St Louis City win first trophy after edging Columbus on penalties
St Louis City beat Columbus Crew 5-4 on penalties to win the US Open Cup, securing the club’s first trophy since it was founded in 2023. The victory ends St Louis’s 38-year wait for a major US football title and earns the team a place in the 2027 Concacaf Champions Cup.
The final was the 109th in a tournament first held in 1913–14. Daniel Edelman scored the winning penalty, while substitute goalkeeper Ben Lundt saved Columbus’s first attempt after replacing Roman Bürki, who left on a stretcher for hospital assessment. St Louis clubs have now won the cup 11 times; the city’s previous triumph was in 1988.
In short
- St Louis City won the US Open Cup on penalties.
- The club’s first trophy ends a 38-year city wait.
- Daniel Edelman scored the decisive spot-kick.
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Originally published by The Guardian as “History comes home as St Louis City top Columbus Crew to win US Open Cup”.