We'll post the lineups here as a quick reference as we get them...
WEDNESDAY...
SILVERBACKS STARTING XI: GK Nasco; D Moroney, D Lancaster, D Burciaga, D Cox; M McManus, M O'Brien, M Turcios, Carr; F Horth, F Navia BENCH: GK Illyes, M Paulini, D Davis, D Hunt, M Colaluca, D Rilla, F Santamaria
SEATTLE SOUNDERS XI: GK Meredith; D Burch, D Parke, D Hurtado, D Scott; M Caskey, M Rose, M Alonso, M Cato; F Ochoa, F Johnson BENCH: M Evans, F Estrada, F Montero, M Carrasco, F Levesque, D Sivebaek, GK Weber
Cal FC Starting XI: Carrillo; Gonzalez, Navarro, Randolph, Espinosa; Manjivar, Arreola, Cruz, Di. Barreria; Da. Barrera, Aghasyan Subs: Rivera, Pa. Ferreira, Pe. Ferreira, Caceres, Warring, Rodra, King
Timbers: Perkins; Jewsbury-c, Mosquera, Horst, Smith; Alhassan, Chara, Nagbe, Alexander; Boyd, Perlaza Subs Bendik, Jean-Baptiste, Kawulok, Taylor, Braun, Richards, Rincon
TUESDAY...
#Kickers Starting XI: GK Pascale; D Johnson, Dos Santos, Vercollone, Görres; M Elcock, Heins, Foglesong, Nyazamba; F Yeisley, Agorsor #Kickers subs: Jones, Hiroyama, Mackenzie, Delicâte, Bulow #USOC
#DCU Starting XI: GK Willis; D White, Dudar, Korb; M Saragosa, Najar, King, Neal; F Salihi, Wolff, Santos #DCU Subs: Hamid, McDonald, Woolard, Kitchen, Morsink, Boskovic, Deleon
#Crew96 Starting XI: Lamspon, Perry, Gehrig, James, Francis, George, Grossman, Meram, Birchall, Finlay, Vargas #Crew96 Bench: Gruenebaum, Williams, Veeder, Anor, Duka, Renteria, Horton
Dayton Starting XI: Williams, Preciado, Copier, Dias, Smith, Jones, DeLass, McNamara, Garner, Bardsley, Priestly Dayton Bench: Whisenhunt, DeGroot, Robinson, Knoteli, Holowaty, Bartels, Kissinger
RailHawks 11: GK Burse, D Elenio, D Agbossoumonde, D King, D Low, M Lowery, M Zimmerman, M Da Luz, M Ortiz, F Shriver, F Schilawski RailHawks Substitutes: GK Fitzgerald, D Stockley, D Finch, M Nurse, M Shipalane, F Garey, M Palacio
LA Galaxy 11: GK Gaudette, D Lopes, D Meyer, D Leonardo, D Gaul, M Sarvas, M Jimenez, M Stephens, M Nakazawa, F Barrett, F Noonan LA Galaxy Substitutes: GK Perk, D Jordan, M Magee, M Garcia, M Walker, F Buddle
Rapids starting lineup: Ceus; Freeman, Marshall (C), Palguta, Zapata; Thompson, Henao, Hill, Castrillon; Akpan and Edu in a 4-4-2 Available subs: Joyce, Kimura, Ababio, Moor, Rivero, Nane and Cascio.
Rowdies: GK Attinella, D Sanfilippo, D Arango, D Yamada, D Washington, M Campbell, M Hill, M Savage, F Mulholland, F Ambersley, F Antoniuk
#NYRB Lineup: Meara, Barklage, Holgersson, Conde, Pearce, Solli, McCarty, Ballouchy, Lade, Arteaga, Cooper #NYRB Bench: Vuolo, Keel, Borrajo, Maduro, Palsson, Ruthven
Charleston: Duckworth, Wilson, Falvey, Hoffer, Mueller, Sanyang, Donatelli, Paterson, Cuevas, Boyd, & Bundu
Fire Starting XI: Tornaghi; Walls, Anibaba, Berry, Jumper; Videira,
Paladini, Bone; Robayo; Puppo, Barouch // SUBSTITUTES: Johnson, Gargan,
Segares, Watson-Siriboe, Pineda, Nyarko, Oduro.
Michigan Bucks: Grinwis; Cope, Harris, Barson, Givens; Boyen, Caldwell, Catalano, Omekanda; Crnkic, Uzoigwe (Steinberger 35') Bucks Subs: Teepen, Dillon, Opare, Ogunyemi, Grant, Miller
Philadelphia Union Starting XI: Konopka; M. Farfan, Okugo, Williams, G. Farfan; Carroll, Lahoud, Daniel, Adu; Martinez, Pajoy Bench: Hoppenot, Pfeffer, Hoffman, Jordan, Herdling, McLaughlin, Harrison
Rochester: Nicht; Traynor, Kyriazis, Roberts, Kirk; Cost, Rosenlund, Earls, Banks; McManus, Brito
Sporting KC: Kempin, Myers, Warzycha, Collin, Sinovic, Nagamura, Olum, Joseph, Peterson, Dwyer, Saad Bench: Nielsen, Besler, Bunbury, Harrington, Sassano, Sapong, Zusi
Orlando 11 Gallardo(c); Bernard, Mechack, Boden, Valentino; Campbell, O'Connor, Pulis, Molino; Chin, Watson bench: Allen, Davies, Fuller, Kelley, Ustruck
San Antonio Scorpions Starting XI: Sattler; Janicki, Blake Wagner, Kling, Cochrane, Pitchkolan, Knight, Denissen, Harmse; Bayona, Campos.
