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2022 US Open Cup: Round 2 pairings and hosting scenarios announced

February 11, 2022 by Michael Battista

Players from the Tampa Bay Rowdies (right) and The Villages SC battle for the ball in their Second Round match in the 2019 US Open Cup. Photo: Tampa Bay Rowdies
Players from the Tampa Bay Rowdies (right) and The Villages SC battle for the ball in their Second Round match in the 2019 US Open Cup. Photo: Tampa Bay Rowdies

The professional teams in Division II and Division III leagues (USL Championship, USL League One, National Independent Soccer Association, and MLS Next Pro) now know who they will or could face in the Second Round. The United States Soccer Federation announced the pairings for the Second Round of the 107th edition of the tournament. The 31 games between April 5-7 will feature the 16 Open Division winners from the First Round along with 46 professional teams. This is the largest round in terms of number of matches in the Modern Era.

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The hosts for the Second Round, and all future rounds and the previous one, are determined by random selection. If both teams apply to host and both teams meet the federation’s minimum venue standards, then the home team is decided by random draw.

The winners from the opening round will advance to the Second Round which is scheduled to be played April 5-7. This round will introduce professional teams into the competition as all Division II (USL Championship) and Division III (MLS Next Pro, National Independent Soccer Association, and USL League One) teams will enter.

The process for determining Second Round matchups first involved pairing a First Round matchup with a nearby Division II or Division III team. After that process is done, the remaining Division II and Division III teams were paired up against each other, with teams from the same division prevented from playing each other. This was also done as travel friendly as possible with matchups that don’t fit geographically being determined by random selection.

The Oakland Roots will have the longest travel for this round. It is 2,212 miles between their respective home stadiums. Other long road trips for this round include Rio Grande Valley FC (Edinburg, TX) to North Carolina FC (Raleigh, NC) at 1,320 miles, and Central Valley Fuego FC (Fresno, CA) to El Paso Locomotive FC at 834 miles. All three are longer than the longest First Round match (Azteca FC/Denver, CO to Tulsa Athletic) at about 700 miles. These are longest road trips since the 2015 Second Round which had Portland Timbers 2 (USL) traveling to Michigan Bucks (PDL), Real Monarchs (USL) traveling to Long Island Rough Riders (PDL), and Seacoast United Phantoms (PDL) traveling Tulsa Roughnecks (USL).

Dates and times are TBD so that US Soccer can try and schedule these matches to fit within their broadcast capacity on ESPN+. There is a limited amount of matches they can broadcast at once with their broadcast partner VISTA Worldlink.

The winners from Round 2 will advance to the Third Round which is scheduled to be played April 19-21. The 17 lowest ranked Division I (Major League Soccer) teams will enter in that round.

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 Dillon 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.

 

Filed Under: 2022 US Open Cup, Feature - Main, US Open Cup Tagged With: 2022 US Open Cup, Division II, Division III, MLS Next Pro, National Independent Soccer Association, Open Division, Second Round, USL Championship, USL League One

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