U.S. Open Cup

Appearances

2016
May 11, 2016, First Round – The Villages SC(1) vs Kraze United(0)
– Goal Pedro Dias 90+2′

May 18, 2016, Second Round – Charleston Battery(2 – P2) vs The Villages SC (2 – P4)
-Carlos Araujo 24′ and 66′

2017
May 10, 2017, First Round – Jacksonville Armada (2) vs The Villages SC (1)
– Goal Diogo Alves 1′

2018
May 6, 2018, First Round – Jacksonville Armada (2) vs The Villages SC (1)
– Goal Gabriel Torres 58′

2019
May 7, 2019, First Round – Lakeland Tropics (1 – P7) vs The Villages SC (1 – P8)
– Goal Danilo Seglio 16′

May 14, 2019, Second Round – Tampa Bay Rowdies (4) vs The Villages SC (1 )
– Goal Vandyke Gyau 89′

2020
March 25, 2020, First Round – The Villages SC vs Tormenta 2 Canceled Due to Covid

2021
Canceled Due to Covid

2022
March 22, 2022, First Round – The Villages SC (6) vs OFC Wolves (0)
– Goal Felipe Rojas 12′
– Goal Rafael Vacas 21′ and 63′
– Goal Daniel Oliveira 41′
– Goal Victor France 57′
– Goal Payton Rausch 84′

April 5, 2022, Second Round – Tampa Bay Rowdies vs The Villages SC

2022 The Villages SC vs OFC Wolves

March 22, 2022, First Round

The Villages SC (6) vs OFC Wolves (0)
-Goal Felipe Rojas 12′
-Goal Rafael Vacas 21′ and 63′
-Goal Daniel Oliveira 41′
-Goal Victor France 57′
-Goal Payton Rausch 84′

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The Buffalo hosted the Orlando FC Wolves in the First Round of the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup’s 107th Year.

Orlando FC Wolves are an amateur soccer team that competes in the Central Florida Soccer League. They earned their spot after a fourth-round forfeit after the South Carolina Heat were forced to withdraw after a Covid outbreak.

This was the first U.S Open Cup hosted by The Villages SC on their home field, the soccer-specific, The Villages SC Complex.

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2022 Tampa Bay Rowdies vs The Villages SC

April 5, 2022, Second Round

The Buffalo will travel to face the Tampa Bay Rowdies in the Second Round of the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup.

Tampa Bay Rowdies are a USL Championship team. The Buffalo last played them in 2019 in the Second Round of the Open Cup with a score of 4-1.

2020 Tormenta FC vs The Villages SC 

March 25, 2020 – Canceled due to Covid

Outside of our Division, Tormenta FC2 has been our biggest rival. We have played them twice in playoffs.

In 2018 we won against them and then went on to win the Southern Conference. In 2019 they won against us and went on to win the Southern Conference.

This would have been the first time the Tormenta FC2 would have come to our home field.

2019 Lakeland Tropics vs The Villages SC

May 7, 2019, First Round
Lakeland Tropics (1 – P7) vs The Villages SC (1 – P8)
-Goal Danilo Seglio 16′

After a very balanced match, the teams went into extra time for ten rounds of penalty kicks. The Villages advanced 8-7.  The Villages SC Danilo Seglio found a breakaway moment in the 16th minute, scoring after his first shot rebounded to him from the keeper.

2019 Tampa Bay Rowdies vs The Villages SC

May 14, 2019, Second Round 
Tampa Bay Rowdies (4) vs The Villages SC (1 )
-Goal Vandyke Gyau 89′

The Rowdies advanced to the Third Round after a 4-1 home win against The Villages SC. The Villages SC defender, Vandyke Gyau scored for The Villages SC in the 89th minute. 

2018 Jacksonville Armada vs The Villages SC

May 6, 2018, First Round
Jacksonville Armada (2) vs The Villages SC (1)
– Goal Gabriel Torres 58′

pluck·y – ˈpləkē/
adjective: having or showing determined courage in the face of difficulties.

That’s what US Soccer said about our team after our Lamar Hunt US Open Cup “Play-in” game. We had a hard-fought battle against the Jacksonville Armada FC. The difficulty faced in the first half was expected due to having only a few days of practice together. We were able to come back to the second half and even up the game. A great long-pass from Gabriel Cabral, a beautiful assist from Leonardo Paiva, and an excellent finish from Gabriel Torres. The final score was The Villages SC 1 x 2 Jacksonville Armada FC.

2017 Jacksonville Armada vs The Villages SC

May 10, 2017, First Round
Jacksonville Armada (2) vs The Villages SC (1)
– Goal Diogo Alves 1′

The Villages SC, Ericksson Alves scored the first goal of the match in less than a minute to put The Villages SC ahead 1-0. The Jacksonville Armada U23 team won against The Villages SC in the First Round of the 2017 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup. Jacksonville played in Round 2 of the U.S. Open Cup against the Tampa Bay Rowdies.

2016 The Villages SC vs Kraze United

May 11, 2016, First Round
The Villages SC(1) vs Kraze United(0)
-Goal Pedro Dias 90+2′

The Villages SC hosted Kraze United at The Villages Polo Field. The Villages SC played their first home game ever. Pedro Ivo Dias took the ball to the left of the Kraze goal and put the ball into the lower far corner.  In the second round of the US Open Cup, The Villages SC will face off against the USL’s Charleston Battery.

2016 Charleston Battery vs The Villages SC

May 18, 2016, Second Round
Charleston Battery(2 – P2) vs The Villages SC (2 – P4)
-Carlos Araujo 24′ and 66′

The Villages SC beat the Charleston Battery in penalties in the second round. The Villages SC scored in the 24th minute by Carlos Araujo. Danilo Dias sent a cross that found the head of Araujo who found his second goal in the match. The game ended 2-2 and went to two 15 minute extra time periods. Pita saved Charleston’s first two penalties. The Villages’ made all four of their penalties, sealing the victory. Unfortunately, we were unable to continue to the Third Round because of an unknown Cup Tied player.