US Open Cup

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Established
1914 (112 years old)

First Recorded Event
2018-08-08

Current Season
2026

Current Round

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American NASL

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Soccer

Location
United States

Gender
Male

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Upcoming
16 Sep	Orlando Orlando City	8:00pm	ColumbusColumbus Crew
16 Sep	St. LouiSt. Louis City SC	8:00pm	ColoradoColorado Rapids
Results
21 May	ColoradoColorado Rapids	2 - 0	San JoseSan Jose Earthquakes
20 May	ColumbusColumbus Crew	1 - 0	New YorkNew York City FC
20 May	St. LouiSt. Louis City SC	2 - 2	Houston Houston Dynamo
19 May	Orlando Orlando City	4 - 1	Atlanta Atlanta United
30 Apr	ColoradoColorado Rapids	1 - 1	ColoradoColorado Springs Switchbacks
30 Apr	Chicago Chicago Fire	1 - 2	St. LouiSt. Louis City SC
30 Apr	Houston Houston Dynamo	2 - 1	LouisvilLouisville City
29 Apr	ColumbusColumbus Crew	4 - 1	One KnoxOne Knoxville
29 Apr	New EnglNew England Revolution	3 - 4	Orlando Orlando City
29 Apr	New YorkNew York Red Bulls	1 - 3	New YorkNew York City FC

Description

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

The competition was first held during the 1913–1914 season as the National Challenge Cup, with Brooklyn Field Club winning a trophy donated by Thomas Dewar for the promotion of American soccer. It was renamed and dedicated to North American Soccer League (NASL) and Major League Soccer (MLS) executive Lamar Hunt by the United States Soccer Federation in 1999.

The 107th and 108th editions planned to be held in 2020 and 2021 were to be contested by 100 clubs from the four professional leagues sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation – Major League Soccer (MLS), the United Soccer League's Championship and League One divisions, and the National Independent Soccer Association (NISA) – as well as amateur clubs in the earlier rounds of the tournament that qualify through their respective leagues. The overall champion is awarded $300,000 in prize money and a berth in the CONCACAF Champions League, while the runner-up receives $100,000, and the furthest-advancing team from each lower-division league receives $25,000. The 2020 & 2021 tournaments were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, ending 106 years of consecutive play.

MLS teams have dominated the competition since the league began play in 1996. No lower division team has won the U.S. Open Cup since the Rochester Rhinos in 1999, and none have reached the final since the Charleston Battery in 2008. The most recent champions of the competition, Atlanta United FC, won their first title after defeating Minnesota United FC 2–1 in the 2019 final.

Seasons

2026		2025		2024		2023
2022		2019		2018

Teams

America CFL Spu	ASC New Stars	Asheville City
Atlanta United	Austin FC	AV Alta FC
Azteca	BOHFS St. Louis	Carolina Core
CD Faialense	Charleston Batt	Charlotte FC
Charlotte Indep	Chattanooga FC	Chattanooga Red
Chicago Fire	Colorado Rapids	Colorado Spring
Columbus Crew	Cruizers	DC United
Des Moines Mena	Detroit City FC	El Farolito
El Paso Locomot	FC Motown	FC Naples
FC Tulsa	Flint City Buck	Florida Badgers
Flower City Uni	Forward Madison	Greenville Triu
Hartford Athlet	Houston Dynamo	Indy Eleven
Kalonji Pro-Pro	Laguna United	Laredo Heat
Lexington SC	Little Rock Ran	Loudoun United
Louisville City	Michigan Ranger	Minnesota United
New England Revol	New Mexico Unit	New York City FC
New York Red Bull	Northern Virgin	NY Renegades
One Knoxville	Orange County S	Orlando City
Phoenix Rising	Pittsburgh Rive	Portland Hearts
Red Force	Rhode Island FC	Richmond Kicker
Ristozi	Sacramento Repu	San Antonio
San Jose Earthqua	San Ramon FC	South Georgia T
Southern Indian	Spokane Velocit	Sporting Kansas C
St. Louis City SC	Steel City	Tennessee Tempo
Union Omaha	Valley 559	Ventura County
Vermont Green	Virginia Dream	Vistula Garfiel
West Chester Un	Westchester SC