The 2022 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup tournament proper will feature teams from both professional and amateur teams in the United States soccer league system.
| Tournament details | |
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| Dates | September 18,2021 – December 19,2021 |
| Teams | 91 (from CONCACAF confederations) |
← 2021 2023 → | |
Qualification for the 2022 tournament includes local qualifying matches contested by 90 amateur teams scheduled to take place in 2021. One team also qualified by winning the 2021 National Amateur Cup, and other clubs playing in national leagues that are not fully professional qualify based on their results in 2021 league play.[1] Clubs playing in fully professional leagues may enter the tournament proper and bypass the qualification process.
Qualification procedures
editThe United States Soccer Federation's (U.S. Soccer) Open Cup Committee manages both the tournament proper and the local qualification process.
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, if their league includes at least four teams and has a schedule of at least 10 matches for each club.[2]
U.S.-based teams in Division I, II and III professional leagues qualify for the U.S. Open Cup automatically, provided they are eligible. To be eligible, these teams must be members in good standing of their leagues on December 31, 2021, and remain so through the 2022 U.S. Open Cup Final. The league must also remain in operation through the 2022 U.S. Open Cup Final. A new Division I, II or III professional league must have its match schedule announced to the public by January 31, 2022, and the first match must be scheduled for no later than seven days before the first scheduled round of the U.S. Open Cup tournament proper that involves the team's division. If a new club joins an existing Division I, II or III league, the league must meet the aforementioned criteria applicable to new leagues in order for the new club to be eligible for the U.S. Open Cup.[2]
A professional team that is majority owned by a higher-level professional team or whose player roster is materially managed by a higher-level professional team is ineligible to participate in the U.S. Open Cup.[2]
Clubs that are below Division III are Open Division teams. To be eligible for the 2022 U.S. Open Cup, an Open Division team must have been a playing member in good standing of its league on August 31, 2021, and remain so through the 2022 U.S. Open Cup Final. The league must have been in operation since no later than August 31, 2021, and remain so until the 2022 U.S. Open Cup Final. A team that started its first season of competition in an existing league must have started its new league's schedule no later than August 31, 2021.[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 Open Division clubs.
National leagues may elect to use the results of their previous year's seasons to determine which of their teams qualify for the U.S. Open Cup in lieu of having their teams play local qualifying matches. If a national league so elects, its teams are not eligible to participate in local qualifying. To qualify as a national league, the league must
- Have a minimum of 50 active U.S.-based teams in good standing,
- Have a common championship each season that is only available to league teams and is compulsory,
- Use a league format with a standings table as opposed to a single-elimination (knockout) format,
- Have teams in at least three U.S. time zones among Eastern, Central, Mountain and Pacific, with the three time zones containing the most teams each having at least 15% of the member teams,
- Have two time zones represented by at least three different U.S. states or the District of Columbia and a third time zone represented by at least two different U.S. states or the District of Columbia,
- Have teams in at least 10 different U.S. states or the District of Columbia,
- Have played for at least three years meeting the above criteria and
- Timely pay the team-based Open Cup entry fee for all teams in the league.[2]
Eligible Open Division clubs that did not win the National Amateur Cup and are not members of national leagues must have submitted an application to enter local qualifying by August 09, 2021.[2]
Once applications for local qualifying are approved, U.S. Soccer estimates the number of Open Division teams needed in the U.S. Open Cup, based on the anticipated participation of professional teams. One of these slots is allocated to the National Amateur Cup champions. The remainder are allocated among the pool of local qualification teams and the national leagues, based on the relative number of teams in each, resulting in a target number of local qualifiers. The number of rounds of local qualifying and the number of teams receiving byes in the first round of qualifying are then established to set the number of local qualifiers as close as possible to the target number. Byes are distributed randomly and are meant to avoid unnecessary travel but are kept to a minimum to preserve the integrity of the qualification tournament. Once the qualification tournament format has been finalized, the number of local qualifiers becomes fixed, unless a team that qualifies later becomes ineligible. After the December 31, 2021, professional clubs entry application deadline, the final number of Open Division teams needed in the 2022 U.S. Open Cup will become known. From this number, the fixed number of local qualifiers plus one for the National Amateur Cup champion are subtracted to determine the number of slots for clubs from the national leagues. These slots are allocated among the leagues based on their relative numbers of U.S.-based eligible teams.[2]
National Amateur Cup
editLansdowne Yonkers FC defeated Cal FC, 2–1, to win the 2021 National Amateur Cup and qualify for the 2022 U.S. Open Cup.[3] The eleven winners of the fourth round of local qualifying will join them as the twelve Open Division teams in the tournament proper.
