2025 U.S. Open Cup qualification

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.^[2]

Starting in 2019, the winner of the previous year's National Amateur Cup automatically qualifies for the U.S. Open Cup.^[3] 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.^[4] 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.^[1]

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.^[5]

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.^[6]

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^[1]

Schedule for 2025 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Qualifying^[2]

Round	Match day	New Teams	Entrants	Teams entered to date
First Qualifying Round	October 5 & 6	16	16	16
Second Qualifying Round	October 5 & 6, October 26 & 27	92	100	108
Third Qualifying Round	October 26 & 27, November 16 & 17	6	56	114
Fourth Qualifying Round	November 16 & 17, December 7 & 8	0	28	114

A total of 25 states and the District of Columbia were represented by clubs in the U.S. Open Cup Qualification this year.^[1]

	States	Number	League	Teams
1	California	13	UPSL	Acoreano 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 FC
		4	Southwest Premier League	Chula Vista FC, Desert FC, JASA RWC, Playmaker FC
		2	San Francisco Soccer Football League	International San Francisco SC, San Francisco Vikings Soccer Club
		1	NISA Nation	Modesto City Football Club
2	Florida	9	UPSL	City 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 SC
		6	United States Soccer League	Atletico Miami Internacional FC, FC America CFL Spurs, Inter Nona Soccer Club, Miami Soccer Academy, O'Shea's FC, River Miami FC
		1	Florida Gold Coast League	Hurricane FC
		1	Premier Futbol League	Red Force FC
		1	Sunshine Conference Soccer League	Naples United U23
3	New York	5	Eastern Premier Soccer League	Central Park Rangers FC, KidSuper Samba AC, Lansdowne Yonkers, New York Greek-American, Zum Schneider FC 03
		3	UPSL	FCY New York, NY Empire FC, NY Renegades FC
		1	Long Island Soccer Football League	Leros SC
		1	NISA Nation	Roc City Boom
4	Pennsylvania	5	United Soccer League of Pennsylvania	Colonial SC, Philadelphia Ukrainians Nationals, United German Hungarians, Vereinigung Erzgebirge, West Chester United SC
		3	Eastern Premier Soccer League	Alloy Soccer Club, Kensington Soccer Club, Vidas United FC
		1	Greater Pittsburgh Soccer League	Pittsburgh Dynamo
5	Texas	2	UPSL	210 FC, Foro SC
		2	Dallas Soccer Association	D'Feeters Kicks Soccer Club, StrikerZ DFW Soccer Club
		1	Austin Men's Soccer Association	Austin Thunder
		1	Houston Football Association	ASC New Stars
		1	United States Soccer League	Houston Regals SCA
	Colorado	5	Colorado Premier League	Azteca FC, Boulder United FC, Colorado Rovers, FC Denver, Harpos
		2	Mountain Premier League	Peak Eleven Football Club, Timbers SC
7	Illinois	2	Midwest Premier League	Chicago House AC, Edgewater Castle Football Club
		2	UPSL	Chicago Strikers, Wisloka Chicago
		1	Greater Chicago Soccer League	United SC
8	Maryland	2	EPSL	Maryland Bobcats II, Patuxent FA
		1	Maryland Super Soccer League	Steel Pulse
		1	UPSL	MSI Pro
	Massachusetts	2	Bay State Soccer League	CD Faialense, FC Omens
		2	UPSL	Boston Street FC, Project Football
	Virginia	2	UPSL	Alexandria Reds, VA Revolution Pro
		1	Eastern Premier Soccer League	NoVa FC
		1	Virginia Super Soccer League	Virginia Dream FC
	Washington	2	Seattle Recreational Adult Team Soccer	Sharktopus Football Club, Washington Athletic Club
		2	UPSL	Bellevue Athletic FC, Holac FC
12	District of Columbia	1	American Premier League	Aegean Hawks
		1	DC Premier League	Guerrilla FC
		1	UPSL	DC Hyper
	New Jersey	2	Eastern Premier Soccer League	Oaklyn United FC, SC Vistula Garfield
		1	UPSL	New Jersey Alliance
14	Indiana	2	UPSL	Southern Indiana FC, Southern Indiana Guardians FC
	Nevada	2	NISA Nation	Las Vegas Legends, Soccer Academy Nevada
	Oklahoma	2	UPSL	Bartlesville Buffaloes, Tulsa Athletic
17	Arizona	1	UPSL	Next Level Soccer
	Georgia	1	UPSL	Dalton United
	Kansas	1	The Select League	Woodland Football Club
	Kentucky	1	UPSL	Bowling Green FC
	New Mexico	1	UPSL	UDA Soccer
	North Carolina	1	UPSL	Mint Hill FC
	Ohio	1	Ohio Valley Premier League	Valhalla FC
	Oregon	1	UPSL	Deportivo Rose City
	South Carolina	1	UPSL	South Carolina United Heat
	Tennessee	1	UPSL	Pre-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.

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.^[7]

Groups^[7]

California North	California South	Colorado	DMV	East	Florida (2 qualify)	Mid Atlantic	Midwest 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 Chicago
Midwest B (0.5 Teams qualify)	New York	Northeast A (0.5 Teams qualify)	Northeast B (0.5 Teams qualify)	Pennsylvania	Texas	West 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

The first qualifying round matches were held October 5 & 6. 92 clubs will get first qualifying Round Byes.^[7]

As of October 5, 2024^[8]

• 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

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.^[7][9]

• Byes
  • Colorado - Harpos FC
  • DMV - Virginia Dream FC
  • Midwest B - Woodland Football Club
  • Northeast B - Pittsburgh Dynamo
  • Pennsylvania - Philadelphia Ukrainians Nationals
  • Texas - StrikerZ DFW Soccer Club

Eight groups held their third qualifying round matches on Oct. 26 & 27, and the other eight groups held their third qualifying round matches on November 16 & 17^[7][10]

Seven groups (Northeast A & B combined) held their fourth qualifying round matches on Nov. 17 & 18, and the other six groups (West A & B and Midwest A & B) held their fourth qualifying round matches on December 7 & 8^[7][11][12]