2025 U.S. Open Cup

2025 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
Tournament details
Country	United States
Dates	March 18 – October 1
Teams	96
Defending champions	Los Angeles FC
Tournament statistics
Matches played	64
Goals scored	217 (3.39 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	3 goals – 10 players
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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 current champion, having won the 2024 edition but will not be defending the trophy.^[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 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

Schedule for 2025 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup^[1]
Round	Draw date	Match day	Entrants	Teams entered to date
First Round	February 5, 2025	March 18–21	14 local qualifiers 1 National Amateur Cup champion 1 United Premier Soccer League Spring season 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	March 21, 2025	April 1–2	32 winners from First Round	64 teams
Third Round	April 3, 2025^[9]	April 15–16	16 winners from Second Round 16 USL Championship teams	80 teams
Round of 32	April 17, 2025^[10]	May 6–7	16 winners from Third Round 16 Major League Soccer teams	96 teams
Round of 16	April 17, 2025^[10]	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

Table

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	USL Championship 24 teams		MLS 16 teams
National Amateur Cup New York Pancyprian-Freedoms (EPSL)^[11] UPSL Spring Champions Soda City FC^[12] Local Qualifiers CD Faialense (BSSL) Foro SC (UPSL) Harbor City FC (UPSL) Harpos FC (CPL) International San Francisco (SFSFL) Laguna United FC (UPSL) Miami United FC (UPSL) New Jersey Alliance FC (UPSL) NY Renegades FC (UPSL) Southern Indiana FC (UPSL) Tulsa Athletic (UPSL) Virginia Dream FC (VSSL) West Chester United SC (USLPA) Washington Athletic Club (SRATS)	NPSL Appalachian FC Duluth FC El Farolito SC $ FC Arizona FC Motown Naples United FC New York Shockers USL2 Asheville City SC Ballard FC Corpus Christi FC Des Moines Menace Flatirons FC Little Rock Rangers Long Island Rough Riders Sarasota Paradise Ventura County Fusion	MLS Next Pro Carolina Core FC Chattanooga FC Columbus Crew 2 FC Cincinnati 2 Los Angeles FC 2 Inter Miami CF II Real Monarchs Sporting Kansas City II Tacoma Defiance Ventura County FC USL1 AV Alta FC Charlotte Independence Chattanooga Red Wolves SC FC Naples Forward Madison FC Greenville Triumph SC One Knoxville SC Portland Hearts of Pine Richmond Kickers South Georgia Tormenta FC Spokane Velocity FC Texoma FC Union Omaha $ Westchester SC	Birmingham Legion FC El Paso Locomotive FC Hartford Athletic Lexington SC Loudoun United FC Miami FC Monterey Bay FC FC Tulsa	Charleston Battery Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Detroit City FC Indy Eleven Las Vegas Lights FC Louisville City FC New Mexico United North Carolina FC Oakland Roots SC Orange County SC Phoenix Rising FC Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC $ Rhode Island FC Sacramento Republic FC San Antonio FC Tampa Bay Rowdies	Austin FC Charlotte FC Chicago Fire FC D.C. United FC Dallas Houston Dynamo FC Minnesota United FC Nashville SC New England Revolution New York City FC New York Red Bulls Orlando City SC Philadelphia Union Portland Timbers San Jose Earthquakes St. Louis City SC

Bold denotes team is still active in the tournament.
$: Winner of $50,000 bonus for advancing the furthest in the competition from their respective divisions.^[13]
$$: Winner of $250,000 for being the runner-up in the competition.^[13]
$$$: Winner of $600,000 for winning the competition.^[13]

Map

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 FC

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

Sarasota Paradise

Harbor City FC

New Jersey Alliance FC

Soda City FC

Boston

Chattanooga

Charlotte

Dallas

Denver

Los Angeles

Louisville

Miami

Naples

NYC

Philadelphia

Phoenix

San Francisco Bay Area

Seattle

Tulsa

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:

