Record 155 Open Division Clubs Enter 2027 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Qualifying Rounds, Additional 16 Automatically Qualify for Tournament Proper
FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. – U.S. Soccer today confirmed the 16 Open Division clubs that have received byes into the First Round of the 2027 edition of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, U.S. Soccer’s national club championship.
For the third consecutive year, the U.S. Open Cup will allocate 32 slots for amateur teams from the Open Division – 16 that advance through the Qualifying Rounds held this fall and 16 automatic qualifiers that receive byes directly into the Tournament Proper.
The automatic qualifiers are made up of various competition champions as well as designees from USL League Two (6), the National Premier Soccer League (2) and the United Premier Soccer League (1). The 2026 John Motta Trophy holder, awarded to the furthest-advancing amateur club from this year’s tournament, also receives a bye into the 2027 competition. Leagues whose champions qualified via other competitions received an additional slot to designate at their discretion.
The 2027 automatic qualifiers:
- Ambassadors FC Ohio (NPSL; Canton, Ohio)
- Asheville City SC (USL League Two; Asheville, N.C.) – 2026 John Motta Trophy Winner
- Ballard FC (USL League Two; Seattle)
- Bristol Rhythm AFC (NPSL; Bristol, Va.)
- Colorado Storm (USL League Two; Centennial, Colo.)
- Deportivo Rose City (UPSL; Portland, Ore.) – UPSL Spring Champion
- El Farolito (NPSL; San Francisco) – USASA Amateur Cup Champion. / NPSL Champion
- Laredo Heat SC (USL League Two; Laredo, Texas)
- Little Rock Rangers (USL League Two: Little Rock, Ark.)
- Miami United FC (UPSL; Miami)
- Minneapolis City SC (USL League Two; Minneapolis)
- New Haven United FC (NPSL; New Haven, Conn.)
- Ocean City Nor’easters (USL League Two; Ocean City, N.J.)
- Pensacola FC (The League for Clubs; Pensacola, Fla.) – The League for Clubs Champion
- San Francisco City FC (USL League Two; San Francisco)
- Vermont Green FC (USL League Two; Burlington, Vt.) – Steinbrecher Cup Champion / USL League Two Champion
2027 QUALIFYING ROUNDS KICK OFF NEXT MONTH
The 16 clubs receiving byes will be joined in the Tournament Proper by 16 additional sides that fight through the Qualifying Rounds, which get underway next month and conclude in November. A record 155 clubs have entered Qualifying this year, with the First Qualifying Round draw and schedule set to be released next week.
OPEN DIVISION CLUBS FOR 2027 QUALIFYING ROUNDS (155 TEAMS):
American Premier League / USASA (1)
| Aegean Hawks FC | Washington |
APSL / USASA (20)
| Buckhead SC | Mableton, Ga. |
| Colonial SC | Blue Bell, Pa. |
| Jersey Shore Boca | West Creek, N.J. |
| KO Elites FC | West Hartford, Conn. |
| Lansdowne Yonkers FC | Yonkers, N.Y. |
| New York Athletic Club | New York |
| New York Greek American SC | Astoria, N.Y. |
| Nova FC | Centreville, Va. |
| NY Pancyprian Freedoms | Manhasset, N.Y. |
| Oaklyn United FC | Oaklyn, N.J. |
| Patuxent FA | Hollywood, Md. |
| Peachtree FC | Atlanta |
| Philadelphia Soccer Club | Philadelphia |
| Prima Football Club | Atlanta |
| Real Central NJ Soccer | Pennington, N.J. |
| SC Vistula Garfield | Garfield, N.J. |
| Somerville United FC | Brighton, Mass. |
