MLS D.C. United

D.C. United Announces Radio Broadcast of U.S. Open Cup Match

Published on September 26, 2003 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
D.C. United News Release


CHANTILLY, VA (September 26, 2003) - D.C. United today announced that the club's English radio partner, WMET 1150 AM, has agreed to broadcast live the Black-and-Red's U.S. Open Cup semifinal match against the MetroStars at Rutgers University on October 1st. Scheduled for a 7:30 p.m. kickoff, the match will also be available in streaming audio over the internet and will be accessible via www.dcunited.com.

"WMET again has proven their commitment to the broadcast partnership created earlier this season," said United Sr. Vice President and General Manager Stephen Zack. "Through this extension of our agreement, United will be able to better provide our great supporters live access to this very important Cup match as well as provide our corporate sponsors with additional inventory."

Tickets to attend the game are $20, $15, and $10 for Rutgers students that show identification at the university's box office. Tickets are currently on sale and can be purchased through the MetroStars front office located at One Harmon Plaza in Secaucus, NJ, via www.metrostars.com and through the Rutgers University box office, located at the Lewis Brown Athletic Center and can be reached at 1-866-445-4678. For more information call 1-888-4METROTIX.

D.C. United advanced to the semifinal match after marching through three lower division opponents in the tournament. The Black-and-Red defeated the Pittsburgh Riverhounds (A-League) 2-1 and the Virginia Beach Mariners (A-League) 1-0 at the Maryland SoccerPlex in Germantown, MD, prior to outlasting the Wilmington Hammerheads (USL-PSL) 1-0 in the tournament quarterfinals in Wilmington, NC.

D.C. captured the 1996 Open Cup and finished runner-up in 1997 to the Dallas Burn. United failed to qualify for the 2002 tournament and were ousted in the semi-final round in 2001 by the New England Revolution.

The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup dates all the way back to 1914, making it one of the oldest tournaments not only in the U.S., but also in the world. It is open to all affiliated amateur and professional teams in the U.S. and is a single-elimination tournament similar to competitions played in other countries around the world.

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