Way before Major League Soccer started in 1996 the U.S. Open Cup soccer title was the most important soccer tournament to win a championship. Teams from St. Louis has won 10 U. S. Open Cup titles going back to 1920 when the Ben Millers, club sponsored by the Ben W. Miller Hat Company in St. Louis won the tournament in front of 12,000 fans. And in 1988 in front of 6,000 at St. Louis Soccer Park, the St. Louis Busch Seniors won 2-1 after extra time.

St. Louis City SC after beating the Colorado Rapids 3-0 in the Semifinal in September, have the opportunity to lay claim to its first trophy as one of the newer clubs in Major League Soccer, Wednesday night against the Columbus Crew in Columbus. The team also is coming off a disappointing 3-2 loss against Minnesota on Saturday Night after a record breaking 19 match unbeaten streak.

St. Louis is currently in 2nd in the Western Conference with 51 points, and has clinched a spot in the MLS Playoffs while Columbus is fighting to earn a playoff spot and currently in 11th place in the Eastern Conference. This will be the 3rd time these two teams have played each other, once was in 2023 during the Leagues Cup, and the other was in 2025 in MLS play. Both resulted in 2-1 losses for City SC.

The match kicks off at 7 p.m. on Wednesday.