The 2023 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup is the 108th edition of the

U.S. Open Cup The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, commonly known as the U.S. Open Cup (USOC), is a Single-elimination tournament, knockout cup competition in men's Soccer in the United States, soccer in the United States of America. It is the oldest ongoing nati ...

, the knockout

domestic cup A domestic cup (also known as association cup or national cup) is a type of sports tournament, particularly common in association football. This tournament type is notable for its participation by professional and amateur teams from many levels of ...

competition of American soccer.

Orlando City SC Orlando City SC is an American professional soccer club in Orlando, Florida, that competes as a member of the Eastern Conference in Major League Soccer (MLS). Orlando City SC began play in 2015 as the 21st franchise in MLS, succeeding the ...

are the defending champions. The 2023 field features 99 teams, including a modern-era record 71 professional sides.

Schedule

Teams

Professional teams that are majority-owned or controlled by higher-division professional clubs are barred from entering the competition. On March 10, 2023, Rochester New York FC announced they would not compete in the 2023 MLS Next Pro season, and were in fact ceasing operations.

Table

* Bold denotes team is still active in the tournament. * $: Winner of $25,000 bonus for advancing the furthest in the competition from their respective divisions. * $$: Winner of $100,000 for being the runner-up in the competition. * $$$: Winner of $300,000 for winning the competition.

Map

Number of teams by state

A total of 34 states and the District of Columbia are represented by clubs in the U.S. Open Cup this year. States without a team in the Open Cup: Alaska, Arkansas, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming.

Open Cup debuts

21 teams will be playing in their first Open Cup tournament in 2023. * MLS:

St. Louis City SC St. Louis City SC (stylized as St. Louis CITY SC) is an American professional men's soccer club based in St. Louis, Missouri. They compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference and will join in 2023 as an expans ...

* USLC: Loudoun United FC * NISA: Club de Lyon, Gold Star FC Detroit,

Savannah Clovers FC The National Independent Soccer Association (NISA) is a professional men's soccer league in the United States. The league is in the third tier of American soccer and began play in 2019. NISA initially used a fall-to-spring season format with a ...

* USL1:

Lexington SC Lexington Sporting Club is an American professional soccer team based in Lexington, Kentucky. Founded in 2021, the team will play its inaugural season in 2023. The team will compete in USL League One, in the third division of the United States ...

, One Knoxville SC * NPSL: Appalachian FC, Crossfire Redmond, Jacksonville Armada U-23 * USL2:

Lionsbridge FC Lionsbridge Football Club, or Lionsbridge FC, is an American soccer club based on the Virginia Peninsula, which comprises the cities of Newport News, Hampton, Poquoson, and York and James City counties. The club was founded in 2017, and play in ...

Manhattan SC Manhattan Soccer Club is an American soccer organization based in New York City. It has a large youth set-up, with over 80 teams and 1500 players spanning ages from 3-23. In December 2018, Manhattan SC launched an adult team that competes in US ...

, Nona FC, Project 51O * UPSL: Beaman United FC, UDA Soccer * Other Open Division: Capo FC,

Chicago House AC Chicago House Athletic Club is an American professional men's soccer club owned by Laurence Girard and led by CEO Peter Wilt. The club is based in Chicago, Illinois. They began play in August 2021, competing in the National Independent Socc ...

, Club de Lyon 2, Inter San Francisco,

West Chester United SC West Chester United SC is an American soccer club based in West Chester, Pennsylvania that currently competes in both the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) and USL League Two. The organization also fields a side in the United Soccer League ...

First and Second Rounds

The complete draw for the First round, including match dates and times, was announced on February 3, 2023. The draw for the Second round pairings and hosting scenarios was announced on February 16, 2023.

Bracket

Host team listed first
Bold = winner
(a.e.t.) =

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, (p) = penalty shootout score

First Round

''All times local to game site.''

Second Round

''All times local to game site.''

Third Round

The 30 second round winners and the 18 new teams from the MLS were pooled into 11 geographic regions for the third round draw that was conducted on April 6, 2023. All new MLS entrants were drawn to face a second round winner and no MLS vs. MLS match-ups were allowed in the third round. The 24 resulting matches were played on April 25 and 26.

Teams

Groups

Matches

''All times local to game site.''

Round of 32

The winners of the Third Round and the new entrants to the tournament were grouped geographically into groups of four (eight groups). Each group had one of the MLS teams entering this round. Random selection for each group determined the pairs. Instances where geographical fit did not exist when creating groups was resolved by random selection. The draw for the Round of 32 took place on April 27.

Teams

Groups

Matches

''All times local to game site.''

Round of 16 and Quarter-finals

Teams

Groups

Bracket

Host team listed first
Bold = winner
(a.e.t.) =

, (p) = penalty shootout score

Round of 16

''All times local to game site.''

Quarter-finals

''All times local to game site.''

Broadcasting

Warner Bros. Discovery Sports holds the rights to broadcast the Open Cup from 2023 to 2030, as part of a larger media rights agreement with

U.S. Soccer The United States Soccer Federation (USSF), commonly referred to as U.S. Soccer, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and the official governing body of the sport of soccer in the United States. Headquartered in Chicago, the federation is a ...

. Select matches from the first three rounds will be broadcast for free on the

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app or via the B/R Football

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channel. For games not featured by Bleacher Report during these rounds, many are available to stream live on an involved team's YouTube channel,

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or the CBS Sports Golazo Network. The Round of 32 would see a majority of games featured on the Bleacher Report app and B/R Football YouTube channel, with four games on CBS Sports Golazo Network and four on the

YouTube channel.

Top goal scorers

References

External links

* U.S. Open Cup

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US Open Cup The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, commonly known as the U.S. Open Cup (USOC), is a knockout cup competition in men's soccer in the United States of America. It is the oldest ongoing national soccer competition in that country. The 2023 U.S. Ope ...