2023 U.S. Open Cup

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2023 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
Tournament details
CountryUnited States
DatesMarch 21 – September 27
Teams99
Defending championsOrlando City SC
Final positions
Champions
Runner-upInter Miami CF
Tournament statistics
Matches played97
Goals scored183 (1.89 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)
All statistics correct as of September 27, 2023.
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The 2023 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup was the 108th edition of the U.S. Open Cup, the knockout domestic cup competition of American soccer.[1] Orlando City SC were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the Round of 32 by Charlotte FC.[2] The 2023 field features 99 teams, including a modern-era record 71 professional sides.[3]

Houston Dynamo FC defeated Inter Miami CF in the final which was held on September 27.

Schedule

Schedule for 2023 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup[1][4]
Round Draw date Match day Entrants Teams entered to date
First round February 3 March 21–23, 2023 Open Division teams 28
Second round February 16 April 4–11, 2023 14 winners from First Round
21 Division III teams
24 USLC teams 		73
Third round April 6 April 25–26, 2023 30 winners from Second Round
18 MLS teams 		91
Round of 32 April 27 May 9–10, 2023 24 winners from Third Round
4 MLS teams competing in the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League
4 next-best MLS teams 		99
Round of 16 May 11 May 23–24, 2023 16 winners from Round of 32
Quarterfinal June 6–7, 2023 8 winners from Round of 16
Semifinals June 8 August 23, 2023 4 winners from Quarterfinals
Final September 27, 2023 2 winners from Semifinals

Teams

Main article: 2023 U.S. Open Cup qualification

Professional teams that are majority-owned or controlled by higher-division professional clubs are barred from entering the competition. On March 10, 2023, Rochester New York FC announced they would not compete in the 2023 MLS Next Pro season, and were in fact ceasing operations.[5]

Table

Enter in First Round Enter in Second Round Enter in Third Round Enter in Round of 32
Open Division Division III Division II Division I
USCS/USASA/USSSA/ANFEEU
10 teams 		NPSL/USL2
18 teams 		MLS Next Pro/NISA/USL1
22 teams
21 teams 		USL Championship
24 teams 		MLS
26 teams
National Amateur Cup
Local Qualifiers[7]
NPSL
USL2
MLS Next Pro
NISA
USL1
  • Bold denotes team is still active in the tournament.
  • $: 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.[8]
  1. ^ Open division team with the most victories against opponents from two divisions higher.
  2. ^ a b c Split between three Division III teams with the most victories against opponents from one division higher, $8,333 each.
  3. ^ Division II team with the most victories against opponents from one division higher.

Map

Brazos Valley Cavalry FC
Cleveland SC
Des Moines Menace
Jacksonville Armada U-23
Lionsbridge FC
NC Fusion
Ocean City Nor'easters
Park City Red Wolves SC
Ventura County Fusion
Capo FC
Bavarian United SC
UDA Soccer
UDA Soccer
Charlotte
Charlotte
Chattanooga
Chattanooga
Chicago
Chicago
Detroit
Detroit
Hartford
Hartford
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Miami
Miami
Nashville
Nashville
Philadelphia
Philadelphia
NYC
NYC
Orlando
Orlando
San Diego
San Diego
San Francisco Bay Area
San Francisco Bay Area
Seattle
Seattle
Tulsa
Tulsa
Washington D.C.
Washington D.C.
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Locations of teams in the tournament proper.
  • MLS
  • USLC
  • Division 3 (NISA/USL1)
  • Open Division (NPSL/USL2)
  • Local Qualifiers & National Amateur Cup Champion
  • Multiple Teams

Metro areas with multiple teams:

Number of teams by state

A total of 34 states and the District of Columbia are represented by clubs in the U.S. Open Cup this year.

