The 2019 U.S. Open Cup local qualifying tournament schedule is out. https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/20...-pairings-first-second-qualifying-round-games 94 amateur and other non-PDL/NPSL teams have entered the qualifying tournament. There will be at least 3 (and possibly 4) rounds of this tournament this fall/next spring to whittle that down to the teams that will advance to the 2019 U.S. Open Cup proper. The exact number is TBD. Last year 14 teams qualified out of this tournament but one was disqualified so only 13 participated in the 2018 Open Cup tournament. NOTE: Bavarian SC (Glendale, WI), the 2018 U.S. Adult Soccer Association (USASA) National Amateur Cup champion has automatically qualified for the 2019 U.S. Open Cup. This is a new provision. Another change, there are 7 Regions this year. First Qualifying Round Home team first, times are ET Northeast Region Saturday, September 22 Southie FC (MA) v. GPS Omens (MA) 12:00 pm Kendall Wanderers (MA) v. Boston Seige FC (MA) 2:00 pm Safira FC (MA) v. Mass United FC (MA) 7:00 pm Jackson Lions FC (NJ) v. Newtown Pride FC (CT) 7:30 pm Lansdowne Bhoys FC (NY) v. NY Pacyprian Freedoms (NY) 8:00 pm Sunday, September 23 Ukrainian Nationals (PA) v. United German Hungarians (PA) 2:30 pm Vereinigung Erzgebirge (PA) v. West Chester Predators (PA) 2:30 pm Boston City FC II (MA) v. Juve-Pro Soccer (MA) 6:00 pm Mid-Atlantic Region Saturday, September 22 Tigres FC (VA) v. Cville Alliance FC - Reserves (VA) 6:00 pm Izee Auto FC (MD) vs. World Class Premier Elite FC (MD) 7:00 pm Sunday, September 23 Steel Pulse FC (MD) v. Aegean Hawks (MD) 2:00 pm Christos FC (MD) v. Rockville Soccer Club (MD) 3:00 pm DC Cheddar (DC) v. Super Delegates Football Club (MD) 6:00 pm Centro America FC (VA) v. Virginia United (VA) 7:00 pm First Round Bye: Rochester River Dogz (NY), Tartan Devils Oak Avalon (PA) Southeast Region Saturday, September 22 America Soccer Club (FL) v. Orlando FC Wolves (FL) 8:30 pm Miami Sun FC (FL) v. Florida Soccer Soldiers (FL) 8:30 pm Sunday, September 23 Deportivo Lake Mary (FL) v. Sporting Orlando Soccer Club (FL) 1:00 pm Soda City FC Sorinex (SC) v. FC Cardinals (NC) 3:00 pm Red Force FC (FL) vs. FC Kendall (FL) 5:00 pm First Round Bye: Central Florida FC Spartans (FL), Hurricane FC (FL), Shahin Atlanta FC (GA) Central Region Saturday, September 22 Celtic Cowboys Premier (TX) v. San Antonio Runners (TX) 4:00 pm Motagua New Orleans (La.) v. Port City FC (Miss.) 8:00 pm Dallas Elite FC (TX) v. NTX Rayados (TX) 8:30 pm Sunday, September 23 Ann Arbor FC (MI) v. Livonia City FC (MI) 3:00 pm Bay Area Oiler FC (TX) v. Leon FC (TX) 7:00 pm First Round Bye: Aurora Borealis Soccer Club (IL), FC Maritsa (MO), FC Minnesota (MN) Mountain Region Sunday, September 23 Indios Denver FC (CO) v. FC Denver (CO) 5:45 pm Colorado Rush (CO) v. Harpos FC (CO) 7:00 pm Gam United Football Club (CO) v. Northern Colorado FC (CO) 7:00 pm Colorado Rovers (CO) v. Club El Azul (CO) 9:00 pm First Round Bye: Boise Cutthroats FC (ID), San Juan FC (UT), Southwest FC (TX), Sporting AZ FC (AZ) Southern California Region Saturday, September 22 Outbreak FC (CA) v. L.A. South Bay Monsters FC (CA) 10:00 pm L.A. Wolves FC (CA) v. Santa Ana Winds FC (CA) 10:00 pm Cal FC (CA) v. San Nicolás FC (CA) 10:30 pm Sunday, September 23 Buena Park