Houston Dynamo Starting XI: Deric; Creavalle, Boswell, Oscar Recio, Sturgis; Dixon, Moffat, Camargo, Clark; Kandji, Weaver.
#FCDallas XI: Seitz, John, Benitez, Hedges, Loyd, Guarda, Jackson, Jacobson, Leyva, Sealy, Top Available subs: Hartman, M. Hernandez, Ulloa, Luna, Castillo, Lee, Marcelin
Charlotte: NA
SJEarthquakes: Starting XI: Bingham, Ring, Opara, Morrow, Suggs, Cronin, Alexandre, Moreno, Garza, Lenhart, Guvenisik Bench: Newton, Baca, Beitashour, Dawkins, McLoughlin, Diaz Pizarro, Hustedt
@FTLStrikers: Glaeser, Blake, Shanosky, Stewart, Lorenz, Morales, Motagalvan, Restrepo, Pecka, Thompson, Anderson Bench : Martin, Otte, Orozco, Gebor, Hassan, Ramos, Herron
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
#OpenCupFan Twitter Tally Update
Well, to say the least, the response has been underwhelming. And to be frank, we are quite stunned that professional clubs are all being outdone by a team from the amateur NPSL, the Fullerton Rangers – no offense intended.
We are giving you a second chance, extending the voting period through until the completion of Round 4.
Got a US Open Cup catchphrase or slogan you want to share? We want to hear them. We have gotten a few good team-related comments like “When I tweet, I tweet for the Timbers” (Toothi), “#FourInARow” (KyleDJames) and “Hammers til I Die! All others are #sharkbait #chumchum” (BMSscienceguy), but the two Open Cup related phrases we like so far are:
“Unlike Hans Backe I am an #OpenCupFan” – ScreaminMonkey Circus (Chicago Fire)
“League owned, no longer Open Cup banned” – Doughboy767 (Minnesota Stars)
The Numbers…
Sunday, May 27, 2012
Klinsmann selections leave MLS sides mostly intact for Open Cup
With the European season concluded, impact on the US Open Cup by players being called up by the US National Team will be minimal over the next two rounds as only four Major League Soccer sides will be missing five combined players.
Jurgen Klinsmann's 23-player selection for the current five-match run that includes three friendlies and a pair of 2014 World Cup Qualifiers was made up primarily of players outside of MLS.
MLS Selections
Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake)
Geoff Cameron (Houston Dynamo)
Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake)
Landon Donovan (LA Galaxy)
Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes)
Jurgen Klinsmann's 23-player selection for the current five-match run that includes three friendlies and a pair of 2014 World Cup Qualifiers was made up primarily of players outside of MLS.
MLS Selections
Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake)
Geoff Cameron (Houston Dynamo)
Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake)
Landon Donovan (LA Galaxy)
Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes)
Third Round - The Week Before, League Results
Coming into the Third Round of the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup this Tuesday, a number of clubs played two games in the past week in league competition.
Major League Soccer teams make their entry into the competition this round. Seven of the eight teams that had midweek MLS contests also played on the weekend with New York Red Bulls being the only side that was idle. San Jose's second match was on Sunday versus Sporting Kansas City.
In USL Pro, Orlando City played Thursday and Saturday while the Rochester Rhinos played Friday and Saturday. The league took Sunday off, but the NASL's expansion San Antonio Scorpions were in action north of the border in Edmonton.
Major League Soccer teams make their entry into the competition this round. Seven of the eight teams that had midweek MLS contests also played on the weekend with New York Red Bulls being the only side that was idle. San Jose's second match was on Sunday versus Sporting Kansas City.
In USL Pro, Orlando City played Thursday and Saturday while the Rochester Rhinos played Friday and Saturday. The league took Sunday off, but the NASL's expansion San Antonio Scorpions were in action north of the border in Edmonton.
Thursday, May 24, 2012
The Sister Tournaments - ACC & CFU Updates
The US Open Cup is in full swing at the midway point of the month-long, four-round blitz that will take the field of 64 down to eight. Meanwhile, on Wednesday the Amway Canadian Championship crowned a winner and this weekend the Caribbean Football Union will reduce the field down to the final group for the championship round.
Both tournaments will send representatives on to this summer's CONCACAF Champions League while the Open Cup winner will join the fray for next year's CCL. And if Puerto Rico Islanders get at least a draw Friday evening in the Cayman Islands, at least one club from the North American lower divisions will advance yet again, possibly two, from the CFU.
Both tournaments will send representatives on to this summer's CONCACAF Champions League while the Open Cup winner will join the fray for next year's CCL. And if Puerto Rico Islanders get at least a draw Friday evening in the Cayman Islands, at least one club from the North American lower divisions will advance yet again, possibly two, from the CFU.
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Second Round Lineups
LINEUPS - We'll post them here as we get them...
