U.S. Soccer Releases Second Round Pairings and Host Scenarios for 2022 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
Clubs from USL Championship, MLS NEXT Pro, NISA and USL League One to Make Tournament Debut April 5-7
CHICAGO (Feb. 11, 2022) – U.S. Soccer has determined the pairings and possible pairings for the Second Round of the 2022 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup – U.S. Soccer’s National Championship. Twenty-three Division II and 23 Division III pro teams will see their first tournament action, joining 16 First Round winners in a week that will feature a modern record of 31 matches in a single round.
The 46 professional teams include 23 from the USL Championship (Division II), two from MLS NEXT Pro (Division III), 10 from the National Independent Soccer Association (Division III) and 11 from USL League One (Division III). They will be joined in the Second Round by the 16 Open Division winners from the First Round, set for March 22-23.
Match dates and times will be announced at a later date.
As a result of competition parameters and the hosting draw for the Second Round, eight games of the 31 matchups will see First Round winners against Division II clubs, eight First Round winners taking on Division III sides, while Division II vs. Division III will be on the marquee for 15 contests.
Competition rules for the Second Round require First Round winners to be paired against either a Division II or Division III club. Further, the tournament has a universal provision to preclude teams from the same qualifying pool playing their first Open Cup game from facing each other. Each pro division is considered a unique qualifying pool regardless of the number of leagues in the division.
Pairings were made on a geographical basis within the parameters listed above. If three or more teams/pairings were from the same proximity, matchups for these teams were made by random selection. Instances where a logical geographic fit did not exist were resolved by random selection.
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Seventeen lower-seeded U.S.-based Division I Major League Soccer clubs will enter in the Third Round, which will be played April 19-21, while the remaining eight MLS sides will take the field in their first Open Cup action in the Round of 32, which takes place May 10-11.
Home teams for each round are determined by random selection among those who apply to host. Clubs whose venue meets minimum tournament standards are given priority.
2022 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Competition Schedule
Second Round
Division II vs. Division III (15 games)
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Date |
Game (home team listed first) |
Time |
Venue |
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TBD |
ALBION San Diego (NISA) vs. San Diego Loyal SC (USLC) |
TBD |
Canyon Crest Academy; San Diego, Calif. |
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TBD |
Bay Cities FC (NISA) vs. Monterey Bay F.C. (USLC) |
TBD |
Cañada College; Redwood, Calif. |
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TBD |
Charleston Battery (USLC) vs. South Georgia Tormenta FC (USLL1) |
TBD |
Patriot's Point Soccer Stadium; Mt. Pleasant, S.C. |
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TBD |
Chattanooga FC (NISA) vs. Memphis 901 FC (USLC) |
TBD |
Finley Stadium; Chattanooga, Tenn. |
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TBD |
Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC (USLC) vs. Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC (USLL1) |
TBD |
Weidner Field; Colorado Springs, Colo. |
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TBD |
Detroit City FC (USLC) vs. Michigan Stars FC (NISA) |
TBD |
Keyworth Stadium; Hamtramck, Mich. |
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TBD |
El Paso Locomotive FC (USLC) vs. Central Valley Fuego FC (USLL1) |
TBD |
Southwest University Park; El Paso, Texas |
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TBD |
FC Tucson (USLL1) vs. Las Vegas Lights FC (USLC) |
TBD |
Kino North Stadium; Tucson, Ariz. |
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TBD |
Greenville Triumph SC (USLL1) vs. Oakland Roots (USLC) |
TBD |
Triumph Stadium at Legacy Early College; Greenville, S.C. |
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TBD |
Louisville City FC (USLC) vs. Chattanooga Red Wolves SC (USLL1) |
TBD |
Lynn Family Stadium; Louisville, Ky. |
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TBD |
North Carolina FC (USLL1) vs. Rio Grande Valley FC Toros (USLC) |
TBD |
WakeMed Soccer Park; Cary, N.C. |
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TBD |
Orange County SC (USLC) vs. Los Angeles Force (NISA) |
TBD |
Orange County Great Park – Championship Soccer Stadium; Irvine, Calif. |
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TBD |
Phoenix Rising FC (USLC) vs. Valley United FC (NISA) |
TBD |
Phoenix Rising Stadium at Wild Horse Pass; Chandler, Ariz. |
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TBD |
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC (USLC) vs. Maryland Bobcats FC (NISA) |
TBD |
Highmark Stadium; Pittsburgh, Pa. |
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TBD |
St. Louis CITY 2 (MLSNP) vs. Indy Eleven (USLC) |
TBD |
Ralph Korte Stadium (Southern Illinois Univ. Edwardsville); Edwardsville, Ill.
