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 What are the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and/or Canadian Championship? These two competitions are the tournaments to determine the best club, regardless of level of play, in their respective country. What this really means is any team, regardless of how good they are, can win a trophy. What's so important about these competitions? Other than the trophy, the winners of these competitions get access to the CONCACAF Champions League, where they will proceed to lose to a Mexican team in depressing fashion. Who will be 2019's Toronto and lose the Final to Chivas on PKs? Well, it could be one of these teams! Who gets to play? All professional teams are eligible for the competitions unless they are a USL reserve squad (I'm looking at you, los Dos); amateur and semi-pro teams must qualify to make the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. For the first time ever, League1 Ontario and the PLSQ, Canada's third-level leagues, will see representation in the Canadian Championship in the form of their respective champions. How do the competitions work? Canada: 6 teams USA: 94 teams Canada: Home-and-home with away goals rule USA: Knockout Canada: First qualifying round (Oakville vs. Blainville) Second qualifying round (Ottawa vs. qualifier) Semi-finals (Qualifier vs. Toronto, Montreal vs. Vancouver) Finals USA: Play-In Round (NASL corpses and NPSL teams near them enter) First Round (Amateur and semi-pro teams enter) Second Round (USL teams enter) Third Round Fourth Round (MLS teams enter) Four Rounds afterwards The U.S. Open Cup is usually bracketed by geography, but the Fourth Round and Round of 16 will have draws to determine fixtures. Are these games televised? Canada: Yes, on TSN and RDS USA: Not really. Some matches will probably be streamed online, and the final will be on ESPN2 (probably). Other than that, it's the discretion of When does this start? The U.S. Open Cup starts with three play-in matches on May 6th, with the First Round Proper beginning two days later. The Canadian Championship begins on June 6 and ends August 15th. Is there really going to be FC Miami vs. Miami FC? If you count FC Miami City vs. Miami FC 2, then yes we've run out of ideas.
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Edward Mass posted:
Yeah this can't be re...   Dammit Miami. 
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May 1, 2018 04:17
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don't forget Miami United FC of npsl Ottawa is absolutely going to lose to AS Blainville
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May 3, 2018 22:20
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Tomorrow is Play-in day! Fixtures: Jacksonville Armada vs. The Villages Miami City vs. Miami FC 2 Brooklyn Italians vs. New York Cosmos B Winners turn around 3 days later for the First Round.
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May 4, 2018 23:07
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awyeahz posted:don't forget Miami United FC of npsl I hope they lose to Oakville instead because I would absolutely die for a 45 minute away trip.
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May 5, 2018 03:05
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Edward Mass posted:Tomorrow is Play-in day! Fixtures: unwatchable livestreams for the first round!!! https://www.ussoccer.com/lamar-hunt-us-open-cup/open-cup-tournaments/2018-usoc/2018-us-open-cup-first-round the magic of the cup  Jacksonville Armada raze The Villages SC 2-1  The Miami FC 2 defeat FC Miami City 3-1  Two-time US Open Cup champions Brooklyn Italians beat New York Cosmos B 3-2 awyeahz fucked around with this message at 03:05 on May 7, 2018 |
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May 7, 2018 01:20
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Yes, those pictures are The State of American Soccer right now. We are on the way to becoming one of the greatest footballing nations. edit: just noticed the misplaced "3" in the box score, classy! Bio-Hazard fucked around with this message at 18:29 on May 8, 2018 |
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May 8, 2018 17:06
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Here we go! Round 1 begins tonight, but all but one of the fixtures is tomorrow. Portland Timbers U23 vs. Kitsap Pumas AFC Ann Arbor vs. Ocean City Nor'easters Western Mass Pioneers vs. Elm City Express Motown vs. Red Bull New York U23 Reading United vs. Christos Erie Commodores vs. Rochester River Dogz Seacoast United Phantoms vs. Kendall Wanderers Detroit City vs. Michigan Bucks Long Island Rough Riders vs. Kingston Stockade Brooklyn Italians vs. Lansdowne Bhoys SIMA Aguilas vs. Jacksonville Armada Charlotte Eagles vs. Inter Nashville Myrtle Beach Mutiny vs. South Georgia Tormenta Miami United vs. Kendall Red Force vs. Miami FC 2 New Orleans Jesters vs. Mississippi Brilla Duluth vs. Dakota Fusion Wichita vs. Oklahoma City Energy U23 Midland-Odessa Sockers vs. Lakeland Tropics NTX Rayados vs. Fort Worth Vaqueros Denver vs. Azteca Aguiluchos USA vs. San Francisco City Golden State Force vs. L.A. Wolves Orange County vs. Santa Ana Winds Arizona vs. Sporting Arizona Tuscon vs. La Máquina
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May 8, 2018 23:04
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I watched Landsdowne Boys beat the Bavarians in whatever cup final it was last year to qualify for this so I'm definitely rooting for them to win this big trophy.
