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2025 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
Tournament details
CountryUnited States
DatesMarch 17 – October 1
Teams96
Defending championsLos Angeles FC
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2026 →

The 2025 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup is the 110th edition of the U.S. Open Cup, the knockout domestic cup competition of American soccer. It is organized by the United States Soccer Federation and will comprise 96 teams, 64 teams from all three professional tiers of the United States soccer league system and 32 amateur teams in the "Open Division". The competition is scheduled to begin on March 18 and culminate in the final on October 1. Los Angeles FC is the defending champion, having won the 2024 edition.[1]

The full format was announced on January 28, 2025.[1] Major League Soccer (MLS) will send 16 teams who enter in the Round of 32; teams that are playing in the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup or 2025 Canadian Championship are excluded from the competition. Instead, eight affiliated MLS Next Pro reserve teams and two independent teams will participate beginning in the first round.[2] MLS previously sent eight teams in the 2024 edition of the U.S. Open Cup and ten MLS Next Pro teams after it had attempted to withdraw all of its senior teams from the competition and was rebuked by U.S. Soccer.[3][4] The USL Championship will send all 24 of its teams, with the highest sixteen rated teams entering the Third Round and the eight lower-seeded teams entering in the first round alongside the 14 teams from USL League One. The 32 amateur teams will enter in the first round.[1]

Of the 27 American clubs in MLS, 24 will participate in the U.S. Open Cup directly or be represented by their MLS Next Pro squad.[3] The 16 direct participants were determined by their non-qualification for other competitions or their placement in the 2024 Supporters' Shield standings.[5] Atlanta United FC, Colorado Rapids, and expansion San Diego FC will not have any representation from their club in the 2025 U.S. Open Cup. Defending champions Los Angeles FC will be among the teams represented by their MLS Next Pro affiliate instead of the first team.[6][7] Half of the MLS entrants in the Fourth Round will host their matches, while the rest will play away. The MLS Next Pro teams will be able to field players from their senior MLS team's supplemental roster via loans. U.S. Soccer also adopted new rules for the competition that restricts the use of alternative venues and has random draws for hosting beginning in the Round of 16.[8]

Schedule

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Schedule for 2025 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup[1]
Round Draw date Match day Entrants Teams entered to date
First Round March 18–20 14 local qualifiers
1 National Amateur Cup
1 UPSL Spring Champion
7 National Premier Soccer League teams
9 USL League Two teams
14 USL League One teams
10 MLS Next Pro teams
8 USL Championship teams 		64 teams
Second Round April 1–2 32 winners from First Round
Third Round April 15–16 16 winners from Second Round
16 USL Championship teams 		80 teams
Round of 32 May 6–7 16 winners from Third Round
16 Major League Soccer teams 		96 teams
Round of 16 May 20–21 16 winners from Round of 32
Quarterfinals July 8–9 8 winners from Round of 16
Semifinals September 16–17 4 winners from Quarterfinals
Final October 1 2 winners from Semifinals

Teams

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Main article: 2025 U.S. Open Cup qualification

Table

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Enter in First Round Enter in Third Round Enter in Round of 32
Open Division[1] Division III Division II Division I
USASA/USSSA
16 teams 		NPSL/USL2
16 teams 		MLS Next Pro/USL1
24 teams
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USL Championship
24 teams 		MLS
16 teams
National Amateur Cup
UPSL Spring Champions
Local Qualifiers
NPSL
USL2
MLS Next Pro
USL1
  • 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.[1]
  • $$: Winner of $100,000 for being the runner-up in the competition.[1]
  • $$$: Winner of $300,000 for winning the competition.[1]

