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The US Open Cup TV schedule provides the timing and TV information for each game in the competition.
Officially known as the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, the nation’s oldest open-style knockout competition is actually quite historic. Only the FA Cup and Scottish Cup are older competitions that follow this format.
The format of the U.S. Open Cup invites any organized soccer team affiliated with U.S. Soccer. This is a single-game knockout competition featuring 103 teams as of the 2022 competition.
U.S. Open Cup TV schedule
Wednesday, April 17
08:00 PM ET
FC Tulsa vs. Northern Colorado Hailstorm (Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup)
08:00 PM ET
Union Omaha vs. El Paso Locomotive (Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup)
08:00 PM ET
Birmingham Legion FC vs. Chattanooga Red Wolves (Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup)
08:00 PM ET
Chicago Fire II vs. Indy Eleven (Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup)
10:30 PM ET
Monterey Bay FC vs. Irvine Zeta FC (Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup)
10:30 PM ET
Las Vegas Lights FC vs. Spokane Velocity FC (Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup)
After a few seasons of easy viewing with the entire tournament on ESPN+, the new US Soccer rights deal with Turner Sports has complicated things for the Open Cup.
2023 has seen only a selection of matches each round officially streamed. Rounds one and two had eight games each streamed on the Bleacher Report Football YouTube page and app. In round three, a few additional games were added on the CBS Sports Golazo Network, a free streaming network available on CBSSports.com, Pluto TV, as well as on Paramount+. Games not officially streamed by US Soccer are left to the teams themselves, which makes for a patchwork of locations to find games, if they are streamed at all.
With the rise of Major League Soccer over the last 15 to 20 years, the teams from America’s top flight have something of a stranglehold over the competition. Non-MLS clubs making the final have been rare occurrences. In 2008, USL side Charleston Battery reached the final, eventually losing to D.C. United….
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Author : Kyle Fansler
Publish date : 2024-04-18 15:44:36
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