# St Louis City win first trophy after edging Columbus on penalties

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/history-comes-home-as-st-louis-city-top-columbus-crew-to-win-us-open-cup/
- Published: 2026-10-22T03:38:58+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-22T05:37:29+00:00
- Original publisher: The Guardian (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/oct/21/history-comes-home-as-st-louis-city-top-columbus-crew-to-win-us-open-cup
- Topics: Americas, Sport, World

## Key points

- 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.

## Summary

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.

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