The 2025 U.S. Open Cup, formally the 2025 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, was the 112th edition of the United States Soccer Federation’s (USSF) annual open knockout competition open to affiliated amateur and professional soccer teams in the United States. The tournament follows the traditional format established for the competition, in which clubs from multiple tiers of the American soccer pyramid—ranging from amateur sides in the United States Adult Soccer Association (USASA) to professional clubs in Major League Soccer (MLS)—compete in a single‑elimination bracket.
Structure and eligibility
- Entry – Teams from all USSF‑affiliated leagues are eligible, subject to qualification criteria set by USSF for each division. Typically, amateur and lower‑division professional clubs enter in earlier rounds, while MLS teams join in later stages.
- Rounds – The competition ordinarily proceeds through a preliminary round, first round, second round, third round, round of 32, round of 16, quarter‑finals, semi‑finals, and final.
- Match format – All matches are single‑leg fixtures; if tied after regulation time, extra time and, if necessary, a penalty shoot‑out determine the winner.
Scheduling
USSF announced the 2025 tournament calendar in late 2024, outlining start dates for the preliminary and early rounds in the spring and designating a summer window for later rounds. Specific match dates, venues, and the final’s location were to be confirmed in accordance with the participating clubs’ schedules and stadium availability.
Changes and context
The 2025 edition continued the post‑2020 reforms introduced by USSF aimed at streamlining the competition, such as the allocation of regionalized early‑round pairings to reduce travel costs for lower‑division clubs and the integration of the competition’s prize money into the broader U.S. soccer development plan. No substantive rule changes were announced specific to the 2025 tournament beyond those already implemented in preceding seasons.
Results
As of the time of writing, comprehensive results—including match outcomes, the champion, and individual award recipients—for the 2025 U.S. Open Cup have not been documented in publicly available, verifiable sources. Consequently, detailed competitive data for this edition remain unavailable.
Significance
The U.S. Open Cup is the oldest ongoing national soccer competition in the United States and the third‑oldest cup competition in the world. Winning the tournament traditionally grants the champion a berth in the CONCACAF Champions League, providing an international competition pathway for American clubs.
Note: Specific match results, the identity of the champion, and final‑stage details for the 2025 U.S. Open Cup are currently undocumented in reliable, publicly accessible sources; therefore, those particulars are omitted pending verification.
