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| num_teams = 95

| defending_champions = [[Houston Dynamo FC]]

| winners = [[Los Angeles FC]]

| count = 1

| second = [[Sporting Kansas City]]

| matches = 9192 <!-- Will be 94 total, not counting the first round Georgia Lions forfeit. -->▼

| continental_cup_title =

| goals = 288292▼

| continental_cup_qualifiers =

▲| matches = 91 <!-- Will be 94 total, not counting the first round Georgia Lions forfeit. -->

▲| goals = 288

| attendance =

| scoring_leader = {{flagiconubl|HON}} Dembor Benson<br>{{nowrap|{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Jonathan Jiménez (footballer, born 2001)|Jonathan Jiménez]]}}<br>{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Stefano Pinho]]<br>|(4 goals each)}}

| player_label =

| award =

| prev_season = [[2023 U.S. Open Cup|2023]]

| next_season = ''[[2025 U.S. Open Cup|2025]]''

| updated = August 20, 2024

}}

The '''2024 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup''' iswas the 109th edition of the [[U.S. Open Cup]], the knockout [[domestic cup]] competition of American soccer.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://thecup.us/2023/11/20/2024-us-open-cup-qualifying-11-amateur-clubs-punch-ticket-to-109th-tournament/ |title=2024 US Open Cup Qualifying: 11 amateur clubs punch ticket to 109th tournament |last=Hakala |first=Josh |date=November 20, 2023 |website=www.TheCup.us |access-date=November 20, 2023}}</ref> [[Houston Dynamo FC]] were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the round of 32 by [[Detroit City FC]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Lerner |first=Danielle |date=September 28, 2023 |title=Dynamo speed up rebuild by upsetting Inter Miami, minus Lionel Messi, in U.S. Open Cup final |url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/texas-sports-nation/dynamo/article/dynamo-beat-inter-miami-us-open-cup-lionel-messi-18391518.php |work=[[Houston Chronicle]] |access-date=November 19, 2023 |url-access=subscription}}</ref>

[[Los Angeles FC]] won their first U.S. Open Cup title after defeating [[Sporting Kansas City]] 3–1 after [[Overtime (sports)#Association football|extra time]] in the [[2024 U.S. Open Cup final|final]], held at [[BMO Stadium]] in [[Los Angeles]] on September 25.<ref>{{cite news |last=Baxter |first=Kevin |date=September 25, 2024 |title=LAFC rallies to beat Sporting Kansas City, wins U.S. Open Cup in extra time |url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/soccer/lafc/story/2024-09-25/lafc-vs-kansas-city-in-u-s-open-cup-final |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |accessdate=September 25, 2024}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite news |date=December 15, 2023 |title=MLS to skip U.S. Open Cup, nation's oldest soccer tournament |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/mls-plans-to-be-represented-by-mls-next-pro-clubs-in-2024-us-open-cup |website=mlssoccer.com |accessdate=December 16, 2023}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bonagura |first1=Kyle |title=MLS teams must play in Open Cup - U.S. Soccer |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/39154089/us-soccer-rules-mls-teams-participate-24-open-cup |website=ESPN |access-date=20 December 2023 |date=20 December 2023}}</ref> 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.<ref name="someMLS">{{cite web | url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/39559693/2024-us-open-cup-gets-go-ahead-proposed-new-format | title=Source: 2024 U.S. Open Cup gets go-ahead under proposed new format | date=19 February 2024 | access-date=20 February 2024 | first=Jeff | last=Carlisle}}</ref> On March 1, 2024, the official format was announced, with eight MLS first teams and nine MLS Next Pro reserve teams taking part.<ref name="ESPN-March">{{cite news |last1=Carlisle |first1=Jeff |title=U.S. Open Cup revamp: Only 8 MLS first teams |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/39631836/us-open-cup-revamp-feature-just-8-mls-first-teams |access-date=March 1, 2024 |publisher=ESPN |date=March 1, 2024 }}</ref> This is the first edition of the U.S. Open Cup since [[2011 U.S. Open Cup|2011]] where some MLS teams didn't take part in the competition<ref>{{cite news |last=Evans |first=Jayda |date=March 21, 2024 |title=U.S. Soccer CEO gets up-close look at Seattle's soccer scene ahead of 2026 World Cup |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/soccer/u-s-soccer-ceo-gets-up-close-look-at-seattles-soccer-scene-ahead-of-2026-world-cup/ |work=[[The Seattle Times]] |accessdate=March 24, 2024}}</ref> and the first since [[2015 U.S. Open Cup|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).<ref name="ESPN-March" />▼

