The New York Red Bulls learned their next opponent in the US Open Cup on Thursday, while fans were given a mild surprise about which venue it will be at.
The Red Bulls will face MLS expansion side Charlotte FC in the next round of the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup on either May 24 or May 25. New York will host the next round, but rather than open Red Bull Arena in Harrison, the club will host the match at MSU Soccer Park in Montclair, New Jersey, the 2,000-seat home of its reserve team.
Much like other leading MLS clubs like Seattle Sounders at Starfire Sports Complex and New York City FC at…a to-be-determined college field near you, the Red Bulls have opted to play their Open Cup games at smaller alternate venues.