News from the Underground

Akron City has drawn an away game against arch-rivals Lorain County in the opening round of the 2027 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. The match will be played on Sunday, September 13 at ForeFront Field. The U.S. Open Cup is a knockout (single elimination) tournament featuring teams from the professional leagues as well as select…

It’s never too early to be talking about the playoffs!! The USL2 has released the structure for the 2026 league-wide playoffs. The playoffs will feature 35 teams from across all four USL2 conferences. Eight teams from the Central Conference (in which ACFC plays) will make the playoffs with each of the five division winners receiving…

The United Soccer League has announced the divisional lineups for 2026 League Two. Once again, Akron City will be playing in the Great Forest Division of the Central Conference. This year ACFC will be seeing many of our past foes, plus a couple of new ones. Unfortunately, we’ll see Toledo Villa FC depart to the…

Akron City Football Club has been selected to participate in the qualifying rounds for the 2026 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup tournament. The U.S. Open Cup is a knockout (single elimination) tournament featuring teams from the professional leagues as well as select teams from the amateur/semi-pro leagues. It is the oldest national soccer competition in…

Rubber City Underground participated in the Prideraiser campaign this season for the first time. Prideraiser is a movement where supporters groups throughout the country partner with LGBTQIA+ organizations to raise both money for and awareness of the mission of those organizations. People make a pledge per goal scored by their team during the month of…

The Independent Supporters Council, a collective dedicated to promoting supporters’ culture and supporters groups throughout the United States and Canada, has a feature on their website where they spotlight specific supporters groups. They most recently featured Rubber City Underground. What started as a simple email turned into a movement. Founded in 2022 by Brandon Waithe…

Every year supporters groups from around the country work through Prideraiser to raise funds and awareness for local LGBTQ+ organizations. For 2025 RCU has partnered with the Bayard Rustin LGBTQ+ Resource Center. Visit our Prideraiser campaign and pledge a dollar amount for each goal that ACFC scores this June. We’ve extended the pledge period to…

Rubber City Underground’s mission is to support the growth of soccer in greater Akron, and promote awareness of the opportunities Akron City FC provides to soccer players and fans. To that end, RCU supports and partners with community organizations that aim to foster a love of the game. During the 2024 season, RCU partnered with…

The United Soccer League announced recently that Akron City FC will be joining the USL League Two in 2025. [ACFC’s] mission is to proudly represent the Akron and Summit County communities, bringing them together through soccer. The club strives to become a staple of Akron’s vibrant sports scene, focusing on developing their supporter culture and…