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- Third Qualifying Round of the 2024 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Will be Played on Oct. 21 and 22
- 44 Teams Playing Out 22 games
- 11 Berths to the 2024 Open Cup Proper are on Offer Through Four Qualifying Rounds
- The 11 Winners join USASA National Amateur Cup Champions SC MesoAmerica and UPSL Spring National Champions AS Frenzi in the 109th edition of the U.S. Open Cup Proper (March 19 to Sept. 25, 2023)
CHICAGO – The 2024 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Qualifying Rounds have reached their halfway mark.
The 44 surviving amateur clubs – down from an original Open Division field of 109 – who survived their Second Qualifying Round matches between September 30 and October 3 now move through to the 22 matches of the Third Qualifying Round, which will be contested nationwide this weekend on October 21-22.
There are 11 berths on offer to the 2024 U.S. Open Cup – the 109th edition of the historic tournament – via these Qualifying Rounds. Five clubs are aiming to reach the competition for the second consecutive year.
Those 2023 U.S. Open Cup veterans looking to return in 2024 are Chicago House AC of the Midwest Premier League, SFSFL’s International San Francisco of the Bay Area, Miami United FC (United States Soccer League), Tennessee Tempo FC (who reached the U.S. Open Cup last year under the name Beaman United). The fifth club, UDA Soccer of Las Cruces, New Mexico, is already through to the Fourth Round due to a late forfeit by Third Round opponent FC Sporting Arizona.
Also in the mix are former U.S. Open Cup champions NY Pancyprian Freedoms (1980, 1982, and 1983) and four-time winners from the 1960s Philadelphia Ukrainian Nationals.
Newcomers like Sharktopus FC out of the Seattle area, Buffalo NY’s Sahara Gunners FC, and California-based Irvine Zeta FC are bringing fresh energy to the 2024 Qualifying Rounds – as are some revived old favorites like Christos FC and FC Denver.
Tulsa Athletic scooped the prize as the Open Division team to advance the furthest in this year’s 2023 edition, with a win over local second-division USL Championship pros FC Tulsa, sending them through to a historic Third Rounder against MLS’ Sporting Kansas City at Children’s Mercy Park.
Chicago House AC, still alive and kicking in this year’s Qualifying Rounds, also earned the right to face off with an MLS side when they met crosstown side Chicago Fire in that same Third Round in Bridgeview, Illinois.
The 22 games of the 2024 Third Qualifying Round will take place on October 21-22, with a Fourth Round scheduled for November 18-19. That Final Round will send 11 teams through to the 2024 U.S. Open Cup, alongside this year’s USASA National Amateur Cup Champions SC MesoAmerica and AS Frenzi – the springtime national champions of the United Premier Soccer League (UPSL).
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21
| Matchup (home team listed first) | Time (local) | Venue |
| CD Faialense vs. Brockton FC United | 10 a.m. ET | Miller Field; Winthrop, Mass. |
| Sharktopus Football Club vs. International San Francisco | 10 a.m. PT | Interbay Stadium; Seattle, Wash. |
| Vereinigung Erzgebirge vs. United German Hungarians | 2 p.m. ET | Vereinigung Erzgebirge Clubhouse; Warminster, Pa. |
| Athletic Katy FC vs. FORO SC | 4 p.m. CT | Matias Almeyda Training Center; Houston, Texas |
| Harbor City FC vs. FC America CFL Spurs | 7 p.m. ET | World Roofing Stadium (Palm Bay H.S.); Melbourne, Fla. |
| Leg-AZ World FC vs. Florida Premier FC | 7 p.m. ET | The Villages SC Complex; Summerfield, Fla. |
| Miami United FC vs. Miami Soccer Academy | 7 p.m. ET | Ted Hendricks Stadium; Hialeah, Fla. |
| Edgewater Castle Football Club vs. Chicago House AC | 7 p.m. CT* | Taft High School Stadium; Chicago, Ill. |
| Austin Thunder vs. Alamo City Soccer Club | 7:30 p.m. CT | Round Rock Multipurpose Complex; Round Rock, Texas |
| Temecula Football Club vs. Santa Monica Surf | 7 p.m. PT | Chapparal High School; Temecula, Calif. |
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22
| Matchup (home team listed first) | Time (local) | Venue |
| Philadelphia Ukrainian Nationals vs. New Jersey Alliance FC | 2 p.m ET | Ukrainian American Sports Center (Field 6); North Wales, Pa. |
| Sahara Gunners FC vs. Valhalla FC | 3 p.m. ET | Crosby Soccer Field; Buffalo, N.Y. |
| UDA Soccer vs. Sporting Arizona FC | 1 – 0 | Sporting Arizona FC withdraw from competition. UDA Soccer advances via forfeit. |
| Steel Pulse FC vs. Christos FC | 4 p.m. ET | Milford Mill Academy; Windsor, Md. |
| South Carolina United Heat vs. Majestic Soccer Club | 5 p.m. ET | SCUFC Southeastern Freight Lines Soccer Center; Columbia, S.C. |
| Parkland Soccer Club vs. City Soccer FC | 6 p.m. ET | Terramar Park; Parkland, Fla. |
| Escondido FC vs. Irvine Zeta FC | 3:30 p.m. PT | San Pasqual High School; Escondido, Calif. |
| Kalonji Pro-Profile vs. Tennessee Tempo FC | 7 p.m. ET | Shiloh High School; Snellville, Ga. |
| Yinz United vs. NOVA FC | 8 p.m. ET | Oakton High School; Vienna, Va. |
| FC Folsom vs. Valley 559 FC | 5 p.m. PT | Livermore Community Park; Folsom, Calif. |
| New York Pancyprian Freedoms vs. NY Renegades FC | 8 p.m. ET | Belson Stadium (St. John’s Univ.); Jamaica, N.Y. |
| FC Denver vs. Azteca FC | 6:30 p.m. MT | Northfield High School; Denver, Colo. |
SCHEDULE UPDATES*
10/5 – Time change for Edgewater Castle vs. Chicago House – moved to 7 p.m. CT
10/11 – Time and venue change for Athletic Katy FC vs. FORO SC – moved to Matias Almeyda Training Center at 4 p.m. CT
