CHICAGO (Oct. 19, 2021) – Thirty-two teams will take the field across all parts of the U.S. during the weekend of Nov. 20-21 as action resumes in Open Division Local Qualifying for the 2022 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, U.S. Soccer's National Championship. Twelve of these sides – those in the Northeast and Central regions – will be playing their final qualifying round and are one game away from reaching the First Round of next year’s competition.
A total of 11 slots in the 2022 Open Cup, set to open March 22-23, will be available to the local amateur squads left standing after four qualifying rounds. The history-filled annual tournament, holding its 107th edition, is the only high-profile event in American team sports that grants amateur sides the opportunity, should they advance far enough, to face professionals in meaningful competition.
Over the weekend of Oct. 16-17, the West Region second qualifying round game between Modesto City Football Club (Calif.) and Contra Costa FC (Calif.) was postponed due to unsafe field conditions. The match has been rescheduled for Oct. 24 at an alternate location.
As teams in the Northeast and Central regions will play no more than three qualifying rounds, the schedule for these areas was shifted earlier so that the fourth qualifying round takes place during the Nov. 20-21 window, avoiding play in mid-December for some of the coldest parts of the country. The fourth qualifying round for the Southeast and West regions is set for Dec. 18-19.
Open Division Local Qualifying is conducted on a single-game, knockout basis. Matchups are determined geographically to minimize travel time and expense, with random selection used when practicable to determine opponent pairings. Home teams are determined via random selection. Pairings for subsequent rounds are determined and announced after each preceding round of games has taken place.
Sept. 12-19: First Qualifying Round (Southeast, West), Second Qualifying Round (Central, Northeast)
Oct. 16-17: Second Qualifying Round (Southeast, West), Third Qualifying Round (Central, Northeast)
Nov. 20-21: Third Qualifying Round (Southeast, West), Fourth Qualifying Round (Central, Northeast)
Dec. 18-19: Fourth Qualifying Round (Southeast, West)
Northeast Region – Fourth Qualifying Round Pairings (dates, times and venues to be announced)
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Date |
Game (home team listed first) |
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Nov. 20-21 |
Lynchburg FC (Va.) vs. FC Maritsa (Ill.) |
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Nov. 20-21 |
Nova FC (Va.) vs. Districtonia Futbol (D.C.) |
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Nov. 20-21 |
Philadelphia Lone Star FC (Pa.) vs. Brockton FC United (Mass.) |
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Nov. 20-21 |
Westchester United F.C. (N.Y.) vs. Oyster Bay United FC (N.Y.) |
Central Region – Fourth Qualifying Round Pairings (dates, times and venues to be announced)
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Date |
Game (home team listed first) |
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Nov. 20-21 |
Azteca FC (Colo.) vs. Harpos FC (Colo.) |
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Nov. 20-21 |
Southwest Football Club (Texas) vs. D'Feeters Kicks Soccer Club (Texas) |
Southeast Region – Third Qualifying Round Pairings (dates, times and venues to be announced)
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Date |
Game (home team listed first) |
|
Nov. 20-21 |
Florida Soccer Soldiers (Fla.) vs. Red Force FC (Fla.) |
