May 7, 2024 – Major League Soccer (MLS)
Sporting Kansas City News Release
Sporting Kansas City will begin the club’s quest for a record-tying fifth U.S. Open Cup championship this Wednesday when the team travels to play USL League One foe Union Omaha at 7 p.m. CT at Caniglia Field on the campus of the University of Nebraska-Omaha. Wednesday’s winner will host the victor between USL Championship sides FC Tulsa and the Pittsburgh Riverhounds in the Round of 16 on May 21 or 22.
The Round of 32 match-up between Sporting KC and Union Omaha will stream live on MLSsoccer.com and Sports Radio 810 WHB will be on site to broadcast the cup clash with an audio feed available via the Sporting KC App for listeners.
Sporting Kansas City will host a special event at Backlot Taphouse in Omaha from 2:30-4 p.m. on Wednesday – covering each fan’s first drink — and the supporters groups will team up for a joint tailgate on the top level of East Garage from 4-6:30 p.m. with complimentary food and drinks.
Built in 1949, Caniglia Field was renovated in 2012 and a new artificial surface was installed in 2023 for the NCAA Division I men’s and women’s soccer programs at the University of Nebraska-Omaha. Wednesday’s capacity is anticipated to accommodate 4,300 fans as the venue hosts a Major League Soccer club for the first time.
Notably, Sporting KC has played two previous exhibition matches in Omaha — first during the club’s inaugural season in 1996 in a friendly against the USISL’s Omaha Flames at Phelps Field and again in April 2002 in a scrimmage against Creighton University at Tranquility Park to raise funds for the construction of Morrison Stadium. The 6,000-seat venue opened in 2003 and has hosted marquee matches for the city, including visits by Liga MX side Atlas FC in July 2008 and the U.S. Women’s National Team in July 2010.
Union Omaha began play in 2020 in the third division of American soccer and has enjoyed sustained success, reaching the USL League One Final in each of their first two seasons – highlighted by lifting both the Players’ Shield and league championship trophies in 2021 as the top team in the regular season and postseason. In 2022, the Owls debuted in the U.S. Open Cup and upset two MLS teams on a remarkable run to the quarterfinals before falling to Sporting KC at Children’s Mercy Park. Last season, Union Omaha again claimed the Players’ Shield with a first-place finish and a 15-game unbeaten run to end the campaign that earned Dominic…
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