2024 U.S. Open Cup Explained
Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup |
Year: | 2024 |
Country: | United States |
Num Teams: | 95 |
Defending Champions: | Houston Dynamo FC |
Matches: | 91 |
Goals: | 288 |
Scoring Leader: | Dembor Benson
Stefano Pinho (4 goals) |
Prev Season: | 2023 |
Next Season: | 2025 |
Updated: | August 20, 2024 |
The 2024 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup is the 109th edition of the U.S. Open Cup, the knockout domestic cup competition of American soccer.[1] Houston Dynamo FC were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the round of 32 by Detroit City FC.[2]
On December 15, 2023, Major League Soccer announced that its teams would not participate in the 2024 edition of the U.S. Open Cup due to fixture congestion. This would have been the first year since its inception that MLS teams would not participate in the tournament.[3] The league intended to send reserve teams from MLS Next Pro instead, but the request was denied by the United States Soccer Federation on December 20.[4] An agreement was tempered between the two sides in mid-February, whereby MLS will send some, but not all, of its teams to the Open Cup for 2024, with discussions ongoing for a long-term solution in 2025 and beyond.[5] On March 1, 2024, the official format was announced, with eight MLS first teams and nine MLS Next Pro reserve teams taking part.[6] This is the first edition of the U.S. Open Cup since 2011 where some MLS teams didn't take part in the competition[7] and the first since 2015 where MLS reserve sides participated. With the exception of Houston Dynamo FC, the eight MLS teams that qualified for the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup did not participate, and the next seven highest-rated US-based clubs from the 2023 MLS rankings will field their first teams, while the rest of the MLS clubs will field their MLS Next Pro team (except for D.C. United, which does not have an MLS Next Pro team).
Schedule
Schedule for 2024 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup[8] Round | Draw date | Match day | Entrants | Teams entered to date |
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First Round | March 1, 2024 | March 19–21, 2024 | 11 local qualifiers 1 National Amateur Cup 1 UPSL Spring Champion 8 National Premier Soccer League teams 11 USL League Two teams 12 USL League One teams 8 NISA teams 11 MLS Next Pro teams | 63 teams |
Second Round | March 22, 2024 | April 2–3, 2024 | 32 winners from First Round |
Third Round | April 4, 2024 | April 16–17, 2024 | 16 winners from Second Round 16 USL Championship teams | 79 teams |
Round of 32 | April 18, 2024[9] | May 7–8, 2024 | 16 winners from Third Round 8 USL Championship teams 8 Major League Soccer teams | 95 teams |
Round of 16 | May 21–22, 2024 | 16 winners from Round of 32 |
Quarterfinals | May 22, 2024 | July 9–10, 2024 | 8 winners from Round of 16 |
Semifinals | August 27–28, 2024 | 4 winners from Quarterfinals |
Final | | September 25, 2024 | 2 winners from Semifinals | |
Teams
See main article: 2024 U.S. Open Cup qualification.
On March 18, 2024, Georgia Lions FC was announced as having forfeit their first round match at Apotheos FC.[10]
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.[15]
Number of teams by state
A total of 34 states are represented by clubs in the U.S. Open Cup this year.
