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- ↑ "USA - List of US Open Cup Finals". RSSSF . Archived from the original on 13 May 2011. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
- ↑ "CAMPEÕES DA US OPEN CUP (EUA)". campeoesdofutebol.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 25 February 2020.
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