The 2025 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup qualification served as local qualification for the 110th edition of the oldest soccer tournament in the United States. The tournament proper featured both professional and amateur teams in the United States soccer league system.
Qualification for the 2025 tournament included local qualifying matches contested by 114 amateur teams, fighting for 14 local qualifying slots, and took place in 2024. One team also qualified by winning the 2024 National Amateur Cup and one team qualified by winning the 2024 United Premier Soccer League Spring Championships.
Qualification procedure Clubs based in the United States that play in a league that is an organization member of U.S. Soccer are generally eligible to compete for the U.S. Open Cup, so long as their league includes at least four teams and has a schedule of at least 10 matches for each club. To be eligible, teams must be members in good standing of their leagues on December 31, 2023, and remain so through the 2024 final. Any team that started its first season of competition in an existing league must have started its new league's schedule no later 30 days prior to the Open Division Entry Deadline.
Starting in 2019, the winner of the previous year's National Amateur Cup automatically qualifies for the U.S. Open Cup. The cup winner enters the tournament proper in the first round with the other local qualifiers. Beginning in 2024, the United Premier Soccer League Spring Champion also earned a direct entry into the first round proper of the tournament. These two teams along with the 14 local qualifiers account for 16 of the 32 amateur teams that qualify for the tournament proper in 2025. The other 16 teams come from the National Premier Soccer League and USL League Two and qualify through national league pathways, which use previous summer season standings to determine who qualifies for the slots.
Amateur qualification National Amateur Cup New York Pancyprian-Freedoms defeated FC Milwaukee Torrent 6–0, to win the 2024 National Amateur Cup and qualify for the 2025 U.S. Open Cup.
United Premier Soccer League Spring Champions Soda City FC defeated Inland Empire FC 3–2, to win the 2024 UPSL Spring Championships and earning a direct qualification into the 2025 U.S. Open Cup.
Local qualifying U.S. Soccer originally announced that 114 teams would participate in local qualifying. Four rounds of local qualifying matches will result in 14 clubs advancing to the tournament proper. The teams will be organized into 14 regional pools prior to the qualifying round draw
Schedule +Schedule for 2025 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup QualifyingRoundMatch dayNew TeamsEntrantsTeams entered to dateFirst Qualifying RoundOctober 5 & 6161616Second Qualifying RoundOctober 5 & 6, October 26 & 2792100108Third Qualifying RoundOctober 26 & 27, November 16 & 17656114Fourth Qualifying RoundNovember 16 & 17, December 7 & 8028114
Number of teams by state and league A total of 25 states and the District of Columbia were represented by clubs in the U.S. Open Cup Qualification this year.
StatesNumber LeagueTeams113UPSLAcoreano Sport, Bay Valley Suns Sports Club, City SC San Diego, FC Balboa, FC Folsom, Independente Los Angeles Futbol Club, Irvine FC, Laguna United FC, Napa Valley 1839 FC, Real Galt FC, San Diego Internacional, Trojans FC, Valley 559 FC4Southwest Premier LeagueChula Vista FC, Desert FC, JASA RWC, Playmaker FC2San Francisco Soccer Football LeagueInternational San Francisco SC, San Francisco Vikings Soccer Club1NISA NationModesto City Football Club29UPSLCity Soccer FC, Deportivo Lake Mary FC, Harbor City FC, Hodler Miami FC, International Soccer Association, Kissimmee Soccer Club, Miami United FC, Palm Beach Flames SC, Pinecrest Premier SC6United States Soccer LeagueAtletico Miami Internacional FC, FC America CFL Spurs, Inter