States Number Teams
1  California 16 Albion San Diego, Capo FC, Central Valley Fuego FC, El Farolito SC , International San Francisco, LA Galaxy, Los Angeles FC, Los Angeles Force, Monterey Bay FC, Oakland Roots SC, Orange County SC, Project 51O, Sacramento Republic FC, San Diego Loyal SC, San Jose Earthquakes, Ventura County Fusion
2  Florida 9 Club de Lyon, Club de Lyon 2, Inter Miami CF, Jacksonville Armada U-23, Miami FC, Miami United FC, Nona FC, Orlando City SC, Tampa Bay Rowdies
3  Texas 7
Brazos Valley Cavalry FC, FC Dallas, El Paso Locomotive FC, Houston Dynamo FC, Rio Grande Valley FC, San Antonio FC
4  Tennessee 6 Beaman United FC, Chattanooga FC, Chattanooga Red Wolves SC, Memphis 901 FC, Nashville SC, One Knoxville SC
5  North Carolina 5 Appalachian FC, Charlotte FC, Charlotte Independence, North Carolina FC, North Carolina Fusion U23
6  New York 4 City Union, Lansdowne Yonkers FC, Manhattan SC, New York City FC
7  Colorado 3 Colorado Rapids, Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC, Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC
 Georgia Atlanta United FC, South Georgia Tormenta FC, Savannah Clovers FC
 Michigan Detroit City FC, Gold Star FC Detroit, Michigan Stars FC
 New Jersey FC Motown, New York Red Bulls, Ocean City Nor'easters
 Ohio FC Cincinnati, Cleveland SC, Columbus Crew
 Pennsylvania Philadelphia Union, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC, West Chester United SC
 Virginia Lionsbridge FC, Loudoun United FC, Richmond Kickers
14  Connecticut 2 Hartford Athletic, Hartford City FC
 Illinois Chicago Fire FC, Chicago House AC
 Kentucky Louisville City FC, Lexington SC
 New Mexico New Mexico United, UDA Soccer
 Oklahoma FC Tulsa, Tulsa Athletic
 South Carolina Charleston Battery, Greenville Triumph SC
 Utah Park City Red Wolves SC, Real Salt Lake
 Washington Crossfire Redmond, Seattle Sounders FC
 Wisconsin Forward Madison FC, Bavarian United SC
23  Arizona 1 Phoenix Rising FC
 Alabama Birmingham Legion FC
 District of Columbia D.C. United
 Indiana Indy Eleven
 Iowa Des Moines Menace
 Kansas Sporting Kansas City
 Maryland Maryland Bobcats FC
 Massachusetts New England Revolution
 Minnesota Minnesota United FC
 Missouri St. Louis City SC
 Nebraska Union Omaha
 Nevada Las Vegas Lights FC
 Oregon Portland Timbers

States without a team in the Open Cup: Alaska, Arkansas, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming.

Open Cup debuts

21 teams made their Open Cup debuts in the 2023 tournament.

First and Second Rounds

The complete draw for the First round, including match dates and times, was announced on February 3, 2023.[9]

The draw for the Second round pairings and hosting scenarios was announced on February 16, 2023.[10]

Bracket

First round
March 21–23		Second round
April 4–11
USL2
Ventura County Fusion1USLCOrange County SC5
LQCapo FC4LQCapo FC0

Host team listed first
Bold = winner
(a.e.t.) =

penalty shootout score

First round

All times local to game site.

March 21 West Chester United SC (LQ) Pennsylvania1–3 New Jersey Ocean City Nor'easters (USL2) Wayne, Pennsylvania
7:30 pm EDT
  • Reese 12'
 Report
  • Latorre 18'
  • Evande 60'
  • Sabino 67' (pen.)
 Stadium: YSC Sport
Attendance: 377
Referee: Joshua Encarnación
March 22 El Farolito SC (NPSL) California 3–0 (a.e.t.)California International San Francisco SC (LQ)Fremont, California
2:30 pm PDT
  • Mosquera 94'
  • Quiñones 99'
  • Benitez 113'
 Report Stadium: Ohlone College Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Pedro Vasquez-Luna
March 22 Club de Lyon 2 (LQ) Florida0–1 Florida Nona FC (USL2) Kissimmee, Florida
7:00 pm EDT Report
Stadium: Austin-Tindall Sports Complex
Attendance: 350
Referee: Alexandra Billeter
March 22 Appalachian FC (NPSL) North Carolina 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(3–0 p)		North Carolina North Carolina Fusion U23 (USL2)Boone, North Carolina
7:00 pm EDT
  • Holbrook 1', 32'
 Report
  • Fernandez 38'
  • Ferreira 79'
 Stadium: Ted Mackorell Soccer Complex
Attendance: 1,811
Referee: Emma Richards
Penalties
  • Landau soccer ball with check mark
  • Arguello soccer ball with check mark
  • de Lange soccer ball with check mark
  • soccer ball with red X Neijenhuis
  • soccer ball with red X Leray
  • soccer ball with red X Bethell
March 22 Manhattan SC (USL2) New York (state) 2–1 (a.e.t.)New Jersey FC Motown (NPSL)Bronx, New York
7:00 pm EDT
  • Karamoko 55'
  • Lulka 106'
 Report
  • Catania 26'
 Stadium: Marillac Field
(College of Mt. St. Vincent)