▲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.<ref>{{cite news |date=December 15, 2023 |title=MLS to skip U.S. Open Cup, nation's oldest soccer tournament |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/mls-plans-to-be-represented-by-mls-next-pro-clubs-in-2024-us-open-cup |website=mlssoccer.com |accessdate=December 16, 2023}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bonagura |first1=Kyle |title=MLS teams must play in Open Cup - U.S. Soccer |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/39154089/us-soccer-rules-mls-teams-participate-24-open-cup |website=ESPN |access-date=20 December 2023 |date=20 December 2023}}</ref> 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.<ref name="someMLS">{{cite web | url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/39559693/2024-us-open-cup-gets-go-ahead-proposed-new-format | title=Source: 2024 U.S. Open Cup gets go-ahead under proposed new format | date=19 February 2024 | access-date=20 February 2024 | first=Jeff | last=Carlisle}}</ref> On March 1, 2024, the official format was announced, with eight MLS first teams and nine MLS Next Pro reserve teams taking part.<ref name="ESPN-March">{{cite news |last1=Carlisle |first1=Jeff |title=U.S. Open Cup revamp: Only 8 MLS first teams |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/39631836/us-open-cup-revamp-feature-just-8-mls-first-teams |access-date=March 1, 2024 |publisher=ESPN |date=March 1, 2024 }}</ref> This iswas the first edition of the U.S. Open Cup since [[2011 U.S. Open Cup|2011]] where some MLS teams didn'tdid not take part in the competition,<ref>{{cite news |last=Evans |first=Jayda |date=March 21, 2024 |title=U.S. Soccer CEO gets up-close look at Seattle's soccer scene ahead of 2026 World Cup |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/soccer/u-s-soccer-ceo-gets-up-close-look-at-seattles-soccer-scene-ahead-of-2026-world-cup/ |work=[[The Seattle Times]] |accessdate=March 24, 2024}}</ref> and the first since [[2015 U.S. Open Cup|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 fieldfielded their first teams, while the rest of the MLS clubs will fieldfielded their MLS Next Pro team (except for D.C. United, which doesdid not have an MLS Next Pro team).<ref name="ESPN-March" />

==Schedule==

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* FC America CFL Spurs ([[United Premier Soccer League|UPSL]])

* FC Folsom ([[United Premier Soccer League|UPSL]])

* [[Foro SC]] ([[United Premier Soccer League|UPSL]])

* Irvine Zeta FC 2 ([[United Premier Soccer League|UPSL]]) <!--Has professional club joining NISA-->

* [[Miami United FC]] (USSL)

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* [[FC Dallas]]

* [[Houston Dynamo FC]]

* '''[[Los Angeles FC]] '''$$$'''

* [[Real Salt Lake]]

* [[San Jose Earthquakes]]

* [[Seattle Sounders FC]]

* '''[[Sporting Kansas City]] '''$$'''

|}

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* Chicago: [[Chicago Fire FC II]] ([[MLS Next Pro|MLSNP]]), [[Chicago City SC]] ([[USL League Two|USL2]]), [[Chicago House AC]] (local)

* Columbia: [[SC United Bantams]] ([[USL2]]), South Carolina United Heat (local)

* Dallas: [[FC Dallas]] ([[MLS]]), [[Foro SC]] (local)

* Denver: [[Colorado Rapids 2]] ([[MLS Next Pro|MLSNP]]), [[Azteca FC]] (local)

* Detroit: [[Detroit City FC]] ([[USL Championship|USLC]]), [[Michigan Stars FC]] ([[National Independent Soccer Association|NISA]])

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=== Number of teams by state ===

A total of 34 states arewere represented by clubs in the U.S. Open Cup this year.

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"

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|{{flagu|Florida}}||rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|7||AS Frenzi, [[The Villages SC|Brave SC]], [[Club de Lyon]], FC America CFL Spurs, [[Miami FC]], [[Miami United FC]], [[Tampa Bay Rowdies]]

|-

|{{flagu|Texas}}||[[Austin FC II]], [[FC Dallas]], [[El Paso Locomotive FC]], [[Foro SC]], [[Houston Dynamo FC]], [[Lubbock Matadors SC]], [[San Antonio FC]]

|-

| style="text-align:center" | 4

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* '''NAC''': SC MesoAmerica

* '''UPSL''': AS Frenzi

* '''Local''': FC America CFL Spurs, FC Folsom, [[Foro SC]], Irvine Zeta FC 2, South Carolina United Heat<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2023/11/starting-xi-confirmed-usoc2024-fourth-final-qualifying-round-review |title=Starting XI confirmed: #USOC2024 fourth & final qualifying round review |last=Maduro |first=Alex |date=November 20, 2023 |website=www.USSoccer.com |publisher=United States Soccer Federation |access-date=November 20, 2023}}</ref>

== Early rounds ==

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| RD1-score63 = 2 (3)

| RD1-seed64 = [[United Premier Soccer League|UPSL]]

| RD1-team64 = [[Foro SC]] {{pso}}

| RD1-score64 = 2 (4)

