Congratulations to our NY Pancyprian Freedoms for advancing to Round 3 of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Open Division Local Qualifying for U.S. Soccer's National Championship. This history-filled annual tournament, in its 107th edition, includes the NY Pancyprian Freedoms as national title holders in 1980, 1982 and 1983

“We are pleased to advance to round 3 of qualifying for the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup” said George Halkidis, General Manager of the NY Pancyprian Freedoms. “As one of the few teams in the country to have won multiple Open Cups, we have a team to not only qualify each year but to advance far into the tournament."

Open Division Local Qualifying is conducted on a single-game, knockout basis. Matchups are determined geographically to minimize travel time and expense, with random selection used when practicable to determine opponent pairings. The Northeast pairings for the next round on October 16-17 will be determined and announced soon and the final round November 20-21. The 4 remaining Northeast clubs will advance to the 2022 Open Cup First Round, set for March 22-23.

Only eight teams have entered all five previous years of Open Division local qualifying: California (2): Chula Vista FC, Outbreak FC; Colorado (3): Colorado Rovers, Colorado Rush, Harpos FC; Florida (1): Red Force FC; New York (1): NY Pancyprian Freedoms; Pennsylvania (1): Vereinigung Erzgebirge

Embarking on its 107th edition, the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup is U.S. Soccer's National Championship. The history-filled tournament is conducted on a single-game, knockout basis and open to all professional and amateur teams affiliated with U.S. Soccer, with pro sides receiving byes to the later rounds. Having crowned its first champion in 1914, the oldest national soccer competition in the USA was renamed in 1999 to honor American soccer pioneer Lamar Hunt.