FC (CA) v. Valley United SC (CA) 6:00 pm Real Sociedad Royals (CA) v. Quickening (CA) 7:00 pm CaliGators FC (CA) v. California United FC II (CA) 9:30 pm Lionside FC (CA) v. SC Trojans FC (CA) 10:00 pm First Round Bye: Chula Vista FC (CA) West Region Saturday, September 22 Academica SC (CA) v. Davis Legacy Soccer Club (CA) 10:00 pm Oakland FC Leopards (CA) v. Oakland Stompers (CA) 10:00 pm San Ramon Dynamos FC (CA) v. JASA RWC (CA) 10:00 pm First Round Bye: Contra Costa FC (CA), IPS/Marathon Taverna (OR), Napa Sporting SC (CA), Nevada Coyotes FC (NV), Real San Jose (CA) Second Qualifying Round: Oct. 20-21 Third Qualifying Round: Nov. 17-19 Fourth Qualifying Round: March 9-10 or April 6-7, 2019 (if necessary)
I love how the 2019 US Open Cup begins prior to the 2018 USOC being completed. Which is largely because of the size of the USA, and the harsh winter that a very large portion of the country suffers 4+ months each year. Bring on the European Schedule indeed
Will the 14 qualifiers be 2 from each region or something more complicated? Who decided the regions? Why is Rochester in the same region as Virginia but not in the same region as New York City?
We don't know exactly how the qualifiers will be apportioned, or even how many there will be, but 2 per region seems to make sense. They are structuring the tournament to get to that result but have an option for another round to possibly reduce the total number some more. The USSF takes the teams that entered and creates the regions roughly geographically. I think you can sort of see it on a map. There is a cluster of teams from Boston down to Philly and then teams scattered out south and west of there. They started up in Massachusetts and worked southwest through NY and into eastern Pennsylvania until they had 16 teams in the Northeast Region. They could have put Rochester into the Northeast but then they would have had to break up the four teams in the Philly area and sent one or two down to the Mid-Atlantic. Once they had those 16 they looked at who was left and they lumped Rochester and Tartan Devils from Pittsburgh in with the teams in Virginia, Maryland, and DC. Rochester and Tartan Devils have already been paired up in the 2nd round so they won't face any of those VA-MD-DC teams until the 3rd round.
I've decided to check out the Christos v Rockville SC game on September 23rd. That's the least I could do after Christos gave DC United such a good run in the 2017 USOC.
Here is a map of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic Regions. You could draw them a couple of different ways but I see what the USSF was thinking:
It was good to learn how to do maps and put them on here so I did all the qualifying regions. That Central Region is going to be interesting. Really two sub-regions but one has 8 teams and the other only 5. We'll see how they handle that. The Mountain Region doesn't look like it has 12 teams but there are 7 crammed into Greater Denver.
