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December 4, 2025

Format, Schedule and Participating Teams Finalized for 2026 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

December 2, 2025

The Hearts’ Desire: Mainers Climb High in Historic First Cupset

November 24, 2025

Open Division Field Set for 2026 U.S. Open Cup Following Riveting Final Round of Qualifying

November 24, 2025

Through to the Tournament Proper: 2026 U.S. Open Cup Fourth Qualifying Round Review

November 20, 2025

16 Spots in 2026 U.S. Open Cup on the Line During Fourth Qualifying Round this Weekend

November 20, 2025

One Win from Cinderella-Status: 2026 U.S. Open Cup Final Qualifying Round Preview

November 19, 2025

Checkered Roots and Family Ties: Croatia Cleveland’s U.S. Open Cup Renaissance

November 13, 2025

Veteran Nous and Polish Power Fuel SC Vistula in U.S. Open Cup Qualifying Charge

November 11, 2025

A Taste of the Old Days with Cambridge-Based U.S. Open Cup Hopefuls CD Faialense

November 5, 2025

Schedule Set for Fourth and Final Qualifying Round of 2026 U.S. Open Cup on November 22-23

November 4, 2025

Final Round Field Finalized: 2026 U.S. Open Cup Third Qualifying Round Review

October 24, 2025

USMNT Alum Edgar Castillo: Estadio Azteca to Azteca FC and the U.S. Open Cup Qualifiers

October 21, 2025

Replay Ordered for Second Qualifying Round Match of U.S. Open Cup

October 21, 2025

Pennsylvania’s Historic Vereinigung Erzgebirge Back at the U.S. Open Cup Grind

October 13, 2025

Road Joys, High Tension and Blowouts: 2026 U.S. Open Cup Second Qualifying Round Review

October 9, 2025

U.S. Open Cup Moves ahead with Massive 59-Game Slate of 2026 Second Qualifying Round Matches this Weekend

October 2, 2025

The Nashville Way: How B.J. Callaghan and Co. ‘Out-Teamed’ the Rest for U.S. Open Cup Glory

October 2, 2025

Nashville SC Crowned 2025 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Champions for First Trophy in Club History

September 29, 2025

‘An Incredible Honor’: Tori Penso Leads First All-Female U.S. Open Cup Final Officiating Crew

September 27, 2025

U.S. Open Cup Finalist Spotlight: Austin FC’s Hard Road to Date with Destiny

September 26, 2025

Coaches Q&A: First-Year Bosses Eye U.S. Open Cup History for Austin FC and Nashville SC

September 24, 2025

Rockets of Old to Today’s Austin FC: 34 Years of Texas and the U.S. Open Cup Final

September 22, 2025

Coach B.J. Callaghan: National Team Cult Hero to Nashville SC’s U.S. Open Cup Dream Weaver 

September 18, 2025

CJ Fodrey’s Gutsy Game-Winner in Extra Time Sends Austin FC to First U.S. Open Cup Final

September 17, 2025

Nashville SC’s Sam Surridge: Humble Goal Glutton Keen to ‘Keep it Going’ in U.S. Open Cup Final 

September 15, 2025

Blowouts and Early Exits: Amateur Hopefuls Start 2026 U.S. Open Cup Qualifying Rounds

September 14, 2025

Minnesota United FC ‘Sicko-Ball’ Taking the U.S. Open Cup by Storm

September 12, 2025

U.S. Soccer Confirms 16 Open Division Clubs Receiving Byes into 2026 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup First Round

August 29, 2025

Schedule Confirmed For 22 Games Of The 2026 U.S. Open Cup First Qualifying Round  

August 18, 2025

The U.S. Open Cup Will Have a First-Time Champ Again in 2025

August 12, 2025

Last U.S. Open Cup Semifinal Slot Determined Wednesday; Change to Kickoff Time Announced for Minnesota United FC-Austin FC Semifinal

August 7, 2025

Minnesota United’s Trophy Whisperer Julian Gressel Chases More ‘Special Nights’ in the U.S. Open Cup

August 7, 2025

How Vermont Green FC and Hickory FC Built Soccer Communities Leading into 2026 U.S. Open Cup