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Nov. 20-21 |
Georgia Revolution FC Reserves (Ga.) vs. South Carolina United Heat (S.C.) |
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Nov. 20-21 |
International Soccer Association (Fla.) vs. City Soccer FC (Fla.) |
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Nov. 20-21 |
Orlando FC Wolves (Fla.) vs. Miami Soccer Academy (Fla.) |
West Region – Third Qualifying Round Pairings (dates, times and venues to be announced)
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Date |
Game (home team listed first) |
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Nov. 20-21 |
BattleBornFC (Nev.) vs. Metro FC (Calif.) |
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Nov. 20-21 |
El Farolito (Calif.) vs. Contra Costa FC (Calif.)-Modesto City Football Club (Calif.) winner |
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Nov. 20-21 |
Escondido FC (Calif.) vs. Chula Vista FC (Calif.) |
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Nov. 20-21 |
Outbreak FC (Calif.) vs. Capistrano FC (Calif.) |
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Nov. 20-21 |
San Fernando Valley FC (Calif.) vs. Desert Communities SC Pathfinders (Calif.) |
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Nov. 20-21 |
Sporting ID11 (Calif.) vs. Inter San Francisco (Calif.) |
Northeast Region – Third Qualifying Round Results
|
Date |
Game (home team listed first) |
Result |
Venue |
|
Oct. 16 |
DC Cheddar (D.C.) vs. Districtonia Futbol (D.C.) |
1-1, 2-3 AET |
The Fields at RFK Campus - Field 3; Washington, D.C. |
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Oct. 16 |
Kendall Wanderers (Mass.) vs. Brockton FC United (Mass.) |
0-7 |
James P. Falzone Memorial Park; Waltham, Mass. |
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Oct. 16 |
Westchester United F.C. (N.Y.) vs. Jackson Lions FC (N.J.) |
1-0 (forfeit) |
Jackson Lions FC withdraw 10/15 |
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Oct. 16 |
Virginia United FC (Va.) vs. Nova FC (Va.) |
1-2 |
George Hampton Middle School; Woodbridge, Va. |
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Oct. 17 |
Rockville Soccer Club (Md.) vs. Lynchburg FC (Va.) |
0-3 |
Laytonia Recreational Park - Turf Field; Gaithersburg, Md. |
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Oct. 17 |
Philadelphia Lone Star FC (Pa.) vs. Vereinigung Erzgebirge (Pa.) |
0-0, 2-1 AET |
John Bartram High School Football Field; Philadelphia, Pa. |
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Oct. 17 |
IASC Boom (N.Y.) vs. FC Maritsa (Ill.) |
1-1, 1-1 AET (4-5 PKs) |
East Rochester Public High School; East Rochester, N.Y. |
|
Oct. 17 |
New York Pancyprian Freedoms (N.Y.) vs. Oyster Bay United FC (N.Y.) |
0-2 AET |
Belson Stadium (St. John’s Univ.); Jamaica Queens, N.Y. |
Central Region – Third Qualifying Round Results
|
Date |
Game (home team listed first) |
Result |
Venue |
|
Oct. 16 |
Azteca FC (Colo.) vs. Colorado Rovers (Colo.) |
5-2 |
Dicks Sporting Goods Park, Field 10; Commerce City, Colo. |
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Oct. 16 |
Harpos FC (Colo.) vs. Peak Eleven Football Club (Colo.) |
1-0 |
Dicks Sporting Goods Park, Field 8; Commerce City, Colo. |
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Oct. 16 |
Southwest Football Club (Texas) vs. Gam United FC (Colo.) |
7-1 |
Eastside Sports Complex; El Paso, Texas |
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Oct. 17 |
D'Feeters Kicks Soccer Club (Texas) vs. Houston Hotshots - Greenspoint FC (Texas) |
1-1, 2-1 AET |
