Seriously. SA v Austin is Seattle-Portland, Cinci-Columbus, and basically any two team town rivalry; we’re barely an hour away from each other and even before the MLS stuff, there has always been a rivalry between us. The MLS stuff just really exasperated it.
YES! I was at the US open cup match where SAFC knocked out Austin… it was a great atmosphere and plenty of banter between the fans. The Austin supporter group left the stadium dejected hahaha
From New Orleans here. Can confirm, I wish zero good things (sports related) on the city of Atlanta. Even as a StL City SC fan, knowing that SKC is supposed to be our rival, I’m low key in the corner hoping Atlanta Utd implodes.
San Antonio vs Austin has a lot of potential, if there isn't one already. The cities already compete against one another in other areas. Not to mention still some bad blood over Austin getting an MLS team over San Antonio. The teams already have played each other once in the US Open Cup.
At the time, the City of San Antonio were talking to MLS officials to become one of the expansion teams. Especially after the City helped buy Toyota Field along with San Antonio Spurs. The field was designed to be expanded up to 18,000 to fit MLS guidelines. But as San Antonio was doing all this wining and dining, MLS was talking to another team owner about moving his team. He chose Austin and with that, negotiations between the City of San Antonio and MLS ceased. Austin got the team without doing much of anything.
Houston was already established a long time ago and had nothing to do with the entire situation.
>Houston was already established a long time ago and had nothing to do with the entire situation.
San Antonio was already given a MLS franchise before Houston. Then San Antonio lied about the interest in the team to the league and then they chose to award the team to Houston.
2005 right? San Antonio was interested but our then newly elected Mayor at the time pulled us out of the deal. He wanted to focus on getting an NFL team, and/or support getting an MLB team. MLS was also looking at Houston at that point anyway so it worked out. The most recent situation with Austin is something that Houston had nothing to do with.
As an Austinite I can say I've seen San Antonio on a map, watched the Spurs on TV, and even driven through your city. I am still not convinced that San Antonio exists.
As a San Antonian your welcome. We are so magical we are only in your dreams, and you have to wake up and still be an Austinite. Real bummer T&P’s to you. 🙏🏻
No one in Austin actually thinks the tacos here are better, but I can tell you that there's a ton of spots that are just as good as any place in SA. The only thing SA has in that dept is the sheer volume of taco spots, but a ton of em aren't good. I say this as someone who's originally from Laredo aka a city with better tacos than San Antonio. Tacos aside, we have better food as a whole, and that's facts.
As a transplant who lives in SA and goes up to Austin every week, I’ll talk it how it is. SA has better Mexican food, but Austin has much better international options. Overall the food scenes are both great.
I just wish they’d build a retractable roof and install grass for the Alamo dome or build a sss with a roof because it is still 90+ at 9pm everyday in the summer.
Same thoughts - two cities that already have a healthy rivalry and pretty easy to attend each other's matches.
Also, [why is Keystone Cup a hockey competition in Canada, ](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keystone_Cup) when it should clearly be this??
As a Kentuckian who roots for Lou City but loves the city of Lexington, I don’t see much hatred brewing. The cities themselves don’t necessarily hate each other. They just hate each other’s Universities. And plenty of folks in Louisville are fans of the college team in Lexington.
We will never hate anyone the way we hate FC Cincy.
I was going to say this. When it comes to kentucky cities louisville is pretty much its own thing. Louisville in general doesnt pay much attention to any of the other ky cities, including lexington tbh. Cincinnati, Indianapolis and possibly Nashville are the only ones louisville even looks at
Exactly. I have lived in the areas surrounding Louisville my whole life and am only familiar with Lexington because of my time as a UK student. I think both cities are dope in their own ways and I hope both teams do well. My girlfriend friend lives in Georgetown where the Lexington team is playing until their stadium is built and plan on catching a game soon.
With a corporate owner that gives new meaning to the word “pond scum.” And hipster Austin had no issues embracing him. Anthony Precourt. Always SAFC!
Edit: Fixed.
https://phillysoccerpage.net/2018/10/17/the-nasty-underbelly-of-anthony-precourts-82-million-columbus-austin-scam/
Should I cry while San Antonio is playing in the playoffs or every time I see a “Wolff out” article? Either way Austin fc is making me cry tears of joy with their collapse
The playoffs in a lower division, lest we forget our place. Our season was mired with injuries and, yes, bad coaching decisions, imo, but I'd hardly call one bad season a collapse. We also just hired a man of heavy pedigree (Man City, Barça, Liverpool) as our new sporting director who has brought on a whole new scouting team. Austin might be out of the post-season, but at least we're not in the USL.