July 25, 2025

U.S. Open Cup Moment (2025 Quarterfinals): Minnesota ‘Sickos’ Roll Like Thunder

July 23, 2025

U.S. Open Cup Moment (2025 Quarterfinals): Old Cup Magic Snares New Boys Nashville

July 11, 2025

Schedule Announced for 2025 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Semifinal Round in September

July 10, 2025

Nashville SC Storms Back to Defeat D.C. United in U.S. Open Cup Quarterfinal

July 9, 2025

Austin FC Reach First-Ever U.S. Open Cup Semifinal, Overcoming San Jose Earthquakes in Penalty Shootout

July 9, 2025

Minnesota United FC Outlast 10-Man Chicago Fire to Book U.S. Open Cup Semifinal Spot

July 8, 2025

Details Released Regarding Open Division Participation in the 2026 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

July 7, 2025

CBS Sports’ Comprehensive U.S. Open Cup Coverage Continues with Quarterfinals Tuesday & Wednesday

June 27, 2025

U.S. Open Cup Rewind: When the New York Cosmos (sort of) Won it All in 1971

June 25, 2025

D.C. United Hero Jordan Farr on Third-String Grinding, the Magic of a U.S. Open Cup Moment

June 24, 2025

2025 U.S. Open Cup Last Eight: Mixed Bag of Histories for Quarterfinal Octet

June 21, 2025

Big Apple Renaissance: Red Bulls Aim to Revive U.S. Open Cup Legacy in Metro NY

June 18, 2025

Ian Harkes Inspires More Family Lore and U.S. Open Cup Magic with San Jose Earthquakes

June 5, 2025

Heroes of the Open Cup: Philly Ukrainians’ Five-Star Noha Kicks off 60s Dynasty

June 5, 2025

Chicago Fire Chases Fifth Crown and Place Among the U.S. Open Cup Immortals

May 27, 2025

2025 U.S. Open Cup Quarterfinal Schedule Set with Pair of Doubleheaders July 8 & 9

May 25, 2025

The Great Eight (U.S. Open Cup Round of 16): MLS Supremacy, Brotherly Love and a Goal Glut for the Ages

May 22, 2025

Wild Wednesday Goal Barrage Closes Open Cup Round of 16 and Sets Quarterfinal Field

May 19, 2025

Pennsylvania’s Deep Soccer Roots Stitch Through the U.S. Open Cup

May 19, 2025

Expanded Studio Coverage and The Golazo Show Whip-around Program Highlight CBS Sports’ Coverage of this Week’s U.S. Open Cup Round of 16

May 16, 2025

Charlotte FC’s Tim Ream: 2025 U.S. Open Cup a ‘Chance to put a Trophy in the Cabinet’

May 16, 2025

St. Louis CITY SC Stand on the Shoulders of U.S. Open Cup Giants

May 15, 2025

New England Revolution Icon Andrew Farrell ‘Cup Up’ for 2025 Trophy Chase

May 14, 2025

Legendary Coach Bob Lilley: Captain of the Pittsburgh Riverhounds Cupset Dynasty

May 11, 2025

The Great Eight (U.S. Open Cup Round of 32): MLS Dominance, Pittsburgh’s Resistance and the Promise of a Long Shot

May 9, 2025

Houston Dynamo’s Ben Olsen on U.S. Open Cup Glories & Defying the Odds

May 9, 2025

U.S. Open Cup Rewind: The Pittsburgh-Area Coal Miners of Harmarville who Claimed two Titles

May 8, 2025

Schedule Set for Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Round of 16

May 7, 2025

MLS Sides Go Five-for-Five on First Night of U.S. Open Cup’s Round of 32

May 5, 2025

CBS Sports Continues U.S. Open Cup Coverage with Expanded Whip-Around Show for This Week’s Round of 32

May 3, 2025

U.S. Open Cup Preview: MLS Enters the Fray as Cupset Sword Looms in Round of 32

May 2, 2025

Wilmer Cabrera’s El Paso Locomotive on the Right Track in U.S. Open Cup Play

May 2, 2025

Red Bulls Boss Sandro Schwarz on ‘Creating Emotions’ in the U.S. Open Cup

May 2, 2025

Cinderella Swagger: Meet the Quartet of Division III Survivors Alive in the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32

