Today, U.S. Soccer announced the potential pairings and match locations for all quarterfinal scenarios in the 2014 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. The Round of 16 winner between Sporting Kansas City and the Portland Timbers will visit the winner between the San Jose Earthquakes and Seattle Sounders on July 8 or 9.
Sporting KC hosts Portland at 7:30 p.m. CT on Tuesday at Sporting Park. Tickets, starting as low as $14, are available for the match online at Ticketmaster.com or by calling 888-4KC-GOAL.
Sporting KC advanced to the round of 16 with a 2-0 victory over Minnesota United FC (NASL) last Wednesday. The Timbers progressed last Tuesday with a 3-0 win against Orlando City U-23 (PDL).
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 oldest annual team tournament in American sports history, the U.S. Open Cup has origins in 1914 and is named after Lamar Hunt, the original founder of Sporting Kansas City.
This year's competition began on May 7 with the largest field in the modern era (1995-present) featuring 80 teams. The single-elimination tournament will continue through the championship match on Sept. 30 or Oct. 1 with the winner receiving $250,000 in prize money, a berth in the 2015-16 CONCACAF Champions League and their name on the Dewar Challenge Trophy.
Sporting Kansas City are two-time champions in the competition, winning the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup in 2004 and 2012.
