2024 USL Cup
The 2024 USL Cup was the first edition of the USL Cup. The competition was open to all clubs in USL League One.
Format
The 2024 edition of the USL Cup was a professional soccer tournament held between teams in USL League One. Richmond Kickers chairman Rob Ukrop stated after the announcement of the USL Cup that another league had been invited to participate, but declined the opportunity.Schedule
The 2024 USL Cup ran concurrently with the 2024 USL League One season. The tournament began roughly two months into the league season and ended one month before the end of the league season and start of the league playoffs.The schedule for 2024 USL Cup group stage games was announced simultaneously with the USL League One league schedule on December 14, 2023.
Prize money
The announcement of the USL Cup stated that the winning club would receive prize money, but did not specify the amount. In a November 2024 court case, Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC ownership claimed that the winners of the competition would receive $100,000 and the runners-up would receive $25,000, but that USL did not pay Northern Colorado the winners' prize money.Access
All 12 clubs in USL League One entered the season's USL Cup into the group stage.| Round | Entrants | Number of games | Date |
| Group stage | 12 clubs from USL League One | 48 | – |
| Semifinals | 3 group stage winners 1 wild card winner | 2 | |
| Final | 2 winners from semifinals | 1 |
Location map
Group stage
The group stage was played from April 27 to September 1. Teams were divided into three regional groups of four teams: the West Group, the Central Group, and the East Group. Teams in each group played each other twice, once at home and once away. Each team also played two teams from other groups; one team at home and the other away.If a team won in regulation, they received three points in the standings, while the loser received zero. If the game was tied at the end of regulation, a penalty kick shootout occurred; the winner received two points and the loser received one.
The top team in each group reached the [|knockout stage]. Of the other nine teams, the team that scored the most goals also reached the knockout stage.
Tiebreakers
The ranking of teams in the group stage is determined as follows:- Points obtained in all matches ;
- Points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question;
- Total regulation wins in group play;
- Total regulation wins in all matches;
- Number of goals scored in group play;
- Number of goals scored in all matches;
- Number of assists in all matches;
- Goal difference in all matches;
- Fewest number of disciplinary points;
- Coin toss.
West Group
Results table
Central Group
Results table
East Group
Results table
Wild card
Tiebreakers
The ranking of teams for the knockout stage wild card is determined as follows:- Number of goals scored in all matches;
- Points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question, if the teams are in the same group;
- Total regulation wins in group play, if the teams are in the same group;
- Total regulation wins in all matches;
- Number of goals scored in group play, if the teams are in the same group;
- Number of assists in all matches;
- Goal difference in all matches;
- Fewest number of disciplinary points;
- Coin toss.
Ranking of non-group leading teams
Knockout stage
The winner of each group, as well as the team who scored the most goals in the competition that did not win their group, progressed to the knockout stage.Semifinals
----Final
Statistics
All statistics include both the group stage and knockout stage.Top goalscorers
''Goals scored in penalty shoot-outs are not counted towards players' goal counts or to match goal counts.''Most clean sheets
''Goals allowed in penalty shoot-outs are not counted towards players' clean sheet totals.''Awards
Player of the Round
| Round | Position | Player | Club | Reason | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | FW |  Goal of the Round
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