April 29, 2025

Charleston Battery Ace MD Myers: Hat Trick Hero and Dirty Work Devotee

April 28, 2025

MLS Joins the Party: Meet the 16 Div. I Teams Entering the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32

April 23, 2025

Eight Finals One Revolver Rhode Islands Coats Field Birthplace of the Open Cup

April 21, 2025

The Great Eight (U.S. Open Cup Third Round): Cupset Quartet, Derby Days & an Adios to the Beloved Burrito Boys

April 17, 2025

Round of 32 Schedule in Place for 2025 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

April 17, 2025

Half of U.S. Open Cup Third Round’s Second Matchday Decided In Penalty Kicks

April 16, 2025

Trio Of Upsets “After Dark” End U.S. Open Cup Third Round’s Opening Night with Fireworks

April 14, 2025

Paramount+ & CBS Sports’ Broadcasts of 2025 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Begin with Expanded Third Round Coverage Tuesday & Wednesday

April 13, 2025

Wild West: A History of USL Championship Clubs in the U.S. Open Cup Pt. 2

April 13, 2025

Beasts of the East: A History of USL Championship Clubs in the U.S. Open Cup Pt. I

April 11, 2025

Moving on up at FC Naples: Matt Poland Swaps Chicago Snows for Florida Pros

April 10, 2025

Westchester SC’s Juan Carlos Obregon: ‘Anything Can Happen in the Open Cup’

April 8, 2025

Miami FC’s Bill Hamid Knows the Chaos of the Cup

April 8, 2025

Mike Jeffries of Charlotte Independence is the Oracle of American Soccer

April 7, 2025

New Mexico United String-Puller Zico Bailey Living up to His Name

April 7, 2025

The Return of Open Cup Cinderella Superheroes El Farolito

April 7, 2025

The Great Eight (Round Two): Unruly Bounces, Farolito’s Delayed Delight & Hearts on Fire in Maine

April 3, 2025

U.S. Soccer Reveals 16-Match Schedule for Third Round of 2025 U.S. Open Cup

April 3, 2025

U.S. Open Cup Second Round Closes with Near Record Crowd for Chattanooga Derby Debut

April 2, 2025

How to Watch & What to Expect From the 2025 U.S. Open Cup Third Round Draw

April 2, 2025

El Farolito Comeback & Dramatic Wins for USL League One Trio Kickstart U.S. Open Cup Second Round

March 31, 2025

Old Blue Against New Red in Chattanooga’s Open Cup Grudge Match

March 28, 2025

No Rest for the Dreamers: #USOC2025 Second Round Preview

March 28, 2025

Hearts Open in Maine: Love & Pride for Portland’s New Team

March 27, 2025

NY’s Pancyprian-Freedoms & the Making of an Old School Underdog

March 26, 2025

U.S. Soccer and CBS Sports Reach Multimedia Rights Agreement for 2025 & 2026 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Tournaments

March 25, 2025

Virginia’s Underdog Dream Team Dress for the Big Occasion

March 25, 2025

Midwest Magic & a New Look for Cup Icons Des Moines Menace

March 24, 2025

Hartford Athletic’s Brendan Burke: Guiding Light with Open Cup Pedigree

March 24, 2025

The Great Eight (Round One): Open Hearts in Maine, Des Moines Frostbite-Delight & the Enduring Wizardry of the Underdog

March 21, 2025

U.S. Soccer Announces Matchups for Second Round of 2025 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

March 21, 2025

Portland Hearts of Pine Inaugural Triumph, NY Pancyprian Freedoms Comeback in Penalties Highlight U.S. Open Cup Matchday Three

March 20, 2025

Four Amateur Sides Rise to Occasion on Dramatic Matchday Two of U.S. Open Cup First Round

March 19, 2025

Several Upset Bids Cut Short on Opening Night of 2025 U.S. Open Cup

March 18, 2025

Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Tournament Kicks Off Today; Increased Investment Leads to Record Purse of $1 Million

