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Tormenta FC to Face Charleston April 6 in U.S. Open Cup

February 28, 2022 - United Soccer League One (USL1)
South Georgia Tormenta FC News Release


STATESBORO, Ga. - The U.S. Soccer Federation has announced the dates and times for Round Two of the 107th edition of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. South Georgia Tormenta FC will travel to face USL Championship side Charleston Battery on Wednesday, April 6, for the second time in club history. The match will kick-off at 7 pm ET from Patriots Point Soccer Stadium and will be broadcasted nationally on ESPN+.

Tormenta FC 2 faced off against the Battery in the 2018 edition of the Open Cup, playing a physical match against the Charleston side, which earned a 1-0. In the only meeting between the professional Tormenta FC squad and the Battery, the two sides played to a 1-1 draw at Erk Russell Park during the 2020 preseason.

Twenty-three Division II and 23 Division III pro teams will see their first tournament action starting in the Second Round, joining 16 winners from the previous stage in a week that will feature a modern-record 31 matches in a single round. The Second Round begins on Tuesday, April 5, with 11 matches, followed by another 12 games on Wednesday, April 6. The round concludes on Thursday, April 7, with seven more contests.

In its 107th edition, the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup - U.S. Soccer's National Championship - has crowned a champion since 1914 in every year except 2020 and 2021. The history-filled tournament is conducted on a single-game-knockout basis and is open to all professional and amateur teams affiliated with U.S. Soccer. In 1999, the oldest ongoing national soccer competition in the United States was renamed to honor American soccer pioneer Lamar Hunt.

The 2022 U.S. Open Cup winner will earn $300,000 in prize money, a berth in the 2023 Concacaf Champions League, and have its name engraved on the Dewar Challenge Trophy - one of the oldest nationally-contested trophies in American team sports - now on permanent display at the National Soccer Hall of Fame in Frisco, Texas. The runner-up will earn $100,000, while the team that advances the furthest from each lower division will take home a $25,000 cash prize.

Atlanta United FC is the defending Open Cup champion, having earned the club's first tournament title thanks to a 2-1 victory against Minnesota United FC on Aug. 27, 2019, in front of an Open Cup Final record 35,709 fans at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.

usopencup.com is the official website of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. Fans can also follow the competition on Twitter and Instagram @OpenCup and Facebook @OfficialOpenCup.

South Georgia Tormenta FC is a professional soccer franchise in Statesboro, Georgia that was founded in 2015. The club established itself as one of the premier USL League Two teams across the United States before joining USL League One as the founding member of the league. The club is constructing a new state-of-the-art 5,000-seat soccer-specific stadium in Statesboro. Planned to be built next to The Clubhouse on Old Register Road, the new venue will provide an exciting and authentic professional soccer experience for fans and players alike.

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