Tournament details | |
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Country | United States |
Dates | February 10 – August 10 |
Teams | 71 |
Defending champions | Minnesota United |
The 2022 Lewis Cup is the 112th edition of the U.S. Open Cup, a knockout cup competition in American soccer. All 71 independent professional soccer clubs from MLS, USL, NISA and MLSNP participated.
Teams
editPro teams that are majority-owned or controlled by higher division professional clubs are barred from entering the competition. For this edition of the tournament, there are 21 such teams: Atlanta United 2 (USLC), LA Galaxy II (USLC), Loudoun United FC (USLC), New York Red Bulls II (USLC), and 17 out of 19 MLS Next Pro teams. The two MLS Next Pro teams entering are Rochester New York FC (independent club) and St. Louis City SC 2 (the club’s senior team does not debut until the 2023 season).[1]
Table
editEnter in Second Round | Enter in Third Round | Enter in Round of 32 | |
Division III | Division II | Division I | |
MLS Next Pro/NISA/USL1 23 teams |
USL Championship 23 teams |
MLS 25 teams | |
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- Bold denotes team is still active in the tournament.
- $: Winner of $25,000 bonus for advancing the furthest in the competition from their respective divisions.
- $$: Winner of $100,000 for being the runner-up in the competition.
- $$$: Winner of $300,000 for winning the competition.
First round
editFourteen teams enter in the first round of the tournament. The teams that enter in this round are the two MLS Next Pro teams, the six lowest placed (or expansion) NISA teams, and the six lowest placed (or expansion) USL League One teams from 2021.
February 22 | St. Louis City SC 2 (MLSNP) | 3–0 | Michigan Stars (NISA) | Edwardsville, IL |
TBD | Stadium: Ralph Korte Stadium Attendance: 5,352 |
February 22 | Flower City Union (NISA) | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (6–7 p) | Rochester New York FC (MLSNP) | Rochester, NY |
TBD | Stadium: Marina Auto Stadium Attendance: 1,193 |
February 22 | Bay Cities FC (NISA) | 1–0 | Central Valley Fuego (USL1) | Redwood City, CA |
TBD | Stadium: Terremere Field Attendance: 352 |
February 23 | Northern Colorado Hailstorm (USL1) | 4–1 | Valley United (NISA) | Windsor, CO |
TBD | Stadium: Future Legends Complex Attendance: 1,645 |
February 23 | North Carolina FC (USL1) | 3–2 | Charlotte Independence (USL1) | Cary, NC |
TBD | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 2,191 |
February 24 | Tormenta (USL1) | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Maryland Bobcats (NISA) | Statesboro, GA |
TBD | Stadium: Eagle Field Attendance: 510 |
February 24 | Syracuse Pulse (NISA) | 0–3 | Forward Madison (USL1) | Syracuse, NY |
TBD | Stadium: Sport Center 481 Attendance: 135 |
Second round
editMarch 15–17 | v | |||
TBD |
Third round
editMarch 29–30 | v | |||
TBD |
Fourth round
editApril 19–20 | v | |||
TBD |
Quarterfinals
editMay 17–18 | v | |||
TBD |
Semifinals
editJune 28–29 | v | |||
TBD |
Final
editJuly 13 | v | |||
TBD |