2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup qualification|
Dates | September 21 – November 24, 2019 |
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Teams | 88 |
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Matches played | 76 |
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Goals scored | 337 (4.43 per match) |
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Top scorer(s) | Mohamed Sesay (9 Goals) |
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The 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup tournament proper featured teams from all five tiers of the men's American soccer pyramid.
Qualification for the 2020 tournament included local qualifying matches contested by 88 teams, with a majority being amateur, and took place in late 2019 from September to November. One team also qualified by winning the 2019 National Amateur Cup, and other clubs playing in national leagues that are not fully professional qualified based on their results in 2019 league play.
The Open Division Local Qualifying tournament was launched in 2016 as an alternative to holding state and regional qualifying tournaments. Now, all teams from any US Soccer-affiliated leagues just need to register. The competition begins in the fall and all entrants are divided up regionally to minimize travel, with the teams that advance the furthest qualifying for the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup which will begin in the spring.[1]
National Amateur Cup
Newtown Pride FC defeated Horizon FC, 4–0, on Saturday, August 3, to win the 2019 National Amateur Cup and qualify for the 2020 U.S. Open Cup.[2]
National league track
National Premier Soccer League
The NPSL ranked its 87 eligible U.S.-based clubs based on results of its 2019 season for the purposes of qualification for the 2020 U.S. Open Cup.
The NPSL champion earned the top ranking, and the other finalist is second. The national semifinal loser from the region with the larger number of teams is ranked third, and the remaining national semifinalist is ranked fourth. The four regional final losers are ranked fifth through eighth based on the number of teams in their region, from largest to smallest. The remaining ranks are allocated among the regions based on their sizes and ensuring each of the NPSL's conferences has at least one team represented.
Due to a number of teams either leaving the NPSL or being unable to field a team due to the March 2020 tournament start, the following teams denied their invitations into the tournament: Miami FC (National Champion), New York Cosmos B (National Runner-up), Detroit City FC (quarterfinalist), Midland-Odessa Sockers FC, Chattanooga FC, and Brooklyn Italians.
The teams that qualified, in order of regional ranking, were:[3][4]
Region
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Teams
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South
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Tulsa Athletic (quarterfinalist), Naples United FC, Denton Diablos FC, Fort Worth Vaqueros FC
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West
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ASC San Diego (semifinalist), FC Arizona (quarterfinalist), FC Davis, Crossfire Redmond
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Midwest
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Cleveland SC (semifinalist), Minneapolis City SC, Med City FC
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Northeast
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Atlantic City FC, West Chester United SC, FC Motown
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USL League Two
USL League Two elected to use the results of the 2019 USL League Two season to rank its 67 U.S.-based teams for the purposes of qualification for the 2020 U.S. Open Cup. The highest placing teams from each division, provided that they are American, are ranked first in order of points. The remaining teams are then ranked based on points regardless of division. The 2019 USL League Two regular-season standings tiebreaker system is invoked when needed.
Due to the tournament starting in late March 2020, two teams that would have qualified for the tournament opted to decline their invitations. The 2019 National Finalist Reading United AC and the National Champion Flint City Bucks both announced they would not take part in the Open Cup.[5][6] Reading's decline breaks the club's record streak of consecutive U.S. Open Cup appearances at 12. Additionally, Mid-South Division champion Brazos Valley Cavalry FC also declined its invitation while Colorado Pride Switchbacks U23, the Mountain Division champion, folded following the season.
The rankings of the USL League Two teams for 2020 U.S. Open Cup qualification are shown in the table below.[7][8]
Local qualifying
U.S. Soccer originally announced that 89 teams would participate in local qualifying, however this number was reduced to 88 before the start of round one.[9][10] The teams represented 18 different states and the District of Columbia (21 different state associations) and featured teams from 26 different leagues. For the fifth year in a row, the most represented league was the United Premier Soccer League which entered 33 teams, which was two fewer than the 35 they entered in the previous year's competition, and six fewer than the 39 that participated in the 2018 qualifying tournament.[1] Of the 88 teams, 53 had competed in the Open Division tournament before, leaving 35 new teams.
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States
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Number
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1
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California |
20
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2
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Colorado |
10
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Texas
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4
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Florida |
8
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5
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Pennsylvania |
7
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6
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Virginia |
5
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Maryland
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8
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Massachusetts |
4
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9
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Michigan |
3
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New Jersey
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11
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Georgia |
2
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Louisiana
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New York
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South Carolina
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15
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District of Columbia |
1
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Illinois
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Oregon
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Tennessee
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Utah
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First qualifying round
The draw for the first qualifying round took place on August 26 with 42 matches originally being scheduled and five teams receiving byes into round two.[11] However, due to one team being disqualified from the competition, three additional teams were given byes and the total number of matches was decreased to 40 on September 11. Most of the games were played on September 21 and 22.[12][13] One game was postponed due to inclement weather and was later played on September 28.