@MichiganBucks lineup: Grimwas; Givens, Barson, Cope, Harris; Boyden, Ogumyemi, Catalano; Caldwell, Miller, Uziogwe Subs: Teepan, Saas, Hintz, Steinberger, Grnkie, Grant, St. Louis
Pittsburgh starters: 1-Hunter Gilstrap, 4-Niko Katic, 5-Sterling Flunder, 13-Louie Rolko, 23-Anthony Calvano, 2-Matt Kassel, 6-Rich Costanzo, 9-Stefan Lundberg, 21-Shintaro Harada, 7-Darren Amoo, 11-Ricky Smith
PSA Elite 11: GK Whiddon, D Dunn, D Miranda, D Smith, D Gafa, M Lopez, M Spicer, M Paul, M Whitfield, F Riemer, F Ramirez - Bench: GK Oseguera, D Turner, M Prieto, M Ontiveros, M Lopez, M Avila, F Harrington
RailHawks 11: GK Fitzgerald, D Elenio, D Agbossoumonde, D King, D Low, M Lowery, M Zimmerman, M Ortiz, M Da Luz, F Shriver, F Schilawski - Bench: GK Burse, D Shields, D Stockley, M Nurse, M Shipalane, M Palacio, F Garey
Chicago Fire PDL Starting XI: Godsey; Keller, Tiemstra, Boxall, Doody; Bushue, Ritter, Ciesulka, Shipp; Blades, Kannah - Bench: Euler, Beasley, Totsch, Engel, King, Medina, Prince
Dayton:
KC starters: Grow (GK), Marky, White, Oren Andrews, Cody Andrews, Shrout, McDaniel, Baker, Johnston, Webb, Perkins
Orlando City starters: Kelley, Mechack, Bernard, Davies, Ustruck, Fuller, Rooney, Campbell, Watson, Griffin, Luzunaris
Tampa Bay Rowdies GK Jeff Attinella, D Frankie Sanfilippo (Captain), D Andres Arango, D Draymond Washington, D Takuya Yamada, M Stuart Campbell, M Shane Hill, M Luke Mulholland, F Mike Ambersley, F Daniel Antoniuk, F Matt Clare
Jacksonville United GK Stuart McCrory, D Adam Allee, D Hollis Donaldson, D Mats Elmsater, D Jacobi Goodfellow, M Stefan Durr, M Jonathan Glenn, M Enrique Haussler, M Jay Nelson, M Tyler Williams, F Tornislav Krizanovic
@RochesterRhinos Starters-24 Nicht, 4 Zaher, 5 Traynor, 8 Rosenlund, 10 McManus, 11 Chinn, 12 Roberts, 13 Kirk, 16 Earls, 23 Hoxic, 29
Brooklyn:
Charleston Starters @Chas_Battery: Duckworth, Mueller, Falvey, Ellison, Flatley, Romero, Azira, Richter, Cuevas, Prince, & Kelly
Reading:
@ATLSilverbacks Nasco Davis Lancaster Burciaga R. Cox O'Brien Gonzalez Turcios Carr Colaluca Navia - Bench: Ati Moroney Paulini Horth Hunt Rilla Santamaria
Georgia: XI: Schultze, Nwiloh, Vania, Poku, Keene, Bacher, Bentley, Maduka, Nicholson, Sumpter, Papanikolopoulos
Richmond Kickers starting lineup: Pascale, Yomby, Kalungi, Goerres, Johnson, Dos Santos, Vercollone, Callahan, Heins, Agorsor, Yeisley
Aegean Hawks lineup:
Minnesota Stars lineup: Van Oekel: GK; Davis, Dias, Kallman, Altman: D; Hlavaty, Takada, Venegas, Ibarra: M; Bracalello, Walker: F.
Des Moines Menace Starters: GK Obando, D Deim, D Kallman, D Lopez, D Laetti, M McDaniel, M Fricke, M Jupic, M Piffer, F Ramos, F Moloto.
Harrisburg- Nicholas Noble, Stephen Basso, Tommy Brandt, Andrew Marshall, Bilal Duckett, Joseph Noone, Andrew Welker, Drew Yates, Morgan Langley, Brian Ombiji, Yann Ekra
Long Island Rough Riders- Thomas Booth, Matthew Wendelken, Timothy Parker, Tom Wharf, William Hole, Gary Flood, Adriano Gabriele, Ben Arikian, Stephan Barea, James Mulligan, Keith Detelj
Ventura County: Edwards, Rupert, Daly, Pontius, Weit, Steres, Chongo, F. Lopez, R. Lopez, Roman, Chavez
LA Blues:
@LaredoHeatSC Starting XI: Emmanuel; Carlos, Adan, Martin, Omar; Max, Gregory, Luis, de Dios; Irving, Horacio.
San Antonio Starting XI: Sattler; Cochrane, Pitchkolan, Gold, Kling; Harmse, Ramirez, Knight, Greenfield; Campos, Denissen.