Map

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2025 U.S. Open Cup is located in the United States
Austin FC
Chicago Fire FC
Houston Dynamo FC
Minnesota United FC
Nashville SC
Orlando City SC
Portland Timbers
St. Louis City SC
Birmingham Legion FC
Charleston Battery
Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC
Detroit City FC
El Paso Locomotive FC
Hartford Athletic
Indy Eleven
Las Vegas Lights FC
Lexington SC
Monterey Bay FC
New Mexico United
North Carolina FC
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC
Rhode Island FC
Sacramento Republic FC
San Antonio FC
Tampa Bay Rowdies
AV Alta FC
Carolina Core FC
Columbus Crew 2
FC Cincinnati 2
Forward Madison FC
Greenville Triumph SC
One Knoxville SC
Portland Hearts of Pine
Real Monarchs
Richmond Kickers
South Georgia Tormenta FC
Spokane Velocity
Sporting Kansas City II
Tacoma Defiance
Texoma FC
Union Omaha
Appalachian FC
Asheville City SC
Corpus Christi FC
Des Moines Menace
Duluth FC
Little Rock Rangers
Long Island Rough Riders
New York Shockers
New York Shockers
Sarasota Paradise
Harbor City FC
Harbor City FC
New Jersey Alliance FC
Soda City FC
Soda City FC
Boston
Boston
Chattanooga
Chattanooga
Charlotte
Charlotte
Dallas
Dallas
Denver
Denver
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Louisville
Louisville
Miami
Miami
Naples
Naples
NYC
NYC
Philadelphia
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Phoenix
San Francisco Bay Area
San Francisco Bay Area
Seattle
Seattle
Tulsa
Tulsa
Washington D.C.
Washington D.C.
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Locations of teams in the tournament proper.
  • MLS
  • USLC
  • Division 3 (MLSNP/USL1)
  • Open Division (USL2/NPSL)
  • Open Division (USASA/USSSA)
  • Multiple Teams

Metro areas with multiple teams:

Number of teams by state

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A total of 36 states and D.C. were represented by clubs in the U.S. Open Cup this year.

States Number Teams
1  California 12 AV Alta FC, El Farolito SC, International San Francisco, Laguna United FC, Los Angeles FC 2, Monterey Bay FC, Oakland Roots SC, Orange County SC, Sacramento Republic FC, San Jose Earthquakes, Ventura County FC, Ventura County Fusion
2  Florida 9 FC Naples, Harbor City FC, Inter Miami CF II, Miami FC, Miami United FC, Naples United FC, Orlando City SC, Sarasota Paradise, Tampa Bay Rowdies
3  Texas 8 Austin FC, Corpus Christi FC, FC Dallas, El Paso Locomotive FC, Foro SC, Houston Dynamo FC, San Antonio FC, Texoma FC
4  North Carolina 6 Appalachian FC, Asheville City SC, Carolina Core FC, Charlotte FC, Charlotte Independence, North Carolina FC
 New York Long Island Rough Riders, New York City FC, New York Pancyprian-Freedoms, NY Renegades FC, New York Shockers, Westchester SC,
6  Tennessee 4 Chattanooga FC, Chattanooga Red Wolves SC, One Knoxville SC, Nashville SC
 Washington Ballard FC, Spokane Velocity FC, Tacoma Defiance, Washington Athletic Club
8  Colorado 3 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC, Flatirons FC, Harpos FC
 New Jersey FC Motown, New Jersey Alliance FC, New York Red Bulls
 Pennsylvania Philadelphia Union, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC, West Chester United SC
 South Carolina Charleston Battery, Greenville Triumph SC, Soda City FC
 Virginia Loudoun United FC, Richmond Kickers, Virginia Dream FC
13  Arizona 2 FC Arizona, Phoenix Rising FC
 Indiana Indy Eleven, Southern Indiana FC
 Kentucky Louisville City FC, Lexington SC
 Massachusetts CD Faialense, New England Revolution
 Minnesota Duluth FC, Minnesota United FC
 Ohio Columbus Crew 2, FC Cincinnati 2
 Oklahoma FC Tulsa, Tulsa Athletic
20  Alabama 1 Birmingham Legion FC
 Arkansas Little Rock Rangers
 Connecticut Hartford Athletic
 District of Columbia D.C. United
 Georgia South Georgia Tormenta FC
 Illinois Chicago Fire FC
 Iowa Des Moines Menace
 Kansas Sporting Kansas City II
 Maine Portland Hearts of Pine
 Michigan Detroit City FC
 Missouri St. Louis City SC
 Nebraska Union Omaha
 Nevada Las Vegas Lights FC
 New Mexico New Mexico United
 Oregon Portland Timbers
 Rhode Island Rhode Island FC
 Utah Real Monarchs
 Wisconsin Forward Madison FC

Open Cup debuts

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26 teams made their Open Cup debuts in the 2025 tournament.

