U.S. Open Cup Moves ahead with Massive 59-Game Slate of 2026 Second Qualifying Round Matches this Weekend
Contests from Coast to Coast to Whittle Down Field of 2026 Open Division Hopefuls to 64 Clubs
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ATLANTA (October 9, 2025) – Barely a week after Nashville SC lifted the 2025 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup trophy, the road to make next year’s Tournament Proper will pick up this weekend with 59 Second Qualifying Round contests for the 2026 edition of U.S. Soccer’s Club Championship.
118 clubs from the record pool of 145 amateur entrants will be in action during the Second Qualifying Round across Oct. 10-12, which includes teams from 26 states plus the District of Columbia. The busiest window of this fall’s four Qualifying Rounds will see the winners moving on to the Third Qualifying Round in early November.
Second Qualifying Round action starts with a lone Friday night feature pitting 14-time Open Cup participant Western Mass Pioneers – the USL League Two side that counts USMNT forward Patrick Agyemang among its notable alumni – against Atletico Boston at “The Soccer Capital of New England”, historic Lusitano Stadium, in Ludlow, Mass.
Saturday’s 25-game slate kicks off with a Philly Metro matinee hosted by 2025 Open Division participant Vereinigung Erzgebirge Majors, who continue their trek back to the Tournament Proper versus Colonial SC in a United Soccer League of Pennsylvania showdown. Tulsa Athletic continue their path toward a fifth straight appearance in the Tournament Proper when they host Denton Diablos, while two more sides from this spring’s Open Division roster who received byes in the First Qualifying Round – CD Faialense (vs. Project Football) and Harbor City FC (at FC Kanks) – begin their respective roads back on Saturday.
Sunday’s massive list of 33 matches includes five more teams from the 2025 Open Division crop in action – Harpos FC (at Boulder United), Miami United FC (vs. Boca Jrs Miami FC), NY Renegades FC (at four-time Open Cup Champion New York Greek American SC), Southern Indiana FC (vs. Bootleggers AC) and Virginia Dream FC (at Doradus FC). Once San Ramon FC and Dublin Celtic FC finish off the evening’s final fixture in the Bay Area, the field of 64 teams for the Third Qualifying Round from Nov. 1-2 will be set, with this weekend’s 59 victors joining the five teams with Second Qualifying Round byes – Ballard FC, Brockton FC United, City Soccer FC, Laguna United FC and UDA Soccer.
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.
A record 145 clubs registered to participate in the 2026 Qualifying Rounds, which culminate with all 16 qualifier bids being decided in the Fourth Qualifying Round on Nov. 22-23. 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 full Second Round Qualifying schedule is below. 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
Friday, Oct. 10
Western Mass Pioneers vs. Atletico Boston | Lusitano Stadium; Ludlow, Mass. | 7 p.m. ET
Saturday, Oct. 11
Vereinigung Erzgebirge Majors vs. Colonial SC | Vereinigung Erzgebirge Clubhouse; Warminster, Pa. | 2:30 pm ET
Christos FC vs. Baltimore City F.C. | North County H.S.; Glen Bernie, Md. | 3 p.m. ET
Mint Hill FC vs. SCU Heat | Mint Hill Veterans Memorial Park; Mint Hill, N.C. | 3 p.m. ET
O'Shea's FC vs. FC Florida | Gaines Park; West Palm Beach, Fla. | 4 p.m. ET
Parkland Travel Soccer Club vs. Florida Futbol Club | Terramar Park; Parkland, Fla. | 5 p.m. ET
CD Faialense vs. Project Football | Miller Field; Winthrop, Mass. | 6 p.m. ET
Omaha Street FC vs. Iowa Demon Hawks | Blackburn High School; Omaha, Neb. | 5 p.m. CT
ASC New Stars vs. SVD Beaumont | Bayland Park; Houston, Texas | 6 p.m. CT
Briar United FC vs. Greenville United Football Club | Pleasant Park; Apex, N.C. | 7 p.m. ET
Capital City Islanders vs. MoCo 1776 FC | Skyline Sports Complex (City Island); Harrisburg, Pa. | 7 p.m. ET
FC Monmouth vs. Bulldogs SC | Count Basie Park; Red Bank, N.J. | 7 p.m. ET
SC Vistula Garfield vs. Ironbound SCP | Garfield High School; Garfield, N.J. | 7 p.m. ET
Bold City SC vs. Stetson FA | Fort Family Park; Jacksonville, Fla. | 7:30 p.m. ET
Grove United vs. Alexandria Reds | Glover Park; Glen Allen, Va. | 7:30 p.m. ET