El Paso & Charlotte - http://pic.twitter.com/dcr3SRup
Charlotte: Eagles lineup. GK: Irwin D: Bateau, Rife, Grousis, Jones M: Blanco, Herrera, Toby F: Roberts, Kabwe, Thornton
@MichiganBucks lineup: Grimwas; Givens, Barson, Cope, Harris; Boyden, Ogumyemi, Catalano; Caldwell, Miller, Uziogwe Subs: Teepan, Saas, Hintz, Steinberger, Grnkie, Grant, St. Louis
Pittsburgh starters: 1-Hunter Gilstrap, 4-Niko Katic, 5-Sterling Flunder, 13-Louie Rolko, 23-Anthony Calvano, 2-Matt Kassel, 6-Rich Costanzo, 9-Stefan Lundberg, 21-Shintaro Harada, 7-Darren Amoo, 11-Ricky Smith
PSA Elite 11: GK Whiddon, D Dunn, D Miranda, D Smith, D Gafa, M Lopez, M Spicer, M Paul, M Whitfield, F Riemer, F Ramirez - Bench: GK Oseguera, D Turner, M Prieto, M Ontiveros, M Lopez, M Avila, F Harrington
RailHawks 11: GK Fitzgerald, D Elenio, D Agbossoumonde, D King, D Low, M Lowery, M Zimmerman, M Ortiz, M Da Luz, F Shriver, F Schilawski - Bench: GK Burse, D Shields, D Stockley, M Nurse, M Shipalane, M Palacio, F Garey
Chicago Fire PDL Starting XI: Godsey; Keller, Tiemstra, Boxall, Doody; Bushue, Ritter, Ciesulka, Shipp; Blades, Kannah - Bench: Euler, Beasley, Totsch, Engel, King, Medina, Prince
Dayton:
KC starters: Grow (GK), Marky, White, Oren Andrews, Cody Andrews, Shrout, McDaniel, Baker, Johnston, Webb, Perkins
Orlando City starters: Kelley, Mechack, Bernard, Davies, Ustruck, Fuller, Rooney, Campbell, Watson, Griffin, Luzunaris
Tampa Bay Rowdies GK Jeff Attinella, D Frankie Sanfilippo (Captain), D Andres Arango, D Draymond Washington, D Takuya Yamada, M Stuart Campbell, M Shane Hill, M Luke Mulholland, F Mike Ambersley, F Daniel Antoniuk, F Matt Clare
Jacksonville United GK Stuart McCrory, D Adam Allee, D Hollis Donaldson, D Mats Elmsater, D Jacobi Goodfellow, M Stefan Durr, M Jonathan Glenn, M Enrique Haussler, M Jay Nelson, M Tyler Williams, F Tornislav Krizanovic
@RochesterRhinos Starters-24 Nicht, 4 Zaher, 5 Traynor, 8 Rosenlund, 10 McManus, 11 Chinn, 12 Roberts, 13 Kirk, 16 Earls, 23 Hoxic, 29
Brooklyn:
Charleston Starters @Chas_Battery: Duckworth, Mueller, Falvey, Ellison, Flatley, Romero, Azira, Richter, Cuevas, Prince, & Kelly
Reading:
@ATLSilverbacks Nasco Davis Lancaster Burciaga R. Cox O'Brien Gonzalez Turcios Carr Colaluca Navia - Bench: Ati Moroney Paulini Horth Hunt Rilla Santamaria
Georgia: XI: Schultze, Nwiloh, Vania, Poku, Keene, Bacher, Bentley, Maduka, Nicholson, Sumpter, Papanikolopoulos
Richmond Kickers starting lineup: Pascale, Yomby, Kalungi, Goerres, Johnson, Dos Santos, Vercollone, Callahan, Heins, Agorsor, Yeisley
Aegean Hawks lineup:
Minnesota Stars lineup: Van Oekel: GK; Davis, Dias, Kallman, Altman: D; Hlavaty, Takada, Venegas, Ibarra: M; Bracalello, Walker: F.
Des Moines Menace Starters: GK Obando, D Deim, D Kallman, D Lopez, D Laetti, M McDaniel, M Fricke, M Jupic, M Piffer, F Ramos, F Moloto.
Harrisburg- Nicholas Noble, Stephen Basso, Tommy Brandt, Andrew Marshall, Bilal Duckett, Joseph Noone, Andrew Welker, Drew Yates, Morgan Langley, Brian Ombiji, Yann Ekra
Long Island Rough Riders- Thomas Booth, Matthew Wendelken, Timothy Parker, Tom Wharf, William Hole, Gary Flood, Adriano Gabriele, Ben Arikian, Stephan Barea, James Mulligan, Keith Detelj
Ventura County: Edwards, Rupert, Daly, Pontius, Weit, Steres, Chongo, F. Lopez, R. Lopez, Roman, Chavez
LA Blues:
@LaredoHeatSC Starting XI: Emmanuel; Carlos, Adan, Martin, Omar; Max, Gregory, Luis, de Dios; Irving, Horacio.
San Antonio Starting XI: Sattler; Cochrane, Pitchkolan, Gold, Kling; Harmse, Ramirez, Knight, Greenfield; Campos, Denissen.
El Paso & Charlotte - http://pic.twitter.com/dcr3SRup
Charlotte: Eagles lineup. GK: Irwin D: Bateau, Rife, Grousis, Jones M: Blanco, Herrera, Toby F: Roberts, Kabwe, Thornton
Sunday, May 20, 2012
The Weekend Before Results - Second Round
While the Rochester Rhinos are no longer perfect following a draw against winless Dayton Dayton Lions, they and the Minnesota Stars remain part of a trio of teams heading into the Second Round of the US Open Cup unbeaten. Minnesota downed Fort Lauderdale in NASL action and Rochester rival Orlando City was idle in USL Pro.
