Paramount+.<\/a><\/p>\nIt\u2019s the second straight year The Crown faces another North Carolina team in this competition. Last year, Charlotte FC squared off against North Carolina FC and earned a 1-4 victory before bowing out of the Cup at the hands of D.C. United.<\/p>\n
The Independence currently sit 11th in the USL League One table. In their most recent outing, Charlotte lost 3-2 to the New York Cosmos.<\/p>\n
Despite their stance in the league table, the Independence have already won two matches in Open Cup play. A 4-1 victory over Ristozi FC, followed by a 3-2 triumph over Charleston Battery, have placed the Independence in the Round of 32.<\/p>\n
Charlotte FC midfielder Brandt Bronico, who has played for both sides, discussed the impending intra-city clash.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m looking forward to competing against them,\u201d Bronico said. \u201cIt\u2019s a historic tournament in the United States. It\u2019s something I want to win for sure. We\u2019re taking it seriously and the guys are ready.\u201d<\/p>\n
Additionally, Bronico talked about having the opportunity to play against his former teammate Clay Dimick, who is in his eighth season with the Independence.<\/p>\n
\u201cClay and I have been hoping for this matchup in the past,\u201d Bronico said. \u201cIt\u2019s going to be a really cool experience for both of us, both teams.\u201d<\/p>\n
One to Watch: Viggo Ortiz
The Independence acquired Ortiz via Charleston Battery in January of 2025 via transfer. The 17-year-old midfielder currently leads the Independence in goals (two) and is second on the team in chances created (six).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Anyone up for a Charlotte Derby? Charlotte FC hosts USL League One outfit Charlotte Independence in U.S. Open…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":584387,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[23,10926,255875,214673,3,255876,21,19,22,20,25,24],"class_list":{"0":"post-584386","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-united-states","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-charlotte-fc","10":"tag-cltvsclt-04-15-2026","11":"tag-match-preview","12":"tag-news","13":"tag-u-s-open-cup","14":"tag-united-states","15":"tag-united-states-of-america","16":"tag-unitedstates","17":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","18":"tag-us","19":"tag-usa"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/584386","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=584386"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/584386\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/584387"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=584386"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=584386"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=584386"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}