Sporting KC to host fourth-round U.S. Open Cup match on June 16
The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup competition will return to Sporting Park on June 16.
Sporting KC is scheduled to enter the Open Cup in the fourth round, when it will play host to the winner of a matchup between St. Louis FC and Minnesota United FC. The match will kick off at 7:30 p.m.
Sporting KC defeated Minnesota United 2-0 in its first match in last summer's Open Cup before it lost to Portland in the Round of 16. Minnesota won the North American Soccer League spring season in 2014.
St. Louis FC is seven matches into its inaugural season. It serves a USL affiliate for the Chicago Fire.
The 2015 Open Cup will include 89 teams, the most in the modern era.
The Sporting KC franchise won the Open Cup, named for its former owner, in 2012 and 2004.
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This story was originally published May 21, 2015 at 6:45 PM with the headline "Sporting KC to host fourth-round U.S. Open Cup match on June 16."