| Event | 2017 U.S. Open Cup | ||||||
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| Date | September 20, 2017 | ||||||
| Venue | Children's Mercy Park,Kansas City,Kansas, U.S. | ||||||
| Referee | Hilario Grajeda | ||||||
| Attendance | 21,523 | ||||||
| Weather | 78 °F (26 °C) and partly cloudy[1] | ||||||
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The2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup final was played on September 20, 2017, atChildren's Mercy Park inKansas City, Kansas. The match determined the winner of the2017 U.S. Open Cup, a tournament open to amateur and professional soccer teams affiliated with theUnited States Soccer Federation. It was the 104th edition ofthe oldest competition in United States soccer. This edition of the final was contested betweenSporting Kansas City and theNew York Red Bulls, both ofMajor League Soccer.
Kansas City and New York both play in thetop tier of American soccer, Major League Soccer (MLS), and bypassed the initial stages of the tournament, with direct entry into the fourth round of play. Kansas City secured its berth in the final by defeating four other MLS teams;Minnesota United FC,Houston Dynamo,FC Dallas, andSan Jose Earthquakes.[2] New York's road to the final involved victories over three MLS teams and one USL team;New York City FC,Philadelphia Union,New England Revolution andFC Cincinnati.[3][4]
Kansas City won their fourth title following a 2–1 win thanks to goals fromLatif Blessing andDániel Sallói. As winners, Kansas City qualified for the2019 CONCACAF Champions League.
The match was broadcast in English onESPN2 and in Spanish onESPN Deportes,[5] making it the third straight time the cup final was aired on one of theESPN networks.
The U.S. Open Cup is an annual American soccer competition open to all United States Soccer Federation affiliated teams, from amateur adult club teams to the professional clubs of Major League Soccer (MLS). The 2017 competition was the 104th edition of the oldest soccer tournament in the United States.[5]
Sporting Kansas City had previously won the U.S. Open Cup in2004,2012, and the2015, and to date, are the onlyKansan club to have ever won the honor. To reach the final, Kansas City hosted three of their four cup fixture heading to the final.
The Red Bulls had only been to one previous Open Cup Final, the2003 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final, which the then-MetroStars lost to theChicago Fire 0-1 atGiants Stadium. Two other teams from New Jersey,Elizabeth S.C. andPaterson F.C., have won the Open Cup, with Paterson F.C. winning the then-Challenge Cup in1923 on a forfeit, and Elizabeth S.C. winning the Challenge Cup in1970 and1972.
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