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Chicago Fire II vs Indy Eleven
Wednesday, April 17, 2024 – 8 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. CT
SeatGeek Stadium | Bridgeview, Illinois
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Streaming Video: USSoccer.com
In-game updates: @IndyElevenLive Twitter feed
Third Round Match-Ups: visit usopencup.com for full schedule details including venues and times
SETTING THE SCENE
The Boys in Blue take a break from USL Championship action to take on Chicago Fire FC II (MLS NEXT Pro) in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Third Round.
Thirty-two teams will compete in the Third Round of the 106th edition of the tournament, which includes Second Round winners and 16 teams from the USL Championship.
Chicago Fire II defeated Chicago City SC, 6-0, in the First Round and Forward Madison, 2-0, in the Second Round to advance to face the Boys in Blue. The teams met Feb. 10 in 2024 preseason action, with Indy coming away with a 2-0 victory.
The Boys in Blue appeared in the Third round of the 2023 edition of the U.S. Open Cup, falling to MLS-side Columbus Crew, 1-0.
SERIES VS. CHICAGO FIRE FC II
Wednesday marks the first official meeting between the two sides. The teams met Feb. 10 in 2024 preseason action, with Indy coming away with a 2-0 victory.
INDY ELEVEN OPEN CUP HISTORY
Overall Record: 4W-7L-1D (13 GF/15 GA)
Home Record: 4W-2L-0D (11 GF/8 GA)
Away Record: 0W-5L-1D (2 GF/7 GA)
Record in Added Time Games: 1W-2L-1D
• 6/17/14 @ Columbus Crew (1-2 L)
• 5/27/15 vs. Louisville City FC (0-2 L)
• 6/15/16 @ Chicago Fire (1-1 D)
• 4/05/23 vs. Michigan Stars FC (3-1 W)
Record in Penalties: 0W-1L-0D
• 6/15/16 @ Chicago Fire (CHI 4:3 IND)
Record vs. Div. 1 (MLS): 0W-2L-1D (2 GF/4 GA)
Record vs. Div. 2 (NASL/USLC): 1W-2L-0D (2 GF/4 GA)
Record vs. Div. 3 (USL1/MLS NEXT Pro/NISA): 2W-1L-0D (4 GF/3 GA)
Record vs. Div. 4 (NPSL/USL2): 1W-2L-0D (5 GF/4 GA)
2014
Third Round | May 28, 2014 | Indy Eleven (NASL) 5 : 2 Dayton Dutch Lions (NPSL)
Fourth Round | June 17, 2014 | Columbus Crew (MLS) 2 : 1 Indy Eleven (NASL) (aet)
2015
Third Round | May 27, 2015 | Indy Eleven (NASL) 0 : 2 Louisville City FC (USL) (aet)
2016
Third Round | June 1, 2016 | Indy Eleven (NASL) 2 : 1 Louisville City FC (USL)
Fourth Round | June 15, 2016 | Chicago Fire (MLS) 1 (4) :(3) 1 Indy Eleven (NASL) (aet)
2017
Second Round | May 17, 2017 | Michigan Bucks (USL PDL) 1 : 0 Indy Eleven (NASL)
2018
Second Round | May 16, 2018 | Mississippi Brilla FC (USL PDL) 1 : 0 Indy Eleven (USL Championship)
2019
Second Round | May 15, 2019 | Indy Eleven (USLC) 1: 0 Lansing Ignite FC (USL1)
Third Round | May 29, 2019 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC (USLC) 1 : 0 Indy Eleven (USLC)
2022
Second Round | April 5, 2022 | Indy Eleven (USLC) 0 : 2 St. Louis CITY2 (MLS NEXT Pro)
2023
Second Round | April 5, 2023 | Indy Eleven (USLC) 3 : 1 Michigan Stars FC (NISA) (aet)
Third Round | April 26, 2023 | Columbus Crew (MLS) 1 : 0 Indy Eleven (USLC)
Remaining U.S. Open Cup Schedule
Round of 32 | Tuesday, May 7 – Wednesday, May 8
Round of 16 | Tuesday, May 21 – Wednesday, May 22
Quarterfinal | Tuesday, July 9 – Wednesday, July 10
Semifinal | Tuesday, Aug. 27 – Wednesday, Aug. 28
Final | Wednesday, Sept. 25
Round of 32 MLS/USL Championship Clubs Entering Play
| Atlanta United FC FC Dallas Houston Dynamo FC (Defending U.S. Open Cup Champion) Los Angeles FC Real Salt Lake San Jose Earthquakes Seattle Sounders FC Sporting Kansas City | Charleston Battery Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Orange County SC Phoenix Rising FC Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Sacramento Republic FC San Antonio FC Tampa Bay Rowdies |
About the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup is U.S. Soccer’s Club Championship and has crowned a champion annually since 1914 (with the exception of 2020 and 2021 due to COVID-19). The historic tournament is conducted on a single-game, knockout basis and open to all professional and amateur teams affiliated with U.S. Soccer and is the oldest ongoing national soccer competition in the United States and the world’s third-longest continuously run national cup tournament.
Originally posted on indyeleven.com