Local qualifying
editU.S. Soccer originally announced that 92 teams would participate in local qualifying.[2] Four rounds of local qualifying matches will result in 11 clubs advancing to the tournament proper.
First qualifying round
editThe first qualifying-round matches were scheduled to be played on September 18. All East and Central Region Teams, 14 Southeast Region and 22 West Region teams were given byes into the second qualifying round[4] One game was delayed due to bad weather and was instead played on September 24.[5]
West Region
edit| September 18 | Davis Legacy FC (UPSL)  | 3–4 | FC Davis (NPSL) | Davis, California |
| 7:00 PM PDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Davis Legacy Soccer Complex |
| September 18 | Rebels SC (UPSL) | 7–1 | Gremio FC San Diego (UPSL) | San Diego, California |
| 7:00 PM PDT | Report | Stadium: Mira Mesa High School Stadium |
Southeast Region
edit| September 24 | Deportivo Lake Mary FC (UPSL)  | 0–4 | Orlando FC Wolves (NSL) | Christmas, Florida |
| Report |
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Stadium: East Orange District Park |
Second qualifying round
editThe second qualifying round was played on multiple weekends. The East and Central Region played between September 12th and October 1st. The West And Southeast region was played between October 16th and October 24th.[4] The game between Modesto City FC and Contra Costa FC was postponed until Oct 31 due to poor field conditions.[6]
Central Region
edit| September 12 | Peak Eleven SC (Colo SL)  | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | FC Denver (Colo SL) | Denver, Colorado |
Rys  PK'Henry PK'Badawi PK'Veiga PK' |
Report | Castillo PK' Schmidt PK'Bernhardt PK' |
Stadium: Northfield High School |
| September 15 | FC Union Jereza (Colo SL) | 0–1 | Harpos FC (Colo SL) | Commerce City, Colorado |
| Report | Straton 39' |
Stadium: Dicks Sporting Goods Park, Field 11 |
| September 18 | D'Feeters Kick SC (RL)  | W–L (forfeit) | Lone Star Republic (DSA) | Dallas, Texas |
| Report | Stadium: Crum Lacrosse and Sport Field |
| September 18 | San Antonio Runners (NSL) | 1–6 | Southwest Football Club (UPSL) | El Paso, Texas |
| Report | Stadium: Eastside Sports Complex |
| September 19 | Athletic Club of Sloan's Lake (Colo SL) | 1–2 | Colorado Rovers (CPL) | Golden, Colorado |
| Report | Stadium: Victoria Sports Park |
| September 19 | Athletic Katy FC (NSL) | 1–3 | Houston Hotshots - GPFC (NSL) | Katy, Texas |
| Report | Stadium: British International School of Houston |
| September 19 | Azteca FC (Colo SL) | 4–1 | Colorado Rush (Colo SL) | Arvada, Colorado |
| Report | Stadium: Long Lake Regional Park, Field 3 |
| September 19 | Lexington Landsharks (OVPL)  | L–W (forfeit) |  FC Maritsa (MEFA) | O'Fallon, Illinois |
| Report | Stadium: O'Fallon Family Sports Park |
Northeast Region
edit| September 18 | Ukrainian Nationals (USLPA)  | 2–9 | Philadelphia Lone Star FC (UPSL) | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Report | Stadium: John Bartram HS Football Field |
| September 18 | IASC Boom (RDSL)  | 4–0 | Pittsburgh City United FC (UPSL) | Monroeville, Pennsylvania |
| Report | Stadium: Monroeville Community Park West |
| September 18 | NY Pancyprian-Freedoms (EPSL) | W–L (forfeit) | New Amsterdam FC II (EPSL) | Warwick, New York |
| Report | Stadium: Hudson Sports Complex |
| September 18 | Alianza Futbol Club (WSL)  | L–W (forfeit) | Districtonia Futbol (DCPL) | Washington, D.C. |
| Report | Stadium: Riggs Lasalle Recreation Center |
| September 18 | Corinto FC (WSL) | 1–5 | DC Cheddar (DCPL) | Washington, D.C. |
| Report | Stadium: RFK Stadium Auxiliary Turf Field |
| September 18 | Springfield FC (WSL)  | 0–2 | Northern Virginia FC (EPSL) | Leesburg, Virginia |
| Report | Stadium: Evergreen Sportsplex |
