The 2024 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup is the 109th edition of the

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, the knockout

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competition of American soccer. Houston Dynamo FC were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the round of 32 by Detroit City FC. On December 15, 2023,

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announced that its teams would not participate in the 2024 edition of the U.S. Open Cup due to fixture congestion. This would have been the first year since its inception that MLS teams would not participate in the tournament. The league intended to send reserve teams from MLS Next Pro instead, but the request was denied by the

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on December 20. An agreement was tempered between the two sides in mid-February, whereby MLS will send some, but not all, of its teams to the Open Cup for 2024, with discussions ongoing for a long-term solution in 2025 and beyond. On March 1, 2024, the official format was announced, with eight MLS first teams and nine MLS Next Pro reserve teams taking part. This is the first edition of the U.S. Open Cup since

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where some MLS teams didn't take part in the competition and the first since

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where MLS reserve sides participated. With the exception of Houston Dynamo FC, the eight MLS teams that qualified for the

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did not participate, and the next seven highest-rated US-based clubs from the 2023 MLS rankings will field their first teams, while the rest of the MLS clubs will field their MLS Next Pro team (except for D.C. United, which does not have an MLS Next Pro team).

Schedule

Teams

On March 18, 2024, Georgia Lions FC was announced as having forfeit their first round match at Apotheos FC.

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 are represented by clubs in the U.S. Open Cup this year.

Open Cup debuts

27 teams made their Open Cup debuts in the 2024 tournament. * USLC:

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* NISA: Arizona Monsoon FC, Irvine Zeta FC * USL1: Spokane Velocity FC * MLSNP:

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, Carolina Core FC, Chicago Fire FC II,

Colorado Rapids 2 Colorado Rapids 2 is a professional soccer club based in Denver, Colorado area that competes in the MLS Next Pro league, the third division of American soccer. The team is owned by, and operates as the reserve team of, the Major League Socce ...

Crown Legacy FC Crown Legacy FC is an American soccer team that is located in Matthews, North Carolina. It is the reserve team of Charlotte FC and participates in MLS Next Pro. History On March 31, 2022, Charlotte FC announced it would field an MLS Next P ...

Minnesota United FC 2 Minnesota United FC 2 is an American professional soccer team that is located in St. Paul, Minnesota. It is the reserve team of Minnesota United FC and participates in MLS Next Pro. History On December 6, 2021, Minnesota United FC were named as ...

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* NPSL: Apotheos FC,

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* USL2:

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, Chicago City SC, Hudson Valley Hammers, Redlands FC,

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* NAC: SC MesoAmerica * UPSL: AS Frenzi * Local: FC America CFL Spurs, FC Folsom, Foro SC, Irvine Zeta FC 2, South Carolina United Heat

Early rounds

Bracket

Host team listed first
Bold = winner
* =

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, ( ) = penalty shootout score

First round

The complete draw for the first round, including match dates and times, was announced on March 2, 2024. ''All times local to game site.''

Second round

The complete draw for the second round, including match dates and times, was announced on March 22, 2024. ''All times local to game site.''

Third round

The complete draw for the third round, including match dates and times, was announced on April 4, 2024.

Groups

Matches

''All times local to game site.''

Round of 32 and 16

The draw for the round of 32 and 16 was announced on April 18, 2024. Schedule and locations for the round of 32 were also announced. The schedule and locations for the round of 16 were announced on May 9.

Groups

Bracket

Host team listed first
Bold = winner
* =

, ( ) = penalty shootout score

Round of 32

''All times local to game site.''

Round of 16

''All times local to game site.''

Quarterfinals and beyond

Bracket

Host team listed first
Bold = winner
* =

, ( ) = penalty shootout score

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

Broadcasting

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

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. All games through the Round of 16 were broadcast on the websites of U.S. Soccer,

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, and

. All games ranging from the Quarter-finals to the Final would be broadcast on

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Top goal scorers

References

External links

* {{2023–24 in North and Central America, and Caribbean football (CONCACAF) U.S. Open Cup

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