March 17, 2025

Meet the Open Cup Legend Lighting Ballard FC’s Way

March 16, 2025

110th Open Cup Kicks Off with 32-Game Pro-vs-Amateur Bonanza: #USOC2025 First Round Preview

March 13, 2025

U.S. Soccer Unveils First & Second Round Broadcast Details for 2025 U.S. Open Cup

March 13, 2025

Big Hearts, Bigfoot & Open Cup Magic for High Country Heroes Appalachian FC

March 11, 2025

MIND the GAP: Eight Amateurs Huge Underdogs Against USL Championship Clubs in 2025 First Round

March 11, 2025

Des Moines Menace: Star-Charged Open Cup Makeover for Iowa’s Beloved Amateurs

March 10, 2025

Legend Ozzie Alonso Hunts More Cup Magic with Iowa Underdogs

March 5, 2025

Open Cup REWIND: 1995 Richmond Kickers Catch ‘Lightning in a Bottle’

March 5, 2025

Open Cup REWIND A Rough Ride for the 97 MetroStars

March 5, 2025

The Half-Century Secret to NY Pancyprian Freedoms’ Success

March 4, 2025

Tulsa Athletic & their Open Cup Field of Dreams

February 10, 2025

2025 Open Cup: Who’s In & How It Works

February 5, 2025

2025 U.S. Open Cup Kicks Off With 32 Games Between Amateurs and Pros

January 29, 2025

HEROES of the OPEN CUP: Willy Roy’s Herculean Hansa Efforts in 1965 Final Run

January 28, 2025

Format and 96-Team Field Finalized for 2025 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

December 18, 2024

HEROES of the OPEN CUP: LA Kickers Ace Willie Carson’s Hobbled 1958 Heroics

December 16, 2024

Meet the Final Qualifiers: Last Group of Seven Amateurs Book #USOC2025 Spots

December 9, 2024

Final Seven Amateur Teams Stamp 2025 Open Cup Tickets as Qualifying Round Concludes

December 5, 2024

Last Spots on the Line: #USOC2025 Final Qualifying Matchday Preview

November 21, 2024

Meet the Magnificent Seven: First Batch of Amateurs Stamp #USOC2025 Tickets

November 20, 2024

Schedule Confirmed for Fourth and Final Matchday of 2025 Open Cup Qualifying

November 18, 2024

Seven Amateur Clubs Book Passage to 2025 U.S. Open Cup With Seven More Spots on Offer in December

November 14, 2024

Seven Spots Up for Grabs: #USOC2025 Third Qualifying Matchday Preview

November 12, 2024

The Ex-Pro Powering Amateurs International San Francisco

November 1, 2024

HEROES of the OPEN CUP: Andy Atuegbu & a 1976 San Francisco Double

October 30, 2024

Seven All-or-Nothing Contests Headline 2025 U.S. Open Cup Third Qualifying Matchday

October 28, 2024

#USOC2025 Second Qualifying Matchday Review: Lucky 13 a Win Away

October 24, 2024

Change the Only Constant in 2024 for Motivated Napa Valley 1839

October 22, 2024

Back on the Underdog Road: #USOC2025 Second Qualifying Matchday Preview

October 21, 2024

Shannon Seymour Steps Out, Up & In for Chicago House

October 9, 2024

Schedule Confirmed for Second Qualifying Matchday of 2025 U.S. Open Cup

October 7, 2024

#USOC2025 First Qualifying Matchday Review: Thirsty 32 Move on Through

October 4, 2024

Genesis & Renaissance: How a Former MLS Journeyman is Changing Worlds

October 4, 2024

Amateurs, Start Your Engines: #USOC2025 First Qualifying Round Preview

October 4, 2024

Open Cup Evangelist Peter Wilt Goes Home Again with Chicago House

September 30, 2024

The Great Eight (2024 Tournament Wrap): Early Storms Bring LA Sunshine

September 27, 2024

LAFC’s Final Hero Kei Kamara Stands Up for the Cup

September 26, 2024

Los Angeles Football Club & the Open Cup get that Hollywood Ending

September 26, 2024

LAFC Claims First Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Crown

September 24, 2024

How to Watch and Stream the 2024 U.S. Open Cup Final

September 24, 2024

Coaches Q&A: USMNT Icons Steve Cherundolo and Peter Vermes Chase Open Cup History