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| RD2-score31 = 2

| RD2-seed32 = [[United Premier Soccer League|UPSL]]

| RD2-team32 = [[Foro SC]]

| RD2-score32 = 0

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|penaltyscore = 3–4

|report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2024/03/20/united-states/us-open-cup/austin-ii/foro/4330669/

|team2 = {{flagicon|Texas}} [[Foro SC]] (UPSL)

|goals1 =

* Katawa {{goal|53|o.g.}}

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|score = 2–0

|report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2024/04/03/united-states/us-open-cup/lubbock-matadors/foro/4341537/

|team2 = {{flagicon|Texas}} '''[[Foro SC]] (UPSL)'''

|goals1 =

* Martinez {{goal|71}}

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|date = May 21

|time = 197:00 PM EDT

|team1 = '''[[Charleston Battery]]''' {{flagicon|South Carolina}}

|score = 0–0

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|date = May 21

|time = 197:30 PM EDT

|team1 = '''[[New York City FC II]]''' {{flagicon|New York}}

|score = 0–3

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|date = May 21

|time = 197:30 PM CDT

|team1 = [[Sporting Kansas City]] {{flagicon|Kansas}}

|score = 4–0

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|date = May 21

|time = 197:00 PM PDT

|team1 = [[Sacramento Republic FC]] {{flagicon|California}}

|score = 4–3

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{{Football box collapsible

|date = May 21

|time = 197:30 PM PDT

|team1 = [[Los Angeles FC]] {{flagicon|California}}

|score = 3–0

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{{Football box collapsible

|date = May 22

|time = 197:00 PM EDT

|team1 = [[Indy Eleven]] {{flagicon|Indiana}}

|score = 3–0

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{{Football box collapsible

|date = May 22

|time = 197:30 PM EDT

|team1 = '''[[Tampa Bay Rowdies]]''' {{flagicon|Florida}}

|score = 1–2

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{{Football box collapsible

|date = May 22

|time = 197:30 PM PDT

|team1 = [[Seattle Sounders FC]] {{flagicon|Washington}}

|score = 2–1

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| RD3-seed1 = [[MLS]]

| RD3-team1 = [[Sporting Kansas City]]

| RD3-score1 = 1

| RD3-seed2 = [[MLS]]

| RD3-team2 = [[Los Angeles FC]] {{aet}}

| RD3-score2 = 3

}}

<!-- Host team listed first<br/> -- This is not true unless someone flips the East/West brackets. -->

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|stadium =[[Children's Mercy Park]]

|location =[[Kansas City, Kansas]]

|attendance = 10,812

|referee =Rosendo Mendoza

}}

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|stadium =[[Starfire Sports]]

|location =[[Tukwila, Washington]]

|attendance = 4,109

|referee = Ricardo Fierro

}}

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==Broadcasting==

[[TNT Sports (United States)|TNT Sports]] holds the rights to broadcast the Open Cup from 2023 to 2030, as part of a larger media rights agreement with [[United States Soccer Federation|U.S. Soccer]].<ref name="2023-30 U.S. Soccer Rights">{{cite press release |date=March 1, 2022 |title=Turner Sports and United States Soccer Federation Reach Multimedia Rights Agreement |url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2022/03/turner-sports-and-united-states-soccer-federation-reach-multimedia-rights-agreement |publisher=United States Soccer Federation |access-date=March 22, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://worldsoccertalk.com/2022/02/15/cindy-parlow-cone-talks-us-soccer-media-rights/|title=Cindy Parlow Cone talks US Soccer media rights|first=Kartik|last=Krishnaiyer|date=February 15, 2022}}</ref> All games through the Roundround of 16 were broadcast on the websites of U.S. Soccer, [[United Soccer League]], and [[Major League Soccer]].<ref>{{cite press release |date=March 15, 2024 |title=U.S. Soccer Announces All 2024 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Matches To Be Broadcast |url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2024/03/us-soccer-announces-all-2024-lamar-hunt-us-open-cup-matches-to-be-broadcast |publisher=United States Soccer Federation |access-date=March 18, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |date=April 4, 2024 |title=U.S. Soccer Sets Third Round Schedule for 2024 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup|url= https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2024/04/2024-us-open-cup-third-round-schedule-matches-how-to-watch-stream-april-16-17 |publisher=United States Soccer Federation |access-date=April 5, 2024}}</ref> All games ranging from the Quarterquarter-finals to the Finalfinal would bewere broadcast on [[MLS Season Pass]] on [[Apple TV app|Apple TV]].<ref>{{cite press release |date=May 23, 2024 |title=2024 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Quarterfinals, Semifinals and Final to Stream on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV |url= https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2024/05/2024-us-open-cup-quarterfinal-semifinal-final-broadcast-info-apple-tv |publisher=United States Soccer Federation |access-date=May 23, 2024}}</ref>

== Top goal scorers ==

{{updated|August 27, 2024}}

{{legend|silver|Team eliminated for this round.}}

{{legend|#DDDDDD|Team was inactive for this round.}}

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| bgcolor="#DDDDDD" colspan="3"| ||3|| || bgcolor="silver" colspan="3" |

|-

| align="left" | {{flagicon|URU}} '''[[Cristian Olivera]]'''

| align="left" | '''[[Los Angeles FC]]'''

| bgcolor="#DDDDDD" colspan="3" | ||2||1|| || ||

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