The month of May is one day away which means the U.S. Open Cup begins just a week from today.
The 68-team field for the 100th edition of the historic tournament is set, with the play-in round commencing next Tuesday with two matches.
Then every Tuesday throughout the month of May will be a U.S. Open Cup date, with the Fire and Major League Soccer sides entering in the tournament's third round on May 28.
Coming off a difficult extra time loss to the Michigan Bucks at the first hurdle last season, there's no doubt that the four-time tournament champions Chicago Fire are chomping at the bit to get back to Open Cup play.
Be sure to keep up with this year's tournament via the excellent coverage provided by Josh Hakala and his team at TheCup.us
A quick look back on the Fire's four U.S. Open Cup titles:
