FC Cincinnati’s never beat its next opponent in the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup, but at least FCC will have home field advantage for this encounter.
Officials conducted on Thursday the draw for the US Open Cup’s Round of 32. The live-streamed event revealed FC Cincinnati would host New York City FC in the upcoming round.
While US Soccer confirmed the Round of 32 would be staged May 9 and May 10, the date of the match, as well as kickoff time and broadcast information, is yet to be confirmed.
FC Cincinnati is 0-6-2 against NYCFC. The two draws both occurred during the 2022 season.
FCC season ticket members will have access to an exclusive presale window for the NYCFC match starting at 10 am Monday, with a public on-sale beginning at 10 am Tuesday. Seating for the match will be limited to the Bailey and along the lower east side.
FC Cincinnati’s drawing came after it was assigned to a four-club pod that also contained Loudoun United of the second-division USL Championship and Columbus Crew. Loudoun and Columbus will play in the corresponding match at Loudoun’s 5,000-seater stadium, Segra Field, in Leesburg, Virginia.
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The Round of 32 brings the final eight seeded MLS clubs into the annual, single-elimination competition, joining the 24 clubs who advanced to the fourth round. Those clubs include CONCACAF Champions League participants Austin FC, LAFC, Orlando City SC and Philadelphia Union, as well as the top-two teams from each conference as determined by the 2022 season standings (FC Dallas, LA Galaxy, NYCFC and New York Red Bulls) .
FC Cincinnati defeated Louisville City FC, 1-0, in Wednesday’s third-round match at TQL Stadium. Arquimides Ordonez scored the game-winning goal in the 86th minute.
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: FC Cincinnati set to host NYCFC at TQL Stadium in US Open Cup