As part of the qualification criteria for official North American cup competitions during the 2025 and 2026 seasons, the 2025 US Open Cup will feature 16 MLS teams and 10 MLS NEXT Pro teams.

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MLS has announced its North American cup competition participation for 2025 and 2026, with an increase in teams featuring in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and a decrease in Leagues Cup participation.

Leagues Cup plus U.S. Open Cup and Canadian Championship. The number of teams competing in both the Leagues Cup and U.S. Open Cup have been changed for the next two seasons. MLS clubs will compete ...

Nashville SC is one of 16 MLS teams that will compete in this season's Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, the league and club announced Tuesday afternoon. However, Nashville will not compete in the 2025 ...

Orlando City will return to compete in this year's Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup competition. On Tuesday, Major League Soccer announced its club qualification criteria relating to official North ...

After a one-year hiatus, St. Louis City SC will return to the U.S. Open Cup for 2025 and will host its first match, in the round of 32, in May. Sixteen MLS teams, up from eight in 2024 ...

For the second consecutive year, the Crew are not participating in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. Unlike 2024, when there was no representation for the organization in the tournament, the Crew will ...

MLS announced the guidelines for their 30 teams that will take part in four North American cup competitions in 2025 and 2026, which will see an increased presence in the U.S. Open Cup, and a ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Real Salt Lake has competed in the 111-year-old U.S. Open Cup tournament for the entirety of its 20-year existence as a club, but that will change in 2025. RSL announced Tuesday ...