Boca Raton FC Advances to 2016 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

Boca Raton Football Club has qualified to the 2016 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.

The club was in the Open Qualifying Rounds, however, according to US Soccer one of the leagues in the professional division has reduced their number of participating teams, giving all the teams still alive in the Open Division automatic berths into the First Round of the 2016 U.S. Open Cup.

With the news, Boca Raton FC will not be traveling to Virginia to take on Aromas Cafe FC and will now await the official draw for their first round opponent on May 11.

“We are very excited, and honored to take place in the 2016 U.S. Open Cup,” says club president Douglas Heizer. “This is one of the oldest tournaments in the world and we are excited to be able to participate in it.”