Attendance: 104
Referee: Christian Centeno
March 22 Chicago House AC (LQ) Illinois 1–0Wisconsin Bavarian United SC (NAC)Elmhurst, Illinois
7:00 pm CDT
  • Makowiecki 39'
 Report Stadium: Langhorst Field (Elmhurst University)
Attendance: 310
Referee: Peter Bernardy
March 22
Brazos Valley Cavalry FC (USL2)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
7:00 pm CDT
  • Cvetanović 31'
 Report Stadium: Hicks Park
Attendance: 400
Referee: Matthew Corrigan
March 22 UDA Soccer (LQ) New Mexico 1–0Utah Park City Red Wolves SC (USL2)Las Cruces, New Mexico
7:00 pm MDT Puente 79' (pen.) Report Stadium: New Mexico State Soccer Field
Attendance: 439
Referee: Cristian Campo Hernández
March 22 Project 51O (USL2) California0–3 Washington (state) Crossfire Redmond (NPSL) Fremont, California
7:00 pm PDT Report
Stadium: Ohlone College Soccer Field
Attendance: 280
Referee: Brian Cordova
March 22 Ventura County Fusion (USL2) California1–4 California Capo FC (LQ) Ventura, California
7:00 pm PDT
Report
  • Gallardo 16'
  • Mota 45+3', 77'
  • Scalzo 53'
 Stadium: Ventura College Sportscomplex
Attendance: 50
Referee: Irving Navarro
March 23 Cleveland SC (NPSL) Ohio 1–0Virginia Lionsbridge FC (USL2)North Olmsted, Ohio
7:00 pm EDT
  • Cvecko 45+1'
 Report Stadium: North Olmsted High School
Attendance: 200
Referee: Kevin Fikar
March 23 Jacksonville Armada U-23 (NPSL) Florida 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(9–8 p)		Florida Miami United FC (LQ)Jacksonville, Florida
7:00 pm EDT
  • Thomas 43'
 Report
  • Dominguez 49'
 Stadium: Hodges Stadium
Attendance: 3,526
Referee: Richonne Clark
Penalties
  • Johnson soccer ball with check mark
  • Kobiljar soccer ball with check mark
  • West soccer ball with check mark
  • Palushi soccer ball with check mark
  • Smoak soccer ball with check mark
  • Walker soccer ball with check mark
  • Redmore soccer ball with check mark
  • Penzone soccer ball with red X
  • Abreu soccer ball with check mark
  • Rulle soccer ball with check mark
  • soccer ball with check mark Grande Jr
  • soccer ball with check mark Espitia
  • soccer ball with check mark Esono
  • soccer ball with check mark Insúa
  • soccer ball with check mark Fraggetti
  • soccer ball with check mark Rivas
  • soccer ball with check mark Shelton
  • soccer ball with red X Benito
  • soccer ball with check mark Callejas
  • soccer ball with red X Occenat
March 23 Hartford City FC (NPSL) Connecticut1–2 New York (state) Lansdowne Yonkers FC (LQ) Hartford, Connecticut
7:30 pm EDT
Report
  • Devivo 45+1', 73'
 Stadium: Trinity Health Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Thomas Snyder

Second round

All times local to game site.

April 4
EDT
Report
Stadium:
FIU Soccer Stadium

Attendance: 654
Referee: Jonathan Bilinski
April 4
EDT
Report Stadium: Trinity Health Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Ernie Constantine
April 4
EDT
Report
Stadium: Regal Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 1,812
Referee: Matthew Thompson
April 4
EDT
Report
  • Sanchez 76'
 Stadium: Patriots Point
Attendance: 1,617
Referee: Amiel Aleman
April 4
EDT
Report Stadium: Keyworth Stadium
Attendance: 1,361
Referee: Joshua Encarnación
April 4
EDT
 Williams 26'
Mkosana 33'		 Report Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 2,023
Referee: Joe Surgan
April 4
EDT
Report
  • Karamoko 71'
 Stadium: Rochester Community Sports Complex Stadium
Attendance: 751
Referee: Andrew Musashe
April 4
CDT
  • Agustin 79'
  • Holt 98' (pen.)
 Report
  • Hernández 61'
 Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 3,204
Referee: Elton García
April 4
MDT
Report Stadium: Rio Rancho High School
Attendance: 1,680
Referee: Matt Geringer
April 4
PDT
Report
Stadium: Pioneer Stadium
Attendance: 875
Referee: Christopher Calderon
April 5
EDT
Report Stadium: Mecklenburg County Sportsplex
Attendance: 2,564
Referee: Daniel Gutierrez
April 5
EDT
Report
  • Popovic 47'
 Stadium: Michael A. Carroll Stadium
Attendance: 1,807
Referee: Alex Beehler
April 5
EDT
 Report Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Note: Pittsburgh advanced on walkover due to Rochester New York FC ceasing operations on March 10, 2023.
April 5
EDT
Report Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 4,205
Referee: Nabil Bensalah
April 5
EDT
Report
Stadium: Segra Field
Attendance: 2,779
Referee: Kenneth Rojas
April 5
EDT
Report
Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 167
Referee: Luis Arroyo
April 5
EDT
Report
Stadium: CHI Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Benjamin Meyer
April 5
EDT
Report
Stadium:
Optim Sports Medicine Field

Attendance: 1,139
Referee: William Hale
April 5
CDT
Report
Stadium: Valley Stadium
Attendance: 1,672
Referee: Chris Ruska
April 5
CDT
Report Stadium: Morrison Stadium
Attendance: 548
Referee: Velimir Stefanovic
April 5
CDT
  • Harris 58'
 Report Stadium: Athletic Community Field at Hicks Park
Attendance: 1,025
Referee: Brandon Gardner
April 5
MDT
Report
Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 200
Referee: Adam Rice
April 5
PDT
Report Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 1,588
April 5
PDT
Report
  • Aman 7', 111'
  • Stewart 13'
  • Hussen 93'
 Stadium: Heart Health Park
Attendance: 4,024
Referee: Turan Ozdemir
April 5
PDT
Report Stadium: SDSU Sports Deck
Attendance: 1,200
April 5
PDT
Report
Stadium: Fresno State Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 3,057
April 5
PDT
Report Stadium: Peter Johann Soccer Field
Attendance: 287
Referee: Brad Jensen
April 5
MST
Report Stadium: Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Brandon Stevis
April 6
EDT
Report
Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 1,013
Referee: Christian Centeno
April 11
CDT
Report
Stadium: Breese Stevens Field
Attendance: 1,802
Referee: Calin Radosav
Note: Game rescheduled from its original date of April 4 due to expected inclement weather.[12]

Third round

The 30 second round winners and the 18 new teams from the MLS were pooled into 11 geographic regions for the third round draw that was conducted on April 6, 2023. All new MLS entrants were drawn to face a second round winner and no MLS vs. MLS match-ups were allowed in the third round. The 24 resulting matches were played on April 25 and 26.[13]

Teams

Teams for Third Round draw
Previous round winners New entrants (MLS)

Birmingham Legion FC (USLC)
Charleston Battery (USLC)
Detroit City FC (USLC)
Hartford Athletic (USLC)
Indy Eleven (USLC)
Las Vegas Lights FC (USLC)
Loudoun United FC (USLC)
Louisville City FC (USLC)
Memphis 901 FC (USLC)
Miami FC (USLC)
Monterey Bay FC (USLC)
New Mexico United (USLC)
Oakland Roots SC (USLC)
Orange County SC (USLC)
Phoenix Rising FC (USLC)
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC (USLC)
Sacramento Republic FC (USLC)
San Antonio FC (USLC)
San Diego Loyal SC (USLC)
Tampa Bay Rowdies (USLC)
Chattanooga FC (NISA)
Flower City Union (NISA)
Maryland Bobcats FC (NISA)

USL1
)
USL1
)
USL1
)
USL1
)
USL1
)
Tulsa Athletic (NPSL)
Chicago House AC (LQ)

Atlanta United FC
Charlotte FC
Chicago Fire FC
Colorado Rapids
FC Cincinnati
Columbus Crew
D.C. United
Houston Dynamo FC
Inter Miami CF
Minnesota United FC
Nashville SC
New England Revolution
Portland Timbers
Real Salt Lake
San Jose Earthquakes
Seattle Sounders FC
Sporting Kansas City
St. Louis City SC

Groups

Draw groups
Atlantic Southeast Midwest East North Northeast
USL1
)
MLS)
Miami FC (USLC)
Tampa Bay Rowdies (USLC
)
USL1
)
USL1
)
MLS
)
MLS
)
Central South Mountain Pacific West
MLS)
Indy Eleven (USLC)
Louisville City FC (USLC
)
MLS)
San Antonio FC (USLC
)
MLS
)
MLS
)
MLS
)

Matches

All times local to game site.

April 25
EDT
Report Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Alex Parent
April 25
EDT
Report Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex
Attendance: 1,151
Referee: Andrew Musashe
April 25
EDT
Report
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 1,988
Referee: Jeremy Scheer
April 25
EDT
Report
Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Attendance: 3,568
Referee: Jervis Atagana
April 25
EDT
Report
Stadium: Keyworth Stadium
Attendance: 4,529
Referee: Christian Little
April 25
CDT
Report
Stadium: CityPark
Attendance: 22,423
Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez
April 25
CDT
Report Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 9,912
Referee: José Lara
April 25
PDT
Report Stadium: Cardinale Stadium
Attendance: 4,010
Referee: Christopher Calderon
April 26
EDT
Report Stadium: Segra Field
Attendance: 250
Referee: Melvin Rivas
April 26
EDT
Report Stadium: TQL Stadium
Attendance: 10,062
Referee: Calin Radosav
April 26
MDT
Report
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 200
Referee: Brandon Stevis
April 26
EDT
Report Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 8,686
Referee: John Griggs
April 26
EDT
 Report
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 1,956
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
April 26
EDT
Report
Stadium:
Riccardo Silva Stadium
Attendance: 12,099
Referee: Elton García
Penalties
April 26
EDT
Report
Stadium:
Fifth Third Bank Stadium

Attendance: 3,034
Referee: Aleksandar Zhelyazkov
April 26
EDT
Report Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Nabil Bensalah
April 26
CDT
Report
Stadium: University of Alabama Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 150
Referee: Abdou Ndiaye
Penalties
April 26
CDT
Report Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 3,421
Referee: Luis Arroyo
April 26
CDT
Report Stadium: Geodis Park
Attendance: 5,467
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
April 26
MDT
Report
Stadium: Isotopes Park
Attendance: 4,126
Referee: William Hale
April 26
PDT
Report
Stadium: Cashman Field
Attendance: 300
Referee: Brandon Gardner
April 26
PDT
Report Stadium: Heart Health Park
Attendance: 4,379
Referee: Laura Rodriguez
April 26
PDT
Report
Stadium: Starfire Sports
Attendance: 3,728
Referee: Cristian Campo Hernández
April 26
PDT
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 11,639
Referee: Olvin Oliva

Round of 32

The winners of the Third Round and the new entrants to the tournament were grouped geographically into groups of four (eight groups). Each group had one of the MLS teams entering this round. Random selection for each group determined the pairs. Instances where geographical fit did not exist when creating groups was resolved by random selection.[14] The draw for the Round of 32 took place on April 27.

Teams

Teams for Round of 32 draw
Previous round winners New entrants (MLS)

Charlotte FC (MLS)
Chicago Fire FC (MLS)
FC Cincinnati (MLS)
Colorado Rapids (MLS)
Columbus Crew (MLS)
D.C. United (MLS)
Houston Dynamo FC (MLS)
Inter Miami CF (MLS)
Minnesota United FC (MLS)
Nashville SC (MLS)
New England Revolution (MLS)
Portland Timbers (MLS)
Real Salt Lake (MLS)
Seattle Sounders FC (MLS)
Sporting Kansas City (MLS)
St. Louis City SC (MLS)
Birmingham Legion FC (USLC)
Charleston Battery (USLC)
Loudoun United FC (USLC)
Memphis 901 FC (USLC)
Monterey Bay FC (USLC)
New Mexico United (USLC)
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC (USLC)
Sacramento Republic FC (USLC)

Austin FC
FC Dallas
LA Galaxy
Los Angeles FC
New York City FC
New York Red Bulls
Orlando City SC
Philadelphia Union

Groups

Draw groups
Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5 Group 6 Group 7 Group 8
Austin FC
Houston Dynamo FC
New Mexico United
Sporting Kansas City 		FC Dallas
Birmingham Legion FC
Memphis 901 FC
Nashville SC 		LA Galaxy
Portland Timbers
Real Salt Lake
Seattle Sounders FC 		Los Angeles FC
Colorado Rapids
Monterey Bay FC
Sacramento Republic FC
New York City FC
Columbus Crew
FC Cincinnati
Loudoun United FC
New York Red Bulls
D.C. United
New England Revolution
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 		Orlando City SC
Charleston Battery
Charlotte FC
Inter Miami CF 		Philadelphia Union
Chicago Fire FC
Minnesota United FC
St. Louis City SC

Matches

All times local to game site.

May 9
EDT
Report Stadium:
DRV PNK Stadium

Attendance: 2,726
Referee: Jonathan Bilinski
May 9
EDT
Report Stadium: Mecklenburg County Sportsplex at Matthews
Attendance: 4,024
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
May 9
EDT
Report Stadium: MSU Soccer Park
Attendance: 2,396
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
May 9
EDT
 Report
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Matthew Thompson
May 9
CDT
Report
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 4,371
Referee: Brandon Stevis
May 9
CDT
Report
Stadium: Allianz Field
Attendance: 4,216
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
Penalties
May 9
PDT
Report
Stadium: Cardinale Stadium
Attendance: 5,808
Referee: Cristian Campo
Penalties
May 9
PDT
Report
Stadium: Heart Health Park
Attendance: 8,897
Referee: Ricardo Fierro
May 10
EDT
Report Stadium: TQL Stadium
Attendance: 7,196
Referee: Timothy Ford
May 10
EDT
Report
Stadium: Segra Field
Attendance: 3,201
Referee: Luis Arroyo
May 10
CDT
Report Stadium: Protective Stadium
Attendance: 3,150
Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez
May 10
CDT
Report Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 5,094
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
May 10
CDT
Report Stadium: Geodis Park
Attendance: 5,196
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
May 10
CDT
Report Stadium: Q2 Stadium
Attendance: 20,019
Referee: Elton García
May 10
PDT
Report
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 8,412
Referee: Matt Geringer
May 10
PDT
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 8,071
Referee: Victor Rivas

Round of 16 and beyond

Teams

Teams for Round of 16/QF draw
Previous round winners

Austin FC (MLS)
Charlotte FC (MLS)
Chicago Fire FC (MLS)
FC Cincinnati (MLS)
Colorado Rapids (MLS)
Columbus Crew (MLS)
Houston Dynamo FC (MLS)
Inter Miami CF (MLS)
Los Angeles FC (MLS)
LA Galaxy (MLS)
Minnesota United FC (MLS)
Nashville SC (MLS)
New York Red Bulls (MLS)
Real Salt Lake (MLS)
Birmingham Legion FC (USLC)
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC (USLC)

Groups

Draw groups
Central Northeast Southeast West
Austin FC
Chicago Fire FC
Houston Dynamo FC
Minnesota United FC 		Columbus Crew
FC Cincinnati
New York Red Bulls
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 		Birmingham Legion FC
Charlotte FC
Inter Miami CF
Nashville SC 		Colorado Rapids
LA Galaxy
Los Angeles FC
Real Salt Lake

