2023 U.S. Open Cup

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2023 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
Country United States
Dates March 21 – September 27
Teams 99
Matches played 97
Goals scored 183 (1.89 per match)
All statistics correct as of September 27, 2023.

The 2023 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup was the 108th edition of the U.S. Open Cup, the knockout domestic cup competition of American soccer.[1] Orlando City SC were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the Round of 32 by Charlotte FC.[2] The 2023 field features 99 teams, including a modern-era record 71 professional sides.[3]

Houston Dynamo FC defeated Inter Miami CF in the final which was held on September 27.

Schedule

Schedule for 2023 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup[1][4]
Round Draw date Match day Entrants Teams entered to date
First round February 3 March 21–23, 2023 Open Division teams 28
Second round February 16 April 4–11, 2023 14 winners from First Round
21 Division III teams
24 USLC teams
73
Third round April 6 April 25–26, 2023 30 winners from Second Round
18 MLS teams
91
Round of 32 April 27 May 9–10, 2023 24 winners from Third Round
4 MLS teams competing in the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League
4 next-best MLS teams
99
Round of 16 May 11 May 23–24, 2023 16 winners from Round of 32
Quarterfinal June 6–7, 2023 8 winners from Round of 16
Semifinals June 8 August 23, 2023 4 winners from Quarterfinals
Final September 27, 2023 2 winners from Semifinals

Teams

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Professional teams that are majority-owned or controlled by higher-division professional clubs are barred from entering the competition. On March 10, 2023, Rochester New York FC announced they would not compete in the 2023 MLS Next Pro season, and were in fact ceasing operations.[5]

Table

Enter in First Round Enter in Second Round Enter in Third Round Enter in Round of 32
Open Division Division III Division II Division I
USCS/USASA/USSSA/ANFEEU
10 teams
NPSL/USL2
18 teams
MLS Next Pro/NISA/USL1
22 teams
21 teams
USL Championship
24 teams
MLS
26 teams
National Amateur Cup
Local Qualifiers[7]
NPSL
USL2
MLS Next Pro
NISA
USL1
  • 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.[8]
  1. Open division team with the most victories against opponents from two divisions higher.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Split between three Division III teams with the most victories against opponents from one division higher, $8,333 each.
  3. Division II team with the most victories against opponents from one division higher.

Map

2023 U.S. Open Cup is located in USA
UDA Soccer
UDA Soccer
Charlotte
Charlotte
Chattanooga
Chattanooga
Chicago
Chicago
Detroit
Detroit
Hartford
Hartford
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Miami
Miami
Nashville
Nashville
Philadelphia
Philadelphia
NYC
NYC
Orlando
Orlando
San Diego
San Diego
San Francisco Bay Area
San Francisco Bay Area
Seattle
Seattle
Tulsa
Tulsa
Washington D.C.
Washington D.C.
Locations of teams in the tournament proper.
  • Red pog.svg MLS
  • Orange pog.svg USLC
  • Yellow pog.svg Division 3 (NISA/USL1)
  • Green pog.svg Open Division (NPSL/USL2)
  • Blue pog.svg Local Qualifiers & National Amateur Cup Champion
  • Purple pog.svg Multiple Teams

Metro areas with multiple teams:

Number of teams by state

A total of 34 states and the District of Columbia are represented by clubs in the U.S. Open Cup this year.

