SEATTLE, WASH. – U.S. Soccer today announced that Seattle Sounders FC is set to face Real Salt Lake in the Fifth Round of the 2016 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup on Tuesday, June 28 at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah at 7:00 p.m. PT. Seattle secured advancement to the Fifth Round via a 2-0 win over Kitsap Pumas SC on Wednesday evening, with Cristian Roldan and Joevin Jones scoring second-half goals at Starfire Stadium. RSL defeated the Wilmington Hammerheads via penalty-kicks following a 2-2 draw on Tuesday night at Rio Tinto Stadium.
If Sigi Schmid's side advances past RSL, Seattle moves on to the Quarterfinal Round and will face the winner of the Portland Timbers and LA Galaxy, who face-off in the Fifth Round at Providence Park.
Sounders FC is now 22-2-3 all-time since joining MLS in Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup play, including a 18-1-1 record at home. Winner of the U.S. Open Cup in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2014, Sounders FC is tied with the Chicago Fire for the most titles in the tournament among MLS clubs. Maccabi Los Angeles and Bethlehem Steel FC hold the record with five wins apiece. In 2011, Sounders FC became the first team since 1968 to win three consecutive Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup championships.
Sounders FC returns to action on Sunday with its first MLS matchup since June 1 against the New York Red Bulls. Kickoff is set for 4:30 p.m. PT at Red Bull Arena with a nationally televised broadcast on Fox Sports 1.