The rest of the 1st Round and most of the 2nd Round schedules are out. https://www.ussoccer.com/lamar-hunt...up-schedule/2019-us-open-cup-schedule-results 2019 USOC - Qualifying Tournament Home team first, times are ET 1st Round rescheduled games Central Region Saturday, September 29 Celtic Cowboys Premier (TX) v. San Antonio Runners (TX) 3:00 pm Sunday, September 30 Bay Area Oiler FC (TX) v. Leon FC (TX) 3:00 pm 2nd Round Northeast Region Saturday, October 20 Kendall Wanderers (MA) v. GPS Omens (MA) 12:00 pm Safira FC (MA) v. Boston City FC II (MA) 7:00 pm Jackson Lions FC (NJ) v. New York Pancyprian Freedoms (NY) 7:30 pm Sunday, October 21 Ukrainian Nationals (PA) v. West Chester Predators (PA) 2:30 pm Mid-Atlantic Region Saturday, October 20 Cville Alliance FC-Reserves (VA) v. World Class Premier Elite FC (MD) 6:00 pm Sunday, October 21 Christos FC (MD) v. Aegean Hawks (MD) 3:00 pm Virginia United (VA) v. Super Delegates Football Club (MD) 5:00 pm Rochester River Dogz (NY) vs. Tartan Devils Oak Avalon (PA) 5:00 pm Southeast Region Saturday, October 20 Florida Soccer Soldiers (FL) v. Red Force FC (FL) 8:30 pm America Soccer Club (FL) v. Central Florida FC Spartans (FL) 8:30 pm Sunday, October 21 Sporting Orlando Soccer Club (FL) v. Hurricane FC (FL) 10:00 am Soda City FC Sorinex (SC) vs. Shahin Atlanta FC (GA) 7:15 pm Central Region Saturday, October 20 FC Maritsa (MO) v. FC Minnesota (MN) 8:00 pm Sunday, October 21 Aurora Borealis Soccer Club (IL) v. Livonia City FC (MI) 5:00 pm TBD Motagua New Orleans (LA), Bay Area Oiler FC (TX), Celtic Cowboys Premier (TX), Leon FC (TX) , NTX Rayados (TX), and San Antonio Runners (TX) Mountain Region Sunday, October 21 FC Denver (CO) v. Harpos FC (CO) 3:30 pm Colorado Rovers (CO) v. Gam United Football Club (CO) 5:00 pm Boise Cutthroats FC (ID) v. San Juan FC (UT) 5:00 pm Sporting AZ FC (AZ) vs. Southwest FC (TX) 9:00 pm Southern California Region Saturday, October 20 Outbreak FC (CA) v. Cal FC (CA) 10:00 pm Sunday, October 21 Buena Park FC (CA) v. Real Sociedad Royals (CA) 6:00 pm Lionside FC (CA) v. Santa Ana Winds FC (CA) 9:00 pm California United FC II (CA) v. Chula Vista FC (CA) 10:00 pm West Region Saturday, October 20 Oakland Stompers (CA) v. Real San Jose (CA) 10:00 pm Academica SC (CA) v. Contra Costa FC (CA) 10:00 pm Sunday, October 21 JASA RWC (CA) v. Napa Sporting SC (CA) 8:00 pm IPS/Marathon Taverna (OR) v. Nevada Coyotes FC (NV) 10:00 pm Third Qualifying Round: Nov. 17-19 Fourth Qualifying Round: March 9-10 or April 6-7, 2019 (if necessary)
2019 USOC - Qualifying Tournament Home team first, times are ET 1st Round rescheduled games Central Region Saturday, September 29 Celtic Cowboys Premier (TX) 3-1 San Antonio Runners (TX) Sunday, September 30 Bay Area Oiler FC (TX) v. Leon FC (TX) PPD, AGAIN
2019 USOC - Qualifying Tournament Home team first, times are ET 1st Round rescheduled games Central Region Saturday, September 29 Celtic Cowboys Premier (TX) 3-1 San Antonio Runners (TX) Sunday, October 7 Bay Area Oilers FC (TX) v. Leon FC (TX) 2:00 pm
2019 USOC - Qualifying Tournament Home team first, times are ET 1st Round rescheduled games Central Region Saturday, September 29 Celtic Cowboys Premier (TX) 3-1 San Antonio Runners (TX) Sunday, October 7 Bay Area Oilers FC (TX) 0-2 Leon FC (TX)
