If you are an amateur men’s adult soccer club in the state of Washington, the way you join the dream to qualify for the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup has changed. Or, at least when has.

Going forward Region IV of the United States Adult Soccer Association, of which the Washington State Adult Soccer Association is a member, will hold regional tournaments each year for entry into the Open Cup the following year. This means that the next tournament, set for June-July 2014 in Utah, will send two qualifiers to the USOC for 2015. What about the 2014 Open Cup? The second letter below shows that Region IV is picking the two clubs that will go.

These changes won’t directly affect the PDL sides from Washington that can win Open Cup spots by league standings, or Sounders FC, who are seeded into later rounds due to their Major League Soccer status. It will affect plans for any amateur adult club in Washington that wants to try for the USOC. It also falls squarely into the regular season for the Evergreen Premier League, set to debut in 2014.

In essence, our clubs have a May 2, 2014 deadline to enter if they are interested in qualifying for the 2015 US Open Cup. Region IV sends two clubs into the first round of the USOC.

Paul Scherer, Region IV Cup Director, sent us the information posted below. He can be reached at archer831@AOL.com.

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