2023 U.S. Open Cup final

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2023 U.S. Open Cup final
DRV PNK stadium (inside) August 2023.jpg
DRV PNK Stadium, the host venue for the final
Event 2023 U.S. Open Cup
Inter Miami CF Houston Dynamo FC
MLS MLS
Date September 27, 2023
Venue DRV PNK Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
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The 2023 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup final is a soccer match that will be played on September 27, 2023, at DRV PNK Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States. It will be contested by Inter Miami CF and Houston Dynamo FC to determine the winner of the 108th edition of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. The tournament is the oldest cup competition in U.S. soccer, which is open to amateur and professional soccer teams affiliated with the United States Soccer Federation.[1]

Road to the final

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Further information: 2023 U.S. Open Cup

The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup is an annual soccer competition open to adult teams in the United States that are affiliated with the United States Soccer Federation. Its 99 participants include professional and amateur teams, with the exception of reserve and academy teams that are directly owned and operated by Major League Soccer (MLS) clubs. The 2023 tournament was the 108th edition of the U.S. Open Cup, the oldest ongoing soccer tournament in the United States.[1]

The 26 eligible MLS teams entered in the third and fourth rounds, facing teams from USL Championship (USLC), USL League One (USL1), the National Independent Soccer Association (NISA), and amateur leagues. From the third round onward, participants were organized into groups of four to six teams based on geographic location and pairings were drawn accordingly. Hosts were also determined with a random draw with priority given to venues that met minimum tournament standards.[2] The two finalists, Inter Miami FC and Houston Dynamo FC, are both from MLS and had previously met in regular season play in April; Houston won the match 1–0 at home.[3]

Inter Miami CF

Round Opponent Score
3rd Miami FC (A) 2–2 (a.e.t.)
5–3 (p)
R32 Charleston Battery (H) 1–0
R16 Nashville SC (H) 2–1
QF Birmingham Legion FC (A) 1–0
SF FC Cincinnati (A) 3–3 (a.e.t.)
5–4 (p)
Key: (H) = Home; (A) = Away

Inter Miami CF joined MLS as an expansion team in 2020 and played in their first U.S. Open Cup in 2022, where they were eliminated in the round of 16 by in-state rivals Orlando City SC, who won a penalty shootout.[4] They entered the third round of the 2023 U.S. Open Cup along with the lower tranche of MLS teams and were drawn against Miami FC, a USLC team from the same area.[5] The match was played at Miami FC's home venue, FIU Stadium, and ended in a penalty shootout after a 2–2 draw; Inter Miami CF won the shootout 5–3 amid a six-match losing streak in league play.[6]

The team advanced to the round of 32 and hosted the Charleston Battery of USLC, who they defeated 1–0 through an own goal.[7] Inter Miami CF then traveled to play Nashville SC, who they lost to six days before their round of 16 fixture; Miami won 2–1 and ended Nashville's eight-match unbeaten streak after the match was disrupted for a half-hour due to a lightning delay. Striker Nicolás Stefanelli entered the match as a second-half substitute and scored the winning goal in the 73rd minute, restoring a lead that the team had gained in the 57th minute through Franco Negri.[8]

Stefanelli then scored the lone goal in Inter Miami CF's 1–0 quarterfinal victory in June against Birmingham Legion FC, a USLC team that hosted the fixture and set a soccer attendance record for Alabama.[9] Miami made major changes to their squad in the two months between rounds by hiring manager Gerardo "Tata" Martino and signing international stars Lionel Messi, Jordi Alba, and Sergio Busquets—all former FC Barcelona players.[10][11] Four days after their victory in the Leagues Cup final, Inter Miami CF traveled to play FC Cincinnati in the U.S. Open Cup semifinals. Cincinnati took a 2–0 lead early in the second half, but Messi's two assists to Leonardo Campana were converted—the latter in stoppage time—to force extra time.[12] Josef Martínez's strike gave Miami a 3–2 lead until Yuya Kubo equalized for Cincinnati as the match ended in a 3–3 draw. In the fifth round of the penalty shootout, Nick Hagglund's shot was saved by Drake Callender and rookie Benjamin Cremaschi converted his to give Inter Miami CF a berth in the U.S. Open Cup final.[13]

Houston Dynamo FC

Round Opponent Score
3rd Tampa Bay Rowdies (A) 1–0
R32 Sporting Kansas City (H) 1–0
R16 Minnesota United FC (H) 4–0
QF Chicago Fire FC (A) 4–1
SF Real Salt Lake (H) 3–1 (a.e.t.)
Key: (H) = Home; (A) = Away

The Dynamo won the 2018 edition of the U.S. Open Cup against the Philadelphia Union and had yet to return to a final; the team had also been completely rebuilt under new head coach Ben Olsen.[14] Houston entered the 2023 edition in the third round and faced USLC's Tampa Bay Rowdies on the road in Florida. The Dynamo won 1–0 through a goal from teenage striker Brooklyn Raines before half-time and several saves by goalkeeper Andrew Tarbell to preserve a shutout.[15]

Houston advanced to the round of 32 and hosted Sporting Kansas City, who they defeated 1–0 with a volleyed goal from outside the penalty area by Thorleifur Úlfarsson in the 11th minute; Chase Gasper was sent off with a red card in the 35th minute, but the team held on for a shutout.[16] The Dynamo hosted their round of 16 match against Minnesota United FC and continued their shutout streak in Open Cup play with a 4–0 victory. Corey Baird earned a hat-trick, including a penalty kick in the first half, and was joined by substitute Ibrahim Aliyu's goal in the second half for Houston.[17]

The Dynamo won 4–1 on the road to Chicago Fire FC in the quarterfinals with a penalty converted by Amine Bassi, two goals by Ibrahim Aliyu, and a finish by Nelson Quiñónes on a cross by Héctor Herrera in the 74th minute.[18] The team returned home to Houston's Shell Energy Stadium for the semifinal match against Real Salt Lake. Herrera scored in the first half's stoppage time to give the Dynamo a lead that was erased by Anderson Julio's header; the match remained tied at 1–1 at the end of regulation time. During extra time, Houston retook the lead through a shot by Adalberto Carrasquilla in the 105th minute, which was followed by a brawl between players after Brayan Vera was sent off. Luis Caicedo scored the final goal of the night for the Dynamo in the fifth minute of stoppage time to give the team a 3–1 win.[19] With their appearance in the final, Houston also qualified for the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup, as Inter Miami CF had already qualified through their Leagues Cup title.[20]

Venue

The final will be played at DRV PNK Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, the 21,000-seat home venue of Inter Miami CF. The team's owner, Jorge Mas, stated that hosting the match at the larger Hard Rock Stadium, which seats 64,000, was possible.[21][22]

A draw conducted by the United States Soccer Federation on June 8 determined hosting priority for the semifinals and final, with priority for Real Salt Lake, followed by Inter Miami CF, and FC Cincinnati.[23]

Broadcasting

CBS Sports will broadcast the final through its free streaming platform CBS Sports Golazo Network as well as Paramount+.[24]

Match

Details

September 27, 2023
5:35 p.m. EDT
Inter Miami CF v Houston Dynamo FC
https://www.mlssoccer.com/competitions/u-s-open-cup/2023/matches/miavshou-09-27-2023/

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