States Number Teams
1  California 16 Albion San Diego, Capo FC, Central Valley Fuego FC, El Farolito SC , International San Francisco, LA Galaxy, Los Angeles FC, Los Angeles Force, Monterey Bay FC, Oakland Roots SC, Orange County SC, Project 51O, Sacramento Republic FC, San Diego Loyal SC, San Jose Earthquakes, Ventura County Fusion
2  Florida 9 Club de Lyon, Club de Lyon 2, Inter Miami CF, Jacksonville Armada U-23, Miami FC, Miami United FC, Nona FC, Orlando City SC, Tampa Bay Rowdies
3  Texas 7 Austin FC, Brazos Valley Cavalry FC, FC Dallas, El Paso Locomotive FC, Houston Dynamo FC, Rio Grande Valley FC, San Antonio FC
4  Tennessee 6 Beaman United FC, Chattanooga FC, Chattanooga Red Wolves SC, Memphis 901 FC, Nashville SC, One Knoxville SC
5  North Carolina 5 Appalachian FC, Charlotte FC, Charlotte Independence, North Carolina FC, North Carolina Fusion U23
6  New York 4 City Union, Lansdowne Yonkers FC, Manhattan SC, New York City FC
7  Colorado 3 Colorado Rapids, Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC, Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC
 Georgia Atlanta United FC, South Georgia Tormenta FC, Savannah Clovers FC
 Michigan Detroit City FC, Gold Star FC Detroit, Michigan Stars FC
 New Jersey FC Motown, New York Red Bulls, Ocean City Nor'easters
 Ohio FC Cincinnati, Cleveland SC, Columbus Crew
 Pennsylvania Philadelphia Union, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC, West Chester United SC
 Virginia Lionsbridge FC, Loudoun United FC, Richmond Kickers
14  Connecticut 2 Hartford Athletic, Hartford City FC
 Illinois Chicago Fire FC, Chicago House AC
 Kentucky Louisville City FC, Lexington SC
 New Mexico New Mexico United, UDA Soccer
 Oklahoma FC Tulsa, Tulsa Athletic
 South Carolina Charleston Battery, Greenville Triumph SC
 Utah Park City Red Wolves SC, Real Salt Lake
 Washington Crossfire Redmond, Seattle Sounders FC
 Wisconsin Forward Madison FC, Bavarian United SC
23  Arizona 1 Phoenix Rising FC
 Alabama Birmingham Legion FC
 District of Columbia D.C. United
 Indiana Indy Eleven
 Iowa Des Moines Menace
 Kansas Sporting Kansas City
 Maryland Maryland Bobcats FC
 Massachusetts New England Revolution
 Minnesota Minnesota United FC
 Missouri St. Louis City SC
 Nebraska Union Omaha
 Nevada Las Vegas Lights FC
 Oregon Portland Timbers

States without a team in the Open Cup: Alaska, Arkansas, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming.

Open Cup debuts

21 teams made their Open Cup debuts in the 2023 tournament.

First and Second Rounds

The complete draw for the First round, including match dates and times, was announced on February 3, 2023.[9]

The draw for the Second round pairings and hosting scenarios was announced on February 16, 2023.[10]

Bracket

Second round
April 4–11

Host team listed first
Bold = winner
(a.e.t.) = after extra time, (p) = penalty shootout score

First round

All times local to game site.

Second round

All times local to game site.

Third round

The 30 second round winners and the 18 new teams from the MLS were pooled into 11 geographic regions for the third round draw that was conducted on April 6, 2023. All new MLS entrants were drawn to face a second round winner and no MLS vs. MLS match-ups were allowed in the third round. The 24 resulting matches were played on April 25 and 26.[13]

Teams

Teams for Third Round draw
Previous round winners New entrants (MLS)

Birmingham Legion FC (USLC)
Charleston Battery (USLC)
Detroit City FC (USLC)
Hartford Athletic (USLC)
Indy Eleven (USLC)
Las Vegas Lights FC (USLC)
Loudoun United FC (USLC)
Louisville City FC (USLC)
Memphis 901 FC (USLC)
Miami FC (USLC)
Monterey Bay FC (USLC)
New Mexico United (USLC)
Oakland Roots SC (USLC)
Orange County SC (USLC)
Phoenix Rising FC (USLC)
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC (USLC)
Sacramento Republic FC (USLC)
San Antonio FC (USLC)
San Diego Loyal SC (USLC)
Tampa Bay Rowdies (USLC)
Chattanooga FC (NISA)
Flower City Union (NISA)
Maryland Bobcats FC (NISA)
Charlotte Independence (USL1)
Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC (USL1)
Richmond Kickers (USL1)
South Georgia Tormenta FC (USL1)
Union Omaha (USL1)
Tulsa Athletic (NPSL)
Chicago House AC (LQ)

