2023 U.S. Open Cup Explained
| Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup |
| Year: | 2023 |
| Country: | United States |
| Num Teams: | 99 |
| Defending Champions: | Orlando City SC |
| Second: | Inter Miami CF |
| Matches: | 97 |
| Goals: | 183 |
| Prev Season: | 2022 |
| Next Season: | 2024 |
| Updated: | 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[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
See main article: 2023 U.S. Open Cup qualification.
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
- 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]
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 | | 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 | | 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 | | 7 | Austin FC, Brazos Valley Cavalry FC, FC Dallas, El Paso Locomotive FC, Houston Dynamo FC, Rio Grande Valley FC, San Antonio FC |
| 4 | | 6 | Beaman United FC, Chattanooga FC, Chattanooga Red Wolves SC, Memphis 901 FC, Nashville SC, One Knoxville SC |
| 5 | | 5 | Appalachian FC, Charlotte FC, Charlotte Independence, North Carolina FC, North Carolina Fusion U23 |
| 6 | | 4 | City Union, Lansdowne Yonkers FC, Manhattan SC, New York City FC |
| 7 | | 3 | Colorado Rapids, Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC, Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC |
| Atlanta United FC, South Georgia Tormenta FC, Savannah Clovers FC |
| Detroit City FC, Gold Star FC Detroit, Michigan Stars FC |
| FC Motown, New York Red Bulls, Ocean City Nor'easters |
| FC Cincinnati, Cleveland SC, Columbus Crew |
| Philadelphia Union, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC, West Chester United SC |
| Lionsbridge FC, Loudoun United FC, Richmond Kickers |
| 14 | | 2 | Hartford Athletic, Hartford City FC |
| Chicago Fire FC, Chicago House AC |
| Louisville City FC, Lexington SC |
| New Mexico United, UDA Soccer |
| FC Tulsa, Tulsa Athletic |
| Charleston Battery, Greenville Triumph SC |
| Park City Red Wolves SC, Real Salt Lake |
| Crossfire Redmond, Seattle Sounders FC |
| Forward Madison FC, Bavarian United SC |
| 23 | | 1 | Phoenix Rising FC |
| Birmingham Legion FC |
| D.C. United |
| Indy Eleven |
| Des Moines Menace |
| Sporting Kansas City |
| Maryland Bobcats FC |
| New England Revolution |
| Minnesota United FC |
| St. Louis City SC |
| Union Omaha |
| Las Vegas Lights FC |
| 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.
- MLS: St. Louis City SC
- USLC: Loudoun United FC
- NISA: Club de Lyon, Gold Star FC Detroit, Savannah Clovers FC
- USL1: Lexington SC, One Knoxville SC
- NPSL: Appalachian FC, Crossfire Redmond, Jacksonville Armada U-23
- USL2: Lionsbridge FC, Manhattan SC, Nona FC, Project 51O
- UPSL: Beaman United FC, UDA Soccer
- Other Open Division: Capo FC, Chicago House AC, Club de Lyon 2, Inter San Francisco, West Chester United SC
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
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.[11]
Groups
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.[12] The draw for the Round of 32 took place on April 27.
Matches
All times local to game site.
Round of 16 and beyond
Bracket
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
See main article: 2023 U.S. Open Cup final.
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.[13] [14] Select matches from the first three rounds were broadcast for free on the Bleacher Report app or via the B/R Football YouTube channel.[15] Select matches are sublicensed to stream live on an involved team's YouTube channel, Eleven Sports or the CBS Sports Golazo Network.[16] 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.[17] The Round of 16 and Quarterfinals had games split between Bleacher Report and CBS Sports Golazo Network.[18] [19] 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+.[20] Spanish-language rights in the United States for the semifinals and final would belong to Telemundo and Universo, with both being streamed on Peacock.[21] In Argentina, it will be broadcast by TyC Sports only for Lionel Messi's Inter Miami matches.
