Three local amateur teams in the 2019 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup learned their opponents on Wednesday for the first round of the competition.
Reading United will host Philadelphia Lone Star at Alvernia University on Wednesday, May 8 at 7 p.m. A day earlier, West Chester United will travel to face FC Baltimore at Johns Hopkins University. Counting local qualifying, the game will be West Chester’s fifth straight away contest in their current U.S. Open Cup campaign.
A total of 38 teams will participate in the first round, including six USL League One pro clubs and 32 open division teams from USL League Two, National Premier Soccer League and local qualifiers.