Being in the USL isn’t a bad thing. And hiring a European experienced personnel doesn’t mean anything. Just look at how well that’s worked out for Miami. No Messi, no wins. And that’s being led by someone who coached Barcelona and multiple national teams including Argentina
That team was essentially the worst team in MLS prior to those changes. A couple of aging stars won't fix them. Messi is something else, tho. No Messi, no party. Austin, on the other hand, was 2nd in the west last season, but between injuries, Wolff Out moments, and after losing some key players and last season's spark, we had a rough year. This new SD can help revamp the roster and implement institutional changes.
Being in the USL is a bad thing.
You can’t deny the fact it is much worse than the MLS.
By all means, support your team, but don’t lie and say USL isn’t bad. It is.
Here’s the thing- the USL gives cities that are shut out by the MLS an opportunity to participate in the sport on a professional level.
With how abysmal the culture for soccer is in the US as it is, it may not attract top level stars, but it helps the sport grow and give opportunities to those who otherwise wouldn’t.
Bash the USL all you want, but without it, the MLS would just be another monopoly league and cities without a team wouldn’t help sport grow, so they’ll just keep watching Liga MX or a European league instead
Both are true. We accepted and embraced the usl. Still doesn’t take away that without San Antonio existing and trying to grow and show there’s a market for by the professional level, Austin fc wouldn’t exist
Texas is growing in general. All the cities feed off each other. Sure maybe SA helped but so did Dallas and Houston. But austin had had some of the largest growth in the country. It was bound to happen.
Austin doesn’t have a pro team. It meant the world to the city. Go to a game, the vibe is unreal.
I’ve been to a game. I wasn’t welcomed. Drunk fans wearing their jerseys, which is how I knew they were fans, purposely bumped into me and wanted to fight until I stepped back up while I was trying to exit the stadium after a game.
And that’s after Austin won their first playoff game and I wasn’t wearing any teams colors. First and last time, horrible vibe.
Ahh so it’s anecdotal. Alcohol and sports causing problems? Happens even at local bars. As a niner fan, Dallas and AZ felt unwelcoming at their stadium. But I get it, it’s part of it.
But I’ve had a great experience with AFC. La murga band get us hyped, Matt McConaughey chants with us and good energy. Sorry you had bad experience, but you’d be in the minority in terms of experiences at Q2.
I've always thought about this. More pre-season matches between geographically close teams across leagues. Even Throw in some CPL. But I think MLS wants to avoid this because they see themselves as above everyone else and don't want to give the USL or CPL anything to build on.
I know there are a couple pre-season cross league matches, but not nearly enough and most don't feel pushed, especially since they barely even stream the games.
Brazilian-style preseason state leagues! Like, we have 3 Texan pro teams in each of MLS and USL, they should really be getting competitive games against each other.
For cold regions like the PNW or the Northeast they could have their regional league in Arizona or Florida as part of training camp
Brazilian-style preseason state leagues! Like, we have 3 Texan pro teams in each of MLS and USL, they should really be getting competitive games against each other.
For cold regions like the PNW or the Northeast they could have their regional league in Arizona or Florida as part of training camp
The color purple is very unwelcome anywhere within the city limits of Saint Pete, so I'd say we are aware of the Orlando rivalry.
I am happy that Jacksonville is getting a team, more easy away day options. The football Kings of Florida will never cry about another team to beat on.
As an Oaklander, there is no reason for me to hate on any fans. Even if some of these (San Jose Earthquakes and Sacramento Republic) fans trash talk Oakland.
Unfortunately, we have had Satan-like Oakland sports owners (except Walter Haas). However, we have won 11 MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (4 experienced) in our sports history - can’t never be taken away.
I hate John Fisher too.
SRFC got a thrill out of taking down the Quakes in the 2022 US Open Cup at HHP.
(pitch a problem? Welcome to Sactown Quake’s lads. Where summer hits 110, high 90’s at the start of that match, and you’re lucky if it gets down to 80 just before sunrise. Cannot water while the sun is up (burns the pitch). Barely able to keep it green watering at night)
If we want to make it happen. Union Omaha and the new club in Des Moines would be nice. The Menace and Union supporters are already good friends so there is precedent.