| September 19 | Unations FC (UPSL)  | 3–5 | Brockton FC United (BSSL) | Randolph, Massachusetts |
| Report | Stadium: Randolph High School |
| September 19 | Vereinigung Erzgebirge (USLPA) | 2–1 | United German Hungarians (USLPA) | Ambler, Pennsylvania |
| Report | Stadium: Temple University Ambler Complex |
| September 19 | Aegean Hawks FC (WPL) | L–W (forfeit) | Lynchburg FC (UPSL) | Lynchburg, Virginia |
| Report | Stadium: Lynchburg City Stadium |
| September 19 | New York Greek Americans (EPSL) | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (2–3 p) | Oyster Bay United FC (UPSL) | Rockville Center, New York |
| Report | Stadium: Darcy Field |
| September 19 | Rockville SC (MMSL)  | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | C.A. United (WSL) | Woodbridge, Virginia |
| Report | Stadium: George Hampton Middle School |
| September 19 | Westchester United FC (UPSL) | 5–2 |  New Jersey Alliance FC (UPSL) | Clifton, New Jersey |
| Report | Stadium: Athenia Steel Recreation Complex |
| September 19 | Virginia United FC (EPSL) | 4–2 (a.e.t.) | Toros FC (WSL) | Woodbridge, Virginia |
| Report | Stadium: Greg Hampton Middle School |
| September 25 | Newtown Pride FC (Conn SL)  | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Kendall Wanderers (BSSL) | Waltham, Massachusetts |
| Report | Stadium: James P Falzone Memorial Park |
| October 1 | Jackson Lions FC (GSSL) | 3–0 | EFA Metro (UPSL) | Lyndhurst, New Jersey |
| Report | Stadium: Lyndhurst Recreation Center |
West Region
edit| October 16 | El Farolito (NPSL) | 7–0 | Oakland Stompers (NPSL) | San Leandro, California |
| Report | Stadium: Burell Field |
| October 16 | Metro FC (SFSFL) | 4–2 | JASA RWC (UPSL) | Redwood City, California |
| Report | Stadium: Red Morton Community Park - Bechet Field |
| October 17 | FC Davis (NPSL) | 2–4 |  BattleBorn FC (UPSL) | Minden, Nevada |
| Report | Stadium: Douglass High School Grass Field |
| October 17 | Villareal Las Vegas (UPSL) | 0–1 | Desert Communities SC Pathfinders (UPSL) | Helendale, California |
| Report | Stadium: Helendale Community Park |
| October 17 | Outbreak FC (SWPL) | 4–0 | L.A. Monsters FC (SWPL) | Wilmington, California |
| Report | Stadium: Wilmington Athletic Complex |
| October 17 | White Tigers FC (UPSL) | 0–2 | Chula Vista FC (SWPL) | Chula Vista, California |
| Report | Stadium: Terra Nova Park |
| October 17 | Real San Jose (NSL) | 2–4 | Inter San Francisco (SFSFL) | San Francisco, California |
| Report | Stadium: Beach Chalet Fields, Field 4 |
| October 17 | Rebels Soccer Club (UPSL) | 2–3 | Escondido FC (UPSL) | Spring Valley, California |
| Report | Stadium: Mount Miguel High School |
| October 17 | Rose City FC (UPSL)  | 0–6 | Sporting ID11 (UPSL) | Lake Forest, California |
| Report | Stadium: Lake Forest Sports Park, Turf Field A |
| October 17 | Trojans FC (UPSL) | 1–2 | San Fernando Valley FC (UPSL) | Encino, California |
| Report | Stadium: Sepulveda Basin Sports Complex |
| October 17 | Capistrano FC (SWPL) | 6–0 | Real Sociedad Royals (SWPL) | Irvine, California |
| Report | Stadium: Orange County Great Park, Field 13 |
| October 31 | Modesto City FC (UPSL) | 1–3 | Contra Costa FC (NPSL) | Concord, California |
| Report | Stadium: Mount Diablo High School |
Southeast Region
edit| September 18 | Miami Sun FC (UPSL) | 2–3 | City Soccer FC (NSL) | West Palm Beach, Florida |
| Report | Stadium: Gaines Park |
| September 18 | Naples City FC (UPSL) | 1–2 | Miami Soccer Academy (NSL) | Miami Beach, Florida |
| Report | Stadium: Flamingo Park, Abel Holtz Stadium |
| October 16 | Miami Sun FC (UPSL) | 2–3 | City Soccer FC (NSL)) | West Palm Beach, Florida |
| Report | Stadium: Gaines Park |
| October 16 | Georgia Storm FC (UPSL)  | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p) | Georgia Revolution FC Reserves (ADASL) | Locust Grove, Georgia |
