July 26, 2022 – Major League Soccer (MLS) – Sporting Kansas City News Release
Sporting Kansas City will play for a berth in the 2022 U.S. Open Cup Final when the team takes on Sacramento Republic FC at 9:30 p.m. CT on Wednesday at Heart Health Park in the California capital.
The semifinal match-up will air live on ESPN+ with local radio coverage available on Sports Radio 810 WHB (English) and La Grande 1340 AM (Spanish). In addition, No Other Pub (1370 Grand Blvd.) in the Kansas City Power & Light District will be showing the match for Sporting Kansas City supporters.
Open to all professional and amateur teams affiliated with U.S. Soccer, the 2022 U.S. Open Cup featured the largest field in the competition’s modern era (1995-present) with 103 clubs from all levels of the sport. Four teams remain in a semifinal round which will feature a doubleheader on Wednesday, beginning with Orlando City SC and the New York Red Bulls at 6:30 p.m. CT followed by Sporting Kansas City and Sacramento Republic FC at 9:30 p.m. CT.
Contested since 1914 and named in honor of former Kansas City Wizards owner Lamar Hunt, this year’s U.S. Open Cup will crown a champion on September 7 with the tournament winner to receive $300,000 in prize money, a berth in the 2023 Concacaf Champions League and the honor of having its name engraved on the Dewar Challenge Trophy.
Sporting has prevailed in 24 U.S. Open Cup matches since 2012 — more than any other team in American soccer — and owns four U.S. Open Cup titles in club history as champions in 2004, 2012, 2015 and 2017. Manager Peter Vermes’ squad has advanced to the semifinals for a sixth time in club history with a thrilling 4-2 win in extra time against FC Dallas in the Round of 32, a 2-1 come-from-behind rally against the Houston Dynamo in the Round of 16 and a 6-0 victory over USL League One champions Union Omaha in the quarterfinals.
Now, Sporting Kansas City hits the road to face USL Championship side Sacramento Republic FC – marking the first time KC plays away at a USL club in the U.S. Open Cup since visiting the Minnesota Thunder in 2009 and the first time KC has traveled to California for a U.S. Open Cup match since the Wizards played the San Francisco Bay Seals in 1997.
Wednesday’s match-up will be the first-ever meeting between Sporting KC and Sacramento, although Sporting KC II played the Republic seven times from 2016-2018 including a pair of postseason victories. Sporting KC forward Daniel Salloi and midfielder Felipe…
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