CHICAGO (July 28, 2014) – U.S. Soccer will broadcast the 2014 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup semifinal match between the Chicago Fire and Seattle Sounders FC as its “Game of the Round” coverage resumes on ussoccer.com on Aug. 13 at 7 p.m. PT. The two teams last faced each other in the tournament in the 2011 Final in which Seattle defeated Chicago 2-0 and earned its third Open Cup title.
One day earlier, the first finalist will be decided when the Philadelphia Union and FC Dallas meet at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas on Aug. 12.
The Chicago Fire has enjoyed the most U.S. Open Cup success among MLS franchises with four titles (1998, 2000, 2003 and 2006) and two runner-up finishes (2004, 2011).
Semifinal Round Schedule
<strong>Date</strong> |
<strong>Game</strong> |
<strong>Time</strong> |
<strong>Venue</strong> |
<p>Aug. 12</p> |
<p>Philadelphia Union at FC Dallas</p> |
<p>8 p.m. CT</p> |
<p>Toyota Stadium; Frisco, Texas</p> |
<p>Aug. 13</p> |
<p>Chicago Fire at Seattle Sounders FC</p> |
<p>7 p.m. PT</p> |
<p>Starfire Soccer Complex; Tukwila, Wash.</p> |
The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, recognized as U.S. Soccer’s National Club Championship, is an annual competition open to all amateur and professional soccer teams affiliated with U.S. Soccer. The tournament has crowned a champion for 100 consecutive years dating back to 1914. This year’s winner will earn $250,000, a berth in the 2015-16 CONCACAF Champions’ League and have its name engraved on the historic Dewar Challenge Trophy, one of the oldest nationally contested trophies in American team sports. The runner-up will take home $60,000. In 1999, the competition was renamed to honor American soccer pioneer Lamar Hunt.
