This round the second and third tiers of the US Soccer pyramid enter the fray as NASL and USL
Pro begin play. We're pretty much out of local teams until MLS joins in the next round, as the
Kitsap Pumas were eliminated in the last round by Eric Wynalda's Cal FC and the Portland Timbers
U23s were similarly upset by USASA's PSA Elite last week.
The Milwaukee Bavarians NPSL team will make its Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup debut on its home field
in Glendale, while the Croatian Eagles will head back to the Chicago area for their first
appearance in the tournament since 2006.
The state sides learned their opening opponents Tuesday along with 30 other amateur teams across
the country as the U.
The U.S. Open Cup format has changed immensely from past editions, and the pairings for the
first two rounds of the tournament have been released.
The first round, which will be played in two weeks, contains all amateur teams from PDL, NPSL,
USASA and U.S. Club Soccer, and the matchups are based on regional and geographical location.
Today, US Soccer has announced changes to the US Open Cup that had been rumored for a few months.
Plenty of changes have been made to the format and the design of the tournament. As a whole, all
the moves that were made I would say were for the better.
First, all 32 professional teams in the United States will be competing in the tournament.
A change is coming to the US Open Cup that many of us have been hoping for. According to sources
to theCup.us, the USOC will extend it's bracket out to all 16 US-based Major League Soccer teams
and go to a 64-team bracket.
Over the last few years, the tournament has come under constant criticism for the way MLS teams
enter the tournament.
*Some Mexican soccer fans made the wrong sort of impression at the Club America-Atlas game
Wednesday night in Carson.
Operations Sgt. Josh Stahl of the Carson station said this morning that the incident involved
about 200 people outside the stadium watching fights involving "several" people.
The 2011 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup kicked off the third round tonight, with eight MLS teams entering
the tournament to play eight amateur teams.
In Frisco, Texas, home of FC Dallas, the fans still honor Lamar Hunt who was an American sportsman
promoting soccer in the United States. He is the founder of Major League Soccer and its
predecessor, North American Soccer League, and at the time of his death in 2006, Hunt owned the
Columbus Crew and FC Dallas.
One goal was all the Real Colorado Foxes would need to beat the DV8 Defenders in the first round
of the U.S. Open Cup on Tuesday night.
However, the Foxes got far more, adding two second half goals to three scored in the first half
in a 5-0 trashing of the team from the San Francisco Bay Area at Shea Stadium in Highlands
Ranch.
Originally posted July 31, 2009
Professional Soccer provides a uniqueness that no other professional team sport in the U.S. offers.
It has multiple championships. Though, the Superliga does not seem to have the staying power, the
CONCACAF Champions League and U.S. Open Cup appear to be gaining more strength each year.
NEW YORK, NY Five more amateur teams will earn berths into the US Open Cup tournament this year.
The PDL's allotment was raised to nine from eight and the NPSL will receive four automatic berths,
the first time since 2003 that teams from that fourth-division league will gain automatic entry.
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