The draw also kept Dayton among a trio of winless professional league clubs as the Atlanta Silverbacks lost to Tampa Bay and Carolina played to a 1-1 draw against league leading Puerto Rico in NASL action.
The season kicked off for the Long Island, but the Rough Riders fell to fellow Second Round side Reading United AC. The Michigan Bucks' opener, meanwhile, went a lot better Saturday with a 4-1 victory against expansion Chicago Inferno. In two other matches featuring a pair of Open Cup Second Round clubs, Georgia Revolution downed Jacksonville United of the NASL and in the PDL the Laredo Heat topped the El Paso, the first of back-to-back losses for the Patriots, who also lost in Austin Saturday. All three such games were decided by one goal. Also playing twice, Ventura County Fusion won both contests at home, blanking Ogden and Pali.
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THIS WEEK*
Friday, May 18
Richmond Kickers 1:1 Pittsburgh Riverhounds
Dayton Dutch Lions 1:1 Rochester Rhinos
El Paso Patriots 1:2 @ Laredo Heat
Fresno Fuego 1:3 vs Orange County
Ventura County Fusion 2:0 vs Ogden
Saturday, May 19
Puerto Rico Islanders 1:1 Carolina RailHawks
Tampa Bay Rowdies 3:2 Atlanta Silverbacks
Minnesota Stars 3:1 Fort Lauderdale Strikers
FC Edmonton 0:2 San Antonio Scorpions
Dayton Dutch Lions 0:4 Harrisburg City Islanders
Charlotte Eagles 1:1 Wilmington Hammerheads
Reading United AC 1:0 @ Long Island Rough Riders
Michigan Bucks 4:1 vs Chicago Inferno
El Paso Patriots 1:6 @ Austin
Des Moines Menace 3:2 vs Kansas City
Brooklyn Italians 2:1 @ NY AC
Georgia Revolution 2:1 @ Jacksonville United
Sunday, May 20
Ventura County Fusion 3:0 vs Pali
*Open Cup PDL/NPSL clubs included, listed first &/or bold
The draw also kept Dayton among a trio of winless professional league clubs as the Atlanta Silverbacks lost to Tampa Bay and Carolina played to a 1-1 draw against league leading Puerto Rico in NASL action.
The season kicked off for the Long Island, but the Rough Riders fell to fellow Second Round side Reading United AC. The Michigan Bucks' opener, meanwhile, went a lot better Saturday with a 4-1 victory against expansion Chicago Inferno. In two other matches featuring a pair of Open Cup Second Round clubs, Georgia Revolution downed Jacksonville United of the NASL and in the PDL the Laredo Heat topped the El Paso, the first of back-to-back losses for the Patriots, who also lost in Austin Saturday. All three such games were decided by one goal. Also playing twice, Ventura County Fusion won both contests at home, blanking Ogden and Pali.
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THIS WEEK*
Friday, May 18
Richmond Kickers 1:1 Pittsburgh Riverhounds
Dayton Dutch Lions 1:1 Rochester Rhinos
El Paso Patriots 1:2 @ Laredo Heat
Fresno Fuego 1:3 vs Orange County
Ventura County Fusion 2:0 vs Ogden
Saturday, May 19
Puerto Rico Islanders 1:1 Carolina RailHawks
Tampa Bay Rowdies 3:2 Atlanta Silverbacks
Minnesota Stars 3:1 Fort Lauderdale Strikers
FC Edmonton 0:2 San Antonio Scorpions
Dayton Dutch Lions 0:4 Harrisburg City Islanders
Charlotte Eagles 1:1 Wilmington Hammerheads
Reading United AC 1:0 @ Long Island Rough Riders
Michigan Bucks 4:1 vs Chicago Inferno
El Paso Patriots 1:6 @ Austin
Des Moines Menace 3:2 vs Kansas City
Brooklyn Italians 2:1 @ NY AC
Georgia Revolution 2:1 @ Jacksonville United
Sunday, May 20
Ventura County Fusion 3:0 vs Pali
*Open Cup PDL/NPSL clubs included, listed first &/or bold
Friday, May 18, 2012
The Weekend Before - Second Round
Nearly all of the lower division professional league clubs are in action the weekend before their entry into the 99th edition of the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup. Still unbeaten in league play are 3-0-3 Minnesota Stars of the NASL and the USL Pro duo of defending champion Orlando City (6-0-1) and Rochester Rhinos (6-0-0).
Minnesota is on a trip to Florida to face the 2-2-3 Fort Lauderdale Strikers. The Rhinos are playing host to the 0-3-2 Dayton Dutch Lions while Orlando City is idle. Also off this weekend in USL Pro are the Charleston Battery and LA Blues.
In addition to Dayton, the Atlanta Silverbacks (0-3-4) and Carolina Railhawks (0-4-4) are looking for their first wins of the league campaign. Atlanta hosts Tampa Bay Rowdies and Carolina is at home against the league-leading Puerto Rico Islanders.
