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The United States Soccer Federation's Open Cup Committee manages both the tournament proper and the local qualification process. [2]Clubs based in the United States that play in a league that is an organization member of U.S. Soccer are generally eligible to compete for the U.S. Open Cup, so long as their league includes at least four teams and has a schedule of at least 10 matches for each club.
The tournament will begin roughly two months into the league seasons and end shortly before the end of the league seasons and start of the league playoffs. The groups for the 2025 USL Cup were announced on December 12, 2024, [2] and the schedule was released on December 19, 2024. [3]
The 2025 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup qualification will serve as local qualification for the 110th edition of the oldest soccer tournament in the United States. [1] The tournament proper will feature both professional and amateur teams in the United States soccer league system .
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 2024 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup was 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 .
The competition is a single-elimination tournament that has been contested by at least 80 teams since the 2014 edition.This pool consists of the American clubs in the professional leagues, which are Major League Soccer, the league now known as the USL Championship, USL League One and National Independent Soccer Association as well as amateur teams from the Premier Development League (now USL ...
The main stadium on the campus holds almost 10,000 spectators and was the home of the Minnesota United FC franchise until the team moved from a minor division to Major League Soccer (MLS) in 2017. In 2022, Charlie Puth performed in the opening ceremony for the weeklong tournament.
In the cup's 105-year history, 63 different clubs have won the tournament. [citation needed] As of 2023, teams from 18 states have won the U.S. Open Cup. [1] The winner qualifies for a berth in the CONCACAF Champions Cup, the premier club competition for North America, Central America, and the Caribbean. [1]