| Vereinigung Erzgebirge | Warminster, Pa. |
| Vidas United FC | Philadelphia |
| WC Predators | Chester Springs, Pa. |
Atlanta District Amateur Soccer League / USASA (1)
Austin Men’s Soccer Association / USASA (1)
Bay State Soccer League / USASA (3)
| Atletico Boston | Andover, Mass. |
| CD Faialense | Cambridge, Mass. |
| FC Omens | Cambridge, Mass. |
Colorado Premier League / USSSA (4)
| Azteca FC 5280 | Denver |
| Colorado Rovers | Golden, Colo. |
| FC Denver | Denver |
| Harpos FC | Boulder, Colo. |
Cosmopolitan Soccer League / USASA (1)
| New Amsterdam FC | New York |
Dallas Soccer Alliance / USASA (2)
| Master Joga | Carrollton, Texas |
| StrikerZ DFW | Allen, Texas |
DC Premier League / USASA (1)
Houston Football Association / USASA (2)
| ASC New Stars | Houston |
| Aurora FC | Houston |
Metroplex Premier League / USSSA (2)
| Inter Nova Havoc | Denton, Texas |
| Sporting NTX | McKinney, Texas |
Midwest Premier League / USASA (4)
| BOHFS St. Louis | St. Louis |
| Chicago House AC | Elmhurst, Ill. |
| Green Bay Glory | Green Bay, Wis. |
| Woodland Football Club | Overland Park, Kan. |
Milwaukee Premier League / USASA (1)
| Milwaukee Bavarians | Glendale, Wis. |
Mountain Premier League / USASA (2)
| Peak Eleven FC | Superior, Colo. |
| Timbers SC | Denver |
NISA Nation / USASA (3)
| Capo FC | San Juan Capistrano, Calif. |
| Problems FC | Long Beach, Calif. |
| Sin City Football Club | North Las Vegas, Nev. |
North Coast Soccer League / USASA (1)
| Croatia Cleveland | Eastlake, Ohio |
NPSL / USASA (4)
| American Soccer Club New York | Hicksville, N.Y. |
| FC Motown | Morristown, N.J. |
| Mint Hill FC | Mint Hill, N.C. |
| Oakland Stompers | Fairview, Calif. |
NPSL-RL / USASA (1)
| Charlotte County FC | Punta Gorda, Fla. |
Ohio Valley Premier League / US Club Soccer (1)
| Mockingbird Valley Premier | Louisville, Ky. |
Premier Futbol League / USASA (2)
| Dreamers AFC | Miami |
| Red Force FC | Aventura, Fla. |
San Francisco Soccer Football League / USASA (3)
| International San Francisco | San Francisco |
| Norcal Shockwaves | Sausalito, Calif. |
| SF Vikings SC | San Francisco |
Seattle Recreational Adult Team Soccer / USSSA (1)
Southwest Premier League / USASA (7)
| Be Pro FC | Las Vegas |
| Chula Vista FC | Chula Vista, Calif. |
| DC Monsters | Redondo Beach, Calif. |
| JSC Jasa | Redwood City, Calif. |
| Las Vegas United Football Club | Las Vegas |
| Legends SC | Sacramento, Calif. |
| STG Premier FC | St. George, Utah |
Sunshine Conference League / USSSA (1)
| Naples United FC | Naples, Fla. |
Super Soccer League / USASA (1)
The League for Clubs / USASA (11)
| Capital City SC | Menchaca, Texas |
| Central Texas Coyotes FC | Harker Heights, Texas |
| CF San Rafael | Larkspur, Calif. |
| FC Monmouth | Fair Haven, N.J. |
| FORO SC | Dallas |
| Iron Rose FC | Roseville, Calif. |
| Napa Valley 1839 FC | Napa, Calif. |
| Oklahoma United FC | Oklahoma City |
| RGV Red Crowns | Harlingen, Texas |
| San Ramon FC | San Ramon, Calif. |
| Tulsa Athletic | Tulsa, Okla. |
United States Soccer League / USSSA (2)
| Houston Lions FC | Spring, Texas |
| Real Houston Futbol Club | Houston |
UPSL (63)
| Akron City FC | Chagrin Falls, Ohio |
| Arlington SA Pro | Arlington, Va. |
| Arkansas Wolves 2 | Alexander, Ark. |
| Bay Area United FC | Rodeo, Calif. |
| Bellevue Athletic FC | Snohomish, Wash. |