Boston: New England Revolution (MLS), CD Faialense (BSSL)
Chattanooga: Chattanooga FC (MLSNP), Chattanooga Red Wolves SC (USL1)
Charlotte: Charlotte FC (MLS), Charlotte Independence (USL1)
Dallas: FC Dallas (MLS), Foro SC (UPSL)
Denver: Flatirons FC (USL2), Harpos FC (CPL)
Los Angeles: Orange County SC (USLC), Los Angeles FC 2 (MLSNP), Ventura County FC (MLSNP), Laguna United FC (UPSL), Ventura County Fusion (USL2)
Louisville: Louisville City FC (USLC), Southern Indiana FC (UPSL)
Miami: Inter Miami CF II (MLSNP), Miami United FC (UPSL), Miami FC (USLC)
Naples: FC Naples (USL1), Naples United FC (NPSL)
New York City: New York City FC (MLS), New York Red Bulls (MLS), Westchester SC (USL1), FC Motown (NPSL), New York Pancyprian-Freedoms (EPSL), NY Renegades FC (UPSL)
Philadelphia: Philadelphia Union (MLS), West Chester United SC (USLPA)
Phoenix: Phoenix Rising FC (USLC), FC Arizona (NPSL)
San Francisco Bay Area: San Jose Earthquakes (MLS), Oakland Roots SC (USLC), El Farolito SC (NPSL), International San Francisco (SFSFL)
Seattle: Ballard FC (USL2), Washington Athletic Club (SRATS)
Tulsa: FC Tulsa (USLC), Tulsa Athletic (UPSL)
Washington D.C.: D.C. United (MLS), Loudoun United FC (USLC), Virginia Dream FC (VSSL)

Number of teams by state

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
4	New York	6	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
6	Washington	4	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
	Missouri		St. Louis City SC, Sporting Kansas City II^[14]
	Ohio		Columbus Crew 2, FC Cincinnati 2
	Oklahoma		FC Tulsa, Tulsa Athletic
21	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
	Maine		Portland Hearts of Pine
	Michigan		Detroit City FC
	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

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

MLSNP: Columbus Crew 2, FC Cincinnati 2, Los Angeles FC 2, Inter Miami CF II, Real Monarchs, Sporting Kansas City II
USL1: AV Alta FC, FC Naples, Portland Hearts of Pine, Texoma FC, Westchester SC
NPSL: Naples United FC, New York Shockers
USL2: Corpus Christi FC, Flatirons FC, Little Rock Rangers, Sarasota Paradise
Local: CD Faialense, Harbour City FC, Laguna United FC, New Jersey Alliance FC, NY Renegades FC, Soda City FC, Southern Indiana FC, Virginia Dream FC, Washington Athletic Club^[1]

Early rounds

Bracket

The first three rounds of the tournament bracket are shown below, with bold denoting the winners of each match.^[15]

First round
March 18–21

Second round
April 1–2

Third round
April 15–16

4

1

3

0

March 18	Hartford Athletic (USLC)	3–0	New York Shockers (NPSL)	Hartford, Connecticut
6:30 p.m. EDT	Obalola 12' Dieng 38' Ngalina 87'	Report		Stadium: Trinity Health Stadium Attendance: 2,287 Referee: Johnathan Luk

March 18	Sarasota Paradise (USL2)	1–2	FC Naples (USL1)	Lakewood Ranch, Florida
7:00 p.m. EDT	Salgado 88'	Report	Henderlong 79' O'Connor 90+1'	Stadium: Premier Sports Campus Attendance: 2,248 Referee: Mazdid Coric

March 18	Miami FC (USLC)	4–1	Naples United FC (NPSL)	Miami, Florida
7:00 p.m. EDT	Bonfiglio 41', 45+1' Gavilanes 66' Zárate 69'	Report	Moreno 83'	Stadium: FIU Soccer Stadium Referee: Edson Carvajal

March 18	New Jersey Alliance FC (UPSL)	2–2 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)	Chattanooga Red Wolves SC (USL1)	Newark, New Jersey
7:00 p.m. EDT	Preciado 45+1' Quist 90+2'	Report	Bentley 65' (pen.), 84'	Stadium: Lubetkin Field Attendance: 200 Referee: Danielle Cornetta
	Penalties
	Quist Villegas Rodzen Hurtado		Bentley Ualefi Smith Green

March 18	FC Motown (NPSL)	0–1	Westchester SC (USL1)	Montclair, New Jersey
7:30 p.m. EDT		Report	Obregón 81' (pen.)	Stadium: MSU Soccer Park at Pittser Field Attendance: 534 Referee: Caleb Firl

March 18	Asheville City SC (USL2)	0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)	Greenville Triumph SC (USL1)	Asheville, North Carolina
7:30 p.m. EDT		Report		Stadium: Greenwood Field Attendance: 1,000 Referee: John Rush
	Penalties
	Obara Morgan Strömsten Lyons Fenwick		Evans Polak Fricke Mensah Velásquez