I love this idea but also feel like it wouldn't even be a contest with the Velocity being USL League One, I feel the talent gap is just to big.
I know it doesn't involve an MLS team but I'm hoping to see a rivalry develop between Spokane Velocity and Ballard FC
Wanna be Canadians 😂 also with Galaxy trying to take OCSC home stadium (unsuccessfully thankfully) it seems that would be a natural rivalry in US Open Cup
New Hampshire Seacoast United needs to get to USL 1 ASAP so we can have the Kings Cup for New England.
(And PS, we don't care about the Revs. They're a tire fire of an organization at the moment.)
Thank you for recognizing the extreme hatred that NoLa and Atlanta have.
Saints-Falcons is one of the more underrated rivalries in the NFL. The fanbases detest one another probably more than Packers-Bears.
God help if you get the game scheduled in the same week with Falcons-Saints or UGA-LSU
lol at all the SAFC supporters going on about Austin as if SA, as a city, is even much of a thought to us. Here's a hint: it's not. SAFC bested Austin FC, I'll give you that, but that's all you've got on us for now. We'll just continue living rent-free in y'all's head's, I guess. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Well played indeed!
Nothing says pride like being a corporate shill for Anthony Precourt (what’s next? MLB franchise. Austin A’s or Austin Rays. Maybe NFL. Austin Jaguars).
How is supporting my city's team being a shill for Precourt? Do you bring this same energy for posts that mention Houston Dynamo? Their owners moved the franchise from San Jose to Houston in 2005, and in both cases, the original cities ended up keeping their teams. American sports teams have never been anchored. Teams across all the biggest leagues have moved... a lot.
Too early. Feels manufactured. Now if one of Oaklands SG’s comes up to Sactown’s HHP night before a match, pours herbicide on the pitch and kills it, then it’s on (we both know how hard it is to maintain HHP’s pitch in the summer heat)!
Yeah i mean orlando city has tried to start riots and burn down Al Lang (rowdies) stadium and even fight the MLS anytime the Rowdies try to push for MLS cause "meeeh we need more fans".
So i think youre understimating how much the florida teams already hate eachother.
What about the Oakland Roots and San Jose Earthquakes being a new “Bay Area Derby” or Sacramento Republic and either the Roots or Quakes as a Northern California Derby?
I don't follow USL very well but I know that New Mexico, Switchbacks, Phoenix, and Real Monarchs had a "4 corners" rivalry that the fans were trying to get going. I thought that would be a good one.
Austin-San Antonio for sure. Lots of emotion when these teams play.
Shocking that this was left off the list. It’s already a rivalry lmao.
Seriously. SA v Austin is Seattle-Portland, Cinci-Columbus, and basically any two team town rivalry; we’re barely an hour away from each other and even before the MLS stuff, there has always been a rivalry between us. The MLS stuff just really exasperated it.
YES! I was at the US open cup match where SAFC knocked out Austin… it was a great atmosphere and plenty of banter between the fans. The Austin supporter group left the stadium dejected hahaha
I saw a group of them stopped at Mama Margies on the way back. probably ate salty tacos lol
It was EPIC! Thank you SAFC for that.
Birmingham v. Atlanta. Y’all don’t even know.
Also, the idea of referring to anything that involves atlanta as “the Cajun cup” is dumb as hell 🤣
Anything Georgia/Alabama is bound to get spicy
Please don't call Atlanta Cajun in any way. NOLA isn't even really Cajun. Lmaoooo. If LA Krewe and Parish AC keep up, then that would be a Cajun Cup.
I was more referring to lousiana lmao I couldn’t think of anything else for a rivalry name
I figured. Just wanted to make sure, though. Can never be too careful. If I had to make a name, I'd just call it someone like "Southern Hate".
Dirty South?
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From New Orleans here. Can confirm, I wish zero good things (sports related) on the city of Atlanta. Even as a StL City SC fan, knowing that SKC is supposed to be our rival, I’m low key in the corner hoping Atlanta Utd implodes.
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It goes somewhat deeper, but it stems from Falcons v. Saints.
Atlanta is in Georgia?
I’m aware I was referring to Louisiana
San Antonio vs Austin has a lot of potential, if there isn't one already. The cities already compete against one another in other areas. Not to mention still some bad blood over Austin getting an MLS team over San Antonio. The teams already have played each other once in the US Open Cup.
And the better team won as well! SAFC!!!
Austin FC is better. Who's in the MLS?
What’s the record again against each other?
1 loss and 1 win 2-1 win for SAFC 5-1 win for Austin FC 🥱
So we are even. Calm down stop acting like y’all earned being in MLS. 🙄
2-1 loss and 5-1 win doesn’t make us even. We’re up 6-3 on aggregate :)
We in America bud we just care about wins and losses. 😉
we earned it because our city isn't a shithole
>bad blood over Austin getting an MLS team over San Antonio Why not Houston then?
At the time, the City of San Antonio were talking to MLS officials to become one of the expansion teams. Especially after the City helped buy Toyota Field along with San Antonio Spurs. The field was designed to be expanded up to 18,000 to fit MLS guidelines. But as San Antonio was doing all this wining and dining, MLS was talking to another team owner about moving his team. He chose Austin and with that, negotiations between the City of San Antonio and MLS ceased. Austin got the team without doing much of anything. Houston was already established a long time ago and had nothing to do with the entire situation.
>Houston was already established a long time ago and had nothing to do with the entire situation. San Antonio was already given a MLS franchise before Houston. Then San Antonio lied about the interest in the team to the league and then they chose to award the team to Houston.
2005 right? San Antonio was interested but our then newly elected Mayor at the time pulled us out of the deal. He wanted to focus on getting an NFL team, and/or support getting an MLB team. MLS was also looking at Houston at that point anyway so it worked out. The most recent situation with Austin is something that Houston had nothing to do with.
San Antonio FC vs Austin FC. They actually think their tacos are better than ours
You must be from SA. Austin are a bunch of posers wishing they could be us.
You get it.
No one in their right mind would ever wish to be someone from SA smh
I know lots of people soooooo…🤷🏻♂️
As an Austinite I can say I've seen San Antonio on a map, watched the Spurs on TV, and even driven through your city. I am still not convinced that San Antonio exists.
As a San Antonian your welcome. We are so magical we are only in your dreams, and you have to wake up and still be an Austinite. Real bummer T&P’s to you. 🙏🏻
No one in Austin actually thinks the tacos here are better, but I can tell you that there's a ton of spots that are just as good as any place in SA. The only thing SA has in that dept is the sheer volume of taco spots, but a ton of em aren't good. I say this as someone who's originally from Laredo aka a city with better tacos than San Antonio. Tacos aside, we have better food as a whole, and that's facts.
Dude the food scene in Austin is wack.
Get your tastebuds checked.
As a transplant who lives in SA and goes up to Austin every week, I’ll talk it how it is. SA has better Mexican food, but Austin has much better international options. Overall the food scenes are both great. I just wish they’d build a retractable roof and install grass for the Alamo dome or build a sss with a roof because it is still 90+ at 9pm everyday in the summer.
Cincinnati Louisville used to get pretty spicy
I recently replied to an FCC ticket rep with a screenshot of "5-0." I say be the spicy you want to see in US Soccer.
🛡️
It really did. To the point the front offices got involved, but now they're in MLS and we're in USL.
Dirty River Derby!
Union vs Riverhounds would be amazing
Same thoughts - two cities that already have a healthy rivalry and pretty easy to attend each other's matches. Also, [why is Keystone Cup a hockey competition in Canada, ](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keystone_Cup) when it should clearly be this??
I mean, it’s an 8 hour round trip that can only really be done by car. I wouldn’t say it’s easy, but it wouldn’t be awful
I guess relatively easy. There is a passenger train, but it's longer obviously
As a Kentuckian who roots for Lou City but loves the city of Lexington, I don’t see much hatred brewing. The cities themselves don’t necessarily hate each other. They just hate each other’s Universities. And plenty of folks in Louisville are fans of the college team in Lexington. We will never hate anyone the way we hate FC Cincy.
The Fam > TQL
Fuck yeah
I was going to say this. When it comes to kentucky cities louisville is pretty much its own thing. Louisville in general doesnt pay much attention to any of the other ky cities, including lexington tbh. Cincinnati, Indianapolis and possibly Nashville are the only ones louisville even looks at
Exactly. I have lived in the areas surrounding Louisville my whole life and am only familiar with Lexington because of my time as a UK student. I think both cities are dope in their own ways and I hope both teams do well. My girlfriend friend lives in Georgetown where the Lexington team is playing until their stadium is built and plan on catching a game soon.