Bracket

Round of 16
May 23–24 		Quarter-finals
June 6–7 		Semi-finals
August 23 		Final
September 27
            
MLS New York Red Bulls 1 (3)
MLS FC Cincinnati (p) 1 (5)
MLS FC Cincinnati 3
Northeast
USLC Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 1
USLC Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 1
MLS Columbus Crew 0
MLS FC Cincinnati 3 (4)
MLS Inter Miami CF (p) 3 (5)
USLC Birmingham Legion FC 1
MLS Charlotte FC 0
USLC Birmingham Legion FC 0
Southeast
MLS Inter Miami CF 1
MLS Inter Miami CF 2
MLS Nashville SC 1
MLS Inter Miami CF 1
MLS Houston Dynamo FC 2
MLS Austin FC 0
MLS Chicago Fire FC 2
MLS Chicago Fire FC 1
Central
MLS Houston Dynamo FC 4
MLS Houston Dynamo FC 4
MLS Minnesota United FC 0
MLS Houston Dynamo FC 3 (
a.e.t.
)
MLS Real Salt Lake 1
MLS Colorado Rapids 0
MLS Real Salt Lake 1
MLS Real Salt Lake 3
West
MLS LA Galaxy 2
MLS Los Angeles FC 0
MLS LA Galaxy 2

Host team listed first
Bold = winner
(a.e.t.) =

penalty shootout score

Round of 16

All times local to game site.

May 23 Inter Miami CF (MLS) Florida 2–1Tennessee Nashville SC (MLS)Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium:
DRV PNK Stadium

Attendance: 2,244
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
May 23 New York Red Bulls (MLS) New Jersey1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–5 p)		 Ohio FC Cincinnati (MLS) Harrison, New Jersey
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 4,131
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
Penalties
May 23
CDT
Report
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 2,947
Referee: Ramy Touchan
May 23 Los Angeles FC (MLS) California0–2 California LA Galaxy (MLS) Los Angeles, California
7:30 PM PDT Report
Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 16,362
Referee: Allen Chapman
May 24 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC (USLC) Pennsylvania 1–0Ohio Columbus Crew (MLS)Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM EDT
Report Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 6,107
Referee: Jeremy Scheer
May 24 Birmingham Legion FC (USLC) Alabama 1–0North Carolina Charlotte FC (MLS) Birmingham, Alabama
7:00 PM CDT
Report
Stadium: Protective Stadium
Attendance: 12,722
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
May 24 Austin FC (MLS) Texas0–2 Illinois Chicago Fire FC (MLS) Austin, Texas
8:00 PM CDT Report
Stadium: Q2 Stadium
Attendance: 19,402
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
May 24 Colorado Rapids (MLS) Colorado0–1 Utah Real Salt Lake (MLS) Commerce City, Colorado
8:00 PM MDT Report
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 2,280
Referee: Andrew Musashe

Quarter-finals

All times local to game site.

June 6
Cincinnati, Ohio
7:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: TQL Stadium
Attendance: 16,613
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
June 6 Chicago Fire FC (MLS) Illinois1–4 Texas Houston Dynamo FC (MLS) Bridgeview, Illinois
7:30 PM CDT
Report
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 7,512
Referee: Marcos De Oliveira
June 7 Birmingham Legion FC (USLC) Alabama0–1 Florida Inter Miami CF (MLS) Birmingham, Alabama
7:00 PM CDT Report
Stadium: Protective Stadium
Attendance: 18,418
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
June 7 Real Salt Lake (MLS) Utah 3–2California LA Galaxy (MLS)Sandy, Utah
7:30 PM MDT
Report
Stadium: America First Field
Attendance: 20,712
Referee: Ramy Touchan

Semi-finals

All times local to game site.

