History comes home as St Louis City top Columbus Crew to win US Open Cup
For much of the 20th century, winning the US Open Cup required a team to beat someone from St Louis. The Gateway City was home to many of the nation’s best teams during some ramshackle eras of soccer in the United States, with six different clubs combining for 10 trophy lifts. The most recent came in 1988, when St Louis Busch Seniors beat San Francisco-based Greek-American AC in the last throes of a tournament history dominated by amateur and semi-pro teams. MLS has won every Open Cup but one since starting play in 1996, and St Louis didn’t have an MLS club until 2023.
TL;DR
- St Louis City won the US Open Cup, defeating the Columbus Crew 5-4 in a penalty shootout.
- This victory ends St. Louis's 38-year drought for a major US soccer title.
- The win earns St Louis City a spot in the 2027 Concacaf Champions Cup.
- Backup goalkeeper Ben Lundt made a key save, and Daniel Edelman scored the winning penalty.
- The match was goalless through 90 minutes and 30 minutes of extra time.
- St Louis City's manager, Yoann Damet, is the youngest in MLS.
- The US Open Cup is the nation's oldest soccer tournament, first held in 1913-14.