UPDATED 2019 USOC - Qualifying Tournament Home team first, times are ET 2nd Round Northeast Region Saturday, October 20 Kendall Wanderers (MA) v. GPS Omens (MA) 12:00 pm Safira FC (MA) v. Boston City FC II (MA) 7:00 pm Jackson Lions FC (NJ) v. New York Pancyprian Freedoms (NY) 7:30 pm Sunday, October 21 Ukrainian Nationals (PA) vs. West Chester Predators (PA) 2:30 pm Mid-Atlantic Region Saturday, October 20 Cville Alliance FC - Reserves (VA) v. World Class Premier Elite FC (MD) 6:00 pm Sunday, October 21 Christos FC (MD) v. Aegean Hawks (MD) 3:00 pm Rochester Lancers 2 (NY) vs. Tartan Devils Oak Avalon (PA) 5:00 pm Virginia United (VA) v. Super Delegates Football Club (MD) 5:00 pm Southeast Region Saturday, October 20 Sporting Orlando Soccer Club (FL) v. Hurricane FC (FL) 7:00 pm America Soccer Club (FL) v. Central Florida FC Spartans (FL) 8:30 pm Sunday, October 21 Soda City FC Sorinex (SC) vs. Shahin Atlanta FC (GA) 7:15 pm Florida Soccer Soldiers (FL) v. Red Force FC (FL) 8:30 pm Central Region Saturday, October 20 Leon FC (TX) vs. NTX Rayados (TX) 12:00 pm Celtic Cowboys Premier (TX) vs. Motagua New Orleans (LA) 4:00 pm FC Maritsa (MO) v. FC Minnesota (MN) 8:00 pm Sunday, October 21 Aurora Borealis Soccer Club (IL) v. Livonia City FC (MI) 5:00 pm Mountain Region Sunday, October 21 FC Denver (CO) v. Harpos FC (CO) 3:30 pm Colorado Rovers (CO) v. Gam United Football Club (CO) 5:00 pm Boise Cutthroats FC (ID) v. San Juan FC (UT) 5:00 pm Sporting AZ FC (AZ) vs. Southwest FC (TX) 10:00 pm Southern California Region Saturday, October 20 Outbreak FC (CA) v. Cal FC (CA) 10:00 pm Lionside FC (CA) v. Santa Ana Winds FC (CA) 10:00 pm Sunday, October 21 Buena Park FC (CA) v. Real Sociedad Royals (CA) 6:00 pm California United FC II (CA) v. Chula Vista FC (CA) 10:00 pm West Region Saturday, October 20 JASA RWC (CA) v. Napa Sporting SC (CA) 9:00 pm Oakland Stompers (CA) v. Real San Jose (CA) 10:00 pm Academica SC (CA) v. Contra Costa FC (CA) 10:00 pm Sunday, October 21 IPS/Marathon Taverna (OR) v. Nevada Coyotes FC (NV) 10:00 pm Third Qualifying Round: Nov. 17-19 Fourth Qualifying Round: March 9-10 or April 6-7, 2019 (if necessary)
Aurora Borealis? At this time of year? At this time of day? In Illinois? Located entirely within one soccer pitch?
2019 USOC - Qualifying Tournament Home team first, times are CT 2nd Round Results: Northeast Region Saturday, October 20 Kendall Wanderers (MA) 0-1 GPS Omens (MA) Safira FC (MA) 4-1 Boston City FC II (MA) Jackson Lions FC (NJ) 0-0 (pk 1-3) New York Pancyprian Freedoms (NY) Sunday, October 21 Ukrainian Nationals (PA) 0-3 West Chester Predators (PA) Mid-Atlantic Region Saturday, October 20 Cville Alliance FC - Reserves (VA) 0-6 World Class Premier Elite FC (MD) Sunday, October 21 Christos FC (MD) 6-0 Aegean Hawks (MD) Rochester Lancers 2 (NY) 0-0 (pk 4-3) Tartan Devils Oak Avalon (PA) Virginia United (VA) 2-0 Super Delegates Football Club (MD) Southeast Region Saturday, October 20 Sporting Orlando Soccer Club (FL) 0-4 Hurricane FC (FL) America Soccer Club (FL) 2-1 Central Florida FC Spartans (FL) Sunday, October 21 Soda City FC Sorinex (SC) 4-2 Shahin Atlanta FC (GA) Florida Soccer Soldiers (FL) 1-0 Red Force FC (FL) Central Region Saturday, October 20 Leon FC (TX) 0-2 NTX Rayados (TX) Celtic Cowboys Premier (TX) vs. Motagua New Orleans (LA) PPD FC Maritsa (MO) 4-3 FC Minnesota (MN) Sunday, October 21 Aurora Borealis Soccer Club (IL) 0-4 Livonia City FC (MI) Mountain Region Sunday, October 21 FC Denver (CO) 1-1 (pk 3-2) Harpos FC (CO) Colorado Rovers (CO) 2-4 Gam United Football Club (CO) Boise Cutthroats FC (ID) 3-4 (aet) San Juan FC (UT) Sporting AZ FC (AZ) 1-4 Southwest FC (TX) Southern California Region