April 3, 2008

As the US Open Cup Tournament fast approaches, the USASA teams move forward in the rounds of qualification.

Below is a full listing of the USASA teams – categorized by region – that have advanced to the Regional finals.

The two finalists of each of the four USASA regions qualify for the 2008 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup.

Region I Qualified Clubs

Aegean Hawks (DC/Virginia)
Baltimore Colts FC (Maryland)
Danbury United (Connecticut)
Queen City FC (NPSL Northeastern Conference)
SC Vistula Garfield (New Jersey)
Sport Club Portuguese (Champions League Soccer)
NY Pancyprian Freedoms (Eastern New York)
United German Hungarians (Eastern Pennsylvania)
Massachusetts (To be determined)

Region II Qualified Clubs

Bavarian SC (Wisconsin)
AAC Eagles (Illinois runner-up)
RWB Adria (Illinois Champion)
Des Moines Menace Reserves (Iowa)
Princeton 56ers (NPSL Midwest)
Carpathia Kickers (Michigan)
WC Arsenal Soccer (Missouri)
Bloomington Cutters (Indiana)

Region III Qualified Clubs

Lynch’s FC (Irish Pub) (Florida)
Clearwater Galactics (Florida)
Dallas Roma FC (North Texas)
Mustang Legends FC (North Texas)
Atlanta FC (NPSL Southeast)
LA Mudbugs (Louisiana)
Death Penguins (South Carolina)
Greenwood Wanderers (South Carolina)
ASC (Aria Soccer Club) New Stars (South Texas)
Real Madrid (South Texas)

Region IV Qualified Clubs

Arizona Sahuaros (NPLS Southwest)
Banat Arsenal (Arizona)
Hollywood United (California South)
Rockstar United (Arizona)
Salinas Valley Samba (NPSL Northwest)
San Diego United (NPSL Southwest)
Santa Cruz County Breakers (NPSL Northwest)
Sonoma County Sol (NPSL Northwest)

Follow USASA's Open Cup Rounds of Qualification here.

About Lamar Hunt US Open Cup

Dating back to 1914, the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup is the oldest cup competition in United States soccer and is among the oldest in the world. Open to all affiliated amateur and professional teams in the United States, the annual U.S. Open Cup is entering it’s 94th tournament.

In a nutshell, the U.S. Open Cup is very similar to domestic cup competitions popular throughout Europe, South America and the rest of the world. Cup competitions, which usually run concurrent with a country’s league season, are open in the early stages to any club that can qualify, giving local amateur teams a chance to compete against the best teams a country has to offer.