Atlanta United FC
Charlotte FC
Chicago Fire FC
Colorado Rapids
FC Cincinnati
Columbus Crew
D.C. United
Houston Dynamo FC
Inter Miami CF
Minnesota United FC
Nashville SC
New England Revolution
Portland Timbers
Real Salt Lake
San Jose Earthquakes
Seattle Sounders FC
Sporting Kansas City
St. Louis City SC

Groups

Draw groups
Atlantic Southeast Midwest East North Northeast
Charleston Battery (USLC)
Charlotte FC (MLS)
Charlotte Independence (USL1)
South Georgia Tormenta FC (USL1)
Houston Dynamo FC (MLS)
Inter Miami CF (MLS)
Miami FC (USLC)
Tampa Bay Rowdies (USLC)
Sporting Kansas City (MLS)
St. Louis City SC (MLS)
Tulsa Athletic (NPSL)
Union Omaha (USL1)
D.C. United (MLS)
Maryland Bobcats FC (NISA)
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC (USLC)
Richmond Kickers (USL1)
Chicago Fire FC (MLS)
Detroit City FC (USLC)
Chicago House AC (LQ)
Minnesota United FC (MLS)
Flower City Union (NISA)
Hartford Athletic (USLC)
Loudoun United FC (USLC)
New England Revolution (MLS)
Central South Mountain Pacific West
Columbus Crew (MLS)
FC Cincinnati (MLS)
Indy Eleven (USLC)
Louisville City FC (USLC)
Atlanta United FC (MLS)
Birmingham Legion FC (USLC)
Chattanooga FC (NISA)
Memphis 901 FC (USLC)
Nashville SC (MLS)
San Antonio FC (USLC)
Colorado Rapids (MLS)
Las Vegas Lights FC (USLC)
New Mexico United (USLC)
Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC (USL1)
Phoenix Rising FC (USLC)
Real Salt Lake (MLS)
Orange County SC (USLC)
Portland Timbers (MLS)
San Diego Loyal SC (USLC)
Seattle Sounders FC (MLS)
Monterey Bay FC (USLC)
Oakland Roots SC (USLC)
Sacramento Republic FC (USLC)
San Jose Earthquakes (MLS)

Matches

All times local to game site.

Round of 32

The winners of the Third Round and the new entrants to the tournament were grouped geographically into groups of four (eight groups). Each group had one of the MLS teams entering this round. Random selection for each group determined the pairs. Instances where geographical fit did not exist when creating groups was resolved by random selection.[14] The draw for the Round of 32 took place on April 27.

Teams

Teams for Round of 32 draw
Previous round winners New entrants (MLS)

Charlotte FC (MLS)
Chicago Fire FC (MLS)
FC Cincinnati (MLS)
Colorado Rapids (MLS)
Columbus Crew (MLS)
D.C. United (MLS)
Houston Dynamo FC (MLS)
Inter Miami CF (MLS)
Minnesota United FC (MLS)
Nashville SC (MLS)
New England Revolution (MLS)
Portland Timbers (MLS)
Real Salt Lake (MLS)
Seattle Sounders FC (MLS)
Sporting Kansas City (MLS)
St. Louis City SC (MLS)
Birmingham Legion FC (USLC)
Charleston Battery (USLC)
Loudoun United FC (USLC)
Memphis 901 FC (USLC)
Monterey Bay FC (USLC)
New Mexico United (USLC)
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC (USLC)
Sacramento Republic FC (USLC)

Austin FC
FC Dallas
LA Galaxy
Los Angeles FC
New York City FC
New York Red Bulls
Orlando City SC
Philadelphia Union