| Report | Stadium: Luella High School Stadium |
| October 16 | Oceanway FC (UPSL) | 0–4 | Orlando FC Wolves (NSL) | Christmas, Florida |
| Report | Stadium: East Orange District Park |
| October 17 | Atletico Atlanta (UPSL) | 1–3 |  South Carolina United Heat (UPSL) | Columbia, South Carolina |
| Report | Stadium: Southeastern Freight Line Soccer Center |
| October 17 | Red Force FC (NSL) | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | Florida Brothers (NSL) | Miami Gardens, Florida |
| Report | Stadium: Dr. Lester Brown Park |
| October 17 | International Soccer Academy (UPSL) | 4–0 | Palm Beach Breakers (NSL) | West Palm Beach, Florida |
| Report | Stadium: Lake Lytal Park |
| October 17 | Hurricane FC (NSL) | 2–3 | Florida Soccer Soldiers (UPSL) | West Palm Beach, Florida |
| Report | Stadium: Lake Lytal Park |
Third qualifying round
editThe third qualifying round was played on multiple weekends. The Northeast and Central Region played October 16 and 17. The West And Southeast region was played on November 20 and 21.[7]
Central Region
edit| October 16 | Colorado Rovers (CPL) | 2–5 | Azteca FC (Colo SL) | Commerce City, Colorado |
| Report | Stadium: Dicks Sporting Goods Park, Field 10 |
| October 16 | Peak Eleven FC (Colo SL) | 0–1 | Harpos FC (Colo SL) | Commerce City, Colorado |
| Report | Stadium: Dicks Sporting Goods Park, Field 8 |
| October 16 | Gam United FC (Colo SL) | 1–7 | Southwest FC (UPSL) | El Paso, Texas |
| Report | Stadium: Eastside Sports Complex |
| October 17 | Houston Hotshots GPFC (NSL) | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | D'Feeters Kick SC (RL) | Mansfield, Texas |
| Report | Stadium: Lake Ridge High School |
Northeast Region
edit| October 16 | Districtonia Futbol (WSL) | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | DC Cheddar (DCPL) | Washington, D.C. |
| Report | Stadium: The Field at RFK Campus, Field 3 |
| October 16 | Brockton FC United (BSSL) | 7–0 | Kendall Wanderers (BSSL) | Waltham, Massachusetts |
| Report | Stadium: James P. Falzone Memorial Park |
| October 16 | Jackson Lions FC (GSSL) | L–W (forfeit) | Westchester United FC (UPSL) | Brewster, New York |
| Report | Stadium: Brewster High School |
| October 16 | NoVa FC (EPSL) | 2–1 | Virginia United FC (EPSL) | Woodbridge, Virginia |
| Report | Stadium: George Hampton Middle School |
| October 17 | Lynchburg FC (UPSL) | 3–0 | Rockville SC (MMSL) | Gaithersburg, Maryland |
| Report | Stadium: Laytonia Recreiational Park - Turf Field |
| October 17 | Vereinigung Erzgebirge (USLPA) | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Philadelphia Lone Star FC (UPSL) | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Report | Stadium: John Bartram High School Football Field |
| October 17 | FC Maritsa (MEFA) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | IASC Boom (RDSL) | East Rochester, New York |
| Report | Stadium: East Rochester Public High School |
| October 17 | Oyster Bay United FC (UPSL) | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | New York Pancyprian-Freedoms (EPSL) | Jamaica, New York |
| Report | Stadium: Belson Stadium (St. John's University) |
West Region
edit| Nov 20 | Capistrano FC (SWPL) | 3–2 | Outbreak FC (SWPL) | Long Beach, California |
| 1:00 pm | Report | Stadium: George Allen Field, Cal State Long Beach |
| Nov 20 | Contra Costa (NPSL) | 3–2 | El Farolito (NPSL) | San Francisco, California |
| 3:00 pm | Report | Stadium: Boxer Stadium |
| Nov 20 | Desert Communities SC Pathfinders (UPSL) | L–W (forfeit) | San Fernando Valley FC (UPSL) | Encino, California |
| 3:30 pm | Report | Stadium: Sepulveda Basin Sports Park |
| Nov 21 | Metro FC (SFSFL) | 1–0 | BattleBorn FC (UPSL) | Minden, Nevada |
| 4:00 pm | Report | Stadium: Douglass High School Grass Field |
