This page describes the qualification procedure for the 2008 U.S. Open Cup. This will be the first season where 8 teams from each level of the American Soccer Pyramid will compete in the tournament proper. As a result, each level will trim its ranks to its 8 team delegation before entering the full tournament.
First Round (April 30) | ||||
1 | Real Salt Lake | 4 | ||
2 | San Jose Earthquakes | 0 | ||
Second Round (May 27) | ||||
Second Round (May 27) | Qualification Finals (June 4/10) | Qualified | |||||||||
Kansas City Wizards (AET/PSO) | 2 (5) | ||||||||||
Colorado Rapids | 1 | Colorado Rapids | 2 (3) | ||||||||
Los Angeles Galaxy | 0 | Kansas City Wizards | |||||||||
Chicago Fire | |||||||||||
Chicago Fire | 3 | ||||||||||
Columbus Crew | 2 | Columbus Crew | 2 | ||||||||
Real Salt Lake | 0 |
All American-based USL-1 teams qualify.
Harrisburg City Islanders (2007 USL-2 champions) and Richmond Kickers (2007 USL-2 Regular Season Champions) have qualified based on their end of season performance in 2007.
Early season USL-2 games doubled as Open Cup qualification. Because teams played an uneven number of games the percentage of "Points per Points Possible" was used to rank the teams. All but the bottom-ranked team qualified for the tournament proper.
Green indicates Open Cup berth clinched
Team | GP | W | L | T | Pts. | Pts. % | GD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Crystal Palace Baltimore | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 100% | +9 |
Charlotte Eagles | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 72% | +10 |
Cleveland City Stars | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 61% | +7 |
Real Maryland Monarchs | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 50% | -2 |
Western Mass Pioneers | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 39% | -3 |
Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10% | -10 |
Wilmington Hammerheads | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7% | -6 |
Standings as of May 26.
Each conference has its own qualification process.
All teams play 4 designated regular season games that double as Open Cup qualification
Green indicates Open Cup berth clinched
Top two teams qualify
Team | GP | W | L | T | Pts. | GD* |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Michigan Bucks | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | +9 |
St. Louis Lions | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | +3 |
Chicago Fire Premier | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | +5 |
Cleveland Internationals | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | +5 |
Des Moines Menace | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | +3 |
Colorado Rapids U23's | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | +2 |
Kalamazoo Outrage | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | +1 |
Cincinnati Kings | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -2 |
Kansas City Brass | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Fort Wayne Fever | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -4 |
West Michigan Edge | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -5 |
West Virginia Chaos | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -4 |
Indiana Invaders | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -5 |
Springfield Demize | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -8 |
*maximum goal differential of +/- 3 per game
Standings as of May 26.
Top two teams qualify
Team | GP | W | L | T | Pts. | GD* |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fredericksburg Gunners | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | +7 |
Brooklyn Knights | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | +5 |
Cape Cod Crusaders | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | +6 |
Reading Rage | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | +4 |
Ocean City Barons | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | +5 |
Newark Ironbound Express | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | +4 |
New Hampshire Phantoms | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | +2 |
Westchester Flames | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | +2 |
Long Island Rough Riders | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | +1 |
Vermont Voltage | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -4 |
Northern Virginia Royals | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -6 |
Virginia Legacy | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -5 |
Richmond Kickers Future | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -4 |
Hampton Roads Piranhas | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -5 |
Rhode Island Stingrays | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -5 |
New Jersey Rangers | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -7 |
*maximum goal differential of +/- 3 per game
Standings as of May 26.
Top team in each division qualifies
Team | GP | W | L | T | Pts. | GD* |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Austin Aztex U23 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | +6 |
Laredo Heat | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | +1 |
New Orleans Shell Shockers | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | -1 |
Houston Leones | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | +2 |
El Paso Patriots | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
Mississippi Brilla | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 |
Baton Rouge Capitals | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -1 |
DFW Tornados | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -4 |
*maximum goal differential of +/- 3 per game
Standings as of May 26.
Team | GP | W | L | T | Pts. | GD* |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bradenton Academics | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | +7 |
Carolina Dynamo | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | +4 |
Central Florida Kraze | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | +2 |
Atlanta Silverbacks U23's | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | +2 |
Nashville Metros | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -1 |
Cary RailHawks U23's | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -2 |
Panama City Pirates | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -3 |
Palm Beach Pumas | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -9 |
*maximum goal differential of +/- 3 per game
Standings as of May 26.
