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Aug 13, 2023

US Open Cup 2023 scores, draw, results, bracket, schedule, matches for all rounds of US soccer tournament

The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup contests its 108th edition of competition in 2023 as the largest professional knockout cup tournament in the United States is underway once again. After a two-year hiatus

The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup contests its 108th edition of competition in 2023 as the largest professional knockout cup tournament in the United States is underway once again.

After a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19, the U.S. Open Cup returned in 2022 with MLS side Orlando City SC lifting the trophy.

This season, 99 clubs compete in the event, hailing from across the nation as well as up and down the U.S. professional and semi-professional ranks. A top-tier (MLS) club has won the competition every year dating back to 1999 when the Rochester Rhinos beat MLS side Colorado Rapids 2-0 in the final.

The complete schedule, every score and all the highlights for each round follows below.

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The Messi Magic continued as Leo provided two assists in a wild two-goal comeback, and Inter Miami progressed to the U.S. Open Cup final in late September.

They will take on the Houston Dynamo, who won an extra-time thriller against Real Salt Lake in the semifinals. Houston were resting in a playoff position in the Western Conference at that time.

Lionel Messi will waltz into the semifinals as Inter Miami reached this stage without him, but they now have the benefit of his services against MLS Supporters' Shield leaders FC Cincinnati.

The other semifinal features Houston Dynamo and Real Salt Lake, who are both in playoff positions in the MLS Western Conference.

All lower-league participants have been eliminated, and all that remain are four MLS clubs. The only one of those teams to have previously won this competition is the Houston Dynamo.

Both USL Championships sides left in the Round of 16 progressed to the quarterfinals, as Pittsburgh Riverhounds and Birmingham Legion both advanced past MLS opponents last time out.

Only two lower-league teams remained at the Round of 16, with the Birmingham Legion and Pittsburgh Riverhounds both from the second-tier USL Championship. Otherwise, it was all MLS as the competition raced towards a conclusion.

There was a delicious matchup on the west coast as El Trafico took the field with the LA Galaxy traveling to visit defending league champions LAFC. Additionally, the cup will officially be changing hands as defending champions Orlando City SC were eliminated last round and did not reach this stage.

In the Round of 32, the 24 winners from the 3rd Round of the competition joined the final eight MLS teams that have not yet entered the competition.

The draw took place on April 27 with matchups selected from eight geographical groups of four teams each. Two matchups emerge from each group.

The only two MLS teams that didn't advance to the Round of 32 were Atlanta United (loss to Memphis 901 FC) and the San Jose Earthquakes (loss to Monterey Bay FC). The second-tier USL Championship teams are noted in the table below with "CH". (Note: Home teams listed first.)

(Note: Home teams listed first)

(Note: Home teams listed first)

** Pittsburgh Riverhounds advanced via forfeit after Rochester NY FC (formerly Rochester Rhinos) ceased operations in March.

In the 1st Round, all matchups were set up geographically rather than via random draw to ensure travel distances and costs were manageable. Here's the breakdown of teams in this round by league:

(Note: Home teams listed first)

As part of the new rights deal between U.S. Soccer and Turner Sports, select matches from the early rounds of the 2023 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup can be seen on the Bleacher Report Football YouTube page.

For later rounds, matches are expected to be shown on other Turner Sports properties, including linear channels TNT and TBS, as well as streaming platform HBO Max. Any matches televised on TNT or TBS can also be found on Fubo.

Last year, U.S. Soccer made every match in the U.S. Open Cup available to view on their YouTube page, allowing fans of smaller clubs in early rounds to watch their teams play. That will not be the case this season, as only select early round matches will be made available on the B/R Football YouTube channel. However, U.S. Soccer GM J.T. Batson did say that some clubs have the capability to broadcast the matches themselves.

In the 2023 edition of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, participating teams hail from 11 different leagues and tiers across American soccer.

While the overall participation of 99 teams is down from the 103 clubs that took part last year, this year's field of participants includes a record 72 professional clubs. Of those participants, 21 of them are taking part in their first U.S. Open Cup, including new MLS side St. Louis City SC.

Canadian MLS clubs are not eligible as the competition is a U.S. domestic tournament only.