By Michael Heilman

Today it was announced that the Atlantic City FC will host the Newtown Pride FC in the first round of the 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S Open Cup Tournament at Rowan University Soccer Stadium on Wednesday, March 25th at 7 pm which will be televised on ESPN+.

Wednesday March 25th at 7:00 pm we take on 2019 Amateur Cup Champions @Newtownpridefc in the first round of the #USOC2020 – We are delighted to be hosting this game @RowanUniversity – ticket announcements will be forthcoming #SupportLocalSoccer #Soccer #AtlanticCity #AcesUp♠️⚽️ pic.twitter.com/YST0BKMsmh — Atlantic City FC (@AtlanticCityFC) January 22, 2020

The U.S. Soccer Federation announced the first round of the 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Tournament featuring thirty-eight teams in nineteen single-elimination matchups from March 24th and March 25th with the winners advancing to the second round scheduled for April 7th to the 9th against clubs from the eleven USL Championship teams, six USL League One teams, and eight National Independent Soccer Association teams. The second-round pairings and possible pairings will be announced on January 29.

Atlantic City FC finished in first place in the NPSL Keystone Conference while Newtown Pride FC won not only the USASA Region One Championship but also the 2019 National Amateur Cup. Tickets for this game will be released soon.