March 18	West Chester United SC (USLPA)	2–3	Loudoun United FC (USLC)	Wayne, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. EDT	Elkahloun 18' (pen.) Roby 68'	Report	Bidois 37', 61' Sorto 49' (pen.)	Stadium: YSC Sports Attendance: 120 Referee: Joshua Encarnación

March 18	Texoma FC (USL1)	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Foro SC (UPSL)	Sherman, Texas
7:00 p.m. CDT	McManus 59'	Report	Padilla 15' (pen.), 99'	Stadium: Historic Bearcat Stadium Attendance: 350 Referee: Reyes Vargas

March 18	Tulsa Athletic (TLFC)	0–1	FC Tulsa (USLC)	Tulsa, Oklahoma
7:30 p.m. CDT		Report	Calheira 84' (pen.)	Stadium: Athletic Community Field at Hicks Park Referee: Rodrigo Albuquerque

March 18	AV Alta FC (USL1)	3–1	Ventura County Fusion (USL2)	Lancaster, California
7:30 p.m. PDT	Desdunes 28', 45+3' (pen.) Cruz 52'	Report	Fofanah 42'	Stadium: Lancaster Municipal Stadium Attendance: 2,453 Referee: Felix Granados

March 19	Columbus Crew 2 (MLSNP)	4–1	NY Renegades (UPSL)	Columbus, Ohio
6:00 p.m. EDT	Ferdinand 44' Adu-Gyamfi 45+3', 69' Brown 62'	Report	Silveira 79'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 620 Referee: Atahan Yaya

March 19	Real Monarchs (MLSNP)	1–3 (a.e.t.)	El Farolito (NPSL)	Herriman, Utah
7:30 p.m. MDT	Riquelme 58'	Report	Benson 18' Soto 114' (pen.) Villalta 120+5'	Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium Attendance: 496 Referee: Nathan Boone

March 19	Los Angeles FC 2 (MLSNP)	7–1	FC Arizona (NPSL)	Fullerton, California
7:30 p.m. PDT	Evans 2', 65' Terry 27', 48' Mihalić 42' Nava 82' Walters 90+3'	Report	Waters 59'	Stadium: Titan Stadium Referee: Steven Cardozo

March 20	Forward Madison FC (USL1)	5–1	Duluth FC (NPSL)	Madison, Wisconsin
6:00 p.m. CDT	Sousa 39' Munjoma 73' Galindrez 86', 90+6' Murphy 90+3'	Report	Fernandez 64'	Stadium: Breese Stevens Field Referee: Peter Bernardy

March 18	Ventura County FC (MLSNP)	7–0	Laguna United FC (UPSL)	Carson, California
7:30 p.m. PDT	Essengue 18' Bibout 41', 52', 68' Bucknor 61' Müller 63' Nicholson 89' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 200 Referee: Rafael Bonilla

March 19	Chattanooga FC (MLSNP)	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Corpus Christi FC (USL2)	Chattanooga, Tennessee
6:30 p.m. EDT	Naglestad 112'	Report		Stadium: Finley Stadium Attendance: 2,075 Referee: Wes Caouette

March 19	Appalachian FC (NPSL)	0–3	One Knoxville SC (USL1)	Boone, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. EDT		Report	Santos 16' Diene 63' McLeod 74'	Stadium: ASU Soccer Stadium Attendance: 2,452 Referee: Josiah Parke

March 19	Richmond Kickers (USL1)	1–3	Virginia Dream FC (VSSL)	Richmond, Virginia
7:00 p.m. EDT	Vaughan 36'	Report	Lukulia 8' (pen.) Suchecki 53' Akinkoye 61'	Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 1,765 Referee: John Griggs

March 19	Inter Miami CF II (MLSNP)	4–2	Miami United FC (UPSL)	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:00 p.m. EDT	Zeltzer-Zubida 49' Saja 65' Cohen 70', 81'	Report	Frean 36' Luzuriaga 83'	Stadium: Chase Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Alejo Calume

March 19	Sporting Kansas City II (MLSNP)	1–2	Des Moines Menace (USL2)	Kansas City, Missouri
6:30 p.m. CDT	Uderitz 65'	Report	Kljestan 57' (pen.), 74' (pen.)	Stadium: Swope Soccer Village Referee: Velemir Stefanovic

