Know Your Opponent 2026: El Farolito SC

Everyone's favorite Burrito Boys will be making ANOTHER trip to Sacramento.

There is another shuffling of the format for this year's edition of the Open Cup 32 Open Division amateur teams will enter the first round proper alongside 17 sides from the USL Championship, 13 sides from USL League One, and 2 teams from MLS NEXT Pro. As a result of finishing in the top half of the USL Western Conference table last season, Sacramento qualified for the 2026 edition. El Farolito earned this spot also from last season's performance, via being the last Open Division team standing in the Open Cup and earning the John Motto Trophy.

I am going to be honest. There isn't a whole lot of film to build an analysis on for El Farolito right now as the NPSL season has not kicked off. They're still in the process of deciding the different divisions for this upcoming season. So, there will be some gaps in the analysis.

El Farolito SC

Manager: Santiago Lopez

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Record: 0-0-0

Last 5 Games: N/A

Path to Open Cup: N/A

Players to Watch: N/A

Top Goalscorers: N/A

Top Yellow Cards: N/A

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