A date with a Major League Soccer team was the prize for all Second Round games in the 2026 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup.
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2026 US Open Cup Round 2: Pittsburgh Riverhounds end Virginia’s dream
On a gorgeous early spring evening at Highmark Stadium on Tuesday night, the hosting Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC started slow but found their footing in the second half to see off amateur challengers Virginia Dream, 2-0.
2026 US Open Cup Round 2 Preview: MLS teams await winners as soccer’s March Madness continues
The Second Round of the 111th US Open Cup begins on Tuesday
2026 US Open Cup Round 1: Ben Fall of Asheville City SC voted TheCup.us Player of the Round
The Player of the Round award is voted on by TheCup.us staff, a select panel from the North American Soccer Reporters and select backers from TheCup.us’ Patreon team.
2026 US Open Cup Round 1: Who should be TheCup.us Player of the Round?
The First Round of the 111th edition of the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup is complete. There were a number of impressive individual performances over the 31 games last week. But which one was the best?
2026 US Open Cup Round 1: Pittsburgh Riverhounds win Modern Era’s first Steel City derby
In a much anticipated all-Pittsburgh derby, the first in the city in the Modern Era of the US Open Cup, it was the professional Riverhounds that secured advancement in a tight-fought contest against the difficult amateurs Steel City FC from just north of the rivers.
2026 US Open Cup Round 1: Asheville City scores late to upset Greenville Triumph
Asheville City eliminated its first professional team with a 3-1 home win over Greenville Triumph.
2026 US Open Cup Round 1: Daniel Burko’s brace powers Westchester SC past NY Renegades
Westchester SC of USL League One defeated the New York Renegades of the UPSL 2-0 Thursday night to advance to the Second Round of the 2026 US Open Cup.
2026 US Open Cup Round 1: Abitia Leon’s emotional goal lifts El Paso Locomotive past Laredo Heat
Playing in honor of a former teammate who died unexpectedly last week, forward Diego Abitia Leon delivered the deciding goal in his club debut, lifting El Paso Locomotive FC to a 2-0 road win over the Laredo Heat SC in the opening round of the 2026 US Open Cup.
2026 US Open Cup Round 1: Tennessee Tempo upsets Chattanooga Red Wolves in battle of I-24 teams
USL League One side Chattanooga Red Wolves SC were upset 1-0 by Tennessee Tempo FC, an amateur team from the UPSL, in a thrilling battle of I-24 teams.