U.S. SOCCER RELEASES PAIRINGS AND HOST SCENARIOS FOR 2016 U.S. OPEN CUP FIRST AND SECOND ROUNDS
U.S. SOCCER RELEASES PAIRINGS AND HOST SCENARIOS FOR
2016 U.S. OPEN CUP FIRST AND SECOND ROUNDS
U.S. Soccer today announced the pairings and host scenarios for the First and Second Rounds of the 2016 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.
Home teams are determined by a random selection process among those clubs that have applied to host and whose venues meet the minimum tournament requirements.
U.S. Adult Soccer Association Executive Director Duncan Riddle was on hand as the witness during the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup First and Second Round draw process Wednesday morning at U.S. Soccer House in Chicago.
First Round
| Date | Game | Time | Venue |
| May 11 | Aromas Café FC (Va.) at Chesterfield United FC (NPSL) | 5 p.m. ET | Striker Park; Glen Allen, Va. |
| May 11 | Kraze United SC (NPSL) at The Villages SC (Fla.) (PDL) | 5 p.m. ET | The Villages Polo Field; The Villages, Fla. |
| May 11 | Jersey Express (PDL) at Clarkstown FC Eagles (NPSL) | 7 p.m. ET | Torne Valley Sports Complex; Hillburn, N.Y. |
| May 11 | Myrtle Beach Mutiny (NPSL) at Charlotte Eagles (PDL) | 7 p.m. ET | Charlotte Christian School; Charlotte, N.C. |
| May 11 | Boca Raton Football Club (Fla.) at Miami Fusion FC (NPSL) | 7 p.m. ET | North Miami Athletic Stadium; North Miami Beach, Fla. |
| May 11 | Cincinnati Dutch Lions (PDL) at Indy Eleven NPSL | 7 p.m. ET | Grand Park Championship Field; Westfield, Ind. |
| May 11 | Detroit City FC (NPSL) at Michigan Bucks (PDL) | 7:30 p.m. ET | Oakland University; Rochester, Mich. |
| May 11 | AFC Cleveland (NPSL) at GPS Portland Phoenix (Maine) (PDL) | 8 p.m. ET | Deering High School; Portland, Maine |
| May 11 | Des Moines Menace (PDL) at FC Wichita (NPSL) | 7:05 p.m. CT | Stryker Soccer Complex; Wichita, Kan. |
| May 11 | Corinthians FC of San Antonio (NPSL) at NTX Rayados (Texas) | 8 p.m. CT | Richland Community College; Dallas, Texas |
| May 11 | Burlingame Dragons (PDL) at Sacramento Gold (NPSL) | 7 p.m. PT | Capital Christian School; Sacramento, Calif. |
| May 11 | CD Aguiluchos USA (NPSL) at San Francisco City FC (Calif.) | 7:30 p.m. PT | Beach Chalet #4; San Francisco, Calif. |
Second Round
| Date | Game | Time | Venue |
| May 18 May 18 | Harrisburg City Islanders (USL) at Fredericksburg FC (NPSL) or Harrisburg City Islanders (USL) at West Chester United SC (Pa.) winner | 5:30 p.m. ET 7:30 p.m. ET | UMW Battleground Stadium; Fredericksburg, Va. West Chester United Soccer Club; West Chester, Pa. |
| May 18 | Cincinnati Dutch Lions (PDL) / Indy Eleven NPSL winner at FC Cincinnati (USL) | 7 p.m. ET | Nippert Stadium; Cincinnati, Ohio |
| May 18 May 18 | Charlotte Independence (USL) at Charlotte Eagles (PDL) or Myrtle Beach Mutiny (NPSL) at Charlotte Independence (USL) | 7 p.m. ET 7 p.m. ET | Charlotte Christian School; Charlotte, N.C. Ramblewood Soccer Complex; Charlotte, N.C. |
| May 18 | Chesterfield United (NPSL) / Aromas Café FC (Va.) winner at Richmond Kickers (USL) | 7 p.m. ET | City Stadium; Richmond, Va. |
| May 18 | Boca Raton Football Club (Fla.) / Miami Fusion FC (NPSL) winner at Wilmington Hammerheads (USL) | 7 p.m. ET | Legion Stadium; Wilmington, N.C. |
| May 18 | Detroit City FC (NPSL) / Michigan Bucks (PDL) winner at Louisville City FC (USL) | 7 p.m. ET | Owsley B. Frazier Stadium Louisville, Ky. |
| May 18 | Kraze United SC (NPSL) / The Villages SC (PDL) winner at Charleston Battery (USL) | 7:30 p.m. ET | MUSC Health Stadium; Charleston, S.C. |
| May 18 | Atlanta Silverbacks (NPSL) / Reading United AC (PDL) winner at Chattanooga FC (NPSL) | 7:30 p.m. ET | Finley Stadium; Chattanooga, Tenn. |
| May 18 May 18 May 18 | Jersey Express (PDL) / Clarkstown SC Eagles (NPSL) at New York Pancyprian Freedoms or Jersey Express (PDL) at New York Red Bulls U-23 (PDL) or New York Red Bulls U-23s (PDL) at Clarkstown SC Eagles (NPSL) | 7:30 p.m. ET 7 p.m. ET 7 p.m. ET | Belson Stadium at St. John’s University; Jamaica, N.Y. Red Bull Training Facility; Whippany, N.J. Torne Valley Sports Complex; Hillburn, N.Y. |
| May 18 | AFC Cleveland (NPSL) / GPS Portland Phoenix winner at Saint Louis FC (USL) | 7 p.m. CT | World Wide Technology Soccer Park; Fenton, Mo. |
| May 18 | Corinthians FC of San Antonio (NPSL) / NTX Rayados (Texas) winner at San Antonio FC (USL) | 7 p.m. CT | Toyota Field; San Antonio, Texas |
| May 18 May 18 | Tulsa Roughnecks (USL) at Des Moines Menace (PDL) or Tulsa Roughnecks (USL) at FC Wichita (NPSL) | 7:30 p.m. CT 7:05 p.m. CT | Valley Stadium; West Des Moines, Iowa Stryker Soccer Complex; Wichita, Kan. |
| May 18 | San Francisco City FC (Calif.) / CD Aguiluchos USA (Calif.) winner at Sacramento Republic FC (USL) | 7:30 p.m. PT | Bonney Field; Sacramento, Calif. |
| May 18 May 18 | Burlingame Dragons (PDL) / Sacramento Gold (NPSL) winner at Portland Timbers U-23 (PDL) or Burlingame Dragons (PDL) / Sacramento Gold (NPSL) winner at La Maquina (Calif.) | 7:30 p.m. PT 6 p.m. PT | Providence Park; Portland, Ore. Lake Forest Sports Complex; Lake Fores, Calif. |
The National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) has been awarded 15 places in the competition as seen below:
Qualified via 2015 NPSL playoffs: AFC Cleveland (Ohio), CD Aguiluchos USA (Calif.), Chattanooga FC (Tenn.), Clarkstown SC Eagles (N.Y.), Indy Eleven NPSL, Myrtle Beach Mutiny (S.C.), Sacramento Gold (Calif.)
At-Large Berths previously awarded: Atlanta Silverbacks Reserves, FC Wichita (Kan.), Fredericksburg FC (Va.), Miami Fusion FC
At-Large Berths newly awarded: Chesterfield United FC (Va.), Corinthians FC of San Antonio (Texas), Detroit City FC, Kraze United (Florida).
