| Tourney Name: | Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup qualification |
| Year: | 2017 |
| Num Teams: | 64 |
| Prevseason: | 2016 |
| Nextseason: | 2018 |
See main article: 2017 U.S. Open Cup. The 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup tournament proper will feature teams from all five tiers of men's soccer of the American Soccer Pyramid. A record 64 amateur teams have entered qualifying this year.
As with the 2016 tournament, US Soccer now oversees the qualifying process that used to be handled by each association. According to US Soccer, all teams within the Division I & II professional leagues will qualify automatically as in past years. Any Open Division national league can apply to use previous year's league standings as their qualification method. Remaining Open Division teams will participate in up to five qualifying rounds to determine entrants into the tournament proper. Final slot allocation will be determined when team registration has concluded.[1]
See main article: 2016 PDL season. Twenty-one teams entered through the Premier Development League. Nine division winners, followed by 12 at large berths.
| Division Winners | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State | Club | PDL Division | Previous Best | ||
| Charlotte Eagles | South Atlantic | 14th | 2016 | Quarterfinals | |
| Heartland | 11th | 2016 | Fourth round | ||
| Southwest | 4th | 2016 | Third round | ||
| Central Pacific | 4th | 2014 | Fourth round | ||
| GPS Portland Phoenix | Northeast | 4th | 2016 | Second round | |
| Great Lakes | 14th | 2016 | Fourth round | ||
| Mid South | 1st | ||||
| Mid Atlantic | 11th | 2016 | Third round | ||
| The Villages SC | Southeast | 2nd | 2016 | Second round | |
| At-Large Berths | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State | Club | PDL Division | Previous Best | |||
| Burlingame Dragons | 3rd | 2016 | First round | |||
| Carolina Dynamo | South Atlantic | 12th | 2016 | Quarterfinals | ||
| Chicago FC United | Heartland | |||||
| Derby City Rovers | Great Lakes | 2nd | 2013 | First round | ||
| Golden State Force | Southwest | |||||
| Ocean City Nor'easters | Mid Atlantic | 8th | 2014 | Third round | ||
| San Diego Zest | Southwest | |||||
| SC United Bantams | South Atlantic | 1st | ||||
| Sounders FC U-23 | Northwest | 3rd | 2016 | Second round | ||
| South Florida Surf | Southeast | 1st | ||||
| Western Mass Pioneers | Northeast | 10th | 2015 | Third round | ||
Playoffs
At-Large Berths
First round games took place in 2016.
Second round games took place in 2016. All winners qualified for the tournament proper.