Groups

Draw groups
Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5 Group 6 Group 7 Group 8
Austin FC
Houston Dynamo FC
New Mexico United
Sporting Kansas City
FC Dallas
Birmingham Legion FC
Memphis 901 FC
Nashville SC
LA Galaxy
Portland Timbers
Real Salt Lake
Seattle Sounders FC
Los Angeles FC
Colorado Rapids
Monterey Bay FC
Sacramento Republic FC
New York City FC
Columbus Crew
FC Cincinnati
Loudoun United FC
New York Red Bulls
D.C. United
New England Revolution
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC
Orlando City SC
Charleston Battery
Charlotte FC
Inter Miami CF
Philadelphia Union
Chicago Fire FC
Minnesota United FC
St. Louis City SC

Matches

All times local to game site.

Round of 16 and beyond

Teams

Teams for Round of 16/QF draw
Previous round winners

Austin FC (MLS)
Charlotte FC (MLS)
Chicago Fire FC (MLS)
FC Cincinnati (MLS)
Colorado Rapids (MLS)
Columbus Crew (MLS)
Houston Dynamo FC (MLS)
Inter Miami CF (MLS)
Los Angeles FC (MLS)
LA Galaxy (MLS)
Minnesota United FC (MLS)
Nashville SC (MLS)
New York Red Bulls (MLS)
Real Salt Lake (MLS)
Birmingham Legion FC (USLC)
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC (USLC)

Groups

Draw groups
Central Northeast Southeast West
Austin FC
Chicago Fire FC
Houston Dynamo FC
Minnesota United FC
Columbus Crew
FC Cincinnati
New York Red Bulls
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC
Birmingham Legion FC
Charlotte FC
Inter Miami CF
Nashville SC
Colorado Rapids
LA Galaxy
Los Angeles FC
Real Salt Lake

Bracket

Round of 16
May 23–24
Quarter-finals
June 6–7
Semi-finals
August 23
Final
September 27
                       
MLS New York Red Bulls 1 (3)
MLS FC Cincinnati (p) 1 (5)
MLS FC Cincinnati 3
Northeast
USLC Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 1
USLC Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 1
MLS Columbus Crew 0
MLS FC Cincinnati 3 (4)
MLS Inter Miami CF (p) 3 (5)
USLC Birmingham Legion FC 1
MLS Charlotte FC 0
USLC Birmingham Legion FC 0
Southeast
MLS Inter Miami CF 1
MLS Inter Miami CF 2
MLS Nashville SC 1
MLS Inter Miami CF 1
MLS Houston Dynamo FC 2
MLS Austin FC 0
MLS Chicago Fire FC 2
MLS Chicago Fire FC 1
Central
MLS Houston Dynamo FC 4
MLS Houston Dynamo FC 4
MLS Minnesota United FC 0
MLS Houston Dynamo FC 3 (a.e.t.)
MLS Real Salt Lake 1
MLS Colorado Rapids 0
MLS Real Salt Lake 1
MLS Real Salt Lake 3
West
MLS LA Galaxy 2
MLS Los Angeles FC 0
MLS LA Galaxy 2

Host team listed first
Bold = winner
(a.e.t.) = after extra time, (p) = penalty shootout score

Round of 16

All times local to game site.

Quarter-finals

All times local to game site.

Semi-finals

All times local to game site.

Final

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Broadcasting

Warner Bros. Discovery 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.[15][16] Select matches from the first three rounds were broadcast for free on the Bleacher Report app or via the B/R Football YouTube channel.[17] Select matches are sublicensed to stream live on an involved team's YouTube channel, Eleven Sports or the CBS Sports Golazo Network.[18] The Round of 32 would see a majority of games featured on the Bleacher Report app and B/R Football YouTube channel, with four games on CBS Sports Golazo Network and four on the U.S. Soccer YouTube channel.[19] The Round of 16 and Quarterfinals had games split between Bleacher Report and CBS Sports Golazo Network.[20][21] The semifinals are planned to be streamed on both CBS Sports Golazo Network and Paramount+ in the United States as well as 20 international broadcasters due to Lionel Messi's signing with semifinalist Inter Miami CF, with the final airing on CBS Sports Network as well as streaming on Paramount+.[22] Spanish-language rights in the United States for the semifinals and final would belong to Telemundo and Universo, with both being streamed on Peacock.[23] In Argentina, it will be broadcast by TyC Sports only for Lionel Messi's Inter Miami matches.

