Tomorrow evening FC Dallas will play in their first Open Cup Final in nearly a decade and will have the chance to win their first major trophy in nearly 20 years. The Open Cup is America’s oldest major sports trophy, having been founded in 1914 when it was known as the National Challenge Cup. In 2016, 91 teams competed for a chance to win the trophy, in a single elimination format that has basically welcomed nearly every conceivable soccer team on US soil.
In a move to honor one of US soccer’s most important figures, US Soccer changed the name of the tournament to the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup.