U.S. Soccer will conduct a draw at 5:30 p.m. CT tonight to determine the match-ups and hosts for the 2023 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Third Round, which will take place on April 25-26 as 18 MLS teams, including Sporting Kansas City, enter the competition. Tonight’s draw will be available to watch live on the Bleacher Report app and B/R Football YouTube channel.
The 48 teams in this year’s U.S. Open Cup Third Round will be pooled geographically into groups of either four or six, depending on geographic distribution, with MLS clubs distributed as evenly as possibly among the groups per the competition structure. The 18 MLS clubs entering in the Third Round will be drawn to face one of the 30 Second Round winners from American soccer’s lower divisions.
- Third Round: April 25-26
- Round of 32: May 9-10
- Round of 16: May 23-24
- Quarterfinals: June 6-7
- Semifinals: Aug. 23
- Final: Sept. 27
Sporting Kansas City are four-time champions of the U.S. Open Cup (2004, 2012, 2015, 2017) and reached the semifinals in 2022. Now in its 108th edition, the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup – U.S. Soccer's national championship – has crowned a champion since 1914. The history-filled tournament is conducted on a single-game-knockout basis and open to all professional and amateur teams affiliated with U.S. Soccer.
The 2023 U.S. Open Cup winner will earn $300,000 in prize money, a berth in the 2024 Concacaf Champions League and have its name engraved on the Dewar Challenge Trophy – one of the oldest nationally-contested trophies in American team sports. Fans can follow the competition at usopencup.com or Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
2023 U.S. Open Cup Third Round Teams^^
Major League Soccer (18): Atlanta United FC, Charlotte FC, Chicago Fire FC, Colorado Rapids, Columbus Crew, D.C. United, FC Cincinnati, 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
United Soccer League Championship (20): Birmingham Legion FC, Charleston Battery, Detroit City FC, Hartford Athletic, Indy Eleven, Las Vegas Lights FC, Loudoun United FC, Louisville City FC, Miami FC, Memphis 901 FC, Monterey Bay F.C., New Mexico United, Oakland Roots, Orange County SC, Phoenix Rising FC, Pittsburgh Riverhounds, Sacramento Republic FC, San Antonio FC, San Diego Loyal SC, Tampa Bay Rowdies
United Soccer League League One (5): Charlotte Independence, Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC, Richmond Kickers, South Georgia Tormenta FC, Union Omaha
National Independent Soccer Association (3): Chattanooga FC, Flower City Union, Maryland Bobcats FC
National Premier Soccer League (1): Tulsa Athletic
^^One team TBD (winner of Forward Madison FC vs. Chicago House AC on April 11)