Nona Soccer Club, Miami Soccer Academy, O'Shea's FC, River Miami FC1Florida Gold Coast LeagueHurricane FC1Premier Futbol LeagueRed Force FC1Sunshine Conference Soccer LeagueNaples United U2335Eastern Premier Soccer LeagueCentral Park Rangers FC, KidSuper Samba AC, Lansdowne Yonkers, New York Greek-American, Zum Schneider FC 033UPSLFCY New York, NY Empire FC, NY Renegades FC1Long Island Soccer Football LeagueLeros SC1NISA NationRoc City Boom45United Soccer League of PennsylvaniaColonial SC, Philadelphia Ukrainians Nationals, United German Hungarians, Vereinigung Erzgebirge, West Chester United SC3Eastern Premier Soccer LeagueAlloy Soccer Club, Kensington Soccer Club, Vidas United FC1Greater Pittsburgh Soccer LeaguePittsburgh Dynamo52UPSL210 FC, Foro SC2Dallas Soccer AssociationD'Feeters Kicks Soccer Club, StrikerZ DFW Soccer Club1Austin Men's Soccer AssociationAustin Thunder1Houston Football AssociationASC New Stars1United States Soccer LeagueHouston Regals SCA5Colorado Premier LeagueAzteca FC, Boulder United FC, Colorado Rovers, FC Denver, Harpos2Mountain Premier LeaguePeak Eleven Football Club, Timbers SC72Midwest Premier LeagueChicago House AC, Edgewater Castle Football Club2UPSLChicago Strikers, Wisloka Chicago1Greater Chicago Soccer LeagueUnited SC82EPSLMaryland Bobcats II, Patuxent FA1Maryland Super Soccer LeagueSteel Pulse1UPSLMSI Pro2Bay State Soccer LeagueCD Faialense, FC Omens2UPSLBoston Street FC, Project Football2UPSLAlexandria Reds, VA Revolution Pro1Eastern Premier Soccer LeagueNoVa FC1Virginia Super Soccer LeagueVirginia Dream FC2Seattle Recreational Adult Team SoccerSharktopus Football Club, Washington Athletic Club2UPSLBellevue Athletic FC, Holac FC121American Premier LeagueAegean Hawks1DC Premier LeagueGuerrilla FC1UPSLDC Hyper2Eastern Premier Soccer LeagueOaklyn United FC, SC Vistula Garfield 1UPSLNew Jersey Alliance142UPSLSouthern Indiana FC, Southern Indiana Guardians FC2NISA NationLas Vegas Legends, Soccer Academy Nevada2UPSLBartlesville Buffaloes, Tulsa Athletic171UPSLNext Level Soccer1UPSLDalton United1The Select LeagueWoodland Football Club1UPSLBowling Green FC1UPSLUDA Soccer1UPSLMint Hill FC1Ohio Valley Premier LeagueValhalla FC1UPSLDeportivo Rose City1UPSLSouth Carolina United Heat1UPSLPre-College Development Academy
States without a team in the Open Cup Qualification: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
Draw On September 18, 2024, USSF completed the draw for the initial qualifying rounds. The 114 entrants were divided into 14 geographical groups with a goal to decrease travel. Match ups, byes and home teams in each geographical group were determined by random selection. In order to reach the 14 teams that will qualify for the tournament proper, only eight matches were planned for the first qualifying round. 92 teams received byes to the second qualifying round and six teams received byes to the third qualifying round. Seven of the qualifying groups held their second round matches on October 5 & 6 completing their qualifying tournament on November 15 & 16, while the other seven groups had first-round games on October 5 & 6, completing their qualifying tournament on December 7 & 8.
+GroupsCalifornia NorthCalifornia SouthColoradoDMVEastFlorida(2 qualify)Mid AtlanticMidwest A(0.5 qualify) Acoreano Sport Bay Valley Suns Sports Club FC Folsom International San Francisco JASA RWC Modesto City Football Club Napa Valley 1839 FC Real Galt FC San Francisco Vikings Soccer Club Valley 559 FC Chula Vista FC City SC San Diego Desert FC FC Balboa Independente Los Angeles Futbol Club Irvine FC Laguna United FC Playmaker FC San Diego Internacional Trojans FC Azteca FC Boulder United FC Colorado Rovers FC Denver Harpos FC Peak Eleven Football Club Timbers SC Aegean Hawks FC Alexandria Reds DC Hyper Guerrilla FC MSI Pro Patuxent FA Virginia Dream FC Bowling Green FC Dalton United Mint Hill FC Pre-College