# 2025 U.S. Open Cup

The 2025 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup is the 110th edition of the U.S. Open Cup, the knockout domestic cup competition of American soccer. It is organized by the United States Soccer Federation and will comprise 96 teams, 64 teams from all three professional tiers of the United States soccer league system and 32 amateur teams in the "Open Division". The competition is scheduled to begin on March 18 and culminate in the final on October 1. Los Angeles FC is the defending champion, having won the 2024 edition.
The full format was announced on January 28, 2025. Major League Soccer (MLS) will send 16 teams who enter in the Round of 32; teams that are playing in the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup are excluded from the competition. Instead, eight affiliated MLS Next Pro reserve teams and two independent teams will participate beginning in the first round. MLS previously sent eight teams in the 2024 edition of the U.S. Open Cup and ten MLS Next Pro teams after it had attempted to withdraw all of its senior teams from the competition and was rebuked by U.S. Soccer. The USL Championship will send all 24 of its teams, with the highest sixteen rated teams entering the Third Round and the eight lower-seeded teams entering in the first round alongside the 14 teams from USL League One. The 32 amateur teams will enter in the first round.
Of the 27 American clubs in MLS, 24 will participate in the U.S. Open Cup directly or be represented by their MLS Next Pro squad. The 16 direct participants were determined by their non-qualification for other competitions or their placement in the 2024 Supporters' Shield standings. Atlanta United FC, Colorado Rapids, and expansion San Diego FC will not have any representation from their club in the 2025 U.S. Open Cup. Defending champions Los Angeles FC will be among the teams represented by their MLS Next Pro affiliate instead of the first team. Half of the MLS entrants in the Fourth Round will host their matches, while the rest will play away. The MLS Next Pro teams will be able to field players from their senior MLS team's supplemental roster via loans. U.S. Soccer also adopted new rules for the competition that restricts the use of alternative venues and has random draws for hosting beginning in the Round of 16.

## Schedule

Schedule for 2025 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup :
| Round | Draw date | Match day | Entrants | Teams entered to date |
| First Round | February 5, 2025 | March 18–20 | 14 local qualifiers 1 National Amateur Cup 1 UPSL Spring Champion 7 National Premier Soccer League teams 9 USL League Two teams 14 USL League One teams 10 MLS Next Pro teams 8 USL Championship teams | 64 teams |
| Second Round | | April 1–2 | 32 winners from First Round | 64 teams |
| Third Round | | April 15–16 | 16 winners from Second Round 16 USL Championship teams | 80 teams |
| Round of 32 | | May 6–7 | 16 winners from Third Round 16 Major League Soccer teams | 96 teams |
| Round of 16 | | May 20–21 | 16 winners from Round of 32 | 96 teams |
| Quarterfinals | | July 8–9 | 8 winners from Round of 16 | 96 teams |
| Semifinals | | September 16–17 | 4 winners from Quarterfinals | 96 teams |
| Final | | October 1 | 2 winners from Semifinals | 96 teams |

## Teams
### Table

| Enter in First Round | Enter in First Round | Enter in First Round | Enter in First Round | Enter in Third Round | Enter in Round of 32 |
| Open Division | Open Division | Division III | Division II | Division II | Division I |
| USASA/USSSA 16 teams | NPSL/USL2 16 teams | MLS Next Pro/USL1 24 teams | USL Championship 24 teams | USL Championship 24 teams | MLS 16 teams |
| National Amateur Cup New York Pancyprian-Freedoms (EPSL) UPSL Spring Champions Soda City FC Local Qualifiers CD Faialense (BSSL) Foro SC (UPSL) Harbor City FC (UPSL) Harpos FC (CPL) International San Francisco (SFSFL) Laguna United FC (UPSL) Miami United FC (UPSL) New Jersey Alliance FC (UPSL) NY Renegades FC (UPSL) Southern Indiana FC (UPSL) Tulsa Athletic (UPSL) Virginia Dream FC (VSSL) West Chester United SC (USLPA) Washington Athletic Club (SRATS) | NPSL Appalachian FC Duluth FC El Farolito SC FC Arizona FC Motown Naples United FC New York Shockers USL2 Asheville City SC Ballard FC Corpus Christi FC Des Moines Menace Flatirons FC Little Rock Rangers Long Island Rough Riders Sarasota Paradise Ventura County Fusion | MLS Next Pro Carolina Core FC Chattanooga FC Columbus Crew 2 FC Cincinnati 2 Los Angeles FC 2 Inter Miami CF II Real Monarchs Sporting Kansas City II Tacoma Defiance Ventura County FC USL1 AV Alta FC Charlotte Independence Chattanooga Red Wolves SC FC Naples Forward Madison FC Greenville Triumph SC One Knoxville SC Portland Hearts of Pine Richmond Kickers South Georgia Tormenta FC Spokane Velocity Texoma FC Union Omaha Westchester SC | Birmingham Legion FC El Paso Locomotive FC Hartford Athletic Lexington SC Loudoun United FC Miami FC Monterey Bay FC FC Tulsa | Charleston Battery Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Detroit City FC Indy Eleven Las Vegas Lights FC Louisville City FC New Mexico United North Carolina FC Oakland Roots SC Orange County SC Phoenix Rising FC Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Rhode Island FC Sacramento Republic FC San Antonio FC Tampa Bay Rowdies | Austin FC Charlotte FC Chicago Fire FC D.C. United FC Dallas Houston Dynamo FC Minnesota United FC Nashville SC New England Revolution New York City FC New York Red Bulls Orlando City SC Philadelphia Union Portland Timbers San Jose Earthquakes St. Louis City SC |
* 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.