| style=width:125px | States | Number | Teams |
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1 | | 16 | Capo FC, Central Valley Fuego FC, El Farolito SC, FC Folsom, Irvine Zeta FC, Irvine Zeta FC 2, Ventura County FC, Los Angeles FC, Los Angeles Force, Monterey Bay FC, Oakland Roots SC, Orange County SC, Redlands FC, Sacramento Republic FC, San Jose Earthquakes, SC MesoAmerica |
2 | | 7 | AS Frenzi, Brave SC, Club de Lyon, FC America CFL Spurs, Miami FC, Miami United FC, Tampa Bay Rowdies |
| Austin FC II, FC Dallas, El Paso Locomotive FC, Foro SC, Houston Dynamo FC, Lubbock Matadors SC, San Antonio FC |
4 | | 5 | Asheville City SC, Carolina Core FC, Charlotte Independence, Crown Legacy FC, North Carolina FC |
5 | | 4 | Azteca FC, Colorado Rapids 2, Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC, Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC |
| Apotheos FC, Atlanta United FC, South Georgia Tormenta FC, Savannah Clovers FC |
| Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC, Steel City FC, Vereinigung Erzgebirge, West Chester United SC |
| Charleston Battery, Greenville Triumph SC, SC United Bantams, South Carolina United Heat |
| Chattanooga FC, Chattanooga Red Wolves SC, Memphis 901 FC, One Knoxville SC |
10 | | 3 | Chicago City SC, Chicago Fire FC II, Chicago House AC |
| Loudoun United, NoVa FC, Richmond Kickers |
| Ballard FC, Seattle Sounders FC, Spokane Velocity FC |
13 | | 2 | Arizona Monsoon FC, Phoenix Rising FC |
| Louisville City FC, Lexington SC |
| Christos FC, Maryland Bobcats FC |
| Brockton FC United, Western Mass Pioneers |
| Detroit City FC, Michigan Stars FC |
| Duluth FC, Minnesota United FC 2 |
| FC Motown, New York Red Bulls II |
| Hudson Valley Hammers, New York City FC II |
| FC Tulsa, Tulsa Athletic |
22 | | 1 | Birmingham Legion FC |
| Hartford Athletic |
| Indy Eleven |
| Des Moines Menace |
| Sporting Kansas City |
| Union Omaha |
| Las Vegas Lights FC |
| New Mexico United |
| Portland Timbers 2 |
| Rhode Island FC |
| Real Salt Lake |
| Vermont Green FC |
| Forward Madison FC | |
Open Cup debuts
27 teams made their Open Cup debuts in the 2024 tournament.
- USLC: Rhode Island FC
- NISA: Arizona Monsoon FC, Irvine Zeta FC
- USL1: Spokane Velocity FC
- MLSNP: Austin FC II, Carolina Core FC, Chicago Fire FC II, Colorado Rapids 2, Crown Legacy FC, Minnesota United FC 2, New York City FC II
- NPSL: Apotheos FC, Lubbock Matadors SC, Steel City FC
- USL2: Asheville City SC, Ballard FC, Chicago City SC, Hudson Valley Hammers, Redlands FC, Vermont Green FC
- NAC: SC MesoAmerica
- UPSL: AS Frenzi
- Local: FC America CFL Spurs, FC Folsom, Foro SC, Irvine Zeta FC 2, South Carolina United Heat[16]
Early rounds
Bracket
Host team listed first
Bold = winner
* = after extra time, = penalty shootout score
First round
The complete draw for the first round, including match dates and times, was announced on March 2, 2024.[17]
All times local to game site.
Second round
The complete draw for the second round, including match dates and times, was announced on March 22, 2024.[18]
All times local to game site.
Third round
The complete draw for the third round, including match dates and times, was announced on April 4, 2024.[19] [20]
Matches
All times local to game site.
Round of 32 and 16
The draw for the round of 32 and 16 was announced on April 18, 2024. Schedule and locations for the round of 32 were also announced.[21] [22] The schedule and locations for the round of 16 were announced on May 9.[23]
Bracket
Host team listed first
Bold = winner
* = after extra time, = penalty shootout score
Round of 32
All times local to game site.
Round of 16
All times local to game site.
Quarterfinals and beyond
Bracket
Host team listed first
Bold = winner
* = after extra time, = penalty shootout score
Finals
Broadcasting
TNT 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.[24] [25] All games through the Round of 16 were broadcast on the websites of U.S. Soccer, United Soccer League, and Major League Soccer.[26] [27] All games ranging from the Quarter-finals to the Final would be broadcast on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV.[28]
Top goal scorers
Notes and References
- Web site: 2024 US Open Cup Qualifying: 11 amateur clubs punch ticket to 109th tournament . Hakala . Josh . November 20, 2023 . www.TheCup.us . November 20, 2023.
- News: Lerner . Danielle . September 28, 2023 . Dynamo speed up rebuild by upsetting Inter Miami, minus Lionel Messi, in U.S. Open Cup final . . November 19, 2023 . subscription.
- News: December 15, 2023 . MLS to skip U.S. Open Cup, nation's oldest soccer tournament . mlssoccer.com . December 16, 2023.
- Web site: Bonagura . Kyle . MLS teams must play in Open Cup - U.S. Soccer . ESPN . 20 December 2023 . 20 December 2023.
- Web site: Source: 2024 U.S. Open Cup gets go-ahead under proposed new format . 19 February 2024 . 20 February 2024 . Jeff . Carlisle.
- News: Carlisle . Jeff . U.S. Open Cup revamp: Only 8 MLS first teams . March 1, 2024 . ESPN . March 1, 2024 .
- News: Evans . Jayda . March 21, 2024 . U.S. Soccer CEO gets up-close look at Seattle's soccer scene ahead of 2026 World Cup . . March 24, 2024.
- Web site: Format and teams finalized for 2024 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup . March 1, 2024 . United States Soccer Federation . March 1, 2024.
- Web site: April 17, 2024 . US Open Cup . Twitter.
- U.S. Open Cup . U.S. Open Cup . opencup . 1769840451731726386 . March 18, 2024 . .@ApotheosFC of @NPSLSoccer advance to the Second Round of the 2024 Open Cup via forfeit by @GeorgiaLionsFC of @NISALeague. #USOC2024 | @OpenCup . March 18, 2024 .
- Web site: Full Slate of 32 Open Division Underdogs Set for 2024 Open Cup . December 11, 2023 . USSoccer.com . . December 11, 2023 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231211225343/https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2023/12/full-slate-of-32-open-division-underdogs-set-for-2024-open-cup . December 11, 2023.
- Web site: SC MesoAmerica wins Amateur Cup title, becomes first to qualify for 2024 US Open Cup . Battista . Michael . August 6, 2023 . TheCup.us.
- Web site: AS Frenzi wins 2023 UPSL title, secures 2024 US Open Cup berth . Wolf . Liam . August 7, 2023 . TheCup.us.
- Web site: Hakala . Josh . 2024 US Open Cup Qualifying: 11 amateur clubs punch ticket to 109th tournament . TheCup.us . November 20, 2023.
- Web site: About the U.S. Open Cup . NPSL.com . National Premier Soccer League . November 20, 2022.
- Web site: Starting XI confirmed: #USOC2024 fourth & final qualifying round review . Maduro . Alex . November 20, 2023 . www.USSoccer.com . United States Soccer Federation . November 20, 2023.
- March 2, 2024 . 2024 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Kicks Off With 32 Games Between Amateurs and Professionals . . March 22, 2024.
- March 22, 2024 . U.S. Soccer Announces Matchups for Second Round of 2024 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup . . March 22, 2024.
- opencup . 1775900954858049940 . 3rd Round DRAW Groups.
- Web site: THIRD ROUND (APRIL 16 - 17). US Soccer. April 4, 2024. April 4, 2024.
- Web site: 2024 U.S. Open Cup - Round of 32 Draw Result & Schedule . www.ussoccer.com . 21 April 2024 . en . 18 April 2024.
- Web site: ROUND OF 32 (MAY 7 - 8). US Soccer. April 18, 2024. April 19, 2024.
- Web site: Eight Game Slate for 2024 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Round of 16 Finalized . 2024-05-09 . www.ussoccer.com . en.
- March 1, 2022 . Turner Sports and United States Soccer Federation Reach Multimedia Rights Agreement . United States Soccer Federation . March 22, 2022.
- Web site: Cindy Parlow Cone talks US Soccer media rights. Kartik. Krishnaiyer. February 15, 2022.
- March 15, 2024 . U.S. Soccer Announces All 2024 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Matches To Be Broadcast . United States Soccer Federation . March 18, 2024.
- April 4, 2024 . U.S. Soccer Sets Third Round Schedule for 2024 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. United States Soccer Federation . April 5, 2024.
- May 23, 2024 . 2024 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Quarterfinals, Semifinals and Final to Stream on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV . United States Soccer Federation . May 23, 2024.