The 14 amateur qualifiers include eight teams that play in the UPSL, four from leagues affiliated with the USASA and two from USASA leagues.
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Don Garber on changes to MLS calendar and participation in Open Cup and Leagues Cup
Changes are coming to Major League Soccer in terms of when it plays and how many teams play in the competitions in which they are entered, but MLS commissioner Don Garber says the league isn’t prepared to confirm any changes just yet.
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Seven amateur teams book tickets for 2025 U.S. Open Cup
Five teams will make their tournament debuts.
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U.S. Open Cup: Qualifying field reduced to 43 teams
There are 43 amateur teams still alive in qualifying for the 2025 U.S. Open Cup after play across the country this past weekend involving 78 teams.
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Datebook: U.S. Open Cup qualifying
The field has been reduced to 82 teams competing in local qualifying for 14 amateur places in the 2025 U.S. Open Cup.
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LAFC takes turn in the road
It had been an eternity, so it seemed, since Los Angeles FC had experienced such joy.
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Thursday AM: 109th Open Cup champion; another Campeones Cup shootout. Also: Potentially good news for Gio Reyna.
Good morning! Los Angeles has a rich history in the U.S. Open Cup. LAFC’s victory in the 109th Open Cup final is the 11th victory by a Los Angeles team. The first by the Los Angeles Kickers in 1958 was also the first by a team west of the Mississippi. In today’s Daily: The Campeones […]
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Wednesday AM: Open Cup preview, Twila’s departure, Subbuteo fever
Good morning! There will be two trophies on the line tonight – Columbus Crew vs. Club America in the Campeones Cup followed by LAFC vs. Sporting KC in the U.S. Open Cup final – three if you include the Vancouver Whitecaps vs. Toronto FC for the Canadian Championship. In today’s Daily: U.S. Open Cup preview, […]
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U.S. Open Cup final: All pressure on LAFC
LAFC will host Sporting Kansas City in the 2024 U.S. Open Cup final. It will be the first Open Cup final for LAFC but fifth for Sporting KC, which is perfect in its other four championship games. The pressure will all be on LAFC at home. It has lost all four finals it has played […]
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Record 114 amateur teams have entered 2025 U.S. Open Cup qualifying
A record 114 amateur teams have entered 2025 U.S. Open Cup qualifying and will be divided into 14 pools and compete this fall for 14 spots in the tournament proper next spring.