Top team in each division qualifies
Team | GP | W | L | T | Pts. | GD* |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yakima Reds | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | +5 |
BYU Cougars | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | +3 |
Tacoma Tide | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | +3 |
Ogden Outlaws | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -1 |
Spokane Spiders | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -4 |
Cascade Surge | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -6 |
*maximum goal differential of +/- 3 per game
Standings as of May 26.
Team | GP | W | L | T | Pts. | GD* |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Los Angeles Legends | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | +7 |
San Jose Frogs | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | +5 |
San Francisco Seals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | +2 |
Fresno Fuego | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | +1 |
Bakersfield Brigade | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | +1 |
Orange County Blue Star | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
San Fernando Valley Quakes | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 |
Southern California Seahorses | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -3 |
Ventura County Fusion | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -2 |
Lancaster Rattlers | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -8 |
*maximum goal differential of +/- 3 per game
Standings as of May 26.
First Round (April 27) | Qualification Semifinals (May 4) | Qualification Finals (May 18) | Qualified (June 22) | ||||||||||||||||
Queen City FC | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Danbury United | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Danbury United | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Boston Olympiakos | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
SC Vistula Garfield (forfeit) | L | ||||||||||||||||||
Boston Olympiakos | W | ||||||||||||||||||
Boston Olympiakos | |||||||||||||||||||
Pancyprian-Freedoms | |||||||||||||||||||
Baltimore Colts FC | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sport Club Portuguese | 0 | Aegean Hawks | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
Aegean Hawks | 1 | Aegean Hawks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Pancyprian-Freedoms | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Pancyprian-Freedoms | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
United German-Hungarians | 1 |
Qualification Semifinals (May 3) | Qualification Finals (May 17) | Qualified (June 27) | |||||||||
Carpathia Kickers | 0 (5) | ||||||||||
RWB Adria (AET, PSO) | 0 (6) | RWB Adria | 2 | ||||||||
Bloomington Cutters (forfeit) | L | Princeton 56ers | 0 | ||||||||
Princeton 56ers | W | RWB Adria | |||||||||
Bavarian SC | 2 | AAC Eagles | |||||||||
AAC Eagles | 3 | AAC Eagles | 2 | ||||||||
WC Arsenal Soccer | 0 | Des Moines Menace Reserves | 1 | ||||||||
Des Moines Menace Reserves | 2 |
Group winners qualify
All times in Eastern Daylight Time
Green indicates Open Cup berth clinched
Group A
Team | GP | W | L | T | Pts. | GD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Clearwater Galactics | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | +6 |
Atlanta FC | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | +4 |
Dallas Roma F.C. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | +2 |
LA Mudbugs | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -12 |
Group B
Team | GP | W | L | T | Pts. | GD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ASC New Stars | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | +5 |
Mustang Legends FC | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | +1 |
Lynch's F.C. | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | +3 |
Greenwood Wanderers | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -9 |
Dallas Roma F.C. | 5 – 0 | LA Mudbugs |
---|---|---|
Atlanta FC | 3 – 4 | Clearwater Galactics |
---|---|---|
Lynch's F.C. | 1 – 2 | Mustang Legends FC |
---|---|---|
ASC New Stars | 4 – 4 | Greenwood Wanderers |
---|---|---|
Dallas Roma F.C. | 0 – 0 | Clearwater Galactics |
---|---|---|
Mustang Legends FC | 0 – 3 | ASC New Stars |
---|---|---|
LA Mudbugs | 1 – 3 | Atlanta FC |
---|---|---|
Greenwood Wanderers | 1 – 7 | Lynch's F.C. |
---|---|---|
Dallas Roma F.C. | 0 – 3 | Atlanta FC |
---|---|---|
LA Mudbugs | 1 – 6 | Clearwater Galactics |
---|---|---|
Lynch's F.C. | 1 – 3 | ASC New Stars |
---|---|---|
Mustang Legends FC | 4 – 1 | Greenwood Wanderers |
---|---|---|
Clearwater Galactics | 2 – 1 | ASC New Stars |
---|---|---|
Group winners qualify
All times in Eastern Daylight Time
Green indicates Open Cup berth clinched
Group A
Team | GP | W | L | T | Pts. | GD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Arizona Sahuaros | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | +5 |
Sonoma County Sol | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | +4 |
Rockstar United | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Salinas Valley Samba | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -9 |
Group B
Team | GP | W | L | T | Pts. | GD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hollywood United F.C. | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | +5 |
Santa Cruz County Breakers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | +2 |
San Diego United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | +1 |
Banat Arsenal | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -8 |
Arizona Sahuaros | 4–0 | Salinas Valley Samba |
---|---|---|
Rockstar United | 0–1 | Sonoma County Sol |
---|---|---|
San Diego United | 4–1 | Banat Arsenal |
---|---|---|
Hollywood United F.C. | 2–0 | Santa Cruz County Breakers |
---|---|---|
Salinas Valley Samba | 0–3 | Sonoma County Sol |
---|---|---|
Banat Arsenal | 1–5 | Santa Cruz County Breakers |
---|---|---|
Rockstar United | 1–2 | Arizona Sahuaros |
---|---|---|
Hollywood United F.C. | 2–0 | San Diego United |
---|---|---|
Sonoma County Sol | 0–0 | Arizona Sahuaros |
---|---|---|
Salinas Valley Samba | 0–2 | Rockstar United |
---|---|---|
Santa Cruz County Breakers | 1–1 | San Diego United |
---|---|---|
Banat Arsenal | 2–3 | Hollywood United F.C. |
---|---|---|
Arizona Sahuaros | 1–0 | Hollywood United F.C. |
---|---|---|
This page describes the qualification procedure for the 2007 U.S. Open Cup.