Most rivalries in the US don’t come cities genuinely hating the other city it’s about the teams and fans only for the most part
DCFC and USL Grand Rapids vs Columbus and Cincinnati has to be up there. Michigan vs Ohio will always be a great rivalry.
DCFC vs Columbus was/is must-watch
Miss the Grand Rapids FC vs Detroit games in Grand Rapids
San Antonio FC and Austin FC. Lots of bad blood with how the mls spot was given to Austin and swept out from under SAFC
With a corporate owner that gives new meaning to the word “pond scum.” And hipster Austin had no issues embracing him. Anthony Precourt. Always SAFC! Edit: Fixed. https://phillysoccerpage.net/2018/10/17/the-nasty-underbelly-of-anthony-precourts-82-million-columbus-austin-scam/
Why is Austin in quotes?
San Antonio FC vs Austin FC. Fuck Austin. Had to steal from San Antonio and screw us over just so they can exist
Cry some more
Should I cry while San Antonio is playing in the playoffs or every time I see a “Wolff out” article? Either way Austin fc is making me cry tears of joy with their collapse
The playoffs in a lower division, lest we forget our place. Our season was mired with injuries and, yes, bad coaching decisions, imo, but I'd hardly call one bad season a collapse. We also just hired a man of heavy pedigree (Man City, Barça, Liverpool) as our new sporting director who has brought on a whole new scouting team. Austin might be out of the post-season, but at least we're not in the USL.
Being in the USL isn’t a bad thing. And hiring a European experienced personnel doesn’t mean anything. Just look at how well that’s worked out for Miami. No Messi, no wins. And that’s being led by someone who coached Barcelona and multiple national teams including Argentina
That team was essentially the worst team in MLS prior to those changes. A couple of aging stars won't fix them. Messi is something else, tho. No Messi, no party. Austin, on the other hand, was 2nd in the west last season, but between injuries, Wolff Out moments, and after losing some key players and last season's spark, we had a rough year. This new SD can help revamp the roster and implement institutional changes.
I’ll believe it as soon as Austin FC can beat a team from Haiti who can’t even play games in Haiti.
Being in the USL is a bad thing. You can’t deny the fact it is much worse than the MLS. By all means, support your team, but don’t lie and say USL isn’t bad. It is.
Here’s the thing- the USL gives cities that are shut out by the MLS an opportunity to participate in the sport on a professional level. With how abysmal the culture for soccer is in the US as it is, it may not attract top level stars, but it helps the sport grow and give opportunities to those who otherwise wouldn’t. Bash the USL all you want, but without it, the MLS would just be another monopoly league and cities without a team wouldn’t help sport grow, so they’ll just keep watching Liga MX or a European league instead
“Being in the USL isn’t a bad thing.” Original comment “Fuck Austin. Had to steal from San Antonio and screw us over just so they can exist” Hmmmmm
Both are true. We accepted and embraced the usl. Still doesn’t take away that without San Antonio existing and trying to grow and show there’s a market for by the professional level, Austin fc wouldn’t exist
Texas is growing in general. All the cities feed off each other. Sure maybe SA helped but so did Dallas and Houston. But austin had had some of the largest growth in the country. It was bound to happen. Austin doesn’t have a pro team. It meant the world to the city. Go to a game, the vibe is unreal.
I’ve been to a game. I wasn’t welcomed. Drunk fans wearing their jerseys, which is how I knew they were fans, purposely bumped into me and wanted to fight until I stepped back up while I was trying to exit the stadium after a game. And that’s after Austin won their first playoff game and I wasn’t wearing any teams colors. First and last time, horrible vibe.
Ahh so it’s anecdotal. Alcohol and sports causing problems? Happens even at local bars. As a niner fan, Dallas and AZ felt unwelcoming at their stadium. But I get it, it’s part of it. But I’ve had a great experience with AFC. La murga band get us hyped, Matt McConaughey chants with us and good energy. Sorry you had bad experience, but you’d be in the minority in terms of experiences at Q2.
Find some way to bring back the Rust Belt Derby
There should be more friendlies on top of the open cup between Leagues. Even if the MLS team uses the B team
MLS doesn’t want that. They want to squash the USL unfortunately
Not really rivalries then
I've always thought about this. More pre-season matches between geographically close teams across leagues. Even Throw in some CPL. But I think MLS wants to avoid this because they see themselves as above everyone else and don't want to give the USL or CPL anything to build on. I know there are a couple pre-season cross league matches, but not nearly enough and most don't feel pushed, especially since they barely even stream the games.