### Map

* MLS
* USLC
* Division 3 (MLSNP/USL1)
* Open Division (USL2/NPSL)
* Open Division (USASA/USSSA)
* Multiple Teams
Metro areas with multiple teams:
* Boston: New England Revolution (MLS), CD Faialense (BSSL)
* Chattanooga: Chattanooga FC (MLSNP), Chattanooga Red Wolves SC (USL1)
* Charlotte: Charlotte FC (MLS), Charlotte Independence (USL1)
* Dallas: FC Dallas (MLS), Foro SC (UPSL)
* Denver: Flatirons FC (USL2), Harpos FC (CPL)
* Los Angeles: Orange County SC (USLC), Los Angeles FC 2 (MLSNP), Ventura County FC (MLSNP), Laguna United FC (UPSL), Ventura County Fusion (USL2)
* Louisville: Louisville City FC (USLC), Southern Indiana FC (UPSL)
* Miami: Inter Miami CF II (MLSNP), Miami United FC (UPSL)
* Naples: FC Naples (USL1), Naples United FC (NPSL)
* New York City: New York City FC (MLS), New York Red Bulls (MLS), Westchester SC (USL1), FC Motown (NPSL), New York Pancyprian-Freedoms (EPSL), NY Renegades FC (UPSL)
* Philadelphia: Philadelphia Union (MLS), West Chester United SC (USLPA)
* Phoenix: Phoenix Rising FC (USLC), FC Arizona (NPSL)
* San Francisco Bay Area: San Jose Earthquakes (MLS), Oakland Roots SC (USLC), El Farolito SC (NPSL), International San Francisco (SFSFL)
* Seattle: Ballard FC (USL2), Washington Athletic Club (SRATS)
* Tulsa: FC Tulsa (USLC), Tulsa Athletic (UPSL)
* Washington D.C.: D.C. United (MLS), Loudoun United FC (USLC), Virginia Dream FC (VSSL)

### Number of teams by state

A total of 36 states and D.C. were represented by clubs in the U.S. Open Cup this year.
| | States | Number | Teams |
| 1 | California | 12 | AV Alta FC, El Farolito SC, International San Francisco, Laguna United FC, Los Angeles FC 2, Monterey Bay FC, Oakland Roots SC, Orange County SC, Sacramento Republic FC, San Jose Earthquakes, Ventura County FC, Ventura County Fusion |
| 2 | Florida | 9 | FC Naples, Harbor City FC, Inter Miami CF II, Miami FC, Miami United FC, Naples United FC, Orlando City SC, Sarasota Paradise, Tampa Bay Rowdies |
| 3 | Texas | 8 | Austin FC, Corpus Christi FC, FC Dallas, El Paso Locomotive FC, Foro SC, Houston Dynamo FC, San Antonio FC, Texoma FC |
| 4 | North Carolina | 6 | Appalachian FC, Asheville City SC, Carolina Core FC, Charlotte FC, Charlotte Independence, North Carolina FC |
| 4 | New York | 6 | Long Island Rough Riders, New York City FC, New York Pancyprian-Freedoms, NY Renegades FC, New York Shockers, Westchester SC, |
| 6 | Tennessee | 4 | Chattanooga FC, Chattanooga Red Wolves SC, One Knoxville SC, Nashville SC |
| 6 | Washington | 4 | Ballard FC, Spokane Velocity FC, Tacoma Defiance, Washington Athletic Club |
| 8 | Colorado | 3 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC, Flatirons FC, Harpos FC |
| 8 | New Jersey | 3 | FC Motown, New Jersey Alliance FC, New York Red Bulls |
| 8 | Pennsylvania | 3 | Philadelphia Union, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC, West Chester United SC |
| 8 | South Carolina | 3 | Charleston Battery, Greenville Triumph SC, Soda City FC |
| 8 | Virginia | 3 | Loudoun United FC, Richmond Kickers, Virginia Dream FC |
| 13 | Arizona | 2 | FC Arizona, Phoenix Rising FC |
| 13 | Indiana | 2 | Indy Eleven, Southern Indiana FC |
| 13 | Kentucky | 2 | Louisville City FC, Lexington SC |
| 13 | Massachusetts | 2 | CD Faialense, New England Revolution |
| 13 | Minnesota | 2 | Duluth FC, Minnesota United FC |
| 13 | Missouri | 2 | St. Louis City SC, Sporting Kansas City II |
| 13 | Ohio | 2 | Columbus Crew 2, FC Cincinnati 2 |
| 13 | Oklahoma | 2 | FC Tulsa, Tulsa Athletic |
| 21 | Alabama | 1 | Birmingham Legion FC |
| 21 | Arkansas | 1 | Little Rock Rangers |
| 21 | Connecticut | 1 | Hartford Athletic |
| 21 | District of Columbia | 1 | D.C. United |
| 21 | Georgia | 1 | South Georgia Tormenta FC |
| 21 | Illinois | 1 | Chicago Fire FC |
| 21 | Iowa | 1 | Des Moines Menace |
| 21 | Maine | 1 | Portland Hearts of Pine |
| 21 | Michigan | 1 | Detroit City FC |
| 21 | Nebraska | 1 | Union Omaha |
| 21 | Nevada | 1 | Las Vegas Lights FC |
| 21 | New Mexico | 1 | New Mexico United |
| 21 | Oregon | 1 | Portland Timbers |
| 21 | Rhode Island | 1 | Rhode Island FC |
| 21 | Utah | 1 | Real Monarchs |
| 21 | Wisconsin | 1 | Forward Madison FC |

