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Sam Surridge

Surridge, Schwake heroics secure Open Cup for Nashville

Nashville SC captured the first championship in Tennessee professional sports history on Wednesday night, edging Austin FC 2-1 in the U.S. Open Cup final. Sam Surridge’s second-half strike made the difference in a rather testy contest, with Nashville digging deep to protect their lead at Austin's Q2 Stadium and seal a landmark title.

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Fodrey scores late winner to send Austin FC to U.S. Open Cup final

Austin FC and Nashville SC each booked their first U.S. Open Cup Final appearances on a dramatic semifinal night. In St. Paul, CJ Fodrey’s 120th-minute strike gave Austin a 2-1 extra-time win over Minnesota United, while in Nashville, Sam Surridge fired a hat trick to lead the Boys in Gold past Philadelphia Union 3-1 at GEODIS Park.

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US Open Cup, fixtures & results

Tuesday 28 April
Houston Dynamo FC badge
Houston Dynamo FC
HOU
2
Louisville City FC badge
Louisville City FC
LOU
1
FT
Chicago Fire FC badge
Chicago Fire FC
CHI
1
St. Louis City badge
St. Louis City
STL
2
FT
Colorado Rapids badge
Colorado Rapids
CLR
2
Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC badge
Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC
COL
2
FT
pen 5 - 4
Monday 18 May
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Orlando City
ORL
Atlanta United badge
Atlanta United
ATL
St. Louis City badge
St. Louis City
STL
Houston Dynamo FC badge
Houston Dynamo FC
HOU
Tuesday 19 May
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Columbus Crew
COL
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New York City FC
NYC
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Standings

Grp. A

PosTeamPWDLFA+/-PTSForm
1Thailand crestThailand44001841412
W
W
D
W
2Singapore crestSingapore42117527
D
L
W
W
3Malaysia crestMalaysia41215505
D
D
W
D
4Cambodia crestCambodia411278-14
L
W
L
D
5Timor-Leste crestTimor-Leste4004318-150
L
L
L
L

Grp. B

PosTeamPWDLFA+/-PTSForm
1Vietnam crestVietnam4310112910
W
D
W
W
2Philippines crestPhilippines41304316
W
D
D
D
3Indonesia crestIndonesia411245-14
L
L
D
W
4Myanmar crestMyanmar411249-54
L
W
D
L
5Laos crestLaos4022711-42
L
D
D
L
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Frequently asked questions

Barcelona are the most successful Copa del Rey side in history, winning the cup 31 times, seven more than Athletic Bilbao and 11 more than bitter rivals Real Madrid. Their first-ever Copa del Rey win came in the 1909-10 season. Since the start of the 2014-15 season, the Catalans have lifted this trophy six times.

Currently, as many as 126 teams participate in the Copa del Rey, starting at the top from La Liga and going all the way down to the Tercera Federacion, the fifth tier in Spanish football league system. In its inaugural edition in 1903, just three teams (Athletic Bilbao, Espanyol, and Madrid FC) took part.

Former Athletic Bilbao and Spain forward Piru Gainza is Copa del Rey's record-appearance maker ever, featuring in 99 games in the cup competition.

Iconic Spanish forward Telmo Zarra is Copa del Rey's all-time top scorer, finding the back of the net on 81 occasions between 1939 and 1957. All those goals came in an Athletic Bilbao shirt.

CD Bunol goalkeeper Paco is the oldest player to ever feature in a Copa del Rey game, achieving the feat against Real Sociedad in 2023 at the age of 44 years and 231 days.

Armando Sagi is the youngest player to ever feature in a Copa del Rey game. Playing for Barcelona, Sagi was just 15 years and 339 days old when he made his debut in the competition on April 2, 1922.

Antoine Griezmann, Luka Modric, Sergio Ramos, Neymar, Gareth Bale, James Rodriguez, Telmo Zarra, Sergio Busquets, Roberto Carlos, Luis Suarez, and Xavi are some of the most famous players to have played in the Copa del Rey.

Carlo Ancelotti, Luis Enrique, Juande Ramos, Claudio Ranieri, Louis van Gaal, Sir Bobby Robson, Cesar Menotti, Miguel Munoz, and Ferdinand Daucik are some of Copa del Rey's most famous mangers.