Matchups Set for Third Qualifying Round of 2026 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
Slate of 32 Games in Penultimate Qualifying Round to Take Place November 1-2
ATLANTA (October 16, 2025) – U.S. Soccer today announced the slate of 32 matches for the Third Qualifying Round of the 2026 edition of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. The penultimate Qualifying Round will take place from November 1-2 and feature 64 of the record 145 amateur clubs that entered.
Regional rows during the round will be contested in every corner of the country – from Boston to San Diego and Miami to Seattle – and dozens of other soccer hotbeds in between. Teams from 22 states and the District of Columbia still have a shot at making next year’s U.S. Soccer Club Championship Tournament Proper as part of the Qualifying track.
For the second consecutive year, the 2026 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Tournament Proper will include 32 Open Division teams, with 16 of those squads earning their way via the Qualifying Rounds. The 16 spots awarded to teams from the Qualifying Rounds are also the most ever available via this qualifying track, up two from last year’s 14 allocations.
The fight for the 16 Open Division qualifier bids will be decided during the Fourth Qualifying Round taking place Nov. 22-23.
Fans of the Cup can visit usopencup.com for Qualifying Round scores and schedules as play progresses.
Home teams listed first, and venues are subject to change;
Match details to be updated at www.usopencup.com as they are confirmed
Saturday, Nov. 1
Akron City FC vs. Croatia Cleveland | Green Street Stadium at St. Vincent-St. Mary H.S.; Akron, Ohio | 3 p.m. ET
Ballard FC vs. Bellevue Athletic FC | Interbay Stadium; Seattle, Wash. | 12 p.m. PT
Brockton FC United vs. CD Faialense | Roberts Playground; Boston, Mass. | 6 p.m. ET
Briar United FC vs. Grove United | Pleasant Park; Apex, N.C. | 7 p.m. ET
Harbor City FC vs. Bold City SC | Palm Bay H.S.; Melbourne, Fla. | 7 p.m. ET
MSI Pro vs. Christos FC | Maryland Soccer Plex; Boyds, Md. | 7 p.m. ET
NY Renegades FC vs. Lansdowne Yonkers FC | SUSA Orlin & Cohen Sports Complex; Central Islip, N.Y. | 7:45 p.m. ET
Palm Beach Flames SC vs. City Soccer FC | Dr. Joaquín Garcia H.S.; Willington, Fla. | 7:45 p.m. ET
Dallas Atletico vs. Denton Diablos | Bishop Lynch H.S.; Dallas, Texas | 7 p.m. CT
Irvine FC vs. Laguna United FC | Lake Forest Sports Park; Lake Forest, Calif. | 5 p.m. PT
Next Level Soccer vs. UDA Soccer | Highley H.S.; Gilbert, Ariz. | 7 p.m. MST
Valley 559 FC vs. FC Folsom | Keith Tice Park; Fresno, Calif. | 7 p.m. PT
San Diego Internacional vs. City SC San Diego | Mission Bay H.S.; San Diego, Calif. | 8 p.m. PT
Sunday. Nov. 2
Harpos FC vs. Azteca FC | Broomfield Commons; Broomfield, Colo. | 12 p.m. MT
Miami United FC vs. Florida Futbol Club | Oak Grove Park; Miami, Fla. | 5 p.m. ET
Potros FC vs. Atletico Buford FC | Marietta H.S.; Marietta, Ga. | 5 p.m. ET
The Olympic Club vs. Ariana FC | San Francisco Glens Stadium; San Francisco, Calif. | 2:30 p.m. PT
Chicago House AC vs. Edgewater Castle FC | Benedictine University; Lisle, Ill. | 5 p.m. CT
Oaklyn United FC vs. Vereinigung Erzgebirge Majors | Rowan University Soccer Stadium; Glassboro, N.J. | 6 p.m. ET
Atletico Boston vs. FC Lonestar Gpse | Moakley Stadium; Boston, Mass. | 7 p.m. ET
Badgers FC vs. O’Shea’s FC | Monsignor Pace H.S.; Miami Gardens, Fla. | 7 p.m. ET
Bulldogs SC vs. SC Vistula Garfield | Capelli Sports Complex; Tinton Falls, N.J. | 7 p.m. ET
Emerald FC Orlando vs. FC America CFL Spurs | SoFive Winter Park; Orlando, Fla. | 7 p.m. ET
Kalonji Pro-Profile vs. Mint Hill FC | Shiloh H.S.; Snellville, Ga. | 7 p.m. ET
Tennessee United Soccer Club vs. Southern Indiana FC | Station Camp H.S.; Gallatin, Tenn. | 6 p.m. CT
Zum Schneider FC vs. Metropolitan Oval Academy | Jack McManus Field; New York, N.Y. | 7 p.m. ET
201 FC vs. ASC New Stars | Cibolo Multi-Event Center; Cibolo, Texas | 7:30 p.m. CT
Virgina Dream FC vs. Guerrilla FC | Meridian H.S.; Falls Church, Va. | 8 p.m. ET
International San Francisco vs. San Ramon FC | James P. Lang Soccer Field; San Francisco, Calif. | 5:15 p.m. PT
Omaha Street FC vs. BOHFS St. Louis | CHI Nebraska Multisport Complex; La Vista, Neb. | 7:30 p.m. CT
Date to Be Confirmed
Miami Soccer Academy vs. Atletico Miami Internacional FC | Venue TBC | Time TBC
Steel City FC vs. Capital City Islanders | Rooney Field at Duquesne University; Pittsburgh, Pa. | Time TBC
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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 2026 U.S. Open Cup winner will earn a berth in the 2027 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. Nashville SC of MLS is the defending U.S. Open Cup Champion. The 110th edition of the tournament concluded on October 1, 2025, with NSC defeating Austin FC to claim the Tennessee club’s first piece of major silverware.
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