2016 U.S. Open Cup first and second rounds announced
By Sean Maslin
The 2015 U.S. Open Cup final may be closed to just Sporting Kansas City and the Philadelphia Union but the 2016 U.S. Open Cup is still open to everyone. On Monday U.S. Soccer announced the opening rounds for the 2016 U.S. Open Cup.
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The competition begins on October the 17th with the Open Division starting play. The Open Division which, covers all U.S. Soccer clubs that do not play in MLS, NASL, and USL, is mostly composed of amateur or semi-professional players. The 56 teams that are playing in the first round earned a spot in the tournament after qualifying through various local and regional tournaments.
Among those who will be playing in the first round are Chula Vista FC, who beat USL side Arizona United SC in last year’s competition, and Harpo’s FC, who came within a whisker of beating USL’s Colorado Switchbacks, are back. Both clubs along with 54 other sides will compete for the chance to win the U.S. Open Cup but also for a $15,000 prize that is given to the team outside of the top three divisions who lasts the longest.
The second round will be played between November 14-22. You can see how those match-ups will work on U.S. Soccer’s homepage.
Here is the full schedule for the first round:
OCT. 17 (HOME TEAM LISTED SECOND, ALL TIMES EASTERN)
12 p.m. — Southie FC (Roxbury, Massachusetts) vs. Battery Park Gunners (Roxbury, Massachusetts)
2 p.m. — Salone FC (Philadelphia, Philadelphia) vs. Vereinigung Erzgebirge (Warminster, Philadelphia)
3 p.m. — Tartan Devils Oak Avalon (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) vs. Aromas Café FC (Charlottesville, Virginia)
5 p.m. — Newport FC (Portsmouth, Rhode Island) vs. Worcester FC (Auburn, Massachusetts)
6:30 p.m. — West Chester United (Wayne, Philadelphia) vs. Junior Lone Star FC (Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania)
7 p.m. — South Jersey Elite Barons (Hammonton, New Jersey) vs. Jersey Shore Boca (Bayville, New Jersey)
7:30 p.m. — Newtown Pride FC (Sandy Hook, Connecticut) vs. Lansdowne Bhoys FC (Bronx, New York)
OCT. 18
10 a.m. — Boston Olympiakos FC (Boston, Massachusetts) vs. Global Premier Soccer (GPS) Omens (Wayland, Massachusetts)
3 p.m. — Maryland Bays (Elkridge, Maryland) vs. Dulles Sportsplex Aegean Hawks FC (Boyds, Maryland)
6 p.m. — New York Pancyprian Freedoms (Jamaica, New York) vs. New York Greek American SC (Maspeth, New York)
OCT. 24
4 p.m. — NTX Rayados (Dallas, Texas) vs. Austin Real Cuauhtemoc (Georgetown, Texas)
6 p.m. — Red Force FC (Pembroke Pines, Florida) vs. Uruguay Kendall FC (Pembroke Pines, Florida)
7:30 p.m. — Colorado Rovers (Commerce City, Colorado) vs. Harpo’s FC (Commerce City, Colorado)
9 p.m. — La Maquina (Lake Forest, California) vs. Strikers FC South Coast (Lake Forest, California)
10 p.m. — Chula Vista FC (Chula Vista, California) vs. Temecula Football Club (Temecula, California)
10 p.m. — KC Athletics (Overland Park, Kansas) vs. I.P.S. (Portland, Oregon)
10 p.m. — San Nicolas FC (Chino, California) vs. Corinthians USA (Rialto, California)
10 p.m. — Footballers Academy (Irvine, California) vs. San Pedro Monsters FC (San Pedro, California)
10:30 p.m. — Del Rey City SC (Playa Del Rey, California) vs. LA Wolves FC (Manhattan Beach, California)
OCT. 25
2 p.m. — Tobacco Road FC (Raleigh, North Carolina) vs. CD Motagua of New Orleans (New Orleans, Louisiana)
3 p.m. — Davis Legacy (Davis, California) vs. International Fútbol X-Change (IFX) Ballistic (Livermore, California)
3 p.m. — El Farolito (San Francisco, California) vs. San Francisco City Football Club (San Francisco, California)
4:30 p.m. — Boca Raton Football Club (Boca Raton, Florida) vs. Real Miami Club of Football (North Miami, Florida)
5 p.m. — Valley United SC (North Hills, California) vs. Cal FC (Agoura Hills, California)
6 p.m. — Outbreak FC (Long Beach, California) vs. Buena Park FC (La Palma, California)
7 p.m. — Charlotte Sporting Soccer Academy FC (Charlotte, North Carolina) vs. Queen City United FC (Charlotte, North Carolina)
7 p.m. — Colorado Rush (Wheat Ridge, Colorado) vs. FC Boulder (Boulder, Colorado)
7 p.m. — Real Sociedad (Bellflower, California) vs. Ozzy’s Laguna FC (Monterey Park, California)