2023 U.S. Open Cup

2023 U.S. Open Cup
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. Orlando City SC were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the Round of 32 by Charlotte FC. The 2023 field features 99 teams, including a modern-era record 71 professional sides.
Houston Dynamo FC defeated Inter Miami CF in the final which was held on September 27.
Schedule
Teams
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.
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.
Map
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 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.
The draw for the Second round pairings and hosting scenarios was announced on February 16, 2023.
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.
Teams
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. The draw for the Round of 32 took place on April 27.
Teams
Groups
Matches
All times local to game site.
Round of 16 and beyond
Teams
Groups
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
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. Select matches from the first three rounds were broadcast for free on the Bleacher Report app or via the B/R Football YouTube channel. Select matches are sublicensed to stream live on an involved team's YouTube channel, Eleven Sports or the CBS Sports Golazo Network. 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. The Round of 16 and Quarterfinals had games split between Bleacher Report and CBS Sports Golazo Network. 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+. Spanish-language rights in the United States for the semifinals and final would belong to Telemundo and Universo, with both being streamed on Peacock. In Argentina, it will be broadcast by TyC Sports only for Lionel Messi's Inter Miami matches.
Top goal scorers
References
External links
U.S. Open Cup
Cup
US Open Cup
U.S. Open Cup