| Boca Jrs Miami FC | Margate, Fla. |
| Bold City SC | Jacksonville, Fla. |
| Bowleys Athletic | Middle River, Md. |
| Briar United FC | Cary, N.C. |
| Brockton FC | Brockton, Mass. |
| Bulldogs SC | Old Bridge, N.J. |
| Cape Coral City FC | Cape Coral, Fla. |
| Chicago Nation FC | Wheaton, Ill. |
| Chicago Strikers | Oswego, Ill. |
| Columbus Astray | Columbus, Ohio |
| CV United FC | Livermore, Calif. |
| DC Hyper | Washington |
| Detroit Metro FC | Novi, Mich. |
| Doradus FC | Alexandria, Va. |
| Ethos United | Lisle, Ill. |
| Fall River FC | New Bedford, Mass. |
| FC America CFL Spurs | Orlando, Fla. |
| FC Kanks | Orlando, Fla. |
| FCY New York | Buffalo, N.Y. |
| Five Rivers SC | Carteret, N.J. |
| Florida Badgers FC | Boynton Beach, Fla. |
| Florida Island United FC | Miami |
| Grove United | Midlothian, Va. |
| Harbor City FC | Melbourne Beach, Fla. |
| Houston Lions FC | Spring, Texas |
| Inter City FC | Bonita Springs, Fla. |
| Ironbound SCP | Kearny, N.J. |
| Irvine FC | Irvine, Calif. |
| Kalonji Pro-Profile | Dacula, Ga. |
| Kissimmee SC | Kissimmee, Fla. |
| Laguna United FC | Laguna Hills, Calif. |
| Lake Country United FC | Eatonton, Ga. |
| Los Toros | Sterling, Va. |
| MSI | Rockville, Md. |
| New Jersey Alliance FC | Lyndhurst, N.J. |
| Next Level Soccer Premier | Gilbert, Ariz. |
| NY Dash FC | Elmont, N.Y. |
| NY Renegades FC | Jericho, N.Y. |
| O’Shea’s FC | West Palm Beach, Fla. |
| Olympiacos CA | Huntington Beach, Calif. |
| Omaha Street FC | Bennington, Neb. |
| Osner’s FC | Meniola, N.Y. |
| Palm Beach Flames SC | Tequesta, Fla. |
| Pennsylvania Prime FC | New Tripoli, Pa. |
| Philadelphia Lone Star FC | Secane, Pa. |
| Pinellas County United Pelicans SC | St. Petersburg, Fla. |
| Potros FC | Powder Springs, Ga. |
| Red Hook Football Club | Brooklyn, N.Y. |
| San Diego Internacional FC | San Diego |
| SCU Heat | Columbia, S.C. |
| South Coast Union | New Bedford, Mass. |
| Southern Indiana Guardians FC | New Albany, Ind. |
| Stetson FA | DeLand, Fla. |
| SWFL SC | North Fort Myers, Fla. |
| Temecula FC | Temecula, Calif. |
| Tennessee Tempo FC | Nashville |
| Tennessee United Soccer Club | Hendersonville, Tenn. |
| UFA Lawrenceville | Lawrenceville, Ga. |
| Virginia Dream FC | Arlington, Va. |
USL League Two (9)
| Academica SC | Turlock, Calif. |
| Akron City FC | Chagrin Falls, Ohio |
| Denton Diablos | Denton, Texas |
| Lorain County Leviathan FC | North Ridgeville, Ohio |
| Shark Coast FC | New Smyrna Beach, Fla. |
| Stars FC | Phoenix |
| Steel City FC | Pittsburgh |
| Swarm FC | Austell, Ga. |
| West Virginia United | Hurricane, W.Va. |
2026 TOURNAMENT CONTINUES WITH NEXT MONTH’S SEMIFINALS
The 2026 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup returns after a multiple-month break with a Semifinal doubleheader on Sept. 16. In the first Semifinal, the 2002 Open Cup champion Columbus Crew will host 2022 champion Orlando City SC. Meanwhile, the second Semifinal will feature two teams vying for their first Open Cup title as the Colorado Rapids host St. Louis CITY SC. The winner of the Columbus-Orlando contest will host the Final, which will take place on Oct. 21. The doubleheader will begin in Columbus at 7 p.m. ET and conclude from Colorado at 9:30 p.m. ET. Both matches will air on CBS Sports Network and will be streamed live on Paramount+.