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Division II vs. Open Division (8 games)
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Date |
Game (home team listed first) |
Time |
Venue |
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TBD |
Birmingham Legion FC (USLC) vs. Southern States SC Stars (NPSL)/Georgia Revolution FC (NPSL) winner |
TBD |
Protective Stadium; Birmingham, Ala. |
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TBD |
FC Tulsa (USLC) vs. Tulsa Athletic (NPSL)/Azteca FC (Colo.) winner |
TBD |
ONEOK Field; Tulsa, Okla. |
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TBD |
Hartford Athletic (USLC) vs. Hartford City FC (NPSL)/Oyster Bay United FC (N.Y.) winner |
TBD |
Trinity Health Stadium; Hartford, Conn. |
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TBD |
Miami FC (USLC) vs. Miami United FC (NPSL)/City Soccer FC (Fla.) winner |
TBD |
Fla. International Univ. Soccer Stadium; Miami, Fla. |
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TBD |
New Mexico United (USLC) vs. Las Vegas Legends FC (NPSL)/Park City Red Wolves SC (USLL2) winner |
TBD |
Isotopes Park; Albuquerque, N.M. |
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TBD |
Sacramento Republic FC (USLC) vs. Portland Timbers U23 (USLL2)/Contra Costa FC (Calif.) winner |
TBD |
Heart Health Park; Sacramento, Calif. |
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TBD |
San Antonio FC (USLC) vs. Denton Diablos FC (NPSL)/D'Feeters Kicks Soccer Club (Texas) winner |
TBD |
Toyota Field; San Antonio, Texas |
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TBD |
Tampa Bay Rowdies (USLC) vs. The Villages SC (USLL2)/Orlando FC Wolves (Fla.) winner |
TBD |
Al Lang Stadium; St. Petersburg, Fla. |
Division III vs. Open Division (8 games)
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Date |
Game (home team listed first) |
Time |
Venue |
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TBD |
Nova FC (Va.) vs. Richmond Kickers (USLL1) |
TBD |
Virginia Revolution Sportsplex; Leesburg, Va. |
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Richmond Kickers (USLL1) vs. Lynchburg FC (Va.) |
TBD |
City Stadium; Richmond, Va. |
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TBD |
FC Motown (NPSL) vs. AC Syracuse Pulse (NISA) |
TBD |
Montclair State University Soccer Park; Montclair, N.J. |
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West Chester United SC (USLL2) vs. AC Syracuse Pulse (NISA) |
TBD |
WCUSC/PF Kildare's Pub Turf Field; West Chester, Pa. |
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TBD |
Western Mass Pioneers (USLL2) vs. Flower City Union (NISA) |
TBD |
Lusitano Stadium; Ludlow, Mass. |
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Flower City Union (NISA) vs. Brockton FC United (Mass.) |
TBD |
Marina Auto Stadium; Rochester, N.Y. |
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TBD |
California United Strikers FC (NISA) vs. San Fernando Valley FC (Calif.)/Escondido FC (Calif.) winner |
TBD |
Orange County Great Park – Championship Soccer Stadium; Irvine, Calif. |
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TBD |
Charlotte Independence (USLL1) vs. South Carolina United FC Bantams (USLL2)/North Carolina Fusion U23 (USLL2) winner |
TBD |
American Legion Memorial Stadium; Charlotte, N.C. |
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TBD |
Forward Madison FC (USLL1) vs. Cleveland SC (NPSL)/Chicago FC United (USLL2) winner |
TBD |
Breese Stevens Field; Madison, Wis. |
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TBD |
Rochester New York FC (MLSNP) vs. Ocean City Nor'easters (USLL2)/Lansdowne Yonkers FC (N.Y.) winner |
TBD |
Monroe Community College; Rochester, N.Y. |
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TBD |
Union Omaha (USLL1) vs. Des Moines Menace (USLL2)/Minneapolis City SC (NPSL) winner |
TBD |
Morrison Stadium (Creighton Univ.); Omaha, Neb. |
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First Round
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Date |
Game (home team listed first) |
Time |
Venue |
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March 22 |
FC Motown (NPSL) vs. West Chester United SC (USLL2) |