East Region
Kendall Wanderers
v
Safira FC
Juve-Pro Soccer
v
Brockton FC United
Steel FC
v
Germantown City FC
CSA Westchester
v
Jackson Lions FC
Steel Pulse FC
v
Tartan Devils Oak Avalon
FC Millennium International
v
CD Huateras
Doradus FC
v
Alianza Futbol Club
Received bye to second round of qualification:
Central Region
Coyotes FC
v
San Antonio Runners
Hurricane FC
v
International Soccer Association
Charleston United
v
Soda City Sorinex FC
Lone Star Republic
v
Inocentes Futbol Club
Deportivo Lake Mary
v
Orlando FC Wolves
Livonia City FC
v
Wayne County Sporting
Notes:
- ^ Match was postponed from originally scheduled date due to heavy rain.
Received bye to second round of qualification:
West Region
USA Soccer Stars FC
v
Alta California Sol
Newport FC
v
SC Trojans FC
L.A. Monsters FC
v
Valley United SC
Oakland Stompers
v
Contra Costa FC
San Juan FC
v
IPS/Marathon Taverna
Athletic Club of Sloan’s Lake
v
Azteca FC
Colorado Rush
v
Club El Azul
Gam United FC
v
FC Union Jerez
Second qualifying round
The draw for the second qualifying round took place on September 23.[14] Most of the games were played on October 19 and 20.[15][16] One game was postponed due to inclement weather and was played on November 2.
East Region
Safira FC
v
Brockton FC United
Steel FC
v
Tartan Devils Oak Avalon
Central Region
San Antonio Runners
v
Celtic Cowboys Premier
Ann Arbor FC
v
Livonia City FC
Orlando FC Wolves
v
Hurricane FC
Notes:
- ^ Match was postponed from originally scheduled date due to weather.
West Region
FC Union Jerez
v
Azteca FC
SC Trojans FC
v
L.A. Monsters FC
Third qualifying round
The draw for the third qualifying round took place on October 21.[17][18] The games were played on November 23 and 24. It was originally stated that a fourth qualifying round may be necessary on the weekend of December 21–22, however U.S. Soccer announced in late November that the twelve winners from this round will advance to the first round proper.[19]
East Region
Central Region
West Region
Top goalscorers
Source[20]
See also
References
- ^ a b Hakala, Josh (August 26, 2019). "2020 US Open Cup qualifying: First Round matchups for Open Division Local tournament announced". TheCup.us. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
- ^ Arnison, Tom (August 5, 2019). "Newtown Pride FC win first Amateur Cup title, qualify for 2020 US Open Cup". TheCup.us. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Open Cup". National Premier Soccer League. January 7, 2020. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- ^ Battista, Michael. "Which NPSL teams will qualify for 2020 US Open Cup?". TheCup.us. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- ^ Communications, Reading United (December 17, 2019). "CLUB STATEMENT: Reading United Declines Open Cup Entry". Reading United AC. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- ^ Bucks, Flint City (December 18, 2019). "Bucks Celebrate 25 Years Without US Open Cup Plans". Flint City Bucks. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- ^ Staff, USLLeagueTwo com (January 8, 2020). "Eleven League Two Teams Set to Compete in 2020 U.S. Open Cup". USL League Two. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- ^ Sillick, Jake. "Which USL League Two teams could qualify for 2020 US Open Cup?". TheCup.us. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- ^ "EIGHTY-NINE AMATEUR TEAMS APPROVED FOR 2020 LAMAR HUNT U.S. OPEN CUP QUALIFYING". US Soccer. August 21, 2019. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
- ^ Hakala, Josh (August 26, 2019). "2020 US Open Cup qualifying: First Round matchups for Open Division Local tournament announced". TheCup.us. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
- ^ Open Cup (August 26, 2019). "Pairings for the first qualifying round of U.S. Open Cup 2020". Twitter. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
- ^ Massey, Anthony. "2020 U.S. OPEN CUP QUALIFYING: GOALS FROM COAST TO COAST IN FIRST ROUND". U.S. Soccer. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
- ^ Hakala, Josh. "2020 US Open Cup Qualifying: Round 1 game-by-game review". TheCup.us. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
- ^ Sillik, Jake (September 23, 2019). "2020 Open Cup Qualifying: US Soccer announces second qualifying round match-ups". TheCup.us. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
- ^ Massey, Anthony. "2020 U.S. OPEN CUP QUALIFYING: EXTRA TIME GOALS ABOUND IN SECOND QUALIFYING ROUND". US Soccer. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
- ^ TheCup.us Staff. "2020 US Open Cup Qualifying Round 2: Game-by-game review". TheCup.us. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
- ^ Open Cup. "2020 U.S. OPEN CUP THIRD QUALIFYING ROUND SCHEDULE CONFIRMED". US Soccer. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
- ^ Sillik, Jake (October 23, 2019). "2020 US Open Cup Qualifying: US Soccer announces Third Round matchups". TheCup.us. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
- ^ "This Weekend's Qualifying Round Winners Will Clinch Berths to 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup". www.ussoccer.com. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
- ^ Battista, Michael. "2020 US Open Cup Qualifying goalscoring leaders". TheCup.us. TheCup.us. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
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