In the PDL and NPSL, there had been only one meeting between two Open Cup entrants prior to the First Round (Des Moines vs Real Colorado), but this week along there are three. In the PDL, the Texas duo of the 1-0-1 El Paso Patriots square off against the 0-1-0 Laredo Heat Friday evening. On Saturday, the 0-0-1 Reading United AC face Mid Atlantic Division foes Long Islander Rough Riders, who are kicking off their league campaign. Also on Saturday, the NPSL rivals Georgia Revolution and Jacksonville United meet up.
Also finally kicking off their league campaign are the Michigan Bucks, who play host to the expansion Chicago Inferno Saturday. The Chicago Fire will not play their first PDL game until the night following the Second Round fixture, playing host to River City Rovers.
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THIS WEEK*
Friday, May 18
Richmond Kickers @ Pittsburgh Riverhounds
Dayton Dutch Lions @ Rochester Rhinos
El Paso Patriots @ Laredo Heat
Fresno Fuego vs Orange County
Ventura County Fusion vs Ogden
Saturday, May 19
Puerto Rico Islanders @ Carolina RailHawks
Tampa Bay Rowdies @ Atlanta Silverbacks
Minnesota Stars @ Fort Lauderdale Strikers
FC Edmonton @ San Antonio Scorpions
Dayton Dutch Lions @ Harrisburg City Islanders
Charlotte Eagles @ Wilmington Hammerheads
Reading United AC @ Long Island Rough Riders
Michigan Bucks vs Chicago Inferno
El Paso Patriots @ Austin
Des Moines Menace vs Kansas City
Brooklyn Italians @ NY AC
Georgia Revolution @ Jacksonville United
Sunday, May 20
Ventura County Fusion vs Pali
*Open Cup PDL/NPSL clubs included, listed first &/or bold
Minnesota is on a trip to Florida to face the 2-2-3 Fort Lauderdale Strikers. The Rhinos are playing host to the 0-3-2 Dayton Dutch Lions while Orlando City is idle. Also off this weekend in USL Pro are the Charleston Battery and LA Blues.
In addition to Dayton, the Atlanta Silverbacks (0-3-4) and Carolina Railhawks (0-4-4) are looking for their first wins of the league campaign. Atlanta hosts Tampa Bay Rowdies and Carolina is at home against the league-leading Puerto Rico Islanders.
In the PDL and NPSL, there had been only one meeting between two Open Cup entrants prior to the First Round (Des Moines vs Real Colorado), but this week along there are three. In the PDL, the Texas duo of the 1-0-1 El Paso Patriots square off against the 0-1-0 Laredo Heat Friday evening. On Saturday, the 0-0-1 Reading United AC face Mid Atlantic Division foes Long Islander Rough Riders, who are kicking off their league campaign. Also on Saturday, the NPSL rivals Georgia Revolution and Jacksonville United meet up.
Also finally kicking off their league campaign are the Michigan Bucks, who play host to the expansion Chicago Inferno Saturday. The Chicago Fire will not play their first PDL game until the night following the Second Round fixture, playing host to River City Rovers.
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THIS WEEK*
Friday, May 18
Richmond Kickers @ Pittsburgh Riverhounds
Dayton Dutch Lions @ Rochester Rhinos
El Paso Patriots @ Laredo Heat
Fresno Fuego vs Orange County
Ventura County Fusion vs Ogden
Saturday, May 19
Puerto Rico Islanders @ Carolina RailHawks
Tampa Bay Rowdies @ Atlanta Silverbacks
Minnesota Stars @ Fort Lauderdale Strikers
FC Edmonton @ San Antonio Scorpions
Dayton Dutch Lions @ Harrisburg City Islanders
Charlotte Eagles @ Wilmington Hammerheads
Reading United AC @ Long Island Rough Riders
Michigan Bucks vs Chicago Inferno
El Paso Patriots @ Austin
Des Moines Menace vs Kansas City
Brooklyn Italians @ NY AC
Georgia Revolution @ Jacksonville United
Sunday, May 20
Ventura County Fusion vs Pali
*Open Cup PDL/NPSL clubs included, listed first &/or bold
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
US Open Cup First Round - Lineups
This page is a quick reference to lineups for the 2012 First Round during match night... We don't expect to get them all, but as we do they will be compiled here...
