2027 U.S. Open Cup

2027 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

Tournament details
Country	United States
Dates	April 13 – December 15
Teams	96
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The 2027 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup will be the 112th edition of the U.S. Open Cup, the knockout domestic cup competition of American soccer, organized by the United States Soccer Federation. It will involve 96 teams, including teams from all three professional tiers of the United States soccer league system as well as amateur clubs. The competition will begin on April 13 and will culminate in the final on December 15. ^[1]

The tournament will be the first since the 2023 U.S. Open Cup to feature all eligible MLS teams. ^[2]

Schedule

Schedule for 2027 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup ^[1]

Round	Draw date	Match day	Entrants	Teams entered to date
First Round		April 13–14, 20–21	29 USL Championship or USL League One teams 3 MLS Next Pro teams 32 Open Division teams	64 teams
Round of 64		July 8–11	32 winners from first round 27 Major League Soccer teams 5 USL Championship teams [a]	96 teams
Round of 32		September 14–15	32 winners from Round of 64
Round of 16		TBC	16 winners from Round of 32
Quarterfinals		November 23–24	8 winners from Round of 16
Semifinals		December 1	4 winners from Quarterfinals
Final		December 15	2 winners from Semifinals

Teams

Main article: 2027 U.S. Open Cup qualification

Table

Enter in First Round				Enter in Round of 64
Open Division		Division III	Division II		Division I
USASA/USSSA	NPSL/USL2/USASA	MLS Next Pro/USL1	USL Championship		MLS
16 teams	16 teams	TBD teams	TBD teams	5 teams	27 teams
Local Qualifiers	National Amateur Cup El Farolito SC Hank Steinbrecher Cup Vermont Green FC John Motta Trophy Winner Asheville City SC NPSL Ambassadors FC Ohio Bristol Rhythm AFC New Haven United FC USL League Two Ballard FC Colorado Storm Laredo Heat Little Rock Rangers Minneapolis City SC Ocean City Nor'easters San Francisco City FC UPSL Deportivo Rose City Miami United FC The League for Clubs Pensacola FC	MLS Next Pro Carolina Core FC Chattanooga FC Connecticut United FC		Tampa Bay Rowdies (Players' Shield Winner) Louisville City FC (USL Cup winner) New Mexico United (Western Conference top seed) TBD (USL Championship playoffs winner) TBD (Eastern Conference top seed) [b]	Atlanta United FC Austin FC Charlotte FC Chicago Fire FC FC Cincinnati Colorado Rapids Columbus Crew FC Dallas D.C. United Houston Dynamo FC Inter Miami CF LA Galaxy Los Angeles FC Minnesota United FC Nashville SC New England Revolution New York City FC New York Red Bulls Orlando City SC Philadelphia Union Portland Timbers Real Salt Lake St. Louis City SC San Diego FC San Jose Earthquakes Seattle Sounders FC Sporting Kansas City

Notes

1. The five seeded USL Championship clubs entering in the Round of 64 are the Players' Shield winner, USL Championship Playoffs winner, Eastern Conference top seed, Western Conference top seed, and the Prinx Tires USL Cup champion.
2. Since the Eastern Conference top seed (Tampa Bay Rowdies) also won the Players' Shield, the replacement team has yet to be confrimed.

References

1. Booth, Chuck (September 2, 2026). "MLS returns to U.S. Open Cup in 2027: All 27 teams set to participate for first time since 2024". CBS Sports. Retrieved September 3, 2026.
2. Tenorio, Paul; Tom Bogert (September 1, 2026). "MLS teams to fully participate in U.S. Open Cup for first time since 2023". The Athletic. Retrieved September 3, 2026.