LA Legends are pleased to announce we will be hosting the first round match of the US Open Cup. 
Only 8 PDL teams in the nation qualify for the US Open Cup. The LA Legends qualification is a franchise first. LA Legends will play professional USL Div. 2 team, Crystal Palace in the first round match of this single elimination tournament.
Crystal Palace (5-0-0), will travel in from Baltimore to challenge for the invitation to the second round. Similar to Major League Baseball’s "farm system", Crystal Palace USA was created as a feeder organization to the world-renowned Crystal Palace Football Club in the UK. Crystal Palace USA is the first professional soccer team in the USA with a direct link to a professional English football (soccer) team
Composition of participating teams:
8 Major League Soccer
8 United Soccer Leagues First Division
8 United Soccer Leagues Second Division
16 Amateur (8 USL Premier Development League, 8 USASA regional qualifiers)
Total Number of Teams: 40 Total Number of Games: 39
Participating Clubs
*-Open Cup Debut
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Major League Soccer
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USL First Division
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USL Second Division
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Chivas USA
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Atlanta Silverbacks
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Charlotte Eagles
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New England Revolution
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Carolina RailHawks
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Cleveland City Stars
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New York Red Bulls
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Charleston Battery
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Crystal Palace Baltimore
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D.C. United
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Miami FC
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Harrisburg City Islanders
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FC Dallas
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Minnesota Thunder
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Pittsburgh Riverhounds
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Houston Dynamo
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Portland Timbers
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Real Maryland Monarchs*
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Colorado Rapids / KC Wizards
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Rochester Rhinos
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Richmond Kickers
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Columbus Crew / Chicago Fire
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Seattle Sounders
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Western Mass Pioneers
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USL Premier Development League
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United States Adult Soccer Association
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Austin Aztex*
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AAC Eagles
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Bradenton Academics
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Arizona Sahuaros
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Brooklyn Knights*
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ASC New Stars*
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Fredericksburg Gunners*
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Boston Olympiakos*
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Los Angeles Legends*
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Clearwater Galactics*
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Michigan Bucks
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Hollywood United*
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St. Louis Lions*
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NY Pancyprian Freedoms
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