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105th edition of cup competition in American soccer
Football tournament season
2018 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Country United States Teams 97 Champions Houston Dynamo
Matches played 96 Goals scored 332 (3.46 per match) Top goal scorer(s) Mauro Manotas (6 goals)
The 2018 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup was the 105th edition of the U.S. Open Cup , a knockout cup competition in American soccer. It is the oldest ongoing competition in the United States and was contested by 97 teams from leagues in the U.S. system .[1]
The 97 entrants included the 20 American clubs from
Houston Dynamo
.
The 2018 tournament initially excluded clubs from the
Qualification
Enter in Play-in round (Open Division)
Enter in First round (Open Division)
Enter in Second round (Second Division)
Enter in Fourth round (First Division)
PDL
4 teams/2 teams
Local Qualifiers 13 teams
NPSL 18 teams
PDL
18 teams
USL 22 teams
MLS 20 teams
NPSL
PDL
$ : Winner of $25,000 bonus for advancing the furthest in the competition from their respective divisions.
$$ : Winner of $100,000 for being the runner-up in the competition.
$$$ : Winner of $300,000 for winning the competition.
Brackets
Play-in round May 6 First round May 8–9 Second round May 16 Third round May 22–23 NPSL penalty shootout score
Host team listed first Bold = winner* = penalty shootout score
Match details
All times local to game site.
Play-in round
Draw announced April 4.[3]
First round
Draw announced April 4.[3]
Kitsap Soccer Club
(NPSL)
South Georgia Tormenta FC
(PDL)
Second round
Draw announced April 11.[4]
South Georgia Tormenta FC
(PDL)
Portland Timbers U23s
(PDL)
Third round
Draw announced May 14.[5]
Fourth round
Draw announced May 24.[6]
Round of 16
Draw announced June 7.[7]
Quarter-finals
Draw announced June 7.
Semi-finals
Draw announced July 23.
[8] [9]
Final
Main article:
2018 U.S. Open Cup Final
Top goalscorers
Team eliminated for this round.
References
^ a b "2018 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Format Finalized" (Press release). U.S. Soccer Federation. March 14, 2018. Retrieved March 14, 2018 .
^ Carlisle, Jeff (March 30, 2018). "NASL holdovers Cosmos, Miami FC, Armada cleared for U.S. Open Cup" . ESPN . Retrieved March 30, 2018 .
^ a b "First round Pairings for 2018 U.S. Open Cup Announced" . USSoccer.com . US Soccer. Retrieved April 5, 2018 .
^ "First round Pairings and Host Scenarios Set for 2018 U.S. Open Cup" . USSoccer.com . US Soccer. Retrieved May 2, 2018 .
^ "Potential Pairings and Host Scenarios for 2018 U.S. Open Cup Third Round Set" . USSoccer.com . US Soccer. Retrieved May 14, 2018 .
^ "U.S. Soccer Unveils 2018 U.S. Open Cup Fourth Round Pairings" . USSoccer.com . US Soccer. Retrieved May 24, 2018 .
^ "Round of 16 Draw Sets Up 2018 U.S. Open Cup Bracket Through Final" . USSoccer.com . US Soccer. Retrieved June 8, 2018 .
^ O'Boyle, Danny (July 19, 2018). "LAFC semifinal spot in U.S. Open Cup is in doubt over eligibility of Mark-Anthony Kaye" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved July 19, 2018 .
^ Mather, Victory (July 19, 2018). "U.S. Open Cup Delayed as Officials Try to Figure Out the Rules" . The New York Times . Retrieved July 19, 2018 .
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