The 2008 W-League Season was the league's 14th. The regular season began on May 10, 2008, and ended on July 20.
This page details the qualification process for the 2009 U.S. Open Cup.
The 1993 United States Interregional Soccer League was an American outdoor soccer season run by the United States Interregional Soccer League.
The 2011 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup tournament proper features teams from four of the five tiers of the American Soccer Pyramid. These four levels—Major League Soccer, United Soccer League's Pro League, the USL's Premier Development League, the National Premier Soccer League, and the United States Adult Soccer Association— each have their own separate qualification process to trim their ranks down to their final club delegations in the months leading up to the start of the tournament proper.
The 2011 National Premier Soccer League season was the 9th season of the NPSL. The regular season began on April 1, 2011, and ended on July 17. The playoffs concluded with the NPSL Championship Game, which was held at the home of Rocket City United in Madison, Alabama on July 30.
The 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup tournament proper features teams from all five tiers of men's soccer of the American Soccer Pyramid.
The 2012 MLS Cup Playoffs was the seventeenth post-season tournament culminating the Major League Soccer regular season. The tournament began on October 31, and culminated on December 1, 2012 with MLS Cup 2012, the seventeenth league championship for MLS, won by the Los Angeles Galaxy 3-1 over Houston Dynamo. It was the second year that the playoffs included ten teams, and the first playoff series since 2006 in which teams cannot cross conference brackets. The top five teams in both the Eastern and Western conferences of the league earned berths, with the top three clubs in each conference earning direct byes to the conference semifinals. The fourth and fifth-place finishers of both conferences played in a single-elimination play-in match.
The 2013 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup was the 100th edition of the oldest ongoing competition in American soccer. Qualification began in November 2012 in the fifth tier, although the United States Soccer Federation did not announce the format until March 5, 2013.
The 2017 season was the 105th season of competitive soccer in the United States.
The 2017 National Premier Soccer League season was the 105th season of FIFA-sanctioned soccer in the United States and the 15th season of the NPSL.
The 2018 season was the 106th season of competitive soccer in the United States.
The 2018 National Premier Soccer League season was part of the 106th season of FIFA-sanctioned soccer in the United States and the 16th season of the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL). Elm City Express was the defending champion.
The 2019 season was the 107th season of competitive soccer in the United States.
The 2020 season was the 108th season of competitive soccer in the United States. Many of the competitions were significantly altered, postponed, or cancelled in the wake of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
The 2020 Sporting Kansas City season was the twenty-fifth season of the team's existence in Major League Soccer and the tenth year played under the Sporting Kansas City moniker. The season was suspended on March 12, for 30 days, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Following that decision, on March 19 Major League Soccer extended its temporary suspension until May 10. Following that decision, on April 17 Major League Soccer extended its temporary suspension until June 8.
The 2021 season was the 109th season of competitive soccer in the United States. A significant number of games scheduled for 2021 are matches postponed from 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 2021 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup tournament proper was to feature teams from all five tiers of the men's American soccer pyramid.
The 2021 National Premier Soccer League season was the 19th season of the National Premier Soccer League and part of the 109th season of FIFA-sanctioned soccer in the United States. The 2020 season was cancelled after five weeks of play due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Miami FC, the defending league champions from 2019, left in the previous off-season and joined the National Independent Soccer Association and later the USL Championship.
The 2022 season was the 110th season of competitive soccer in the United States.