The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup is an annual competition open to all amateur and professional soccer teams affiliated with U.S. Soccer. It is the oldest ongoing soccer competition in the United States. This year marks the 101st edition of the tournament and features a record 80 teams – 42 amateur teams and 38 professional clubs. […]

The U.S. Soccer Federation yesterday announced an expanded Open Cup format and schedule, one that will incorporate all MLS and lower division teams in a newly and hopefully more condensed way. In essence, the changes allow the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup to mirror the English FA Cup, where lower division and semi-pro teams have […]

Last year was a good year for one of MLS's premier franchises. The Sounders won yet another U.S. Open Cup and advanced past the group stage of the CONCACAF Champions League. While they could not vanquish their nemesis Galaxy in the regular season or playoffs (and were knocked out early by streaking RSL), the team […]

The Week 28 numbers look like this... 5 year comparison Week 28 Thru Week 28 YTD Avg +/- GP Avg +/- GP 2006 19,097 6 15,348 186 2007 19,419 1.68% 6 16,636 8.39% 187 2008 16,219 -16.48% 7 16,396 -1.44% 188 2009 13,381 -17.50% 8 15,656 -4.51% 198 2010 15,013 […]

The Week 27 numbers look like this... 5 year comparison Week 27 Thru Week 27 YTD Avg +/- GP Avg +/- GP 2006 18,083 6 15,116 180 2007 18,241 0.87% 7 16,593 9.77% 181 2008 15,291 -16.17% 7 16,946 2.13% 181 2009 16,844 10.15% 7 15,748 -7.07% 190 2010 17,636 […]

The Week 26 numbers look like this... 5 year comparison Week 26 Thru Week 26 YTD Avg +/- GP Avg +/- GP 2006 15,419 7 15,014 174 2007 23,104 49.84% 7 16,475 9.73% 174 2008 16,948 -26.64% 6 16,448 -0.16% 174 2009 14,973 -11.65% 8 15,748 -4.26% 183 2010 16,022 […]

The Week 25 numbers look like this... 5 year comparison Week 25 194 GP YTD Avg +/- GP Avg +/- Avg +/- GP 2006 12,373 8 16,126 14,997 167 2007 18,809 52.02% 8 16,743 3.83% 16,251 8.36% 167 2008 15,671 -16.68% 7 16,336 -2.43% 17,015 4.70% 168 2009 10,176 […]

The Week 23 numbers look like this... 5 year comparison Week 23 177 GP YTD Avg +/- GP Avg +/- Avg +/- GP 2006 11,814 10 15,158 15,139 153 2007 17,413 47.39% 7 16,522 9.00% 16,019 5.82% 151 2008 19,222 10.39% 6 16,472 -0.30% 17,121 6.88% 154 2009 16,665 […]

The Week 22 numbers look like this... 5 year comparison Week 22 170 GP YTD Avg +/- GP Avg +/- Avg +/- GP 2006 13,932 6 15,082 15,361 143 2007 16,209 16.34% 6 16,311 8.15% 16,005 4.19% 144 2008 15,294 -5.64% 9 16,350 0.24% 17,036 6.45% 148 2009 16,236 6.16% 6 15,903 -2.73% 16,559 -2.80% […]

The Week 21 numbers look like this... 5 year comparison Week 21 162 GP YTD Avg +/- GP Avg +/- Avg +/- GP 2006 14,771 9 15,093 15,424 137 2007 17,381 17.67% 9 16,134 6.90% 15,996 3.71% 138 2008 15,625 -10.11% 7 16,409 1.70% 17,149 7.21% 139 2009 23,667 […]

The Week 20 numbers look like this... 5 year comparison Week 20 154 GP YTD Avg +/- GP Avg +/- Avg +/- GP 2006 17,497 7 15,233 15,449 128 2007 23,740 35.68% 7 16,027 5.21% 15,899 2.91% 129 2008 13,907 -41.42% 4 16,484 2.85% 17,230 8.37% 132 2009 12,055 […]

The Week 19 numbers look like this... 5 year comparison Week 19 145 GP YTD Avg +/- GP Avg +/- Avg +/- GP 2006 92,650 1 15,378 15,194 121 2007 25,407 -72.58% 5 15,897 3.37% 15,449 1.68% 122 2008 18,584 -26.85% 6 16,467 3.59% 17,334 12.20% 128 2009 16,846 […]

The Week 18 numbers look like this... 5 year comparison Week 18 137 GP YTD Avg +/- GP Avg +/- Avg +/- GP 2006 11,399 7 15,564 14,549 120 2007 15,894 39.43% 6 15,966 2.58% 15,024 3.26% 117 2008 13,013 -18.13% 6 16,524 3.50% 17,272 14.97% 122 2009 16,634 […]

The Week 17 numbers look like this... 5 year comparison Week 17 129 GP YTD Avg +/- GP Avg +/- Avg +/- GP 2006 16,028 7 15,592 14,698 113 2007 13,974 -12.82% 4 15,830 1.53% 15,005 2.08% 111 2008 23,000 64.59% 5 16,596 4.84% 17,493 16.58% 116 2009 19,313 […]

The Week 16 numbers look like this... 5 year comparison Week 16 124 GP YTD Avg +/- GP Avg +/- Avg +/- GP 2006 13,158 6 15,716 14,632 106 2007 12,473 -5.21% 4 15,377 -2.15% 15,043 2.81% 107 2008 14,475 16.05% 5 16,518 7.42% 17,245 14.63% 111 2009 16,142 […]