Saturday, October 20 Outbreak FC (CA) 1-6 Cal FC (CA) Lionside FC (CA) 0-5 Santa Ana Winds FC (CA) Sunday, October 21 Buena Park FC (CA) 2-1 Real Sociedad Royals (CA) California United FC II (CA) 2-0 Chula Vista FC (CA) West Region Saturday, October 20 JASA RWC (CA) 3-1 Napa Sporting SC (CA) Oakland Stompers (CA) 2-0 Real San Jose (CA) Academica SC (CA) 3-2 Contra Costa FC (CA) Sunday, October 21 IPS/Marathon Taverna (OR) 5-4 Nevada Coyotes FC (NV) Third Qualifying Round: Nov. 17-19 Fourth Qualifying Round: March 9-10 or April 6-7, 2019 (if necessary)
2019 USOC - Qualifying Tournament Home team first, times are ET 2nd Round Rescheduled Central Region Sunday, November 11 Celtic Cowboys Premier (TX) v. Motagua New Orleans (LA) 4:00 pm 3rd Round Northeast Region Saturday, November 17 GPS Omens (MA) v. Safira FC (MA) v. Boston City FC II 10:00 am TBD New York Pancyprian Freedoms (NY) v. West Chester Predators (PA) TBA Mid-Atlantic Region Sunday, November 18 Rochester Lancers 2 (NY) v. World Class Premier Elite FC (MD) 5:00 pm Virginia United (VA) v. Christos FC (MD) 5:00 pm Southeast Region Saturday, November 17 America Soccer Club (FL) v. Soda City FC Sorinex (SC) 8:30 pm Sunday, November 18 Hurricane FC (FL) v. Florida Soccer Soldiers (FL) 6:00 pm Central Region Saturday, November 17 Livonia City FC (MI) v. FC Maritsa (MO) 8:00 pm TBD Winner of Motagua New Orleans (LA)/Celtic Cowboys Premier (TX) v. NTX Rayados (TX) TBA Mountain Region Saturday, November 17 Southwest FC (TX) v. San Juan FC (UT) 9:30 pm Sunday, November 18 FC Denver (CO) v. Gam United Football Club (CO) 3:30 pm Southern California Region Saturday, November 17 Santa Ana Winds FC (CA) v. Buena Park FC (CA) 10:00 pm Sunday, November 18 Cal FC (CA) v. California United FC II (CA) 10:30 pm West Region Saturday, November 17 Oakland Stompers (CA) v. Academica SC (CA) 10:30 pm Sunday, November 18 IPS/Marathon Taverna (OR) v. JASA RWC (CA) 10:00 pm Fourth Qualifying Round: March 9-10 or April 6-7, 2019 (if necessary)
UPDATED: 2019 USOC - Qualifying Tournament Home team first, times are ET 2nd Round Rescheduled Central Region Sunday, November 11 Celtic Cowboys Premier (TX) v. Motagua New Orleans (LA) 4:00 pm 3rd Round Northeast Region Saturday, November 17 GPS Omens (MA) v. Safira FC (MA) v. Boston City FC II 12:30 pm New York Pancyprian Freedoms (NY) v. West Chester Predators (PA) 7:30 pm Mid-Atlantic Region Sunday, November 18 Rochester Lancers 2 (NY) v. World Class Premier Elite FC (MD) 1:00 pm Virginia United (VA) v. Christos FC (MD) 5:00 pm Southeast Region Saturday, November 17 America Soccer Club (FL) v. Soda City FC Sorinex (SC) 8:30 pm Sunday, November 18 Hurricane FC (FL) v. Florida Soccer Soldiers (FL) 6:00 pm Central Region Saturday, November 17 Livonia City FC (MI) v. FC Maritsa (MO) 8:00 pm TBD Winner of Motagua New Orleans (LA)/Celtic Cowboys Premier (TX) v. NTX Rayados (TX) TBA Mountain Region Saturday, November 17 FC Denver (CO) v. Gam United Football Club (CO) 3:30 pm Southwest FC (TX) v. San Juan FC (UT) 9:30 pm Southern California Region Saturday, November 17 Santa Ana Winds FC (CA) v. Buena Park FC (CA) 10:00 pm Sunday, November 18 Cal FC (CA) v. California United FC II (CA) 11:00 pm West Region Saturday, November 17 Oakland Stompers (CA) v. Academica SC (CA) 10:30 pm Sunday, November 18 IPS/Marathon Taverna (OR) v. JASA RWC (CA) 10:00 pm Fourth Qualifying Round: March 9-10 or April 6-7, 2019 (if necessary)