Early rounds

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Bracket

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First round
March 18–20		Second round
April 1–2		Third round
April 15–16
USLCHartford Athletic
NPSLNew York Shockers
USL2Sarasota Paradise
USL1FC Naples
USLCMiami FC
NPSLNaples United FC
UPSLNew Jersey Alliance FC
USL1Chattanooga Red Wolves SC
NPSLFC Motown
USL1Westchester SC
USL2Asheville City SC
USL1Greenville Triumph SC
USLPAWest Chester United SC
USLCLoudoun United FC
USL1Texoma FC
UPSLForo SC
UPSLTulsa Athletic
USLCFC Tulsa
USL1AV Alta FC
USL2Ventura County Fusion
MLSNPColumbus Crew 2
UPSLNY Renegades FC
MLSNPChattanooga FC
USL2Corpus Christi FC
NPSLAppalachian FC
USL1One Knoxville SC
USL1Richmond Kickers
VSSLVirginia Dream FC
MLSNPInter Miami CF II
UPSLMiami United FC
MLSNPSporting Kansas City II
USL2Des Moines Menace
USLCLexington SC
UPSLSouthern Indiana FC
USL2Little Rock Rangers
USLCBirmingham Legion FC
USLCEl Paso Locomotive FC
CPLHarpos FC
MLSNPReal Monarchs
NPSLEl Farolito SC
USLCMonterey Bay FC
SFSFLInternational San Francisco
MLSNPVentura County FC
UPSLLaguna United FC
USL2Ballard FC
USL1Spokane Velocity
MLSNPLos Angeles FC 2
NPSLFC Arizona
USL1Portland Hearts of Pine
BSSLCD Faialense
USL2Long Island Rough Riders
USL1Charlotte Independence
USL1Forward Madison FC
NPSLDuluth FC
USL1South Georgia Tormenta FC
UPSLHarbor City FC
MLSNPCarolina Core FC
UPSLSoda City FC
MLSNPFC Cincinnati 2
EPSLNew York Pancyprian-Freedoms
USL2Flatirons FC
USL1Union Omaha
MLSNPTacoma Defiance
SRATSWashington Athletic Club

