2018 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup qualification Dates September 23, 2017 – November 19, 2017 Teams 108
International football competition
The 2018 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup tournament proper will feature teams from all five tiers of the men's American soccer pyramid . A record 108 open division amateur teams have entered qualifying this year.
US Soccer oversaw the qualifying process that was formerly handled by each association. All teams within the Division I and II professional leagues qualified automatically as in past years. Any open division national league could use its previous year's league standings as its qualification method. Remaining open division teams participated in qualifying rounds to determine entrants into the tournament proper. Final slot allocation was determined when team registration concluded.[ 1]
National league track
Premier Development League
On March 14, 2018, it was announced that 20 PDL teams would be participating in the 2018 U.S. Open Cup.[ 2]
Charlotte Eagles ,
FC Golden State Force ,
FC Miami City ,
FC Tucson ,
Lakeland Tropics ,
Long Island Rough Riders ,
Michigan Bucks ,
Mississippi Brilla ,
Myrtle Beach Mutiny ,
New York Red Bulls U-23 ,
Ocean City Nor'easters ,
OKC Energy U23 ,
Portland Timbers U23 ,
Reading United A.C. ,
San Francisco City FC ,
Seacoast United Phantoms ,
SIMA Aguilas ,
South Georgia Tormenta FC ,
The Villages SC ,
Western Mass Pioneers
National Premier Soccer League
On March 14, 2018, it was announced that 19 NPSL teams would be participating in the 2018 U.S. Open Cup.[ 3]
AFC Ann Arbor ,
Brooklyn Italians ,
CD Aguiluchos USA ,
Dakota Fusion FC ,
Detroit City FC ,
Duluth FC ,
Elm City Express ,
Erie Commodores FC ,
FC Arizona ,
FC Motown ,
FC Wichita ,
Fort Worth Vaqueros FC ,
Inter Nashville FC ,
Kingston Stockade FC ,
Kitsap Pumas ,
Miami United FC ,
Midland-Odessa FC ,
New Orleans Jesters ,
Orange County FC
Local qualifying track
All qualifying matches took place in 2017.[ 4]
First qualifying round
Northeast Region
Aurora Borealis Soccer Club
Unations FC v Kendall Wanderers
Lynn United v NLS Graduates v Tartan Devils Oak Avalon v
Southeast Region
Byes:
Miami Wolves FC v Majestic Soccer Club
Austin Real Cuauhtemoc v Orlando Storm
Leu Blacks FC v
Mountain Region
Byes: Sporting AZ FC
Azteca FC
Chiapas FC v Ojuelos Jalisco
Indios Denver FC
Colorado Springs FC
Colorado Rush
Fort Collins United
Pacific Region
Valley United SC
Davis Legacy SC
Academica Soccer Club
IPS/Marathon Taverna
Vanquish FC
Buena Park FC
SFV Scorpions
San Pedro Monsters FC
Second qualifying round
Northeast Region
Rochester River Dogz
GPS Omens v
Southeast Region
Nashville United Majestic Soccer Club
Orlando Storm v ^a
Mountain Region
Azteca FC
Ojuelos Jalisco v Indios Denver FC
Pacific Region
San Pedro Monsters FC
Cal Victory FC
Third qualifying round
Northeast Region
Southeast Region
Nashville United Majestic Soccer Club v
Mountain Region
Pacific Region
^b National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) as an expansion team on November 20, 2017.[ 5] San Francisco Soccer Football League to join the NPSL, the club became ineligible for the 2018 U.S. Open Cup.[ 6]
References
^ "RECORD-HIGH 108 TEAMS ENTER LOCAL QUALIFYING FOR 2018 LAMAR HUNT U.S. OPEN CUP" . ussoccer.com. August 29, 2017.^ [1] ^ "19 NPSL Teams Headed for the 2018 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup" . Archived from the original on March 15, 2018. Retrieved March 14, 2018 .^ "2018 Schedule & Results" . www.ussoccer.com . U.S. Soccer. Retrieved February 15, 2018 .^ "El Farolito Joins the NPSL" . National Premier Soccer League the original on May 7, 2018. Retrieved May 7, 2018 .^ Foster, Ian (January 18, 2018). "El Farolito, 1993 US Open Cup Champions, Disqualified from 2018 Tournament" . TheCup.US . Retrieved May 7, 2018 .
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