The final 2nd round game is complete: 2019 USOC - Qualifying Tournament Home team first, times are ET 2nd Round Rescheduled Central Region Sunday, November 11 Celtic Cowboys Premier (TX) 2-3 Motagua New Orleans (LA) 3rd Round Northeast Region Saturday, November 17 GPS Omens (MA) v. Safira FC (MA) v. Boston City FC II 12:30 pm New York Pancyprian Freedoms (NY) v. West Chester Predators (PA) 7:30 pm Mid-Atlantic Region Sunday, November 18 Rochester Lancers 2 (NY) v. World Class Premier Elite FC (MD) 1:00 pm Virginia United (VA) v. Christos FC (MD) 1:00 pm Southeast Region Saturday, November 17 America Soccer Club (FL) v. Soda City FC Sorinex (SC) 8:30 pm Sunday, November 18 Hurricane FC (FL) v. Florida Soccer Soldiers (FL) 6:00 pm Central Region Saturday, November 17 Livonia City FC (MI) v. FC Maritsa (MO) 8:00 pm Motagua New Orleans (LA) v. NTX Rayados (TX) 8:00 pm Mountain Region Saturday, November 17 FC Denver (CO) v. Gam United Football Club (CO) 3:30 pm Southwest FC (TX) v. San Juan FC (UT) 9:30 pm Southern California Region Saturday, November 17 Santa Ana Winds FC (CA) v. Buena Park FC (CA) 10:00 pm Sunday, November 18 Cal FC (CA) v. California United FC II (CA) 11:00 pm West Region Saturday, November 17 Oakland Stompers (CA) v. Academica SC (CA)10:30 pm Sunday, November 18 IPS/Marathon Taverna (OR) v. JASA RWC (CA) 10:00 pm Fourth Qualifying Round: March 9-10 or April 6-7, 2019 (if necessary)
Partial 3rd round results. There were 3 games postponed and 1 suspended. Those games will be rescheduled. 2019 USOC - Qualifying Tournament Home team first, times are CT 3rd Round Northeast Region Saturday, November 17 GPS Omens (MA) 2-2 (pks 6-7) Safira FC (MA) New York Pancyprian Freedoms (NY) 0-3 West Chester Predators (PA) Mid-Atlantic Region Sunday, November 18 Rochester Lancers 2 (NY) 1-3 World Class Premier Elite FC (MD) Virginia United (VA) 2-1 Christos FC (MD) Southeast Region Saturday, November 17 America Soccer Club (FL) 2-1 Soda City FC Sorinex (SC) Sunday, November 18 Hurricane FC (FL) 0-6 Florida Soccer Soldiers (FL) Central Region Saturday, November 17 Livonia City FC (MI) 0-0 (pks 5-6) FC Maritsa (MO) Motagua New Orleans (LA) v. NTX Rayados (TX) PPD Mountain Region Saturday, November 17 FC Denver (CO) v. Gam United Football Club (CO) PPD Southwest FC (TX) 3-0 San Juan FC (UT) Southern California Region Saturday, November 17 Santa Ana Winds FC (CA) 3-2 (aet) Buena Park FC (CA) Sunday, November 18 Cal FC (CA) 2-2 (suspended) California United FC II (CA) West Region Saturday, November 17 Oakland Stompers (CA) v. Academica SC (CA) PPD Sunday, November 18 IPS/Marathon Taverna (OR) 3-2 JASA RWC (CA) Fourth Qualifying Round: March 9-10 or April 6-7, 2019 (if necessary)
Game was suspended in the 89th minute because of a city ordinance outlawing the lights being on after 10:30pm. The travails of amateur soccer.
Interesting. All I could find was this on twitter: #USOC2019 Qualifying Round 3: @Cal_FC 2:2 @CalUtdFCII - The lights just went out at the stadium in the 88th min.— TheCup.us (@usopencup) November 19, 2018
I don't know if they could have declared a winner while playing a little less than 90, but it doesn't matter because it was tied.