2024 U.S. Open Cup
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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.[2]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Dates | March 19 – September 25 |
| Teams | 95 |
| Defending champions | Houston Dynamo FC |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Los Angeles FC (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Sporting Kansas City |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 92 |
| Goals scored | 292 (3.17 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) |
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Los Angeles FC won their first U.S. Open Cup title after defeating Sporting Kansas City 3–1 after extra time in the final, held at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles on September 25.[3]
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.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6] On March 1, 2024, the official format was announced, with eight MLS first teams and nine MLS Next Pro reserve teams taking part.[7] This was the first edition of the U.S. Open Cup since 2011 where some MLS teams did not take part in the competition,[8] 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 fielded their first teams, while the rest of the MLS clubs fielded their MLS Next Pro team (except for D.C. United, which did not have an MLS Next Pro team).[7]
Schedule
| Round | Draw date | Match day | Entrants | Teams entered to date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[10] | 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
On March 18, 2024, Georgia Lions FC was announced as having forfeit their first round match at Apotheos FC.[11]
Table
| Enter in First Round | Enter in Third Round | Enter in Round of 32 | |||
| Open Division[12] | Division III | Division II | Division I | ||
| USASA/USSSA 13 teams |
NPSL/USL2 19 teams |
MLS Next Pro/NISA/USL1 31 teams |
USL Championship 24 teams |
MLS 8 teams[7] | |
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- 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.[16]
- ^ Open Division team with most goals scored in tournament proper.
- ^ NoVa FC replaced Salem City FC, who withdrew from the competition.
Map
Locations of teams in the tournament proper.
Metro areas with multiple teams:
- Atlanta: Atlanta United FC (MLS), Apotheos FC (NPSL)
- Charlotte: Crown Legacy FC (MLSNP), Charlotte Independence (USL1)
- Chattanooga: Chattanooga FC (MLSNP), Chattanooga Red Wolves SC (USL1)
- Chicago: Chicago Fire FC II (MLSNP), Chicago City SC (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 (MLSNP), Azteca FC (local)
- Detroit: Detroit City FC (USLC), Michigan Stars FC (NISA)
- Los Angeles: Los Angeles FC (MLS), Ventura County FC (MLSNP), Orange County SC (USLC), Capo FC (NISA), Los Angeles Force (NISA), Irvine Zeta FC (NISA), Irvine Zeta FC 2 (local)
- Miami: Miami FC (USLC), Miami United FC (local)
- New York City: New York City FC II (MLSNP), New York Red Bulls II (MLSNP), FC Motown (NPSL)
- Orlando: AS Frenzi (UPSL Spring Champions), FC America CFL Spurs (local)
- Philadelphia: West Chester United SC (NPSL), Vereinigung Erzgebirge (local)
- Phoenix: Phoenix Rising FC (USLC), Arizona Monsoon FC (NISA)
- Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC (USLC), Steel City FC (NPSL)
- Sacramento: Sacramento Republic FC (USLC), FC Folsom (local)
- San Francisco Bay Area: San Jose Earthquakes (MLS), Oakland Roots SC (USLC), El Farolito SC (NPSL)
- Seattle: Seattle Sounders FC (MLS), Ballard FC (USL2)
- Tulsa: FC Tulsa (USLC), Tulsa Athletic (NPSL)
Number of teams by state
A total of 34 states are represented by clubs in the U.S. Open Cup this year.
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[17]
Early rounds
Bracket
Host team listed first
Bold = winner
First round
The complete draw for the first round, including match dates and times, was announced on March 2, 2024.[18]
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.[19]
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.[20][21]
Groups
| Northeast Region | Atlantic Region | Southeast Region | South Region | North Region | Midwest Region | West Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte Independence Hartford Athletic New York City FC II Rhode Island FC |
Carolina Core FC Loudoun United FC North Carolina FC Richmond Kickers |
Memphis 901 FC Miami FC Miami United FC South Georgia Tormenta FC |
Birmingham Legion FC Chattanooga Red Wolves SC Greenville Triumph SC Louisville City FC |
Chicago Fire FC II Detroit City FC Indy Eleven Michigan Stars FC |
El Paso Locomotive FC FC Tulsa Lubbock Matadors SC New Mexico United Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC Union Omaha |
El Farolito SC Irvine Zeta FC Las Vegas Lights FC Monterey Bay FC Oakland Roots SC Spokane Velocity FC |
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.[23][24] The schedule and locations for the round of 16 were announced on May 9.[25]
Groups
Bracket
Host team listed first
Bold = winner
Round of 32
All times local to game site.
Round of 16
All times local to game site.
Quarterfinals and beyond
Bracket
| Quarterfinals July 9–10 | Semifinals August 27–28 | Final September 25 | ||||||||||||
| MLS | Sporting Kansas City (a.e.t.) | 2 | ||||||||||||
| MLS | FC Dallas | 1 | ||||||||||||
| MLS | Sporting Kansas City | 2 | ||||||||||||
| USLC | Indy Eleven | 0 | ||||||||||||
| MLS | Atlanta United FC | 1 | ||||||||||||
| USLC | Indy Eleven | 2 | ||||||||||||
| MLS | Sporting Kansas City | 1 | ||||||||||||
| MLS | Los Angeles FC (a.e.t.) | 3 | ||||||||||||
| USLC | Sacramento Republic FC | 1 | ||||||||||||
| MLS | Seattle Sounders FC | 2 | ||||||||||||
| MLS | Seattle Sounders FC | 0 | ||||||||||||
| MLS | Los Angeles FC | 1 | ||||||||||||
| MLS | Los Angeles FC | 3 | ||||||||||||
| USLC | New Mexico United | 1 | ||||||||||||
Bold = winner
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
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.[26][27] All games through the round of 16 were broadcast on the websites of U.S. Soccer, United Soccer League, and Major League Soccer.[28][29] All games from the quarter-finals to the final were broadcast on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV.[30]
Top goal scorers
Team eliminated for this round.
Team was inactive for this round.
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals | By round | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1R | 2R | 3R | R32 | R16 | QF | SF | F | |||||
| 1 | Dembor Benson | El Farolito SC | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| Jonathan Jiménez | New York City FC II | 3 | 1 | |||||||||
| Stefano Pinho | Birmingham Legion FC | 4 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Jordan Adebayo-Smith | Minnesota United FC 2 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
| Taylor Calheira | New York City FC II | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| Darwin Espinal | Maryland Bobcats FC | 2 | 1 | |||||||||
| Nicolas Firmino | Atlanta United FC | 2 | 1 | |||||||||
| Joe Gallardo | Union Omaha | 3 | ||||||||||
| Cal Jennings | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 3 | ||||||||||
| MD Myers | Charleston Battery | 3 | ||||||||||
| Cristian Olivera | Los Angeles FC | 2 | 1 | |||||||||
| Kieran Phillips | Sacramento Republic FC | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| Augustine Williams | Indy Eleven | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
References
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