PORTLAND, Ore.
– U.S. Soccer announced today that the Portland Timbers will play host to the Sonoma County Sol of the U.S. Adult Soccer Association in the first round of the 2010 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup on Tuesday, June 15, at PGE Park; kickoff is set for 7 p.m.
Tickets for the Timbers’ first-round U.S. Open Cup match start at $8 and will be available starting Tuesday, June 8, at 10 a.m. through the PGE Park box office, area Ticketmaster locations, online at
www.ticketmaster.com
or by phoning (800) 745-3000.
The Timbers are one of 32 lower-division clubs entering the first round of the U.S. Open Cup from the USSF Division-2 Pro League, USL Second Division, Premier Development League and U.S. Adult Soccer Association. First-round pairings were determined by dividing clubs geographically into eight groups of four, with match-ups within each group determined by a random draw.
The 16 first-round winners will face off in the second round slated for June 22. Eight teams from Major League Soccer enter the tournament in the third round on June 29. The quarterfinals are set for July 6-7, the semifinals on Aug. 31-Sept. 1 and the final is slated for Oct. 5.
The Timbers’ U.S. Open Cup match against the Sol will be broadcast live on 95.5 The Game.
Portland defeated the Sol 3-0 in the second round of last season’s U.S. Open Cup tournament, helping the club advance to the third round against Seattle Sounders FC of MLS at PGE Park. The Timbers enter their seventh U.S. Open Cup tournament in 2010, and are 5-6-0 in cup play since 2001.
The 2009 National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) champions, the Sol defeated the Los Gatos Storm in a one-game, play-in match to qualify for the U.S. Open Cup. Sonoma County has competed in three of the last five tournaments as the Region IV representative of the USASA.
ABOUT U.S. OPEN CUP
The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, which is recognized as U.S. Soccer’s National Championship, is an annual competition open to all amateur and professional soccer teams affiliated with U.S. Soccer. The single-elimination tournament has crowned a champion for 95 consecutive years dating back to 1914. The team that advances the furthest from each level except Division I (MLS) will earn a $10,000 cash prize. The runner-up will take home $50,000, while the champion will collect $100,000. In addition, the winner will have its name engraved on the historic Dewar Challenge Trophy, the oldest trophy competed for nationally in American team sports. For more information, visit
www.ussoccer.com
.