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May 8, 2018 23:49
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Penalties coming shortly between Detroit City FC and Michigan Bucks https://www.ussoccer.com/lamar-hunt...-michigan-bucks Double edit DCFC went through gtkor fucked around with this message at 03:48 on May 10, 2018 |
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May 10, 2018 03:36
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Went to the DCFC game; had a great time despite not being able to get beer at the end of regulation Pissed that their round 2 matchup is against 2017 semi finalist FC Cincinnati. I was hoping we’d get to make a run this year and maybe play an MLS team, but FC Cinci will savage DCFC.
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May 10, 2018 21:39
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There is apparently a fair amount of dislike between the teams. DCFC is getting an allocation of 50 away tickets.
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May 10, 2018 21:40
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gtkor posted:There is apparently a fair amount of dislike between the teams. DCFC is getting an allocation of 50 away tickets. They're playing in a tiny stadium next door to their usual very large stadium, so there's not all that many tickets to be set aside in the first place. It does suck for Detroit though, they brought a pretty good group down to Louisville in 2016. Holding out hope that they have the grit to avert the dumbest timeline where we have to play Cincinnati twice in four days.
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May 10, 2018 23:43
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I was at the DCFC/Bucks match as well. PKs seem to be the trend, as I belive four of their five Open Cup matches have gone to PKs. It's a bit tiresome to have to play the Bucks in three of those, but I suppose it's a nice early season barometer to play one of the better amateur teams in the country. I'm also puzzled as to how there aren't more FCC season ticket holders who aren't also pissed at their own club, seeing as they're playing at a field that fits like, a fifth of their ST holders as it is. Having to enter a ticket lottery for one of twenty eight tickets is absurd and makes everyone involved look silly. gtkor posted:Generally from what I can see on twitter, it is more fun at the moment to have a go at the DCFC supporters. I have seen other explanations about it being midweek, but I would have thought they would get a pretty good turn out either way. I mean, ultimately I can kinda understand the business decision behind it. We drew 60% of the crowd we'd had for prior friendlies because it was mid-week and weather was threatening, and I'm guessing FCC's FO wasn't interested in running Nippert as when they had to make the call, it probably seemed likely they would be playing a team that likely didn't have many fans of their own or that anyone would've known/cared about. I bet if the Bucks had won, this wouldn't have been news in the slightest. sleepwalkers fucked around with this message at 15:10 on May 11, 2018 |
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May 11, 2018 14:59
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Generally from what I can see on twitter, it is more fun at the moment to have a go at the DCFC supporters. I have seen other explanations about it being midweek, but I would have thought they would get a pretty good turn out either way. It is weird to me that more people aren't making an issue of it, I would have gone to Nippert, but didn't really have much of a chance to get a ticket before they sold out at the smaller venue.
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May 11, 2018 15:01
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Second Round is tomorrow! The Third Round draw was yesterday, so these fixtures are organized by pairs. North Carolina vs. Lansdowne Bhoys Charlotte Independence vs. Ocean City Nor'easters Erie Commodores vs. Pittsburgh Riverhounds Cincinnati vs. Detroit City Reading United vs. Richmond Kickers Motown vs. Penn Louisville City vs. Long Island Rough Riders Duluth vs. Saint Louis Charleston Battery vs. South Georgia Tormenta Seacoast United Phantoms vs. Elm City Express Jacksonville Armada vs. Tampa Bay Rowdies Miami FC 2 vs. Miami United Mississippi Brilla vs. Indy Eleven Nashville vs. Inter Nashville Tulsa Roughnecks vs. Wichita NTX Rayados vs. Oklahoma City Energy Sacramento Republic vs. San Francisco City Reno 1868 vs. Portland Timbers U23 Midland-Odessa Sockers vs. San Antonio Colorado Springs Switchbacks vs. Denver Sporting Arizona vs. Phoenix Rising Fresno vs. Orange County FC Orange County SC vs. Golden State Force Las Vegas Lights vs. Tucson
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May 16, 2018 04:40
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Managed to get my grubby paws on a ticket to the FCC/DCFC match via a DCFC supporter who couldn't make it. Looking forward to making a bunch of noise in our tiny block and half looking forward to having a heart attack watching the match itself. Still in the market for a good bar in Cincinatti, though...
