108th edition of cup competition in American soccer
Football tournament season
2023 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Country United States Dates March 21 – September 27 Teams 99 Defending champions Orlando City SC Champions Runner-up Inter Miami CF Matches played 97 Goals scored 183 (1.89 per match) Top goal scorer(s)
The 2023 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup was the 108th edition of the U.S. Open Cup , the knockout domestic cup competition of American soccer.[ 1] The 2023 field featured 99 teams, including a modern-era record 71 professional sides.[ 2] Orlando City SC were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the round of 32 by Charlotte FC .[ 3]
Houston Dynamo FC won their second U.S. Open Cup title after defeating Inter Miami CF 2–1 in the final , held at DRV PNK Stadium in Fort Lauderdale on September 27.
Schedule
Schedule for 2023 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup[ 1] [ 4]
Round
Draw date
Match day
Entrants
Teams entered to date
First round
February 3
March 21–23, 2023
Open Division teams
28
Second round
February 16
April 4–11, 2023
14 winners from First Round 21 Division III teams 24 USLC teams
73
Third round
April 6
April 25–26, 2023
30 winners from Second Round 18 MLS teams
91
Round of 32
April 27
May 9–10, 2023
24 winners from Third Round 4 MLS teams competing in the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League 4 next-best MLS teams
99
Round of 16
May 11
May 23–24, 2023
16 winners from Round of 32
Quarterfinal
June 6–7, 2023
8 winners from Round of 16
Semifinals
June 8
August 23, 2023
4 winners from Quarterfinals
Final
September 27, 2023
2 winners from Semifinals
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.[ 5]
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.[ 8]
^ Open division team with the most victories against opponents from two divisions higher.
^ a b c Split between three Division III teams with the most victories against opponents from one division higher, $8,333 each.
^ Division II team with the most victories against opponents from one division higher.
Map
Locations of teams in the tournament proper.
MLS USLC Division 3 (NISA/USL1) Open Division (NPSL/USL2) Local Qualifiers & National Amateur Cup Champion Multiple Teams
Metro areas with multiple teams:
Charlotte: Charlotte FC (MLS ), Charlotte Independence (USL1 )
Chattanooga: Chattanooga FC (NISA ), Chattanooga Red Wolves SC (USL1 )
Chicago: Chicago Fire FC (MLS ), Chicago House AC (Local)
Detroit: Detroit City FC (USLC ), Michigan Stars FC (NISA ), Gold Star FC Detroit (NISA )
Hartford: Hartford Athletic (USLC ), Hartford City FC (NPSL )
Los Angeles: Los Angeles FC (MLS ), LA Galaxy (MLS ), Orange County SC (USLC ), Los Angeles Force (NISA )
Miami: Inter Miami CF (MLS ), Miami FC (USLC ), Miami United FC (Local)
Nashville: Nashville SC (MLS ), Beaman United FC (Local)
New York City: New York City FC (MLS ), New York Red Bulls (MLS ), Manhattan SC (USL2 ), FC Motown (NPSL ), Lansdowne Yonkers FC (Local)
Orlando: Orlando City SC (MLS ), Club de Lyon (NISA ), Nona FC (USL2 ), Club de Lyon 2 (Local)
Philadelphia: Philadelphia Union (MLS ), West Chester United SC (USL2 )
San Diego: San Diego Loyal SC (USLC ), Albion San Diego (NISA )
San Francisco Bay Area: San Jose Earthquakes (MLS ), Oakland Roots SC (USLC ), Project 51O (USL2 ), El Farolito SC (NPSL ), Inter San Francisco (Local)
Seattle: Seattle Sounders FC (MLS ), Crossfire Redmond (NPSL )
Tulsa: FC Tulsa (USLC ), Tulsa Athletic (NPSL )
Washington D.C.: D.C. United (MLS ), Loudoun United FC (USLC )
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
Number
Teams
1
California
16
Albion San Diego , Capo FC , Central Valley Fuego FC , El Farolito SC , International San Francisco, LA Galaxy , Los Angeles FC , Los Angeles Force , Monterey Bay FC , Oakland Roots SC , Orange County SC , Project 51O , Sacramento Republic FC , San Diego Loyal SC , San Jose Earthquakes , Ventura County Fusion
2
Florida
9
Club de Lyon , Club de Lyon 2, Inter Miami CF , Jacksonville Armada U-23 , Miami FC , Miami United FC , Nona FC, Orlando City SC , Tampa Bay Rowdies
3
Texas
7
Austin FC , Brazos Valley Cavalry FC , FC Dallas , El Paso Locomotive FC , Houston Dynamo FC , Rio Grande Valley FC , San Antonio FC
