The heartbreak of losing two US Open Cup finals at home will never vanish entirely. But keep in mind: Reaching the final twice is pretty rare. Since the Union franchise was born, only Seattle Sounders and Sporting Kansas City, and Philly have made it to the final more than once.
And for Philadelphia, the US Open Cup is special: Both a five-time USOC winner (Bethlehem Steel represent!) and a four-time winner (Ukrainian Nationals) come from the City of Brotherly Love, and Philadelphia German Americans were the first amateur team ever to win the cup in 1936. Steel's big run came in the late 1910s and 1920s, in the early years of the cup, while Ukrainian Nationals rose to the top of the heap in the 1960s.