| Nov 21 | Inter San Francisco (SFSFL) | 1–3 | Sporting ID11 (UPSL) | Lake Forest, California |
| 6:00 pm | Report | Stadium: Lake Forest Sports Park, Turf Field B |
| Nov 21 | Chula Vista FC (SWPL) | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Escondido FC (UPSL) | San Marcos, California |
| 9:00 pm | Report | Stadium: Minkoff Park (Palomar College) |
Southeast Region
edit| Nov 20 | Miami Sports Academy (NSL) | 1–3 | Orlando FC Wolves (NSL) | Christmas, Florida |
| 7:00 pm | Report | Stadium: East Orange District Park |
| Nov 20 | South Carolina United Heat (UPSL) | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Georgia Revolution FC Reserves (ADASL) | McDonough, Georgia |
| 7:30 pm | Report | Stadium: Ola High School |
| Nov 20 | Red Force FC (NSL) | 0–1 | Florida Soccer Soldiers (UPSL) | Miami, Florida |
| 8:00 pm | Report | Stadium: Tropical Park Stadium |
| Nov 21 | City Soccer FC (NSL) | 7–2 | International Soccer Academy (UPSL) | Boca Raton, Florida |
| 7:00 pm | Report | Stadium: South County Regional Park |
Fourth qualifying round
editThe fourth qualifying round will be played on multiple weekends. The Northeast and Central Region played November 20 and 21. The West And Southeast region was played on December 18 and 19.[1] The eleven winners of this round will advance to the first round in March 2022.[8]
Central Region
edit| Nov 20 | D'Feeters Kicks Soccer Club (RL) | 2–1 | Southwest Football Club (UPSL) | El Paso, Texas |
| 9:00 pm | Report | Stadium: Eastside Sports Complex, Field 1 |
| Nov 21 | Harpos FC (Colo SL) | 3–4 (a.e.t.) | Azteca FC (Colo SL) | Golden, Colorado |
| 4:00 pm | Report | Stadium: Victoria Sports Park |
Northeast Region
edit| Nov 20 | FC Maritsa (MEFA) | 0–1 | Lynchburg FC (UPSL) | Lynchburg, Virginia |
| 5:00 pm | Report | Stadium: Lynchburg City Stadium |
| Nov 20 | Brockton FC United (BSSL) | 5–0 | Philadelphia Lone Star FC (UPSL) | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 1:30 pm | Report | Stadium: John Bartram High School Football Field |
| Nov 21 | Districtonia Futbol (DCPL) | 0–5 | Northern Virginia FC (EPSL) | Leesburg, Virginia |
| 7:15 pm | Report | Stadium: Evergreen Sportsplex |
| Nov 21 | Oyster Bay United FC (UPSL) | 4–1 | Westchester United F.C. (UPSL) | Brewster, New York |
| 5:00 pm | Report | Stadium: Brewster High School |
West Region
edit| Dec 13 | Sporting ID11 (UPSL) | 1–3 | Escondido FC (UPSL) | Temecula, California |
| 10:00 pm | Report | Stadium: Patricia H. Birdsall Sports Park (Field 3) |
| Dec 19 | Capistrano FC (SWPL) | 1–2 | San Fernando Valley FC (UPSL) | Encino, California |
| 2:30 pm | Report | Stadium: Sepulveda Basin Sports Park |
| Dec 19 | Metro FC (SFSFL) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (7–8 p) | Contra Costa FC (NPSL) | Richmond, California |
| 4:30 pm | Report | Stadium: Salesian College Prep Stadium |
Southeast Region
edit| Dec 18 | South Carolina United Heat (UPSL) | L–W (forfeit) | Orlando FC Wolves (NSL) | Celebration, Florida |
| 7:00 pm | Report | Stadium: Celebration High School |
| Dec 18 | City Soccer FC (NSL) | 4–0 | Florida Soccer Soldiers (UPSL) | Pembroke Pines, Florida |
| 7:30 pm | Report | Stadium: Broward College Soccer Field |
References
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- ^ a b Battista, Michael (August 30, 2021). "Lansdowne Yonkers wins second National Amateur Cup, qualifies for 2022 US Open Cup". TheCup.US. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
- ^ a b Battista, Michael (September 8, 2021). "2022 US Open Cup qualifying schedule, results". TheCup.US. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
- ^ Hakala, Josh (September 22, 2021). "2022 US Open Cup Qualifying: Opening rounds game-by-game review". TheCup.US. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
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