4
Tennessee
6
Beaman United FC, Chattanooga FC , Chattanooga Red Wolves SC , Memphis 901 FC , Nashville SC , One Knoxville SC
5
North Carolina
5
Appalachian FC , Charlotte FC , Charlotte Independence , North Carolina FC , North Carolina Fusion U23
6
New York
4
City Union , Lansdowne Yonkers FC , Manhattan SC , New York City FC
7
Colorado
3
Colorado Rapids , Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC , Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC
Georgia
Atlanta United FC , South Georgia Tormenta FC , Savannah Clovers FC
Michigan
Detroit City FC , Gold Star FC Detroit , Michigan Stars FC
New Jersey
FC Motown , New York Red Bulls , Ocean City Nor'easters
Ohio
FC Cincinnati , Cleveland SC , Columbus Crew
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Union , Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC , West Chester United SC
Virginia
Lionsbridge FC , Loudoun United FC , Richmond Kickers
14
Connecticut
2
Hartford Athletic , Hartford City FC
Illinois
Chicago Fire FC , Chicago House AC
Kentucky
Louisville City FC , Lexington SC
New Mexico
New Mexico United , UDA Soccer
Oklahoma
FC Tulsa , Tulsa Athletic
South Carolina
Charleston Battery , Greenville Triumph SC
Utah
Park City Red Wolves SC , Real Salt Lake
Washington
Crossfire Redmond , Seattle Sounders FC
Wisconsin
Forward Madison FC , Bavarian United SC
23
Arizona
1
Phoenix Rising FC
Alabama
Birmingham Legion FC
District of Columbia
D.C. United
Indiana
Indy Eleven
Iowa
Des Moines Menace
Kansas
Sporting Kansas City
Maryland
Maryland Bobcats FC
Massachusetts
New England Revolution
Minnesota
Minnesota United FC
Missouri
St. Louis City SC
Nebraska
Union Omaha
Nevada
Las Vegas Lights FC
Oregon
Portland Timbers
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 made their Open Cup debuts in the 2023 tournament.
MLS : St. Louis City SC
USLC : Loudoun United FC
NISA : Club de Lyon , Gold Star FC Detroit , Savannah Clovers FC
USL1 : Lexington SC , One Knoxville SC
NPSL : Appalachian FC , Crossfire Redmond , Jacksonville Armada U-23
USL2 : Lionsbridge FC , Manhattan SC , Nona FC, Project 51O
UPSL : Beaman United FC, UDA Soccer
Other Open Division : Capo FC , Chicago House AC , Club de Lyon 2, Inter San Francisco, West Chester United SC
First and Second Rounds
The complete draw for the First round, including match dates and times, was announced on February 3, 2023.[ 9]
The draw for the Second round pairings and hosting scenarios was announced on February 16, 2023.[ 10]
Bracket
Host team listed first
Bold = winner
(a.e.t.) = after extra time , (p) = penalty shootout score
First round
All times local to game site.
Club de Lyon 2 (LQ) v Nona FC (USL2)
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.[ 13]
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.[ 14] 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 beyond
Teams
Groups
Bracket
Host team listed first
Bold = winner
(a.e.t.) = after extra time , (p) = penalty shootout score
Round of 16
All times local to game site.
Quarterfinals
All times local to game site.
Semifinals
All times local to game site.
Final
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 .[ 15] [ 16] Select matches from the first three rounds were broadcast for free on the Bleacher Report app or via the B/R Football YouTube channel.[ 17] Select matches are sublicensed to stream live on an involved team's YouTube channel, Eleven Sports or the CBS Sports Golazo Network .[ 18] 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 U.S. Soccer YouTube channel.[ 19] The Round of 16 and Quarterfinals had games split between Bleacher Report and CBS Sports Golazo Network.[ 20] [ 21] The semifinals are planned to be streamed on both CBS Sports Golazo Network and Paramount+ in the United States as well as 20 international broadcasters due to Lionel Messi 's signing with semifinalist Inter Miami CF , with the final airing on CBS Sports Network as well as streaming on Paramount+.[ 22] Spanish-language rights in the United States for the semifinals and final would belong to Telemundo and Universo , with both being streamed on Peacock .[ 23] In Argentina , it will be broadcast by TyC Sports only for Lionel Messi's Inter Miami matches.
