Forward Madison FC will host a U.S. Open Cup game for the first time ever, the team announced Wednesday, squaring off against the winner of Chicago FC United vs Minneapolis City SC on April 8 at Breese Stevens Field.
Forward will give its season ticket holders a complimentary ticket for the match, while individual sales will go live on Tuesday, Feb. 4 at 9 a.m.
“Our season ticket holders are a big part of what makes this club special, so we owe it to them to enjoy a match on us,” Forward Madison COO Conor Caloia said in a statement. “With their support, we’ll hopefully be able to kick off another tremendous U.S. Open Cup run this year.”
The Flamingos’ Open Cup match will take place three days before its USL League One home opener against Toronto FC II, making it the team’s first home game of 2020.
Now in its 107th year, the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup – U.S. Soccer’s national championship – is the oldest continuously running soccer tournament in the country, and one of the oldest in the world.
The Flamingos made the best run of any USL League One team in the 2019 U.S. Open Cup, going on the road to defeat Milwaukee Bavarians SC (2-0) and El Paso Locomotive FC (3-0) en route to a Round Three appearance
