Boston-based GPS Omens to US Open Cup glory

May 7, 2017 by Brian O'Connell

The more things change, the more they stay the same: it’s a phrase that rings especially true for Massachusetts-based USASA side GPS Omens.

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2017 Meet the Underdogs: Miami’s Red Force FC is a family affair seeking to “compete with the very best”

May 7, 2017 by Harrison Huntley

When asked why his club entered the US Open Cup Red Force FC President Christina Vega simply said “we enter every year because it is the most prestigious tournament in the US, and we want to compete with the very best.”

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