Top goal scorers

  Team eliminated for this round.
As of September 27, 2023
Rank Player Team Goals By round
1R 2R 3R R32 R16 QF SF F
1 England Josh Dolling New Mexico United 4 3 1
Croatia Damir Kreilach Real Salt Lake 2 2
3 United States Juan Agudelo Birmingham Legion FC 3 2 1
Nigeria Ibrahim Aliyu Houston Dynamo FC 1 2
Ghana Elvis Amoh Hartford Athletic 3
United States Corey Baird Houston Dynamo FC 3
United States Jonathan Lewis Colorado Rapids 2 1
United States Milan Iloski Orange County SC 2 1
United States Brandon Vázquez FC Cincinnati 1 1 1
10 United States Richard Aman Crossfire Redmond 2 2
United States Kendall Burks Chicago Fire FC 2
Ecuador Leonardo Campana Inter Miami CF 2
Cuba Maikel Chang Real Salt Lake 2
United States Russell Cicerone Sacramento Republic FC 2
United States Joe Corona San Diego Loyal SC 2
United States Joseph Devivo Lansdowne Yonkers FC 2
United States Stephen Elias Flower City Union 2
United States Kalil ElMedkhar Loudoun United FC 1 1
Honduras Darwin Espinal Maryland Bobcats FC 2
United States Azriel Gonzalez Las Vegas Lights FC 2
Panama Carlos Harvey Phoenix Rising FC 1 1
Colombia Juan Sebastián Herrera Sacramento Republic FC 2
South Africa Bongokuhle Hlongwane Minnesota United FC 2
United States Camden Holbrook Appalachian FC 2
United States Aziel Jackson St. Louis City SC 2
Poland Kamil Jóźwiak Charlotte FC 1 1
United States Bibi Karamoko Manhattan SC 1 1
Ghana Prosper Kasim Birmingham Legion FC 1 1
Japan Yuya Kubo FC Cincinnati 1 1
Bermuda Zeiko Lewis Sacramento Republic FC 2
United States Nick Markanich Charleston Battery 1 1
South Africa Yazeed Matthews Detroit City FC 1 1
Colombia Fredy Montero Seattle Sounders FC 2
Cape Verde Hevany Mota Capo FC 2
United States Alex Muyl Nashville SC 1 1
Norway Markus Naglestad Chattanooga FC 1 1
United States Danny Musovski Real Salt Lake 1 1
Poland Jarosław Niezgoda Portland Timbers 1 1
United States Isaiah Parente Columbus Crew 2
United States Wolfgang Prentice Oakland Roots SC 2
Poland Kacper Przybyłko Chicago Fire FC 1 1
Italy Claudio Repetto Miami FC 2
Argentina Gabriel Rodríguez Des Moines Menace 2
United States Memo Rodríguez LA Galaxy 2
United States Paul Rothrock Seattle Sounders FC 1 1
United States Zach Ryan Loudoun United FC 1 1
Venezuela Jefferson Savarino Real Salt Lake 1 1
United States Anthony Ray Smith Jr Chicago House AC 2
Argentina Nicolás Stefanelli Inter Miami CF 1 1
Argentina Emiliano Terzaghi Richmond Kickers 2
Germany Kai Wagner Philadelphia Union 2
United States Thomas Williamson Loudoun United FC 2
United States Christian Volesky Monterey Bay FC 1 1

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