### Open Cup debuts

26 teams made their Open Cup debuts in the 2025 tournament.
* MLSNP: Columbus Crew 2, FC Cincinnati 2, Los Angeles FC 2, Inter Miami CF II, Real Monarchs, Sporting Kansas City II
* USL1: AV Alta FC, FC Naples, Portland Hearts of Pine, Texoma FC, Westchester SC
* NPSL: Naples United FC, New York Shockers
* USL2: Corpus Christi FC, Flatirons FC, Little Rock Rangers, Sarasota Paradise
* Local: CD Faialense, Harbour City FC, Laguna United FC, New Jersey Alliance FC, NY Renegades FC, Soda City FC, Southern Indiana FC, Virginia Dream FC, Washington Athletic Club
Due to their league's scheduling, Portland Hearts of Pine and Texoma FC's first-round matches will be the first matches in any competition in their history, while AV Alta FC's first-round match will be their first-ever home match.

## Early rounds
### Bracket

The first three rounds of the tournament bracket are shown below, with bold denoting the winners of each match.
| First round March 18–20 | First round March 18–20 |
| USLC | Hartford Athletic |
| NPSL | New York Shockers |
| USL2 | Sarasota Paradise |
| USL1 | FC Naples |
| USLC | Miami FC |
| NPSL | Naples United FC |
| UPSL | New Jersey Alliance FC |
| USL1 | Chattanooga Red Wolves SC |
| NPSL | FC Motown |
| USL1 | Westchester SC |
| USL2 | Asheville City SC |
| USL1 | Greenville Triumph SC |
| USLPA | West Chester United SC |
| USLC | Loudoun United FC |
| USL1 | Texoma FC |
| UPSL | Foro SC |
| UPSL | Tulsa Athletic |
| USLC | FC Tulsa |
| USL1 | AV Alta FC |
| USL2 | Ventura County Fusion |
| MLSNP | Columbus Crew 2 |
| UPSL | NY Renegades FC |
| MLSNP | Chattanooga FC |
| USL2 | Corpus Christi FC |
| NPSL | Appalachian FC |
| USL1 | One Knoxville SC |
| USL1 | Richmond Kickers |
| VSSL | Virginia Dream FC |
| MLSNP | Inter Miami CF II |
| UPSL | Miami United FC |
| MLSNP | Sporting Kansas City II |
| USL2 | Des Moines Menace |
| USLC | Lexington SC |
| UPSL | Southern Indiana FC |
| USL2 | Little Rock Rangers |
| USLC | Birmingham Legion FC |
| USLC | El Paso Locomotive FC |
| CPL | Harpos FC |
| MLSNP | Real Monarchs |
| NPSL | El Farolito SC |
| USLC | Monterey Bay FC |
| SFSFL | International San Francisco |
| MLSNP | Ventura County FC |
| UPSL | Laguna United FC |
| USL2 | Ballard FC |
| USL1 | Spokane Velocity |
| MLSNP | Los Angeles FC 2 |
| NPSL | FC Arizona |
| USL1 | Portland Hearts of Pine |
| BSSL | CD Faialense |
| USL2 | Long Island Rough Riders |
| USL1 | Charlotte Independence |
| USL1 | Forward Madison FC |
| NPSL | Duluth FC |
| USL1 | South Georgia Tormenta FC |
| UPSL | Harbor City FC |
| MLSNP | Carolina Core FC |
| UPSL | Soda City FC |
| MLSNP | FC Cincinnati 2 |
| EPSL | New York Pancyprian-Freedoms |
| USL2 | Flatirons FC |
| USL1 | Union Omaha |
| MLSNP | Tacoma Defiance |
| SRATS | Washington Athletic Club |
Host team listed first Bold = winner

### First Round

The complete draw for the first round, including match dates and times, was announced on February 6, 2025.