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Honors

TheCup.us Awards

(All awards voted on by TheCup.us staff and select panel from the North American Soccer Reporters)

2022 TheCup.us Player of the Tournament

2022 Overall Player of the Tournament

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2022 Lower Division Player of the Tournament

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2022 TheCup.us Player of the Round

Round 1

Tomas Bosuel San Fernando Valley FC 2022 US Open Cup Player of the Round

Tomas Bosuel

San Fernando Valley FC

Round 2

Villyan Bijjev of Central Valley Fuego dribbles the ball against El Paso Locomotive FC in the Second Round of the 2022 US Open Cup. Photo: CV Fuego FC

Villyan Bijev

Central Valley Fuego FC

Round 3

Maxi Rodriguez

Detroit City FC

Round 4

Round 5

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

2019 TheCup.us Player of the Tournament

2019 Overall Player of the Tournament

Darwin Quintero - Minnesota United - US Open Cup Player of the Tournament Graphic by Daniel Crooke | Twitter @crooke86

Darwin Quintero

Minnesota United FC

2019 Lower Division Player of the Tournament

Sam Fink Saint Louis FC - Graphic by Daniel Crooke | Twitter @crooke86

Sam Fink

Saint Louis FC (USL Championship)

2019 TheCup.us Player of the Round

Round 1

Graphic by Dallas Kreil | IG: @dak_design

Charles Boateng

Richmond Kickers (USL-1)

Round 2

Bryant Martin - Florida Soccer Soldiers, TheCup.us Player of the Round

Bryant Martin

Florida Soccer Soldiers (USASA)

Round 3

Blake Frischknecht

Orange County FC (NPSL)

Round 4

Teal Bunbury

New England Revolution (MLS)

Round 5

Sam FInk - Saint Louis FC

Sam Fink

Saint Louis FC (USL-C)

Quarterfinals

Adam Grinwis of Orlando City SC celebrates in front of the club's fans after a 5-4 PK win over NYCFC in the 2019 US Open Cup Quarterfinals. Photo: Orlando City SC

Adam Grinwis

Orlando City SC (MLS)

Semifinals

Mason Toye of Minnesota United celebrates his goal against the Portland Timbers in the 2019 US Open Cup Semifinals. Photo: Minnesota United

Mason Toye

Minnesota United FC (MLS)

Final

Pity Martinez of Atlanta United FC prepares to lift the trophy after winning the 2019 US Open Cup. Photo: Logan Riely | Atlanta United

Pity Martinez

Atlanta United FC (MLS)

2018 TheCup.us Player of the Tournament

2018 Overall Player of the Tournament

Mauro Manotas

Houston Dynamo (MLS)

2018 Lower Division Player of the Tournament

Allisson Faramilio

FC Golden State Force (PDL)

2018 TheCup.us Player of the Round

Preliminary Round

Rasmus Hansen of the Brooklyn Italians celebrates what would be the game-winning goal against the New York Cosmos B in the 2018 US Open Cup. Photo: Bob Larson | TheCup.us

Rasmus Hansen

Brooklyn Italians (NPSL)

Round 1

Chuka Aruh

Inter Nashville FC (NPSL)

Round 2

Christian Okeke of NTX Rayados was named TheCup.us Player of the Round after scoring two goals against OKC Energy. Photo: NTX Rayados

Christian Okeke

NTX Rayados (USASA)

Round 3

Allisson Faramilio celebrates with his FC Golden State Force teammates after upsetting the Las Vegas Lights in the 2018 US Open Cup. Photo: Michael Carranza - gossamr.com

Allisson Faramilio

FC Golden State Force (PDL)

Round 4

Brian Ownby of Louisville City FC controls the ball against the New England Revolution in the Fourth Round of the 2018 US Open Cup. Photo: EM Dash Photography

Brian Ownby

Louisville City FC (USL)

Round 5

Daniel Salloi of Sporting Kansas City celebrates one of his two goals against FC Dallas in the Fifth Round of the 2018 US Open Cup. Photo: Sporting KC

Daniel Salloi

Sporting KC (MLS)

Quarterfinals

Romell Quioto of the Houston Dynamo celebrates after scoring a goal against Sporting KC in the 2018 US Open Cup Quarterfinals. Photo: Houston Dynamo

Romell Quioto

Houston Dynamo (MLS)

Semifinals

Diego Rossi of LAFC celebrates one of his three goals against the Houston Dynamo in the 2018 US Open Cup Semifinals. The match finished in a 3-3 draw and the Dynamo prevailed 7-6 on penalty kicks. Photo: Houston Dynamo

Diego Rossi

Los Angeles FC (MLS)

Finals

Mauro Manotas of the Housotn Dynamo celebrates one of his two goals against the Philadelphia Union in the 2018 US Open Cup Final. Photo: Houston Dynamo

Mauro Manotas

Houston Dynamo (MLS)

