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

DateGameTimeVenue
May 11Aromas Café FC (Va.) at Chesterfield United FC (NPSL)5 p.m. ETStriker Park; Glen Allen, Va.
May 11Kraze United SC (NPSL) at The Villages SC (Fla.) (PDL)5 p.m. ETThe Villages Polo Field; The Villages, Fla.
May 11Jersey Express (PDL) at Clarkstown FC Eagles (NPSL)7 p.m. ETTorne Valley Sports Complex; Hillburn, N.Y.
May 11Myrtle Beach Mutiny (NPSL) at Charlotte Eagles (PDL)7 p.m. ETCharlotte Christian School; Charlotte, N.C.
May 11Boca Raton Football Club (Fla.) at Miami Fusion FC (NPSL)7 p.m. ETNorth Miami Athletic Stadium; North Miami Beach, Fla.
May 11Cincinnati Dutch Lions (PDL) at Indy Eleven NPSL7 p.m. ETGrand Park Championship Field; Westfield, Ind.
May 11Detroit City FC (NPSL) at Michigan Bucks (PDL)7:30 p.m. ETOakland University; Rochester, Mich.
May 11AFC Cleveland (NPSL) at GPS Portland Phoenix (Maine) (PDL)8 p.m. ETDeering High School; Portland, Maine
May 11Des Moines Menace (PDL) at FC Wichita (NPSL)7:05 p.m. CTStryker Soccer Complex; Wichita, Kan.
May 11Corinthians FC of San Antonio (NPSL) at NTX Rayados (Texas)8 p.m. CTRichland Community College; Dallas, Texas
May 11Burlingame Dragons (PDL) at Sacramento Gold (NPSL)7 p.m. PTCapital Christian School; Sacramento, Calif.
May 11CD Aguiluchos USA (NPSL) at San Francisco City FC (Calif.)7:30 p.m. PTBeach Chalet #4; San Francisco, Calif.

Second Round

DateGameTimeVenue
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 18Cincinnati Dutch Lions (PDL) / Indy Eleven NPSL winner at FC Cincinnati (USL)7 p.m. ETNippert 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 18Chesterfield United (NPSL) / Aromas Café FC (Va.) winner at Richmond Kickers (USL)7 p.m. ETCity Stadium; Richmond, Va.
May 18Boca Raton Football Club (Fla.) / Miami Fusion FC (NPSL) winner at Wilmington Hammerheads (USL)7 p.m. ETLegion Stadium; Wilmington, N.C.
May 18Detroit City FC (NPSL) / Michigan Bucks (PDL) winner at Louisville City FC (USL)7 p.m. ETOwsley B. Frazier Stadium Louisville, Ky.
May 18Kraze United SC (NPSL) / The Villages SC (PDL) winner at Charleston Battery (USL)7:30 p.m. ETMUSC Health Stadium; Charleston, S.C.
May 18Atlanta Silverbacks (NPSL) / Reading United AC (PDL) winner at Chattanooga FC (NPSL)7:30 p.m. ETFinley 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 18AFC Cleveland (NPSL) / GPS Portland Phoenix winner at Saint Louis FC (USL)7 p.m. CTWorld Wide Technology Soccer Park; Fenton, Mo.
May 18Corinthians FC of San Antonio (NPSL) / NTX Rayados (Texas) winner at San Antonio FC (USL)7 p.m. CTToyota 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 18San Francisco City FC (Calif.) / CD Aguiluchos USA (Calif.) winner at Sacramento Republic FC (USL)7:30 p.m. PTBonney 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).

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