2024 U.S. Open Cup


The 2024 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup was the 109th edition of the U.S. Open Cup, the knockout domestic cup competition of American soccer. Houston Dynamo FC were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the round of 32 by Detroit City FC.
Los Angeles FC won their first U.S. Open Cup title after defeating Sporting Kansas City 3–1 after extra time in the final, held at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles on September 25.
On December 15, 2023, Major League Soccer announced that its teams would not participate in the 2024 edition of the U.S. Open Cup due to fixture congestion. This would have been the first year since its inception that MLS teams would not participate in the tournament. The league intended to send reserve teams from MLS Next Pro instead, but the request was denied by the States Soccer Federation">U.S. state">States Soccer Federation on December 20. An agreement was tempered between the two sides in mid-February, whereby MLS will send some, but not all, of its teams to the Open Cup for 2024, with discussions ongoing for a long-term solution in 2025 and beyond. On March 1, 2024, the official format was announced, with eight MLS first teams and nine MLS Next Pro reserve teams taking part. This was the first edition of the U.S. Open Cup since 2011 where some MLS teams did not take part in the competition, and the first since 2015 where MLS reserve sides participated. With the exception of Houston Dynamo FC, the eight MLS teams that qualified for the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup did not participate, and the next seven highest-rated US-based clubs from the 2023 MLS rankings fielded their first teams, while the rest of the MLS clubs fielded their MLS Next Pro team.

Teams

On March 18, 2024, Georgia Lions FC was announced as having forfeit their first round match at Apotheos FC.

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.

Number of teams by state

A total of 34 states were represented by clubs in the U.S. Open Cup this year.
StatesNumberTeams
1California

Open Cup debuts

27 teams made their Open Cup debuts in the 2024 tournament.USLC: Rhode Island FCNISA: Arizona Monsoon FC, Irvine Zeta FCUSL1: Spokane Velocity FCMLSNP: Austin FC II, Carolina Core FC, Chicago Fire FC II, Colorado Rapids 2, Crown Legacy FC, Minnesota United FC 2, New [York City FC II]NPSL: Apotheos FC, Lubbock Matadors SC, Steel City FCUSL2: Asheville City SC, Ballard FC, Chicago City SC, Hudson Valley Hammers, Redlands FC, Vermont Green FCNAC: SC MesoAmericaUPSL: AS FrenziLocal: FC America CFL Spurs, FC Folsom, Foro SC, Irvine Zeta FC 2, South Carolina United Heat

Early rounds

Bracket

Host team listed first

Bold = winner

First round

The complete draw for the first round, including match dates and times, was announced on March 2, 2024.
''All times local to game site.''

Second round

The complete draw for the second round, including match dates and times, was announced on March 22, 2024.
''All times local to game site.''

Third round

The complete draw for the third round, including match dates and times, was announced on April 4, 2024.

Matches

''All times local to game site.''

Round of 32 and 16

The draw for the round of 32 and 16 was announced on April 18, 2024. Schedule and locations for the round of 32 were also announced. The schedule and locations for the round of 16 were announced on May 9.

Bracket

Host team listed first

Bold = winner

Round of 32

''All times local to game site.''

Round of 16

''All times local to game site.''

Quarterfinals and beyond

Bracket

Bold = winner

Broadcasting

holds the rights to broadcast the Open Cup from 2023 to 2030, as part of a larger media rights agreement with U.S. Soccer. All games through the round of 16 were broadcast on the websites of U.S. Soccer, United Soccer League, and Major League Soccer. All games from the quarter-finals to the final were broadcast on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV.