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2007 USASA Qualifying
Top two clubs from each region will advance
The qualifying process for the USASA is the longest in all levels of American soccer.  Some regions begin the journey as early as the previous Fall season with other tournaments finishing right before the qualifying deadline. The top two clubs from each of the four regions will enter the Open Cup in the First Round on June 12.
Qualifying results from all four regions can be found on the right side of the page.
Azzurri, Lynch's Irish Pub represent Region III
Lynch's knocks off Dallas Roma FC 4-0 on final day to qualify
Most cup followers were sure that Dallas clubs Roma and Azzurri would be the teams qualifying from the USASA’s Region III. Everyone but a contingent from Jacksonville, that is. 
Region III ready after blind draw
Wolfpack FC drops out to leave the tournament with 7 teams
The USASA Region III tournament is underway after the tournament’s traditional blind draw was held on Thursday night. However, the tournament has shrunk since the field was finalized. One of the teams, Wolfpack FC from Florida has been removed from the competition.
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Region III
Open Cup Qualifying
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Group A
Dallas Roma FC (North Texas)
Lynch’s Irish Pub (Florida)
Saturn FC (Georgia)
Boston Pizzeria (South Carolina)
Group B
Death Penguins (South Carolina)
Lake Charles Sting (Louisiana)
Azzurri (North Texas)
Tournament schedule / standings
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With the missing team, the tournament is now down to one group of four and one group of three. Region III Cup Commissioner Kim Bowen explained why.
"Region III policy mandates that all players participating in the Region III National Cup Competition must have international clearances if applicable. Their roster contained players that required clearances and they were either not requested or not received in time for the players to participate and the team could not field a competitive team."
The winner of each group will qualify for the U.S. Open Cup and will square off in the Region III Open Cup Final on Monday at 9:00 a.m.
Region III tournament field is complete
Blind draw on May 24 sets table for the weekend's tourney
The field for the Region III tournament is set and they will determine their two Open Cup entries during Memorial Day weekend. The tournament consists of eight teams, divided into two groups of four. Those teams will play a round robin format, and the winner of each group will qualify for the Open Cup. The Region III Open Cup championship will be played at 9:00am on Monday morning.
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Region III
Open Cup Qualifying
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Dallas Roma FC (North Texas)
Azzurri (North Texas)
Lynch’s Irish Pub (Florida)
Wolfpack FC (Florida)
Death Penguins (South Carolina)
Boston Pizzeria (South Carolina)
Lake Charles Sting (Louisiana)
Saturn FC (Georgia)
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While the participants are already set, the groups are not. Region III uses a blind draw to determine their schedule.
"The original purpose of going to a blind draw was to prevent teams from dropping out of the competition, or not entering at all based on the schedule that was made at the mid-year meeting in October of the previous year," explains Region III Cup Commissioner Kim Bowen.
Region I sends their best to the tourney
Danbury United, Aegean Hawks will make their Open Cup debuts
Two teams have emerged from the USASA Region I tournament, in two completely different games. Early on Sunday, Danbury United from Connecticut needed extra time and penalty kicks to defeat Rhode Island’s Emigrantes Das Ilhas. On Sunday night, Aegean Hawks FC, representing the Washington D.C. area, had little trouble with Maryland’s AC United. Both teams will be making their first appearance in the tournament.
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"Win & You’re In"
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Danbury United (CT)
1:1 (aet)
Emigrantes Das Ilhas (RI)
Danbury Utd wins 6-5 in PKs
Aegean Hawks (DC/VA)
4:0
AC United (MD)
Match Report (Aegean Hawks)
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Danbury United from Connecticut advanced after winning in penalty kicks 6-5 over Emigrantes Das Ilhas of Rhode Island. The game finished as a scoreless draw at the end of regulation. In the extra frame, both teams traded goals and ended overtime tied at 1-1. The match went into penalty kicks where Danbury United clinched their first appearance in the U.S. Open Cup.
Two newcomers join the Open Cup
Region IV's Banat Arsenal and El Paso Indios USA qualify
  Banat Arsenal from Arizona and El Paso Indios USA from the NPSL will be making their first trip to the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup after winning their semifinal games on Saturday. Banat defeated the Sonoma County Sol 4-2. The Sol were attempting to qualify for the Open Cup for the third year in a row. The Arizona Sahuaros, who were aiming to make it two Open Cup appearances in a row, fell short of making it an all-Arizona final when they lost to Indios USA 3-1.