September 23, 2024

Ilie’s Straight Line from Barça’s La Masia to Los Angeles Football Club

September 18, 2024

Matchups Set for First 2025 U.S. Open Cup Qualifying Round

September 17, 2024

Meet the Unbowed Open Cup Final ‘Underdogs’ of Sporting Kansas City

September 16, 2024

LAFC’s Timmy Tillman on the Peculiar ‘Laws of the Cup’

September 15, 2024

Tim Melia & the Making of a Sporting Kansas City Icon

September 12, 2024

Sporting KC’s Daniel Salloi: ‘I’ve Always Loved the Cup’

September 11, 2024

Record-High 114 Amateur Teams Confirmed for 2025 U.S. Open Cup Qualifying Rounds

September 6, 2024

Sporting KC Hunt 5th Star and Spot Among the Open Cup's Immortals

August 30, 2024

The Great Eight (Semifinals): Sporting KC & LAFC Set Up Odd Couple Grand Finale

August 29, 2024

Late Penalty Lifts Los Angeles Football Club to First Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final Appearance

August 28, 2024

Dominant 2-0 Win Sends Sporting Kansas City to 2024 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final

August 27, 2024

How to Watch and Stream the 2024 U.S. Open Cup Semifinals

August 26, 2024

MLS Trio & Indy’s Underdog Chase Final Place: #USOC2024 Semifinal Preview

August 26, 2024

LAFC Lead Sounders (on Paper) Ahead of Marquee Open Cup Semi

August 23, 2024

Jackpot Rothrock Betting on Himself with Hometown Sounders

August 21, 2024

Sporting KC Skipper Johnny Russell Revels in Cup ‘Magic’ & ‘Opportunity’

August 19, 2024

Cinderella Semifinalists Indy Eleven Make Open Cup Lemonade in Turbulent 2024

August 9, 2024

Date Changed for Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Semifinal Between Seattle Sounders FC and LAFC

July 22, 2024

LAFC Tops Host Priority Order for 2024 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final

July 22, 2024

Seattle's Mr. Intensity: Andrew Thomas Pens New Chapter in Starfire Cup Lore

July 19, 2024

U.S. Soccer to Draw Host Priority Order for 2024 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final this Saturday, July 20

July 19, 2024

All in for Eleven: Indy Ask ‘Why Not Us?’ in Landmark Open Cup Run

July 15, 2024

2024 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Continues with Semifinal Doubleheader on August 27

July 12, 2024

LAFC & Admiral Cherundolo Endeavor Toward U.S. Open Cup Lift-Off

July 10, 2024

Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final Four Set After More Drama Closes Out Quarterfinal Round

July 9, 2024

Indy Eleven Delivers Dramatic Upset on First Matchday of 2024 U.S. Open Cup Quarterfinals

July 8, 2024

Introduction of Video Assistant Referees (VAR) to 2024 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Begins with Quarterfinals Tuesday & Wednesday

July 8, 2024

How to Watch and Stream the 2024 U.S. Open Cup Quarterfinals

July 6, 2024

All on the Line in Last Eight: #USOC2024 Quarterfinal Preview

July 3, 2024

Dax on Dax: Atlanta’s McCarty Talks Open Cup Love, Getting Old & the Rarity of Finals

July 2, 2024

Dirt Roads to Bright City Lights: LAFC’s Aaron Long Chases Elusive Open Cup Crown

July 1, 2024

Class in Session for FC Dallas’ Dutch Master Maarten Paes

July 1, 2024

Kieran Phillips ‘Going for It’ as Sacramento Republic Target More Cup Magic

July 1, 2024

Ready, (Jet)-Set, Go for United Cinderellas New Mexico

June 25, 2024

Sporting KC’s Peter Vermes: 'Aesthetics Don’t Matter’ in Cup Chase

June 13, 2024

UNKNOWN OPEN CUP – When 1944 Champs Hispano Played POWs in Real-Life ‘Victory’

May 31, 2024

Forged in the Open Cup: Columbus Crew’s Shootout Hero Patrick Schulte