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May 16, 2018 13:34
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sleepwalkers posted:Managed to get my grubby paws on a ticket to the FCC/DCFC match via a DCFC supporter who couldn't make it. Looking forward to making a bunch of noise in our tiny block and half looking forward to having a heart attack watching the match itself. https://www.fccincinnati.com/pub-partners Depends on where you are staying/how long etc. Given it is the Euro League final today, id probably head to Rhinehaus myself this afternoon, since they most likely will be open for that. After that was done, if you wanted to get out of OTR, you could probably start heading towards the bars closer to the stadium to make it for the walk and all that.
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May 16, 2018 13:54
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gtkor posted:https://www.fccincinnati.com/pub-partners Ah cool, looks like a decent list, I'll probably hit one of those up beforehand. I'm driving down soon and staying at an Airbnb (that's a 10 minute walk from Gettler) for the night so not a huge amount of time. I'm a DCFC supporter, so I don't think I'll be making their walk to the stadium, though. 
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May 16, 2018 14:35
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DCFC scored a beautiful opener against FC Cinci and then pissed it away a few minutes later. Ugh. Here’s the DCFC goal
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May 17, 2018 01:18
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i think every DCFC USOC match i've ever seen has gone to penalties e. welp awyeahz fucked around with this message at 02:41 on May 17, 2018 |
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May 17, 2018 02:31
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Kinda makes sense tho, decent enough job organizing, without a lot of actual quality go get goals. Not sure they can really find a 2nd to bring this toward pens gtkor fucked around with this message at 02:36 on May 17, 2018 |
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May 17, 2018 02:34
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Zero chance.
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May 17, 2018 02:37
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awyeahz posted:i think every DCFC USOC match i've ever seen has gone to penalties Not this one!
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May 17, 2018 02:40
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The mighty Mississippi Brilla FC are through to the third round. Move over liquor-store amateur teams, here comes a team that plays for the LORD
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Las Vegas Lights put away FC Tucson 4-2, but came real close to screwing it up in the second half. As is tradition, there were at least two yellow cards for LVL, and as usual the crowd hurled pu* chants during goal kicks.  I think their next opponent is "FC Golden State Force", a PDL team out of Whittier, California.
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May 17, 2018 08:32
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Bentai posted:Las Vegas Lights put away FC Tucson 4-2, but came real close to screwing it up in the second half. As is tradition, there were at least two yellow cards for LVL, and as usual the crowd hurled pu* chants during goal kicks. Did Fredua "Freddy" Adu play?
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May 17, 2018 13:05
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Yeah he came on as a late second half sub, looked like he was playing more central attacking than forward.
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May 17, 2018 19:55
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Rowdies lose to Jacksonville 1-0 in Jacksonville, in the US Open Cup, ending (hopefully) a very long streak of road losses and ending Coach Stu Campbell's job with the Rowdies.
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May 18, 2018 00:54
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Third Round begins tonight, although all but one of the matches is actually tomorrow. North Carolina vs. Ocean City Nor'easters Pittsburgh Riverhounds vs. Cincinnati Richmond Kickers vs. Penn Charleston Battery vs. Elm City Express Louisville City vs. Saint Louis Jacksonville Armada vs. Miami United NTX Rayados vs. Wichita Nashville vs. Mississippi Brilla San Antonio vs. Colorado Springs Switchbacks Sporting Arizona vs. Fresno Golden State Force vs. Las Vegas Lights Reno 1868 vs. Sacramento Republic
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May 22, 2018 23:02
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I’m a huge Mississippi Brilla plastic now. Come On You Christian Brillas!
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May 22, 2018 23:28
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Vegas just brought on three new players. Hopefully they can help get the job done tomorrow against golden state.
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May 23, 2018 00:26
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Bentai posted:Vegas just brought on three new players. Hopefully they can help get the job done tomorrow against golden state. Can they play in the Open Cup if they were just signed now? I'm not that familiar with the tournament's roster rules
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May 23, 2018 00:45
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I've also got no idea. Guess we'll find out tonight!
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May 23, 2018 18:37
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camoseven posted:Can they play in the Open Cup if they were just signed now? I'm not that familiar with the tournament's roster rules
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May 23, 2018 19:54
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Welp, doesn't matter now, lost 1-2. See you next year USOC.
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May 24, 2018 07:31
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Nice goal this https://twitter.com/tomlanewdrb/status/999475536203313152?s=21
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May 24, 2018 12:07
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That 4th round draw was painful to watch. anyway, here you go quote:New York Red Bulls (MLS) v New York City FC (MLS) i hope RSL are still poo poo when SKC play them in 2 weeks TwoStepBoog fucked around with this message at 16:30 on May 24, 2018 |
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May 24, 2018 16:28
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TwoStepBoog posted:i hope RSL are still poo poo when SKC play them in 2 weeks Seattle is playing them in back-to-back weeks, so if they manage to pick up more than 2 points on RSL, you'll have your answer.
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I really hope Zlatan plays against and loses to a team of amateurs
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