August 23
Cincinnati, Ohio
7:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: TQL Stadium
Attendance: 25,513
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
Penalties
August 23
Houston, Texas
8:30 PM CDT
Report
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 11,137
Referee: Lukasz Szpala

Final

Main article: 2023 U.S. Open Cup final
Inter Miami CF1–2Houston Dynamo FC
 MLS
USSF
DRV PNK Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Broadcasting

CBS Sports Golazo Network.[18] The Round of 32 would see a majority of games featured on the Bleacher Report app and B/R Football YouTube channel, with four games on CBS Sports Golazo Network and four on the U.S. Soccer YouTube channel.[19] The Round of 16 and Quarterfinals had games split between Bleacher Report and CBS Sports Golazo Network.[20][21] The semifinals are planned to be streamed on both CBS Sports Golazo Network and Paramount+ in the United States as well as 20 international broadcasters due to Lionel Messi's signing with semifinalist Inter Miami CF, with the final airing on CBS Sports Network as well as streaming on Paramount+.[22] Spanish-language rights in the United States for the semifinals and final would belong to Telemundo and Universo, with both being streamed on Peacock.[23] In Argentina, it will be broadcast by TyC Sports
only for Lionel Messi's Inter Miami matches.

Top goal scorers

  Team eliminated for this round.
As of September 27, 2023
Rank Player Team Goals By round
1R 2R 3R R32 R16 QF SF F
1 England Josh Dolling New Mexico United 4 3 1
Croatia Damir Kreilach Real Salt Lake 2 2
3 United States Juan Agudelo Birmingham Legion FC 3 2 1
Nigeria Ibrahim Aliyu Houston Dynamo FC 1 2
Ghana Elvis Amoh Hartford Athletic 3
United States Corey Baird Houston Dynamo FC 3
United States Jonathan Lewis Colorado Rapids 2 1
United States Milan Iloski Orange County SC 2 1
United States Brandon Vázquez FC Cincinnati 1 1 1
10 United States Richard Aman Crossfire Redmond 2 2
United States Kendall Burks Chicago Fire FC 2
Ecuador Leonardo Campana Inter Miami CF 2
Cuba Maikel Chang Real Salt Lake 2
United States Russell Cicerone Sacramento Republic FC 2
United States Joe Corona San Diego Loyal SC 2
United States Joseph Devivo Lansdowne Yonkers FC 2
United States Stephen Elias Flower City Union 2
United States Kalil ElMedkhar Loudoun United FC 1 1
Honduras Darwin Espinal Maryland Bobcats FC 2
Azriel Gonzalez
 Las Vegas Lights FC 2
Panama Carlos Harvey Phoenix Rising FC 1 1
Colombia Juan Sebastián Herrera Sacramento Republic FC 2
South Africa Bongokuhle Hlongwane Minnesota United FC 2
United States Camden Holbrook Appalachian FC 2
United States Aziel Jackson St. Louis City SC 2
Poland Kamil Jóźwiak Charlotte FC 1 1
United States Bibi Karamoko Manhattan SC 1 1
Ghana Prosper Kasim Birmingham Legion FC 1 1
Japan Yuya Kubo FC Cincinnati 1 1
Bermuda Zeiko Lewis Sacramento Republic FC 2
United States Nick Markanich Charleston Battery 1 1
South Africa Yazeed Matthews Detroit City FC 1 1
Colombia Fredy Montero Seattle Sounders FC 2
Cape Verde Hevany Mota Capo FC 2
United States Alex Muyl Nashville SC 1 1
Norway Markus Naglestad Chattanooga FC 1 1
United States Danny Musovski Real Salt Lake 1 1
Poland Jarosław Niezgoda Portland Timbers 1 1
United States Isaiah Parente Columbus Crew 2
United States Wolfgang Prentice Oakland Roots SC 2
Poland Kacper Przybyłko Chicago Fire FC 1 1
Italy Claudio Repetto Miami FC 2
Argentina Gabriel Rodríguez Des Moines Menace 2
United States Memo Rodríguez LA Galaxy 2
United States Paul Rothrock Seattle Sounders FC 1 1
United States Zach Ryan Loudoun United FC 1 1
Venezuela Jefferson Savarino Real Salt Lake 1 1
United States Anthony Ray Smith Jr Chicago House AC 2
Argentina Nicolás Stefanelli Inter Miami CF 1 1
Argentina Emiliano Terzaghi Richmond Kickers 2
Germany Kai Wagner Philadelphia Union 2
United States Thomas Williamson Loudoun United FC 2
United States Christian Volesky Monterey Bay FC 1 1

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