PDL U.S. Open Cup qualifying is entering it’s final three days, and since our last look at the qualifying scenarios at the beginning of the week, many clubs have fallen to the wayside. 17 clubs still remain to try to stake a claim to one of the seven remaining PDL U.S. Open Cup berths. USOpenCup.com takes a revised look at all of the conference races, and who needs to do what in order to get in.

Eastern Conference

The race for the two Eastern Conference Open cup spots is down to four teams. The Cape Cod Crusaders have finished their qualifying run, and sit with 9 points and a 3-1-0 record. Also at the top of the standings are the Fredericksburg Gunners, who hold their fate in their own hands, as a win over Rhode Island on Sunday will lock up an Open Cup berth. The two clubs chasing Cape Cod and Fredericksburg are the Brooklyn Knights and New Hampshire Phantoms. The Knights have a 2-0-0 record, and play back to back road games against Vermont (tonight) and New Hampshire (Sunday). A win in Vermont will leave Brooklyn needing only a draw with New Hampshire to get in. The Phantoms have the simpler route. Win versus Brooklyn, and they will make their first Open Cup appearance as a PDL club, having made three previous appearances as a member of the USL Second Division.

Teams	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GF	GD
Cape Cod Crusaders	4	3	1	0	9	11	5		8	+6
Fredericksburg Gunners	3	3	0	0	9	7	0		6	+6
New Hampshire Phantoms	3	2	0	1	7	6	4		6	+2
Brooklyn Knights	2	2	0	0	6	4	1		4	+3

May 24	Brooklyn Knights	at	Vermont Voltage	7:30
May 25	Rhode Island Stingrays	at	Fredericksburg Gunners	5:00
May 25	Brooklyn Knights	at	New Hampshire Phantoms	2:00

 
Central Conference

The Central Conference is still wide open, as six teams all have six points. Three of those teams only have one match remaining, while the rest have two yet to play. Two of the single match teams, Des Moines and Colorado, will face off tonight in what is essentially an elimination match. The winner will finish with nine points, and hope the other results go their way to keep them in the top two. A draw will likely eliminate both teams. The other club with one match remaining is the Chicago Fire, and by the time they take the field at West Michigan on Memorial Day, they should have a better idea of where they stand. The three remaining clubs all sit at 2-0-0, and play the first of their two remaining matches tonight. Cleveland travel to West Virginia, Michigan hosts Ft. Wayne, and St. Louis plays at home versus pointless Springfield. On Sunday, the Lions will travel across the Show Me State to face the Kansas City Brass. The Memorial Day showdown between Michigan and Cleveland could turn out to be for the final Open Cup berth in the conference.

Teams	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GF	GD
Cleveland Internationals	2	2	0	0	6	6	0		6	+6
Michigan Bucks	2	2	0	0	6	6	1		6	+5
Des Moines Menace	3	2	1	0	6	9	2		5	+3
Chicago Fire	3	2	1	0	6	4	1		4	+3
Colorado Rapids U23s	3	2	1	0	6	5	3		5	+2
St. Louis Lions	2	2	0	0	6	3	1		3	+2

May 24	Cleveland Internationals	at	West Virginia Chaos	7:00
May 24	Des Moines Menace	at	Colorado Rapids U23s	7:00
May 24	Fort Wayne Fever	at	Michigan Bucks	4:00
May 24	Springfield Demize	at	St. Louis Lions	6:00
May 25	St. Louis Lions	at	Kansas City Brass	6:00
May 26	Chicago Fire	at	West Michigan Edge	5:00
May 26	Michigan Bucks	at	Cleveland Internationals	7:00