Lamar Hunt US Open Cup

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US Open Cup
Full name Lamar Hunt US Open Cup
Association United States Soccer Federation
founding 1914
First edition 1914
Teams 91
Title holder Houston Dynamo
Record winner Bethlehem Steel
Maccabi Los Angeles
(5 titles each)
Qualification for CONCACAF Champions League

The Lamar Hunt US Open Cup is an American football cup competition open to all teams recognized by the United States Soccer Federation . The spectrum ranges from amateur clubs to professional teams in Major League Soccer .

The US Open Cup has existed since 1914, originally under the name National Challenge Cup . In 1999, the name was finally changed to the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup in order to honor one of the most important supporters of US football. The DeWar Cup , donated by Sir Thomas DeWar in 1914 to promote football in America, beckons the cup winners .

The professional teams of Major League Soccer have dominated the tournament since 1996, only in 1999 the Rochester Raging Rhinos (A-League, now USL First Division ) recorded a surprise win against the Colorado Rapids from the MLS.

The winner of the cup has qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League since the 2008 season .

Current competition format

The tournament is played in one game in the KO system. The participants of the cup enter, depending on the value of the respective league, in different phases of the tournament.

1 round

The teams from the following leagues contest the first round after they have determined their participants according to their own qualifying rules:

2nd round

3rd round

  • Second round winner

4th round

Cup winners

Most cup wins

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