Chicago Fire PDL - #cf97 PDL Starters J. Godsey, D. Keller, D. Tiemstra, S. Totsch, P. Doody (C); B. Wahl, J. Bushue, H. Shipp, M. Blades; I. Kannah, C. Prince SUBS: S. Euler, T. Engel, D. Figura, C. Ritter, L. Medina, M. Gutierrez, J. Torres
Croatian Eagles - CE XI: Boyd; Narciso, Patterson, Schroeder, Von Rueden; Willan, Wiedabach, Suprise, Raymonds, Anderson; A. Lauber SUBS: A. Cop, A. Cranfill, E. Crespo, I. Ksenidi, G. Mena, M. Sethi, S L Ziba
Jacksonville: Stu McCrory in goal, Adam Allee, Mats Elmsater, Jacobi Goodfellow and Hollis Donaldson in the back, Tyler Williams, Jon Glenn, Sean Steed, Qui Que Hausler and Nedim Hrustic in the middle, Tommy Krizanovic up top: playing 4:5:1
Orlando City: NA
Bavarian starters: GK 31 Rhode, D 6 Stone, D 18 Goodnetter, D 17 Krenzien, D 23 Whitehead, M 4 Hoover, M 8 Islami M 9 Herrera, M 24 Madsen, F 20 Simmons
Des Moines: GK 28 Billings, D 19 Laetti, D 16 Lopez, D 6 Diem, D 17 Lawal, M 22 Moloto, M 11 McDaniel, M 8 Fricke, 2 M Armaral, 20 M Jupic, F 7 Silva
Cal FC XI: D. Carrillo (GK), Aghasyan, Arreola, Da. Barrera, Di. Barrera, Cruz, Espinoza, Gonzalez, Manjivar, Navarro, Randolph [Carillo played for Kitsap in 2010]
Kitsap: Kitsap: Brim; Friesen, MacLeod, Johnson, Medina, Mohn, Robbins, Sampson, Bettencourt, Miley, Truax SUBS - Lubin, Fabian, Drew Jensen, Jarrett Robbins, Jamie Thomas and Sam Zipperstein make up the bench
Fresno: Goalkeeper: G. Vega; Defenders; A. Berhane, TJ Grewal, E. Gonzales, E. Ochoa; Midfielders: N. Blanco, G. Cignetti, P. Islas, A. Campos, I. Yanez; Forward: T. Reinhart;
Fullerton: gk Geovanni Hernandez df julio garrido, david arvizu, mf, alex munoz, julio madrigal, fw cristian alvarado, elves rodan
Ventura County: Hayden, Steres, Rupert, R. Lopez, Chongo, Tsonis, Daly, F. Lopez, Roman, McGlynn, T. Pontius
Chicago Fire PDL - #cf97 PDL Starters J. Godsey, D. Keller, D. Tiemstra, S. Totsch, P. Doody (C); B. Wahl, J. Bushue, H. Shipp, M. Blades; I. Kannah, C. Prince SUBS: S. Euler, T. Engel, D. Figura, C. Ritter, L. Medina, M. Gutierrez, J. Torres
Croatian Eagles - CE XI: Boyd; Narciso, Patterson, Schroeder, Von Rueden; Willan, Wiedabach, Suprise, Raymonds, Anderson; A. Lauber SUBS: A. Cop, A. Cranfill, E. Crespo, I. Ksenidi, G. Mena, M. Sethi, S L Ziba
Jacksonville: Stu McCrory in goal, Adam Allee, Mats Elmsater, Jacobi Goodfellow and Hollis Donaldson in the back, Tyler Williams, Jon Glenn, Sean Steed, Qui Que Hausler and Nedim Hrustic in the middle, Tommy Krizanovic up top: playing 4:5:1
Orlando City: NA
Bavarian starters: GK 31 Rhode, D 6 Stone, D 18 Goodnetter, D 17 Krenzien, D 23 Whitehead, M 4 Hoover, M 8 Islami M 9 Herrera, M 24 Madsen, F 20 Simmons
Des Moines: GK 28 Billings, D 19 Laetti, D 16 Lopez, D 6 Diem, D 17 Lawal, M 22 Moloto, M 11 McDaniel, M 8 Fricke, 2 M Armaral, 20 M Jupic, F 7 Silva
Cal FC XI: D. Carrillo (GK), Aghasyan, Arreola, Da. Barrera, Di. Barrera, Cruz, Espinoza, Gonzalez, Manjivar, Navarro, Randolph [Carillo played for Kitsap in 2010]
Kitsap: Kitsap: Brim; Friesen, MacLeod, Johnson, Medina, Mohn, Robbins, Sampson, Bettencourt, Miley, Truax SUBS - Lubin, Fabian, Drew Jensen, Jarrett Robbins, Jamie Thomas and Sam Zipperstein make up the bench
Fresno: Goalkeeper: G. Vega; Defenders; A. Berhane, TJ Grewal, E. Gonzales, E. Ochoa; Midfielders: N. Blanco, G. Cignetti, P. Islas, A. Campos, I. Yanez; Forward: T. Reinhart;
Fullerton: gk Geovanni Hernandez df julio garrido, david arvizu, mf, alex munoz, julio madrigal, fw cristian alvarado, elves rodan
Ventura County: Hayden, Steres, Rupert, R. Lopez, Chongo, Tsonis, Daly, F. Lopez, Roman, McGlynn, T. Pontius
Friday, May 11, 2012
TheCup.us creates Twitter Open Cup - #OpenCupFan
In the past few years, we have seen a greater percentage of clubs in Major League Soccer taking the cup more seriously on the field and many fans have also displayed the same respect for the tournament we have long held.
Now we are asking you to show that pride to the world in a super Twitter battle that is OPEN TO ALL (including the ACC/CFU event clubs), regardless if your team qualified or not.
#OpenCupFan
All you have to do is tweet mentioning @usopencup and #OpenCupFan along with the name of the club(s) you support (preferably using their twitter name). We will tally the results and announce after the completion of the US Open Cup Third Round (featuring MLS teams) which clubs have the best support overall and in each league.