Fort Myers City FC vs. Badgers FC | Babcock Ranch; Punta Gorda, Fla. | 8 p.m. ET
StrikerZ DFW Soccer Club vs. Dallas Atletico | Ron Poe Stadium; McKinney, Texas | 7 p.m. CT
Tulsa Athletic vs. Denton Diablos | Athletic Community Field; Tulsa, Okla. | 7 p.m. CT
Woodland Football Club vs. BOHFS St.Louis | Shawnee Mission District Stadium; Mission, Kan. | 7 p.m. CT
Deportivo Lake Mary FC vs. Emerald FC Orlando | Lake Mary High School; Lake Mary, Fla. | 8 p.m. ET
MSI Pro vs. Arlington SA Pro | Blair H.S.; Silver Spring, Md. | 8:30 p.m. ET
FC Kanks vs. Harbor City FC | XL Soccer World; Orlando, Fla. | 8:45 p.m. ET
United SC vs. Edgewater Castle FC | Lions for Hope Sports Complex; Chicago, Ill. | 8:30 p.m. CT
Napa Valley 1839 FC vs. FC Folsom | Justin Siena High School; Napa, Calif. | 7 p.m. PT
Next Level Soccer vs. Olympians FC | Highley H.S.; Gilbert, Ariz. | 7 p.m. MST
Valley 559 FC vs. Real San Jose | Keith Tice Park; Fresno, Calif. | 7 p.m. PT
Sunday, Oct. 12
Steel City FC vs. FCY New York | Founders Field; Cheswick, Pa. | 3 p.m. ET
Cleveland SC vs. Akron City FC | North Olmsted Stadium Complex; North Olmsted, Ohio | 4 p.m. ET
Majestic SC vs. Atletico Buford FC | Ebster Park Soccer Field; Decatur, Ga. | 4 p.m. ET
Peak Eleven FC vs. Azteca FC | Pinnacle Athletic Complex; Thornton, Colo. | 2 p.m. MT
Boulder United FC vs. Harpos FC | Broomfield Commons; Broomfield, Colo. | 2:30 p.m. MT
Croatia Cleveland vs. Detroit Metro FC | Mentor High School; Mentor, Ohio | 5 p.m. ET
Miami Soccer Academy vs. River Miami FC | Oak Grove Park; Miami, Fla. | 5 p.m. ET
Southern Indiana FC vs. Bootleggers AC | Green Valley Soccer Complex; New Albany, Ind. | 5 p.m. ET
Doradus FC vs. Virginia Dream FC | West Springfield High School; Springfield, Va. | 6 p.m. ET
FC Lonestar Gpse vs. FC Omens | Veterans Memorial Stadium; Lawrence, Mass. | 6 p.m. ET
Guerrilla FC vs. DMV Elite FC | The Fields at RFK; Washington, D.C. | 6 p.m. ET
Miami United FC vs. Boca Jrs Miami FC | Milander Park; Hialeah, Fla. | 6 p.m. ET
Oaklyn United FC vs. Scots-American Athletic Club | Rowan University Soccer Stadium; Glassboro, N.J. | 6 p.m. ET
Pinellas County United Pelicans SC vs. FC America CFL Spurs | Walter Fuller Park; St. Petersburg, Fla. | 6 p.m. ET
Kalonji Pro-Profile vs. Limeno Georgia | Shiloh H.S.; Snellville, Ga. | 7 p.m. ET
Metropolitan Oval Academy vs. Central Park Rangers FC | Metropolitan Oval; Maspeth, N.Y. | 7 p.m. ET
North Georgia United vs. Potros FC | Riverbend Park; Dalton, Ga. | 7 p.m. ET
Zum Schneider FC vs. Osner's FC | Jack McManus Field; New York, N.Y. | 7 p.m. ET
FC Balboa vs. San Diego Internacional | Logan Memorial Education Campus; San Diego, Calif. | 4:30 p.m. PT
The Olympic Club vs. Albion SC Silicon Valley | Negoesco Stadium; San Francisco, Calif. | 5 p.m. PT
Hurricane FC vs. Palm Beach Flames SC | Seacrest Soccer Complex; Delray Beach, Fla. | 7:30 p.m. ET
Atletico Miami Internacional FC vs. Red Force | Kendall Soccer Park; Miami, Fla. | 8 p.m. ET
Chicago House AC vs. Wisloka Chicago | Benedictine University; Lisle, Ill. | 7 p.m. CT
DOXA SC vs. Lansdowne Yonkers FC | Flowers Park; New Rochelle, N.Y. | 8 p.m. ET
New York Greek American SC vs. NY Renegades FC | Hofstra Stadium; Hempstead, N.Y. | 8 pm. ET
Tennessee United Soccer Club vs. Eagles Sports Southaven F.C. | Station Camp H.S. Soccer Field; Gallatin, Tenn. | 7 p.m. CT
210 FC vs. Master Joga | STAR Soccer Complex; San Antonio, Texas | 7:30 p.m. CT
City SC San Diego vs. Rebels SC | Aviara Community Park; Carlsbad, Calif. | 6 p.m. PT
Sharktopus Football Club vs. Bellevue Athletic FC | Jefferson Playfield; Seattle, Wash. | 6:30 p.m. PT
International San Francisco vs. CF San Rafael | James P. Lang Soccer Field; San Francisco, Calif. | 7 p.m. PT
Irvine FC vs. Apple Valley Storm | Lake Forest Sports Park; Lake Forest, Calif. | 7 p.m. PT
Ariana FC vs. Bay Area United FC | Cayetano Park; Livermore, Calif. | 7:15 p.m. PT
San Ramon FC vs. Dublin Celtic FC | Tiffany Roberts Field; San Ramon, Calif. | 7:30 p.m. PT
Teams with Second Qualifying Round byes (5): Ballard FC, Brockton FC United, City Soccer FC, Laguna United FC, UDA Soccer
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