Lake Ridge High School; Mansfield, Texas |
Southeast Region – Second Qualifying Round Results
|
Date |
Game (home team listed first) |
Result |
Venue |
|
Sept. 18 |
City Soccer FC (Fla.) vs. Miami Sun FC (Fla.) |
3-2 |
Gaines Park; West Palm Beach, Fla. |
|
Oct. 16 |
Miami Soccer Academy (Fla.) vs. Naples City FC (Fla.) |
2-1 |
Flamingo Park - Abel Holtz Stadium; Miami Beach, Fla. |
|
Oct. 16 |
Georgia Revolution FC Reserves (Ga.) vs. Georgia Storm FC (Ga.) |
1-1, 2-2 AET (4-2 PKs) |
Luella High School Stadium; Locust Grove, Ga. |
|
Oct. 16 |
Orlando FC Wolves (Fla.) vs. Oceanway FC (Fla.) |
4-0 |
East Orange District Park; Christmas, Fla. |
|
Oct. 17 |
South Carolina United Heat (S.C.) vs. Atletico Atlanta (Ga.) |
3-1 |
Southeastern Freight Lines Soccer Center; Columbia, S.C. |
|
Oct. 17 |
Florida Brothers (Fla.) vs. Red Force FC (Fla.) |
2-2, 3-3 AET (2-4 PKs) |
Dr. Lester Brown Park; Miami Gardens, Fla. |
|
Oct. 17 |
Palm Beach Breakers (Fla.) vs. International Soccer Association (Fla.) |
0-4 |
Lake Lytal Park - Field TBD; West Palm Beach, Fla. |
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Oct. 17 |
Florida Soccer Soldiers (Fla.) vs. Hurricane FC (Fla.) |
5-1 |
Tropical Park Stadium; Miami, Fla. |
West Region – Second Qualifying Round Results
|
Date |
Game (home team listed first) |
Result |
Venue |
|
Oct. 16 |
Oakland Stompers (Calif.) vs. El Farolito (Calif.) |
0-7 |
Burrell Field; San Leandro, Calif. |
|
Oct. 16 |
JASA RWC (Calif.) vs. Metro FC (Calif.) |
2-4 |
Red Morton Community Park - Bechet Field; Redwood City, Calif. |
|
Oct. 17 |
BattleBornFC (Nev.) vs. FC Davis (Calif.) |
4-2 |
Douglass High School Grass Field; Minden, Nev. |
|
Oct. 17 |
Desert Communities SC Pathfinders (Calif.) vs. Villarreal Las Vegas (Nev.) |
1-0 |
Helendale Community Park; Helendale, Calif. |
|
Oct. 17 |
L.A. Monsters FC (Calif.) vs. Outbreak FC (Calif.) |
0-4 |
Wilmington Athletic Complex; Wilmington, Calif. |
|
Oct. 17 |
Chula Vista FC (Calif.) vs. White Tigers FC (Calif.) |
2-0 |
Terra Nova Park; Chula Vista, Calif. |
|
Oct. 17 |
Inter San Francisco (Calif.) vs. Real San Jose (Calif.) |
4-2 |
Beach Chalet Fields - Field 4; San Francisco, Calif. |
|
Oct. 17 |
Escondido FC (Calif.) vs. Rebels Soccer Club (Calif.) |
3-2 |
Mount Miguel High School; Spring Valley, Calif. |
|
Oct. 17 |
Sporting ID11 (Calif.) vs. Rose City FC (Calif.) |
6-1 |
Lake Forest Sports Park, Turf Field A; Lake Forest, Calif. |
|
Oct. 17 |
San Fernando Valley FC (Calif.) vs. Trojans FC (Calif.) |
2-1 |
Sepulveda Basin Sports Complex; Encino, Calif. |
|
Oct. 17 |
Real Sociedad Royals (Calif.) vs. Capistrano FC (Calif.) |
0-6 |
Orange County Great Park, Field 13; Irvine, Calif. |
|
Oct. 24 |
Contra Costa FC (Calif.) vs. Modesto City Football Club (Calif.) |
2:30 p.m. PT |
Mount Diablo High School; Concord, Calif. |
Playing its 107th edition, the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup is U.S. Soccer's National Championship. The history-filled tournament is conducted on a single-game, knockout basis and open to all professional and amateur teams affiliated with U.S. Soccer, with pro sides receiving byes to the later rounds. Having crowned its first champion in 1914, the oldest national soccer competition in the USA was renamed in 1999 to honor American soccer pioneer Lamar Hunt.
Atlanta United FC is the reigning Open Cup champion, having earned the club's first tournament title with a 2-1 victory against Minnesota United FC on Aug. 27, 2019 in front of an Open Cup Final record 35,709 fans at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.
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