It doesn’t change anything about their qualification status, but on Sunday, Indios USA defeated Banat in the championship game 3-2. By winning the Region IV open cup championship, Indios USA earns a spot in the USASA National Cup finals with the winners of the other regions the weekend of August 3-5 in Seattle, WA.
Region IV tourney kicks off this weekend
Who will represent the West in the U.S. Open Cup?
Ten teams will gather at Temecula, California this weekend to determine the two clubs that will represent the USASA’s Region IV in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.
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USASA Region IV
U.S. Open Cup Finals
May 17-20
Temecula, California
Group A
Indios USA (NPSL)
San Diego Pumitas (NPSL)
SudaCA FC (Cal South)
Group B
Albuqeurque Asylum (NPSL)
Banat Arsenal (Arizona)
Sonoma County Sol (NPSL)
Group C
Arizona Sahuaros (Arizona)
Hollywood United (Cal South)
Salinas Valley Samba (NPSL)
Southern California Fusion (NPSL)
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The teams are divided into two groups of three (A & B), and a third group of four teams (C). Beginning on Thursday, May 17, groups A & B will play matches against each other, while Group C teams will play an inter-group schedule. The three group winners, plus the best second place team will advance to the semifinals on Saturday, May 19. A draw will be held to determine which group winner will play the non group winner in the semifinals.
In some respects, the Region IV tournament is doing well just to kick off on time. A combination of drought and overused city fields forced Region IV Cup Commissioner Mike Maloney to find a new location other than San Diego, the original site for the Region IV National Cups tournaments. After being turned down by numerous sites, Maloney finally found a site in Temecula, California, about midway between Los Angeles and San Diego. According to Maloney, the fields are more private, and will be good condition for play.
There can be only two
Four Region I clubs remain to fight for two Open Cup spots
The 2007 USASA Region I qualifying tournament is down to the final four, with only two of those teams set to enter the Open Cup.
AC United (MD), used a total team effort to eliminate Vereinigung Erzgebirge (PA) 4-1. Jim Fendryk converted a penalty kick in the first half and Pat Crawford added a second goal to put United up 2-0. Much of the same in the second half as JC Cole and Pat Crawford each scored a goal in the first two minutes to put the game out of reach. V.E. added a late goal to make it a 4-1 scoreline, sending AC United on to the semifinals.
There they will meet the Aegean Hawks (DC/VA) who knocked out Greek American Atlas (NY) in an exciting match that had to be decided at the penalty spot.
Region II adds their teams to the Cup
Bavarian SC and RWB Adria punch their tickets
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"Win & You’re In"
USASA Region II
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RWB Adria (Chicago, IL)
3:0
Detroit United (Detroit, MI)
AAFC Elite (Ann Arbor, MI)
0:6
Bavarian SC (Milwaukee, WI)
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In two one-sided semifinal matchups, Region II submitted their two teams into the 2007 U.S. Open Cup. Milwaukee’s Bavarian SC defeated AAFC Elite 6-0 on Saturday afternoon, putting them back in the Open Cup for the first time since 2004. In the other semifinal, RWB Adria were rude guests, defeating Detroit United on their own field 3-0. Adria ended an Open Cup drought of ten years with the win.
Region I quarterfinals complete
Queen City FC and AC United cruise in their first round games
The Region I tournament has reached it’s quarterfinal stage after Sunday’s action. Queen City FC, the NPSL entry from Buffalo, NY, defeated the New Hampshire Phantoms Future 5-0 to gain their first win as a franchise. Queen City will face Rhode Island’s Emigrantes Basilhas in the next round.
In the other game, AC United (MD) eliminated the Ukrainian Nationals (PA) from Open Cup qualifying for the second year in a row. United, who was known as Allied SC last year, knocked off the Nationals in a one-sided affair 7-1. The Nationals held the early advantage after converting a penalty kick, but United equalized quickly, and tacked on two more goals before the halftime break. The floodgates opened in the second half with AC United adding four more scores to put the game out of reach. ACU featured six different goalscorers in a total team effort. The club will now face off against Vereinigung Erzgebirge, the other Pennsylvania-based team, in the quarterfinals.
Region II semifinals announced
The two finalists will represent the region in the U.S. Open Cup
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"Win & You’re In"
USASA Region II
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RWB Adria (Chicago, IL)
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Detroit United (Detroit, MI)
May 12 - 2:00pm EST
AAFC Elite (Ann Arbor, MI)
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Bavarian SC (Milwaukee, WI)
May 12 - 3:00pm EST
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Region II announced the pairings for the semifinals of their Open Cup qualification tournament. The games will take place on May 12 at 2:00 p.m. EST. Detroit United (Detroit) will host RWB Adria (Chicago) and Bavarian SC (Milwaukee) will host AAFC Elite (Detroit) with the winners of those matches moving on to represent Region II in the 2007 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.
Bavarian SC is the most experienced club out of the four, having made four Open Cup appearances (1999, 2000, 2003, 2004). The club’s greatest glory came in 2003 when they became the first USASA club to make it to the third round of the tournament.
USASA Region II qualifying
Eight-team tournament kicks off April 21
The USASA Region II qualifying tournament is set, with eight teams set to battle for two spots in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.
The first-round draw was held online April 4, with the opening games slated for Saturday, April 21.
Milwaukee’s Bavarian SC (Wisconsin) and RWB Adria (Illinois) won their respective state titles last fall, while Lafayette Veracruz (Indiana) and Detroit United (Michigan) won this spring. AAFC Elite, the Michigan runner-up, also is in the field.
Two of the teams likely will be affected by the NCAA rule that bars college players from joining amateur teams until after May 1 -- the Des Moines Menace Reserves (Iowa) and the Princeton-56ers of the National Premier Soccer League.
Baltimore Colts advance to Maryland final
USASA Region I releases qualifying bracket
The weather finally cooperated for the Maryland State Soccer Association, allowing the twice-delayed state quarterfinal and one of the semifinals to take place. Baltimore Colts FC punched their ticket to the final by defeating the Towson Ice 4-3. The Colts are hoping to qualify for the Open Cup for the second time in three years. In 2005, they fell in the first round to the Richmond Kickers Future of the PDL 3-0.
 In the last remaining quarterfinal match, Baltimore Bays 89 shutout Maryland FC 2-0 to earn the right to play A.C. United. United and the Bays will square off on March 11 at a site to be determined, with the winner moving on to the state final against the Colts on March 25.
A.C. United were given a bye into the semifinals since they are a merger of Allied S.C., the team that earned one of the two Region I Open Cup spots last season, and a club called Christos SC.
Lowell Revolution to represent Mass.
Revs earn place in the Region I qualifier
 The Lowell Revolution took a step toward qualifying for the 2007 U.S. Open Cup with a 1-0 win over Deportivo De Markos in the Massachusetts Open Cup final. The win propels the Revs into the Region I tournament where the top two teams will advance to the Open Cup. The bracket for the Region I tournament will be finalized at US Soccer’s AGM, the weekend of February 23.
AC United hold off Bays 89 in MD semi
United will play Baltimore Colts FC on March 28
In a long-awaited state semifinal, AC United knocked off Baltimore Bays 89 1-0 to advance to the final of the U.S. Open Cup state qualifying tournament for the state of Maryland. United will take on Baltimore Colts FC, a club that qualified for the 2005 U.S. Open Cup, in the final next Wednesday, March 28 at UMBC. Kickoff is scheduled for 8:45 p.m. The Maryland champion will move on to play one of the two representatives from the Eastern Pennsylvania association in the opening round of the USASA Region I qualifying tournament.
2007 Open Cup already underway
USASA teams in Wisconsin, Illinois claim regional berths
With the memory of the 2006 U.S. Open Cup final still fresh in the minds of soccer fans across the country, qualification for the 2007 edition of the tournament has begun in Wisconsin and Illinois.
Bavarian SC claimed a berth in next spring’s USASA Region II finals by beating city rival Milwaukee Kickers 2-0 in the Wisconsin final on Nov. 2 at the Valley Fields. Bavarian SC had a bye into the final, while the Kickers defeated 2006 Open Cup entry Croatian Eagles 2-1 on Oct. 25 at Uihlein Soccer Park in Milwaukee. Bavarian SC has made Open Cup appearances in 1999, 2000, 2003 and 2004, advancing to the third round in 2003.
South of the border in Illinois, RWB Adria slipped past HNK Zrinski 1-0 in an all-Croatian state final Nov. 8 at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Ill., the site of the 2006 U.S. Open Cup final. Adria broke the scoreless tie early in the second half, and held on as a late header by Zrinski’s Alexi Korol beat the goalkeeper, glanced off the crossbar and nearly bounced into the goal. Adria defeated Wisla SAC 2-0 and Zrinski knocked off the AAC Eagles 3-1 in the semifinals.
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