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.

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)

Date

Game (home team listed first)

Time

Venue

TBD

ALBION San Diego (NISA) vs. San Diego Loyal SC (USLC)

TBD

Canyon Crest Academy; San Diego, Calif.

TBD

Bay Cities FC (NISA) vs. Monterey Bay F.C. (USLC)

TBD

Cañada College; Redwood, Calif.

TBD

Charleston Battery (USLC) vs. South Georgia Tormenta FC (USLL1)

TBD

Patriot's Point Soccer Stadium; Mt. Pleasant, S.C.

TBD

Chattanooga FC (NISA) vs. Memphis 901 FC (USLC)

TBD

Finley Stadium; Chattanooga, Tenn.

TBD

Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC (USLC) vs. Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC (USLL1)

TBD

Weidner Field; Colorado Springs, Colo.

TBD

Detroit City FC (USLC) vs. Michigan Stars FC (NISA)

TBD

Keyworth Stadium; Hamtramck, Mich.

TBD

El Paso Locomotive FC (USLC) vs. Central Valley Fuego FC (USLL1)

TBD

Southwest University Park; El Paso, Texas

TBD

FC Tucson (USLL1) vs. Las Vegas Lights FC (USLC)

TBD

Kino North Stadium; Tucson, Ariz.

TBD

Greenville Triumph SC (USLL1) vs. Oakland Roots (USLC)

TBD

Triumph Stadium at Legacy Early College; Greenville, S.C.

TBD

Louisville City FC (USLC) vs. Chattanooga Red Wolves SC (USLL1)

TBD

Lynn Family Stadium; Louisville, Ky.

TBD

North Carolina FC (USLL1) vs. Rio Grande Valley FC Toros (USLC)

TBD

WakeMed Soccer Park; Cary, N.C.

TBD

Orange County SC (USLC) vs. Los Angeles Force (NISA)

TBD

Orange County Great Park – Championship Soccer Stadium; Irvine, Calif.

TBD

Phoenix Rising FC (USLC) vs. Valley United FC (NISA)

TBD

Phoenix Rising Stadium at Wild Horse Pass; Chandler, Ariz.

TBD

Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC (USLC) vs. Maryland Bobcats FC (NISA)

TBD

Highmark Stadium; Pittsburgh, Pa.

TBD

St. Louis CITY 2 (MLSNP) vs. Indy Eleven (USLC)

TBD

Ralph Korte Stadium (Southern Illinois Univ. Edwardsville); Edwardsville, Ill.

 


Division II vs. Open Division (8 games)

Date

Game (home team listed first)

Time

Venue

TBD

Birmingham Legion FC (USLC) vs. Southern States SC Stars (NPSL)/Georgia Revolution FC (NPSL) winner

TBD

Protective Stadium; Birmingham, Ala.

TBD

FC Tulsa (USLC) vs. Tulsa Athletic (NPSL)/Azteca FC (Colo.) winner

TBD

ONEOK Field; Tulsa, Okla.

TBD

Hartford Athletic (USLC) vs. Hartford City FC (NPSL)/Oyster Bay United FC (N.Y.) winner

TBD

Trinity Health Stadium; Hartford, Conn.

TBD

Miami FC (USLC) vs. Miami United FC (NPSL)/City Soccer FC (Fla.) winner

TBD

Fla. International Univ. Soccer Stadium; Miami, Fla.

TBD

New Mexico United (USLC) vs. Las Vegas Legends FC (NPSL)/Park City Red Wolves SC (USLL2) winner

TBD

Isotopes Park; Albuquerque, N.M.

TBD

Sacramento Republic FC (USLC) vs. Portland Timbers U23 (USLL2)/Contra Costa FC (Calif.) winner

TBD

Heart Health Park; Sacramento, Calif.

TBD

San Antonio FC (USLC) vs. Denton Diablos FC (NPSL)/D'Feeters Kicks Soccer Club (Texas) winner

TBD

Toyota Field; San Antonio, Texas

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)

Date

Game (home team listed first)

Time

Venue

 

TBD

Nova FC (Va.) vs. Richmond Kickers (USLL1)

TBD

Virginia Revolution Sportsplex; Leesburg, Va.