7 p.m. ET |
MSU Soccer Park; Montclair, N.J. |
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March 22 |
Hartford City FC (NPSL) vs. Oyster Bay United FC (N.Y.) |
7:30 p.m. ET |
Trinity Health Stadium; Hartford, Conn. |
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March 22 |
South Carolina United FC (USLL2) vs. NC Fusion U23 (USLL2) |
7:30 p.m. ET |
SEFL Soccer Complex; Columbia, S.C. |
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March 22 |
The Villages SC (USLL2) vs. Orlando FC Wolves (Fla.) |
7:30 p.m. ET |
The Villages SC Complex; Summerfield, Fla. |
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March 22 |
Denton Diablos FC (NPSL) vs. D'Feeters Kicks Soccer Club (Texas) |
7:30 p.m. CT |
UNT Soccer and Track & Field Stadium; Denton, Texas |
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March 22 |
Southern States SC Stars (NPSL) vs. Georgia Revolution FC (NPSL) |
7:30 p.m. CT |
The Oakes; Hattiesburg, Miss. |
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March 22 |
Cleveland SC (NPSL) vs. Chicago FC United (USLL2) |
7:15 p.m. ET |
George Finnie Stadium; Berea, Ohio |
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March 23 |
San Fernando Valley FC (Calif.) vs. Escondido FC (Calif.) |
2:45 p.m. PT |
Sepulveda Basin Sports Complex; Encino, Calif. |
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March 23 |
Lynchburg FC (Va.) vs. Nova FC (Va.) |
7 p.m. ET |
Lynchburg City Stadium; Lynchburg, Va. |
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March 23 |
Ocean City Nor'easters (USLL2) vs. Lansdowne Yonkers FC (N.Y.) |
7 p.m. ET |
Carey Stadium; Ocean City, N.J. |
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March 23 |
Miami United FC (NPSL) vs. City Soccer FC (Fla.) |
7:30 p.m. ET |
Ted Hendricks Stadium; Hialeah, Fla. |
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March 23 |
Western Mass Pioneers (USLL2) vs. Brockton FC United (Mass.) |
7:30 p.m. ET |
Lusitano Stadium; Ludlow, Mass. |
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March 23 |
Des Moines Menace (USLL2) vs. Minneapolis City SC (NPSL) |
7 p.m. CT |
Valley Stadium; West Des Moines, Iowa |
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March 23 |
Tulsa Athletic (NPSL) vs. Azteca FC (Colo.) |
7 p.m. CT |
Case Soccer Complex (ORU); Tulsa, Okla. |
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March 23 |
Portland Timbers U23 (USLL2) vs. Contra Costa FC (Calif.) |
7 p.m. PT |
John Chambers Field; Salem, Ore. |
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March 23 |
Las Vegas Legends FC (NPSL) vs. Park City Red Wolves SC (USLL2) |
7:30 p.m. PT |
Peter Johanan Soccer Field (UNLV); Las Vegas, N.V. |
April 8 Third Round Draw
April 19-21 Third Round (17 lower-seeded Division I teams enter)
April 22 Round of 32 Draw
May 10-11 Round of 32 (Eight higher-seeded Division I teams enter)
May 12 Round of 16/Quarterfinal Draw
May 24-25 Round of 16
June 21-22 Quarterfinals
July 26-27 Semifinals
Sept. 6, 7, 13 or 14 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final
About the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
In its 107th edition, the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup – U.S. Soccer's National Championship – has crowned a champion since 1914 in every year except 2020 and 2021. 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. In 1999, the oldest ongoing national soccer competition in the United States was renamed to honor American soccer pioneer Lamar Hunt.
The 2022 U.S. Open Cup winner will earn $300,000 in prize money, a berth in the 2023 Concacaf Champions League and have its name engraved on the Dewar Challenge Trophy – one of the oldest nationally-contested trophies in American team sports – now on permanent display at the National Soccer Hall of Fame in Frisco, Texas. The runner-up will earn $100,000, while the team that advances the furthest from each lower division will take home a $25,000 cash prize.
Atlanta United FC is the defending Open Cup champion, having earned the club's first tournament title thanks to 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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