Photo credit: Southie FC
The seven New England-based sides that received Open Division slots for 2016 U.S. Open Cup qualifying learned who they’ll face during the First Round after U.S. Soccer announced the first round pairings on Tuesday.
First Round action for the seven – which include Battery Park Gunners (BSSL), GPS Omens (BSSL), Worcester FC (BSSL), Boston Olympiakos (MSSL) Southie FC (MSSL), Newtown Pride FC (CSL) and Newport FC – will take place during the weekend of Oct. 17-18.
Southie FC will face Battery Park Gunners at 12:00 pm on Oct. 17 at Madison Park High School in Roxbury, Mass.
Later that day, Newport FC will take on Worcester FC at 5:00pm at Pappas Recreation Center in Auburn, Mass.
That evening, Newtown Pride will venture west to meet Lansdowne Bhoys FC at 7:30pm at Gaelic Park in Bronx, N.Y.
On Oct. 18, Boston Olympiakos will take on GPS Omens at 10:00am at Wayland High School in Wayland, Mass.
The entire slate of First Round matches can viewed here.
The First Round winners will meet in the Second Round during the weekend of Nov. 14-15.
QUALIFYING: FIRST ROUND
OCT. 17, 2015
Southie FC (MA) at Battery Park Gunners (MA)
Madison Park High School; Roxbury, Mass. – 12 p.m.
Newport FC (RI) at Worcester FC (MA)
Pappas Recreation Center; Auburn, Mass. – 5 p.m.
Newtown Pride FC (CT) at Lansdowne Bhoys FC (EAST NY)
Gaelic Park; Bronx, N.Y. – 7:30 p.m.
OCT. 18, 2015
Boston Olympiakos FC (MA) at Global Premier Soccer Omens (MA)
Wayland High School; Wayland, Mass. – 10 a.m.
QUALIFYING: SECOND ROUND
Boston Olympiakos / GPS Omens winner at Battery Park Gunners
Madison Park High School; Roxbury, Mass. – Nov. 14, 12 p.m.
OR
Boston Olympiakos / GPS Omens winner at Southie FC
Lawrence Veterans Memorial Stadium; Lawrence, Mass. – Nov. 15, 4 p.m.
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Newtown Pride FC / Lansdowne Bhoys winner at Worcester FC
Pappas Recreation Center; Auburn, Mass. – Nov. 14, 5 p.m.
OR
Newtown Pride FC / Lansdowne Bhoys FC winner at Newport FC
Gardner Seveney Field; Portsmouth, R.I. – Nov. 15, 9:30 a.m.