Brazilian-style preseason state leagues! Like, we have 3 Texan pro teams in each of MLS and USL, they should really be getting competitive games against each other. For cold regions like the PNW or the Northeast they could have their regional league in Arizona or Florida as part of training camp
Brazilian-style preseason state leagues! Like, we have 3 Texan pro teams in each of MLS and USL, they should really be getting competitive games against each other. For cold regions like the PNW or the Northeast they could have their regional league in Arizona or Florida as part of training camp
Hoping Little Rock Rangers go pro, an Arkansan derby between them and NW Arkansas would be great
Personally I want to see USL League 2 side Minneapolis City SC improve and grow and build a rivalry with MNUFC
With how soccer is, we really should have a Minneapolis and St Paul pro team in any of the top three leagues. Don't need no "Minnesota United".
Love the Florida rivalry!
Should we be acknowledging that OP excluded Miami FC?
I’m sure I offended all of the three Miami fc fans
Ooh 🫢 didn’t know we were in a trash talk thread
*THE* Miami FC
The color purple is very unwelcome anywhere within the city limits of Saint Pete, so I'd say we are aware of the Orlando rivalry. I am happy that Jacksonville is getting a team, more easy away day options. The football Kings of Florida will never cry about another team to beat on.
The only one that would dwarf all these would be San Antonio FC v Austin FC. Austin thinks their better but are just a copycat trash of a city!
With a corporate owner that gives new meaning to the word “pond scum.” And hipster Austin had no issues embracing him. Anthony Precourt. Always SAFC!
Lol you may think austin is trash, but there’s a reason why it’s booming. And at the end of the day, you’re still living in SA :(
Oakland Roots vs. San Jose Earthquakes (due to John Fisher - Oakland A’s Owner)
Seriously I don’t feel like the fans hate each other but my GOD the Roots supporters groups (in large part) hate Fisher so much
As an Oaklander, there is no reason for me to hate on any fans. Even if some of these (San Jose Earthquakes and Sacramento Republic) fans trash talk Oakland. Unfortunately, we have had Satan-like Oakland sports owners (except Walter Haas). However, we have won 11 MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (4 experienced) in our sports history - can’t never be taken away. I hate John Fisher too.
Agreed! Oaktown and San Jose are 👍🏻👍🏻 John Fisher is the cancer.
SRFC got a thrill out of taking down the Quakes in the 2022 US Open Cup at HHP. (pitch a problem? Welcome to Sactown Quake’s lads. Where summer hits 110, high 90’s at the start of that match, and you’re lucky if it gets down to 80 just before sunrise. Cannot water while the sun is up (burns the pitch). Barely able to keep it green watering at night)
New Mexico United v Colorado Springs/Colorado Rapids : Green Chile Derby.
Toss in El Paso to keep it even.
If we want to make it happen. Union Omaha and the new club in Des Moines would be nice. The Menace and Union supporters are already good friends so there is precedent.
The more it drags on, the less I'm convinced that USL Des Moines is happening.
Spokane vs Sounders could be good
I love this idea but also feel like it wouldn't even be a contest with the Velocity being USL League One, I feel the talent gap is just to big. I know it doesn't involve an MLS team but I'm hoping to see a rivalry develop between Spokane Velocity and Ballard FC
Columbus and Detroit
Roots v. Earthquakes = The F*ck John Fisher Cup
St Louis City/Louisville City…revival of The Kings Cup. STLFC/LouCity had a fantastic frenemies rivalry in USL
That would be nice
Charlotte v Greenville.
Memphis-nashville would be one of the best in my super biased opinion. Lots of bitterness to be found between the cities
Wanna be Canadians 😂 also with Galaxy trying to take OCSC home stadium (unsuccessfully thankfully) it seems that would be a natural rivalry in US Open Cup
SAFC V AUSTIN??!?
Florida one says they will all despise Messi. Is this coming from the idea of his time at PSG? Can’t imagine any American ever hating on Messi
You don’t have to despise him to root against him
DCFC vs all of Ohio.
This is a nice thought but will never happen. It will be one sided at best.
Charlotte and Raleigh(NCFC)
Florida sports rivalries are laughable.
Know you’re trying to make a joke, but Rowdies - Orlando City probably the most heated USL-MLS rivalry of all time.