Top goal scorers
Notes and References
- Web site: 2023 US Open Cup: 107 clubs enter qualifying, will play for 9 places in 108th edition of tournament . Sillick . Jake . August 19, 2022 . TheCup.us . TheCup.us . November 20, 2022.
- Web site: 2022 US Open Cup Final: Orlando City blanks underdog Sacramento Republic to become 2nd Florida team to lift trophy . David . Austin . September 8, 2022 . TheCup.us . TheCup.us . November 20, 2022.
- Web site: 2023 US Open Cup: 100 teams will play in 2023, 28 teams will face off in 14 matches for the First Round in late March. . Sillick . Jake . February 9, 2023 . TheCup.us . February 9, 2023.
- Web site: 2023 Open Cup Schedule . United States Soccer Federation . July 25, 2022.
- Web site: Update on Rochester New York FC and MLS NEXT Pro . March 10, 2023 . MLSNextPro.com . MLS Next Pro . March 10, 2023.
- Web site: Bavarian United win 6th Amateur Cup title, punch ticket to 2023 US Open Cup . Stulo . Ty . August 8, 2022 . TheCup.us . TheCup.us . November 22, 2022.
- Web site: Nine Through to the Big Time: #USOC2023 Fourth Round Qualifying Review . Fontela . Jonah . December 19, 2022 . USSoccer.com . . December 19, 2022.
- Web site: About the U.S. Open Cup . NPSL.com . National Premier Soccer League . November 20, 2022.
- February 3, 2023 . First round of 100-Team 2023 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Kicks off with 14 Games on March 21–23 . United States Soccer Federation . February 4, 2023.
- February 16, 2023 . Second round Pairings and Host Scenarios Set for 2023 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. United States Soccer Federation. February 16, 2023.
- Web site: POTS SET FOR 2023 LAMAR HUNT U.S. OPEN CUP THIRD ROUND DRAW . April 6, 2023 . USSoccer.com . U.S. Open Cup . April 7, 2023.
- Web site: February 2, 2022 . 2022 US Open Cup Handbook Finalists Edition . live . April 21, 2022 . US Soccer. https://web.archive.org/web/20220420172559/https://cdn.ussoccer.com/-/media/project/ussf/open-cup/2022/2022opencuphandbookfinalistsedition-v120220202.ashx?la=en-us&rev=17e94fe0967445919973f80a3e3dcb00 . April 20, 2022 .
- March 1, 2022 . Turner Sports and United States Soccer Federation Reach Multimedia Rights Agreement . United States Soccer Federation . March 22, 2022.
- Web site: Cindy Parlow Cone talks US Soccer media rights. Kartik. Krishnaiyer. February 15, 2022.
- March 8, 2023 . Opening Rounds Of 2023 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup To Stream On Bleacher Report App & B/R Football YouTube Channel . United States Soccer Federation . March 9, 2023.
- Web site: 2023 U.S. Open Cup Schedule and Format. United States Soccer Federation . April 7, 2023. April 7, 2023.
- May 3, 2023 . All 16 Games of 2023 U.S. Open Cup Round of 32 to be Broadcast on B/R Platforms, CBS Sports Golazo Network and U.S. Soccer YouTube . United States Soccer Federation . May 6, 2023.
- May 19, 2023 . All 2023 U.S. Open Cup Round of 16 to Stream on CBS Sports Golazo Network and B/R Platforms. United States Soccer Federation . May 22, 2023.
- May 25, 2023 . 2023 U.S. Open Cup Quarterfinals Schedule Set for June 6-7. United States Soccer Federation . May 27, 2023.
- August 4, 2023 . U.S. Soccer Announces Global Broadcast Distribution For 2023 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Semifinals And Final . U.S. Soccer Federation . August 6, 2023.
- August 9, 2023 . Telemundo Becomes Exclusive Spanish Language Home of 2023 U.S. Open Cup Semifinals and Final . U.S. Soccer Federation . August 15, 2023.
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