Top goal scorers
Team eliminated for this round.
References
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^ David, Austin (September 8, 2022). "2022 US Open Cup Final: Orlando City blanks underdog Sacramento Republic to become 2nd Florida team to lift trophy" . TheCup.us . TheCup.us. Retrieved November 20, 2022 .
^ "2023 Open Cup Schedule" . United States Soccer Federation. Retrieved July 25, 2022 .
^ "Update on Rochester New York FC and MLS NEXT Pro" . MLSNextPro.com . MLS Next Pro. March 10, 2023. Retrieved March 10, 2023 .
^ Stulo, Ty (August 8, 2022). "Bavarian United win 6th Amateur Cup title, punch ticket to 2023 US Open Cup" . TheCup.us . TheCup.us. Retrieved November 22, 2022 .
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^ "About the U.S. Open Cup" . NPSL.com . National Premier Soccer League. Retrieved November 20, 2022 .
^ "First round of 100-Team 2023 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Kicks off with 14 Games on March 21–23" (Press release). United States Soccer Federation. February 3, 2023. Retrieved February 4, 2023 .
^ "Second round Pairings and Host Scenarios Set for 2023 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup" (Press release). United States Soccer Federation. February 16, 2023. Retrieved February 16, 2023 .
^ a b "Pittsburgh Riverhounds Through to 2023 Open Cup Third Round via Forfeit as Rochester NY FC Ceases Operations" . USSoccer.com . United States Soccer Federation . March 13, 2023. Retrieved March 13, 2023 .
^ Warwick, Evan (April 2, 2023). "U.S. Open Cup Match Between Forward Madison FC vs Chicago House AC Moved to April 11th" . ForwardMadisonFC.com . Forward Madison FC . Archived from the original on April 2, 2023. Retrieved April 2, 2023 .
^ "POTS SET FOR 2023 LAMAR HUNT U.S. OPEN CUP THIRD ROUND DRAW" . USSoccer.com . U.S. Open Cup. April 6, 2023. Retrieved April 7, 2023 .
^ "2022 US Open Cup Handbook Finalists Edition" . US Soccer . February 2, 2022. Archived from the original on April 20, 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2022 .
^ "Turner Sports and United States Soccer Federation Reach Multimedia Rights Agreement" (Press release). United States Soccer Federation. March 1, 2022. Retrieved March 22, 2022 .
^ Krishnaiyer, Kartik (February 15, 2022). "Cindy Parlow Cone talks US Soccer media rights" .
^ "Opening Rounds Of 2023 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup To Stream On Bleacher Report App & B/R Football YouTube Channel" (Press release). United States Soccer Federation. March 8, 2023. Retrieved March 9, 2023 .
^ "2023 U.S. Open Cup Schedule and Format" . United States Soccer Federation. April 7, 2023. Retrieved April 7, 2023 .
^ "All 16 Games of 2023 U.S. Open Cup Round of 32 to be Broadcast on B/R Platforms, CBS Sports Golazo Network and U.S. Soccer YouTube" (Press release). United States Soccer Federation. May 3, 2023. Retrieved May 6, 2023 .
^ "All 2023 U.S. Open Cup Round of 16 to Stream on CBS Sports Golazo Network and B/R Platforms" (Press release). United States Soccer Federation. May 19, 2023. Retrieved May 22, 2023 .
^ "2023 U.S. Open Cup Quarterfinals Schedule Set for June 6-7" (Press release). United States Soccer Federation. May 25, 2023. Retrieved May 27, 2023 .
^ "U.S. Soccer Announces Global Broadcast Distribution For 2023 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Semifinals And Final" (Press release). U.S. Soccer Federation. August 4, 2023. Retrieved August 6, 2023 .
^ "Telemundo Becomes Exclusive Spanish Language Home of 2023 U.S. Open Cup Semifinals and Final" (Press release). U.S. Soccer Federation. August 9, 2023. Retrieved August 15, 2023 .
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