Host team listed first
Bold = winner

First Round

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March 18 Hartford Athletic (USLC) Connecticut v New York (state) New York Shockers (NPSL) Hartford, Connecticut
6:30 PM ET Stadium: Trinity Health Stadium
March 18 Sarasota Paradise (USL2) Florida v Florida FC Naples (USL1) Sarasota, Florida
7:00 PM ET Stadium: Charlie Cleland Stadium at Ihrig Field
March 18 Miami FC (USLC) Florida v Florida Naples United FC (NPSL) Miami, Florida
7:00 PM ET Stadium: FIU Soccer Stadium
March 18 New Jersey Alliance FC (UPSL) New Jersey v Tennessee Chattanooga Red Wolves SC (USL1) Lyndhurst, New Jersey
7:00 PM ET Stadium: Athenia Steel Complex
March 18 FC Motown (NPSL) New Jersey v New York (state) Westchester SC (USL1) Madison, New Jersey
7:30 PM ET Stadium: Rangers Stadium
March 18 Asheville City SC (USL2) North Carolina v South Carolina Greenville Triumph SC (USL1) Asheville, North Carolina
7:30 PM ET Stadium: Greenwood Field
March 18 West Chester United SC (USLPA) Pennsylvania v Virginia Loudoun United (USLC) West Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PM ET Stadium: Kildare's Field
March 18 Texoma FC (USL1) Texas v Texas Foro SC (UPSL) Sherman, Texas
Stadium: Historic Bearcat Stadium
March 18 Tulsa Athletic (TLFC) Oklahoma v Oklahoma FC Tulsa (USLC) Tulsa, Oklahoma
8:30 PM ET Stadium: Athletic Community Field at Hicks Park
March 18 AV Alta FC (USL1) California v California Ventura County Fusion (USL2) Lancaster, California
10:30 PM ET Stadium: Lancaster Municipal Stadium
March 19 Columbus Crew 2 (MLSNP) Ohio v New York (state) NY Renegades (UPSL) Columbus, Ohio
6:00 PM ET Stadium: Lower.com Field
March 19 Chattanooga FC (MLSNP) Tennessee v Texas Corpus Christi FC (USL2) Chattanooga, Tennessee
6:30 PM ET Stadium: Finley Stadium
March 19 Appalachian FC (NPSL) North Carolina v Tennessee One Knoxville SC (USL1) Boone, North Carolina
7:00 PM ET Stadium: ASU Soccer Stadium
March 19 Richmond Kickers (USL1) Virginia v Virginia Virginia Dream FC (VSSL) Richmond, Virginia
7:00 PM ET Stadium: City Stadium
March 19 Inter Miami CF II (MLSNP) Florida v Florida Miami United FC (UPSL) Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:00 PM ET Stadium: Chase Stadium
March 19 Sporting Kansas City II (MLSNP) Missouri v Iowa Des Moines Menace (USL2) Kansas City, Missouri
7:30 PM ET Stadium: Swope Soccer Village
March 19 Lexington SC Kentucky v Indiana Southern Indiana FC (UPSL) Lexington, Kentucky
7:30 PM ET Stadium: Lexington SC Stadium
March 19 Little Rock Rangers (USL2) Arkansas v Alabama Birmingham Legion (USLC) Little Rock, Arkansas
8:00 PM ET Stadium: War Memorial Stadium
March 19 El Paso Locomotive FC (USLC) v Colorado Harpos FC (CPL) El Paso, Texas
9:00 PM ET Stadium: Southwest University Park
March 19 Real Monarchs (MLSNP) Utah v California El Farolito (NPSL) Herriman, Utah
9:30 PM ET Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium
March 19 Monterey Bay FC (USLC) California v California International San Francisco (SFSFL) Seaside, California
10:00 PM ET Stadium: Cardinale Stadium
March 19 Ventura County FC (MLSNP) California v California Laguna United FC (UPSL) Thousand Oaks, California
10:30 PM ET Stadium: William Rolland Stadium
March 19 Ballard FC (USL2) Washington (state) v Washington (state) Spokane Velocity (USL1) Seattle, Washington
10:30 PM ET Stadium: Interbay Stadium
March 19 Los Angeles FC 2 (MLSNP) California v Arizona FC Arizona (NPSL) Fullerton, California
10:30 PM ET Stadium: Titan Stadium
March 20 Portland Hearts of Pine (USL1) Maine v Massachusetts CD Faialense (BSSL) Lewiston, Maine
5:30 PM ET Stadium: Franklin Athletic Complex
March 20 Long Island Rough Riders (USL2) New York (state) v North Carolina Charlotte Independence (USL1) Hempstead, New York
7:00 PM ET Stadium: Hofstra University Soccer Stadium
March 20 Forward Madison FC (USL1) Wisconsin v Minnesota Duluth FC (NPSL) Madison, Wisconsin
7:00 PM ET Stadium: Breese Stevens Field
March 20 South Georgia Tormenta FC (USL1) Georgia (U.S. state) v Florida Harbor City FC (UPSL) Statesboro, Georgia
7:00 PM ET Stadium: Tormenta Stadium
March 20 Carolina Core FC (MLSNP) v South Carolina Soda City FC (UPSL) High Point, North Carolina
7:30 PM ET Stadium: Truist Point
March 20 FC Cincinnati 2 (MLSNP) Ohio v New York (state) New York Pancyprian-Freedoms (EPSL) Highland Heights, Kentucky
7:30 PM ET Stadium: NKU Soccer Stadium
March 20 Flatirons Rush SC (USL2) Colorado v Nebraska Union Omaha (USL1) Arvada, Colorado
9:00 PM ET Stadium: North Stadium
March 20 Tacoma Defiance (MLSNP) Washington (state) v Washington (state) Washington Athletic Club (SRATS) Tukwila, Washington
10:00 PM ET Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex

References

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