Development Academy South Carolina United Heat Southern Indiana FC Southern Indiana Guardians FC Valhalla FC Atletico Miami Internacional FC City Soccer FC Deportivo Lake Mary FC FC America CFL Spurs Harbor City FC Hodler Miami FC Hurricane FC Inter Nona Soccer Club International Soccer Association Kissimmee Soccer Club Miami United FC Miami Soccer Academy Naples United U23 O'Shea's FC Palm Beach Flames SC Pinecrest Premier SC Red Force FC River Miami FC Alloy Soccer Club Maryland Bobcats II New Jersey Alliance FC Nova FC Oaklyn United FC SC Vistula Garfield Steel Pulse FC VA Revolution Pro Chicago House AC Chicago Strikers Edgewater Castle FC United SC Wisloka ChicagoMidwest B(0.5 Teams qualify)New YorkNortheast A(0.5 Teams qualify)Northeast B(0.5 Teams qualify)PennsylvaniaTexasWest A(0.5 Teams qualify)West B(0.5 Teams qualify) FC Bartlesville Buffaloes Tulsa Athletic Woodland Football Club Central Park Rangers FC KidSuper Samba AC Lansdowne Yonkers FC Leros SC NY Empire FC New York Greek–American SC NY Renegades FC Zum Schneider FC 03 Boston Street FC CD Faialense FC Omens Project Football FCY New York Pittsburgh Dynamo Roc City Boom Colonial SC Kensington Soccer Club Philadelphia Ukrainian Nationals United German Hungarians Vereinigung Erzgebirge Vidas United FC West Chester United SC 210 FC ASC New Stars Austin Thunder D'Feeters Kicks Soccer Club FORO SC Houston Regals SCA StrikerZ DFW Soccer Club Bellevue Athletic FC Deportivo Rose City Holac FC Sharktopus Football Club Washington Athletic Club Las Vegas Legends Next Level Soccer Soccer Academy Nevada UDA Soccer
First Qualifying Round The first qualifying round matches were held October 5 & 6. 92 clubs will get first qualifying Round Byes.
Byes California North - Bay Valley Suns Sports Club, FC Folsom, JASA RWC, Modesto City Football Club, Napa Valley 1839 FC, Valley 559 FC California South - City SC San Diego, FC Balboa, Irvine FC, Laguna United FC, San Diego Internacional, Trojans FC DMV - Aegean Hawks FC, Alexandria Reds, DC Hyper, Guerrilla FC, Patuxent FA, MSI Pro, Virginia Dream FC East - Bowling Green FC, Dalton United, Mint Hill FC, Pre-College Development Academy, South Carolina United Heat, Southern Indiana FC, Southern Indiana Guardians FC, Valhalla FC Florida - Deportivo Lake Mary FC, FC America CFL Spurs, Harbor City FC, Hurricane FC, Inter Nona Soccer Club, International Soccer Association, Kissimmee Soccer Club, Miami United FC, Naples United U23, O'Shea's FC, Palm Beach Flames SC, Pinecrest Premier SC, Red Force FC, River Miami FC Mid Atlantic - Alloy Soccer Club, Maryland Bobcats II, New Jersey Alliance FC, Nova FC, Oaklyn United FC, SC Vistula Garfield, Steel Pulse FC, VA Revolution Pro Midwest A - Chicago Strikers, United SC, Wisloka Chicago Midwest B - FC Bartlesville Buffaloes, Tulsa Athletic, Woodland Football Club New York - Central Park Rangers FC, KidSuper Samba AC, Lansdowne Yonkers FC, Leros SC, New York Greek American SC, NY Empire FC, NY Renegades FC, Zum Schneider FC 03 Northeast A - Boston Street FC, CD Faialense, FC Omens, Project Football Northeast B - FCY New York, Pittsburgh Dynamo, Roc City Boom Pennsylvania - Colonial SC, Kensington Soccer Club, Philadelphia Ukrainian Nationals, United German Hungarians, Vereinigung Erzgebirge, Vidas United FC, West Chester United SC Texas - 210 FC, ASC New Stars, Austin Thunder, D'Feeters Kicks Soccer Club, Houston Regals SCA, StrikerZ DFW Soccer Club West A - Deportivo Rose City, Holac FC, Sharktopus Football Club West B - Las Vegas Legends FC, Next Level Soccer, Soccer Academy Nevada, UDA Soccer
Second Qualifying Round Eight groups held their second qualifying round matches on Oct. 5 & 6, and the other eight groups held their second qualifying round matches on October 27 & 28. Six clubs received second qualifying round byes.
Byes Colorado - Harpos FC DMV - Virginia Dream FC Midwest B - Woodland Football Club