The Second Round of the 2023 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup is the second-largest round of the Modern Era with 30 games on the schedule. One game was forfeited, leaving 29 games this week.
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2023 US Open Cup Round 2 Preview: 17 games on Wednesday, 1 on Thursday with live video stream links
We have previews of all 17 games being played today (Wednesday) and the one game on Thursday along with links to each broadcast, if available.
2023 US Open Cup Round 2 Day 1 Preview: Action resumes on Tuesday with 10 games
After a first round that saw the final game go all the way to 10 rounds of penalty kicks, we’re finally ready to get started with all of the lower division professional teams joining the competition. Even though one match was deemed a forfeit after Rochester NY FC folded before the season started, there are […]
2023 US Open Cup Round 1 Review: 14 amateur teams earn dates with pro teams in Round 2
The 108th edition of the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup kicked off this week with 14 First Round games.
2023 US Open Cup Round 1 Preview: Amateurs kick off 108th tournament eyeing date with pros in Round 2
The 108th edition of the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup kicks off this week with 14 first round matchups featuring amateur teams from the fourth tier of the US soccer pyramid.
2023 US Open Cup: Bleacher Report app, YouTube to broadcast featured Round 1 matches
US Soccer announced today the broadcast partner for the first three rounds of the 2023 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup.
2023 US Open Cup: 46 lower division pro teams join the tournament in Round 2 in 30 matches
Yesterday, US Soccer announced the pairings and hosting scenarios for the Second Round of the 2023 US Open Cup. In this round, 24 Division II teams from the USL Championship as well as 22 Division III pro teams from the three different leagues will enter the tournament. They will be joined by the 14 […]
2023 US Open Cup: Committee approves VAR in late stages of tournament, covering referee costs starting this year
The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup committee decided at their January 6, 2023 meeting to implement VAR (Video Assistant Referees, what is known as instant replay in other sports) for the Semifinals and Final starting this year. At this same meeting, the committee also decided to cover all referee costs for the tournament, increasing the […]
2023 US Open Cup Qualifying Round 4 Review: Six first-timers, three veteran teams qualify for tournament
It’s been a long road for the teams competing for a place in the 2023 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup. The final week of fixtures finally arrived as nine teams from the Open Division Local Qualifying punched their ticket over the weekend. This ultimate round of the competition was filled with drama. Five of the […]
2023 US Open Cup Qualifying: Previewing the Final Round of 9 “Win and You’re In” Matches
Starting with 107 teams, the hopeful qualifiers for next year’s 2023 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup are down to just 18 teams. 89 teams have already been eliminated over three rounds, and now we’re down to the final nine matches of qualifying. The 108th edition of the Open Cup started off better than last year. […]