U.S. Soccer Announces Matchups for Second Round of 2025 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
Sixteen Second Round Showdowns to Take Place April 1-2, All Broadcast Live @USSoccer on YouTube
CHICAGO (March 21, 2025) – The draw and schedule for the Second Round of the 2025 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, U.S. Soccer’s National Championship, have been announced by U.S. Soccer.
Sixteen Second Round meetings are set to take place across the country from April 1-2; any updates to match details will be made at ussoccer.com/us-open-cup/schedule. Like the First Round, all Second Round affairs can be viewed live and for free exclusively via U.S. Soccer’s YouTube home.
The First Round will conclude this evening with an intra-USL affair pitting amateur side Flatirons SC (USLL2) against Union Omaha (USLL1) in Golden, Colo., at 9:00 p.m. ET (WATCH LIVE @USSoccer on YouTube).
2025 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Second Round Pairings
Home teams listed first; visit ussoccer.com/us-open-cup/schedulefor updated match listings
| Date | Time (ET) | Opponents | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 1 | 6 p.m. | Columbus Crew 2 (NP) vs. Lexington Sporting Club (USLC) | Lower.com Field; Columbus, Ohio |
| April 1 | 7 p.m. | South Georgia Tormenta FC (USLL1) vs. FORO SC (UPSL) | Tormenta Stadium; Statesboro, Ga. |
| April 1 | 7:30 p.m. | Inter Miami CF II (NP) vs. Miami FC (USLC) | Chase Stadium; Fort Lauderdale, Fla. |
| April 1 | 7:30 p.m. | Charlotte Independence (USLL1) vs. Carolina Core FC (NP) | Mecklenburg County Sportsplex at Matthews; Matthews, N.C. |
| April 1 | 10:00 p.m. | Monterey Bay FC (USLC) vs. El Farolito (NPSL) | Cardinale Stadium; Seaside, Calif. |
| April 1 | 10:30 p.m. | AV ALTA FC (USLL1) vs. LAFC2 (NP) | Lancaster Memorial Stadium; Lancaster, Calif. |
| April 2 | 6:30 p.m. | Loudoun United FC (USLC) vs. Virginia Dream FC (USASA) | Segra Field; Leesburg, Va. |
| April 2 | 6:30 p.m. | Portland Hearts of Pine (USLL1) vs. Hartford Athletic (USLC) | Franklin Athletic Complex; Lewiston, Me. |
| April 2 | 7 p.m. | Westchester SC (USLL1) vs. NY Pancyprian Freedoms (USASA) | The Stadium at Memorial Field; Mt. Vernon, N.Y. |
| April 2 | 7 p.m. | Chattanooga FC (NP) vs. Chattanooga Red Wolves SC (USLL1) | Finley Stadium; Chattanooga, Tenn. |
| April 2 | 7 p.m. | Greenville Triumph (USLL1) vs. One Knoxville SC (USLL1) | Paladin Stadium at Furman University; Greenville, S.C. |
| April 2 | 7:30 p.m. | FC Naples (USLL1) vs. Little Rock Rangers (USLL2) | Paradise Coast Sports Complex; Naples, Fla. |
| April 2 | 7:30 p.m. | Forward Madison FC (USLL1) vs. FC Tulsa (USLC) | Breese Stevens Field; Madison, Wisc. |
| April 2 | 8:30 p.m. | Des Moines Menace (USLL2) vs. Flatirons FC (USLL2)/Union Omaha (USLL1) winner | Valley Stadium; West Des Moines, Iowa |
| April 2 | 10 p.m. | Tacoma Defiance (NP) vs. Spokane Velocity FC (USLL1) | Starfire Sports Complex; Tukwila, Wash. |
| April 2 | 10:30 p.m. | Ventura County FC (NP) vs. El Paso Locomotive (USLC) | Dignity Health Sports Park Track & Field Stadium; Carson, Calif. |
Second Round pairings were made on a geographical basis. 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. Home teams for each round are determined by random selection among those who apply to host.
The Second Round winners will move on to the Third Round (April 15-16), where they will be pitted against 16 Division II professional teams from the USL Championship.
About the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
Now in its 110th edition, the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup has crowned U.S. Soccer’s national champion since 1914. The history-filled tournament is conducted on a single-game-knockout basis and is open to professional and amateur teams affiliated with U.S. Soccer. In 1999, the oldest ongoing national soccer competition in the U.S. was renamed to honor American soccer pioneer Lamar Hunt.
The 2025 U.S. Open Cup winner will earn a berth in the 2026 Concacaf Champions Cup 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 2025 tournament features a total purse worth $1 million that includes a $600,000 award for the champion.
Los Angeles Football Club of MLS is the defending Champion. The 109th edition of the tournament concluded on September 25, 2024, with LAFC beating four-time Champions Sporting Kansas City 3-1 at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles to become Open Cup Champions for the first time.
The official website of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup is ussoccer.com/us-open-cup. Fans can also follow the competition on X/Twitter and Instagram @OpenCup and Facebook @OfficialOpenCup.