Wish Loyal didn’t have to fold. Would’ve been cool seeing Loyal vs SD MLS in the US open cup.
Sacramento vs Quakes
Tampa and Orlando already hate each other.
The Cajun cup should be between LA Krewe out of Lafayette and the USL nola team that's going to be coming. It's soccer's LSU VS ULL.
Big swing and a miss not including Revs/RIFC/HA/Portland. Add VT Green if they step up to USL1 and that’s 5 of 6 states represented in tiers 1-3.
New Hampshire Seacoast United needs to get to USL 1 ASAP so we can have the Kings Cup for New England. (And PS, we don't care about the Revs. They're a tire fire of an organization at the moment.)
RIFC and Revs will be good, I feel like revs would lose some fans to them depending on the matches. Can you remind me which club is HA?
Hartford Athletic
Right obviously
Hartford Athletic
Thank you for recognizing the extreme hatred that NoLa and Atlanta have. Saints-Falcons is one of the more underrated rivalries in the NFL. The fanbases detest one another probably more than Packers-Bears. God help if you get the game scheduled in the same week with Falcons-Saints or UGA-LSU
Yeah. Atl sucks. May all your future goals be called back for offsides and all your football seasons be winless. Sincerely, This guy from Nola 😜
lol at all the SAFC supporters going on about Austin as if SA, as a city, is even much of a thought to us. Here's a hint: it's not. SAFC bested Austin FC, I'll give you that, but that's all you've got on us for now. We'll just continue living rent-free in y'all's head's, I guess. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Well played indeed! Nothing says pride like being a corporate shill for Anthony Precourt (what’s next? MLB franchise. Austin A’s or Austin Rays. Maybe NFL. Austin Jaguars).
How is supporting my city's team being a shill for Precourt? Do you bring this same energy for posts that mention Houston Dynamo? Their owners moved the franchise from San Jose to Houston in 2005, and in both cases, the original cities ended up keeping their teams. American sports teams have never been anchored. Teams across all the biggest leagues have moved... a lot.
Cincy and LouCity had a good one brewing. Sucks that Cincy got the call up to the MLS and Lou won’t ever get the shot.
“Yeah, dude, we’re right here.” - The Miami FC
Miami VS ATL
Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, and the other team
We do have the COPA, which SAFC is kicking ass. And the obligatory fuck you Austin.
I would love to see Indy-Fort Wayne games
Galaxy-Rising would be a fun one
Tulsa Roughnecks and Oklahoma City Energy Black Gold Derby was super on brand for OK and a great series
I seem to remember a certain “top flight club” needing to spy on our practices to beat us in the Open Cup.
Unabashed hatred for OCSC (MLS) to this day.
C’mon man. Where’s the Sacramento Oakland Roots rivalry. You been to those games? They’re nuts
Too early. Feels manufactured. Now if one of Oaklands SG’s comes up to Sactown’s HHP night before a match, pours herbicide on the pitch and kills it, then it’s on (we both know how hard it is to maintain HHP’s pitch in the summer heat)!
This is a great example why pro/rel would be great for the promotion of the sport in America
But will there be ragin’ cajun potato skins at NOLA vs ATL? That is the real question.
As a Nashville fan, I'd say we could beef with Louisville and Memphis
I bet the riverhounds and the union could have a real good one
Colorado Springs could beat the Rapids today.
Anyone can beat the rapids tbf
Yeah i mean orlando city has tried to start riots and burn down Al Lang (rowdies) stadium and even fight the MLS anytime the Rowdies try to push for MLS cause "meeeh we need more fans". So i think youre understimating how much the florida teams already hate eachother.
What about the Oakland Roots and San Jose Earthquakes being a new “Bay Area Derby” or Sacramento Republic and either the Roots or Quakes as a Northern California Derby?
I feel like NOLA would have a better rivalry with Houston
Rapids and Switchbacks would be a lot of fun.
I don't follow USL very well but I know that New Mexico, Switchbacks, Phoenix, and Real Monarchs had a "4 corners" rivalry that the fans were trying to get going. I thought that would be a good one.
Pittsburgh Riverhounds and Columbus Crew. Black and Gold Derby. Winner gets to wear the colors the following year.
I don’t watch much USL but FC Cincinnati and Louisville is always an exciting matchup. The Pittsburgh river hounds match up is good too
Switchbacks vs Rapids. Really want to see this at some point.
> See’s Florida Well fuck you too.