2017 TheCup.us Player of the Tournament

2017 Overall Player of the Tournament

Tim Melia celebrates the 2017 US Open Cup championship with his Sporting Kansas City teammates. Photo: Bob Larson

Tim Melia

Sporting KC (MLS)

2017 Lower Division Player of the Tournament

Mitch Hildebrandt of FC Cincinnati became the first player in the Modern Era of the US Open Cup to earn four shutouts in one tournament. Photo: FC Cincinnati

Mitch Hildebrandt

FC Cincinnati (USL)

2017 TheCup.us Player of the Round

Round 1

Pete Caringi is a dangerous in the air for Christos FC. Photo: Christos FC

Pete Caringi III

Christos FC (USASA)

Round 2

Phil Saunders of Christos FC makes one of his seven saves in a 1-0 road win over the Richmond Kickers. Photo: Jessica Hendricks | Richmond Kickers

Phil Saunders

Christos FC (USASA)

Round 3

Fabian Cerda of the Tulsa Roughnecks (yellow) gets a hug from a teammate prior to the team's penalty kick shootout against San Antonio FC in the Third Round of the 2017 US Open Cup. Credit: Lori Scholl

Fabian Cerda

Tulsa Roughnecks (USL)

Round 4

Stefano Pinho of Miami FC becomes the third Brazilian in the Modern Era to score a hat trick in the US Open Cup. The previous two are also Miami-based: Welton of the Miami Fusion (MLS) in 2000 and Paulo Jr. of Miami FC (USL) in 2010. Photo: Miami FC

Stefano Pinho

Miami FC (NASL)

Round 5

Mitch Hildebrandt

FC Cincinnati (USL)

Quarterfinals

Djiby Fall

FC Cincinnati (USL)

Semifinals

Bradley Wright-Phillips scored two goals, including the game-winner in extra time as the New York Red Bulls rallied from a two-goal deficit to beat FC Cincinnati, 3-2. Photo: Ryan Meyer | New York Red Bulls

Bradley Wright-Phillips

New York Red Bulls (MLS)

Final

Tim Melia

Sporting KC (MLS)

2016 TheCup.us Player of the Tournament

2016 Overall Player of the Tournament

Mauro Diaz

FC Dallas (MLS)

2016 Lower Division Player of the Tournament

Diego Restrepo of the Fort Lauderdale Strikers makes a penalty kick save against DC United of MLS in the Fourth Round of the 2016 US Open Cup. Photo: Fort Lauderdale Strikers

Diego Restrepo

Fort Lauderdale Strikers (NASL)

2016 TheCup.us Player of the Round

Round 1

Detroit City FC Michigan Bucks Evan Louro

Evan Louro

Detroit City FC (NPSL)

Round 2

Abdoukarim Danso

Lansdowne Bhoys (USASA)

Round 3

Diego Restrepo of the Fort Lauderdale Strikers is in position against the Richmond Kickers in the 2016 US Open Cup. Photo: Kelsey Hinds

Diego Restrepo

Ft. Lauderdale Strikers (NASL)

Round 4

Roland Alberg of the Philadelphia Union scores the first of his two goals against the Harrisburg City Islanders. Photo: Charlie Flowe | OceanCityFC.com

Roland Alberg

Philadelphia Union (MLS)

Round 5

David Accam of the Chicgao Fire scored a pair of first half goals to help the home team beat the Columbus Crew, 2-1. Photo: Chicago Fire

David Accam

Chicago Fire (MLS)

Quarterfinals

Sebastian Lletget

Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS)

Semifinals

Mauro Diaz

FC Dallas (MLS)

Final

Mauro Diaz prepares to lift the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup trophy with his FC Dallas teammates. Photo: FC Dallas

Mauro Diaz

FC Dallas (MLS)

2015 TheCup.us Player of the Tournament

2015 Overall Player of the Tournament

Krisztian Nemeth

Sporting KC (MLS)

2015 Lower Division Player of the Tournament

Michael Salazar

PSA Elite (USASA)

2015 TheCup.us Player of the Round

Preliminary Round

Kyle Luetkehans

Harpo’s FC (USSSA)

Round 1

Gregory Hartley

Chattanooga FC (NPSL)

Round 2

Alberto Diaz

Chula Vista FC (USASA)

Round 3

Dane Kelly

Charleston Battery (USL)

Round 4

Jorge Herrera

Charlotte Independence (USL)

Round 5

Dom Dwyer

Sporting KC (MLS)

Quarterfinals

John McCarthy

Philadelphia Union (MLS)

Semifinals

Benny Feilhaber

Sporting KC (MLS)

Final

Tim Melia

Sporting KC (MLS)

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U.S. Open Cup History

Weck Henney (left) and Davidson (right) of Chicago's Manhattan Beer fight for the ball with St. Mary's Celtic in the second leg of the 1939 National Challenge Cup Final at Starlight Park in the Bronx. Photo: Brooklyn Daily Eagle

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