March 19	Lexington SC (USLC)	5–0	Southern Indiana FC (UPSL)	Lexington, Kentucky
7:30 p.m. EDT	Burke 13' Goldthorp 42' Midence 46' Stauffer 53' Rodrigues 80'	Report		Stadium: Lexington SC Stadium Attendance: 1,835 Referee: Rogelio Alvarez

March 19	Little Rock Rangers (USL2)	1–0	Birmingham Legion (USLC)	Little Rock, Arkansas
7:00 p.m. CDT	McConnell 48'	Report		Stadium: Episcopal Collegiate School Attendance: 1,328 Referee: Deshun Beard

March 19	El Paso Locomotive FC (USLC)	5–1	Harpos FC (CPL)	El Paso, Texas
7:00 p.m. MDT	Avila 12' Romero 37', 45+2' Fidelak 54' (o.g.) Torres 59'	Report	Debuire 65'	Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 1,565 Referee: Melvin Rivas

March 19	Monterey Bay FC (USLC)	4–0	International San Francisco (SFSFL)	Seaside, California
7:00 p.m. PDT	Fehr 2' Gnaulati 26', 45+2' Paul 84'	Report		Stadium: Cardinale Stadium Attendance: 968 Referee: Robert Vincze

March 19	Ballard FC (USL2)	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Spokane Velocity FC (USL1)	Seattle, Washington
7:30 p.m. PDT		Report	Peláez 120+1'	Stadium: Interbay Stadium Attendance: 1,508^[17] Referee: Kelsey Harms

March 20	Portland Hearts of Pine (USL1)	4–0	CD Faialense (BSSL)	Lewiston, Maine
6:30 p.m. EDT	Varela 17' Liadi 29', 62' Messer 68'	Report		Stadium: Franklin Athletic Complex Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Andrew Porada

March 20	Long Island Rough Riders (USL2)	2–3 (a.e.t.)	Charlotte Independence (USL1)	Uniondale, New York
7:00 p.m. EDT	Woznicki 49' Khodri 105+1'	Report	Jauregui 79', 107' Chaney 104'	Stadium: Mitchel Athletic Complex Attendance: 719 Referee: Ignacio Guzman

March 20	South Georgia Tormenta FC (USL1)	3–0	Harbor City FC (UPSL)	Statesboro, Georgia
7:00 p.m. EDT	Nyandjo 23' Reid-Stephen 75', 80'	Report		Stadium: Tormenta Stadium Attendance: 667 Referee: Amin Hadzic

March 20	Carolina Core FC (MLSNP)	4–2	Soda City FC (UPSL)	High Point, North Carolina
7:30 p.m. EDT	Jo. Rodríguez 18' (pen.), 58' Canete 69' Evans 72'	Report	Thompson 79' Salifu 83'	Stadium: Truist Point Attendance: 2,511 Referee: Joe Surgan

March 20	FC Cincinnati 2 (MLSNP)	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)	New York Pancyprian-Freedoms (EPSL)	Highland Heights, Kentucky
7:30 p.m. EDT		Report		Stadium: NKU Soccer Stadium Referee: Salvador Flores
	Penalties
	Ikoba Chávez Machado Schaefer Kristel Kuisel		Holland Argudo Rosero Sluys Bailon Hoff

March 20	Tacoma Defiance (MLSNP)	3–1	Washington Athletic Club (SRATS)	Tukwila, Washington
7:00 p.m. PDT	Carli 37' Tsukanome 47', 71'	Report	O'Brien 9'	Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex Attendance: 205 Referee: Alex Wolbert

March 21	Flatirons FC (USL2)	1–2	Union Omaha (USL1)	Golden, Colorado
7:00 p.m. MDT	Andrews 84'	Report	Gómez 28' Gallardo 73' (pen.)	Stadium: Stermole Soccer Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Lukasz Jozefecki

April 1	Columbus Crew 2 (MLSNP)	3–0	Lexington SC (USLC)	Columbus, Ohio
6:00 p.m. EDT	Presthus 7' Ortiz 65' Adu-Gyamfi 90+4'	Report		Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 378 Referee: Salvador Flores

April 1	South Georgia Tormenta FC (USL1)	3–2	Foro SC (UPSL)	Statesboro, Georgia
7:00 p.m. EDT	Walker 38' Bazini 85' Vivas 90+4'	Report	Rayo 67' Padilla 90+2' (pen.)	Stadium: Tormenta Stadium Attendance: 467 Referee: Josiah Parke