 

-or-

 

 

 

Richmond Kickers (USLL1) vs. Lynchburg FC (Va.)

TBD

City Stadium; Richmond, Va.

TBD

FC Motown (NPSL) vs. AC Syracuse Pulse (NISA)

TBD

Montclair State University Soccer Park; Montclair, N.J.

 

-or-

 

 

 

West Chester United SC (USLL2) vs. AC Syracuse Pulse (NISA)

TBD

WCUSC/PF Kildare's Pub Turf Field; West Chester, Pa.

TBD

Western Mass Pioneers (USLL2) vs. Flower City Union (NISA)

TBD

Lusitano Stadium; Ludlow, Mass.

 

-or-

 

 

 

Flower City Union (NISA) vs. Brockton FC United (Mass.)

TBD

Marina Auto Stadium; Rochester, N.Y.

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.

 

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.

TBD

Forward Madison FC (USLL1) vs. Cleveland SC (NPSL)/Chicago FC United (USLL2) winner

TBD

Breese Stevens Field; Madison, Wis.

 

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.

 

TBD

Union Omaha (USLL1) vs. Des Moines Menace (USLL2)/Minneapolis City SC (NPSL) winner

TBD

Morrison Stadium (Creighton Univ.); Omaha, Neb.

 

 

First Round

Date

Game (home team listed first)

Time

Venue

March 22

FC Motown (NPSL) vs. West Chester United SC (USLL2)

7 p.m. ET

MSU Soccer Park; Montclair, N.J.

March 22

Hartford City FC (NPSL) vs. Oyster Bay United FC (N.Y.)

7:30 p.m. ET

Trinity Health Stadium; Hartford, Conn.

March 22

South Carolina United FC (USLL2) vs. NC Fusion U23 (USLL2)

7:30 p.m. ET

SEFL Soccer Complex; Columbia, S.C.

March 22

The Villages SC (USLL2) vs. Orlando FC Wolves (Fla.)

7:30 p.m. ET

The Villages SC Complex; Summerfield, Fla.

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

March 22

Southern States SC Stars (NPSL) vs. Georgia Revolution FC (NPSL)

7:30 p.m. CT

The Oakes; Hattiesburg, Miss.

March 22

Cleveland SC (NPSL) vs. Chicago FC United (USLL2)

7:15 p.m. ET

George Finnie Stadium; Berea, Ohio

March 23

San Fernando Valley FC (Calif.) vs. Escondido FC (Calif.)

2:45 p.m. PT

Sepulveda Basin Sports Complex; Encino, Calif.

March 23

Lynchburg FC (Va.) vs. Nova FC (Va.)

7 p.m. ET

Lynchburg City Stadium; Lynchburg, Va.

March 23

Ocean City Nor'easters (USLL2) vs. Lansdowne Yonkers FC (N.Y.)

7 p.m. ET

Carey Stadium; Ocean City, N.J.

March 23

Miami United FC (NPSL) vs. City Soccer FC (Fla.)

7:30 p.m. ET

Ted Hendricks Stadium; Hialeah, Fla.

March 23

Western Mass Pioneers (USLL2) vs. Brockton FC United (Mass.)

7:30 p.m. ET

Lusitano Stadium; Ludlow, Mass.

March 23

Des Moines Menace (USLL2) vs. Minneapolis City SC (NPSL)

7 p.m. CT

Valley Stadium; West Des Moines, Iowa

March 23

Tulsa Athletic (NPSL) vs. Azteca FC (Colo.)

7 p.m. CT

Case Soccer Complex (ORU); Tulsa, Okla.

March 23

Portland Timbers U23 (USLL2) vs. Contra Costa FC (Calif.)

7 p.m. PT

John Chambers Field; Salem, Ore.

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.

 

usopencup.com is the official website of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. Fans can also follow the competition on Twitter and Instagram @OpenCup and Facebook @OfficialOpenCup.