Add a Slogan
Got a slogan or something creative to say to support the tourney? Include the hashtag #OpenCupFan and a panel will select the best for publication along with the Twitter battle voting updates and results. Your tweets only count once toward the tally, but feel free to submit as many #OpenCupFan comments as you wish. More importantly, make sure your friends and followers do the same!
Follow 44 of the remaining 48 teams on Twitter in one place - 2012 Entrants List
A Call for a Canadian Open Cup
Jonah Freedman of MLSsoccer.com may be onto something - though it has been a topic of discussion for a long while - with his feature column about expanding and opening the Amway Canadian Championship into an event more like the US Open Cup. The question behind the scenes over the years has been: "Can we create an Open Cup in Canada?" Politics and the same financial realities the American version faces were the main roadblocks over the years, particularly before Major League Soccer grew over the border.
With Toronto FC came a desire from the then lower division Montreal Impact and Vancouver Whitecaps to continue to show that they are just as good, despite the technical designation of the league. The three clubs, having built themselves to a professional capability on and off the field far superior to those in the other Canadian and Canadian-American leagues, came together, with the revamped CONCACAF Champions League on the horizon, and created the Canadian Championship. That event, obviously, has evolved with Vancouver and Montreal moving up to MLS while FC Edmonton was also founded.
But four years later, the question still remains. Can Canada, with a lot of fan and, seemingly, corporate support, finally expand the nation's championship event and make it open to all levels of the sport?
With Toronto FC came a desire from the then lower division Montreal Impact and Vancouver Whitecaps to continue to show that they are just as good, despite the technical designation of the league. The three clubs, having built themselves to a professional capability on and off the field far superior to those in the other Canadian and Canadian-American leagues, came together, with the revamped CONCACAF Champions League on the horizon, and created the Canadian Championship. That event, obviously, has evolved with Vancouver and Montreal moving up to MLS while FC Edmonton was also founded.
But four years later, the question still remains. Can Canada, with a lot of fan and, seemingly, corporate support, finally expand the nation's championship event and make it open to all levels of the sport?
Thursday, May 10, 2012
The Weekend Before: PDL & NPSL clubs in action
Ten clubs have already kicked off their campaigns and have a combined record of 10-5-5.
Among the clubs with multiple games already under their belts, the PDL’s Fresno Fuego and NPSL’s Brooklyn Italians are off to the best starts. Fresno, who visits Orange County Friday evening, has won all three matches. Brooklyn, which travels to Rhode Island Saturday, has won both contests on its slate.
On the other side of the ledger are the Des Moines Menace, who are winless through three. Coming off a 1-0 road loss in Springfield Wednesday, the Menace visit St Louis Saturday looking to head into the tournament on a positive note. A primary reason for the 0-2-1 start is a season-opening series with fellow Open Cup participant Real Colorado Foxes, the only league meetings between First Round clubs thus far. The Foxes won the second match, 1-0, after a 1-1 draw in the season opener of the double dip.
With the advanced time frame of the tournament, nearly a month earlier than the past, PDL clubs will go into the event without any games played for the first time. The Long Island Rough Riders and divisional foes Michigan Bucks and Chicago Fire PDL will not open their league schedules until after they begin their Open Cup campaign. In the NPSL, FC Sonic and Milwaukee Bavarians will also enter the tournament without any official matches played.
Follow 52 of the 64 teams on Twitter in one place - @USOpenCup/USOC2012Entrants
THIS WEEKEND
(Open Cup club listed first)
Friday
PDL: Orlando City U23 v Fort Lauderdale
PDL: Fresno Fuego @ Orange County
PDL: Portland Timbers U-23s v Fraser Valley
Saturday
PDL: GPS Portland Phoenix v Vermont
PDL: Carolina Dynamo v Real Maryland
PDL: Reading United AC v New Jersey
PDL: Des Moines Menace v St Louis
PDL: Laredo Heat @ Texas
PDL: Mississippi Brilla v Ocala
PDL: Real Colorado Foxes v Winnipeg
PDL: Kitsap Pumas v Fraser Valley
PDL: El Paso Patriots v Austin
NPSL: Jacksonville United v Myrtle Beach
NPSL: Georgia Revolution v Mississippi
NPSL: Brooklyn Italians @ Rhode Island
Sunday
PDL: Ventura County Fusion @ Los Angeles
PDL: Real Colorado Foxes v Winnipeg
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Canadian Championship kicks off Wednesday; Monterrey repeats as CCL champs
FC Edmonton of the NASL and Montreal Impact, in their first season as an MLS club, will play host to the first leg matches. The second leg matches for the Canadian Championship are next Wednesday, April 9.
The Vancouver Whitecaps will head north with a 4-2-2 record in league play to face the winless FC Edmonton (0-3-1), who picked up their first point two weeks ago with a scoreless draw in Puerto Rico and ended their scoreless status in a wild 4-3 loss at their home opener 10 days ago.
Vancouver has yet to win the competition, finishing as runners-up the past three years. FC Edmonton is hoping to become the second lower division side to win the competition since the Montreal Impact accomplished the feat in the inaugural edition in 2008. It will be only the second all-Canadian match this season for Vancouver, who opened the MLS season with a 2-0 victory over the visiting Impact, who were making their league debut. Sebastien Le Toux and Camilo Sanvezzo scored in the match.
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