U.S. Open Cup

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The U.S. Open Cup is the oldest ongoing national soccer tournament in the United States, featuring a knockout competition among professional and amateur clubs from across the American soccer pyramid.


Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf knockout tournament
national cup competition
soccer tournament
allowsParticipationOf lower-division clubs
top-division clubs
alsoKnownAs U.S. Open Cup
surface form: Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

U.S. Open Cup
surface form: U.S. Open Cup for the National Championship

U.S. Open Cup
surface form: United States Open Cup
awardsQualificationTo CONCACAF Champions Cup
competitionFormat single-elimination
competitionType knockout
continent North America
country United States of America
surface form: United States
eligibility amateur clubs
professional clubs
founded 1914
frequency annual
genderCategory men's soccer
governingBody United States Soccer Federation
surface form: U.S. Soccer Federation
governingConfederation CONCACAF
hasCompetitionStage final
proper rounds
qualifying rounds
hasFormatFeature extra time and penalties if needed
single-match ties
hasNotableCharacteristic oldest ongoing national soccer competition in the United States
open to clubs from multiple levels of the league system
inauguralSeason 1913–14
includesClubsFrom Major League Soccer
National Independent Soccer Association
National Premier Soccer League
USL Championship
USL League One
USL Premier Development League
surface form: USL League Two

United States Adult Soccer Association
amateur leagues
isDomesticCupFor United States soccer
isOldestOngoingNationalSoccerTournamentIn United States of America
surface form: United States
namedAfter Lamar Hunt
organizer United States Soccer Federation
surface form: U.S. Soccer Federation
partOf American soccer pyramid
region CONCACAF
sport soccer
trophyName Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup trophy
typicalEndMonth late summer
typicalStartMonth spring

Referenced by (90)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

2007 U.S. Open Cup partOf U.S. Open Cup
this entity surface form: Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup seasons
Jim Curtin participantIn U.S. Open Cup
Birmingham Legion FC participatesIn U.S. Open Cup
Charleston Battery participatesIn U.S. Open Cup
NE participatesIn U.S. Open Cup
subject surface form: New England Revolution
this entity surface form: Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
San Jose Earthquakes participatesIn U.S. Open Cup
USL Championship participatesInCup U.S. Open Cup
Chris Tierney playedIn U.S. Open Cup
this entity surface form: Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
St. Louis City SC playsIn U.S. Open Cup
Atlanta United FC playsInCompetition U.S. Open Cup
this entity surface form: Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
Charlotte FC playsInCompetition U.S. Open Cup
Forward Madison FC playsInCompetition U.S. Open Cup
Indy Eleven playsInCompetition U.S. Open Cup
Orlando City SC playsInCompetition U.S. Open Cup
this entity surface form: Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
Sacramento Republic FC reachedFinal U.S. Open Cup
this entity surface form: 2022 U.S. Open Cup
1997 Supporters' Shield relatedAward U.S. Open Cup
MLS Cup relatedCompetition U.S. Open Cup
NISA Championship relatedTo U.S. Open Cup
Chicago Fire runnerUp U.S. Open Cup
subject surface form: Chicago Fire FC
this entity surface form: U.S. Open Cup 2004
Chicago Fire runnerUp U.S. Open Cup
subject surface form: Chicago Fire FC
this entity surface form: U.S. Open Cup 2018
1996 U.S. Open Cup sponsor U.S. Open Cup
this entity surface form: Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup brand
2005 U.S. Open Cup sponsor U.S. Open Cup
this entity surface form: Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
Section 8 Chicago supportsCompetition U.S. Open Cup
Sector Latino supportsCompetition U.S. Open Cup
The Cauldron supportsCompetition U.S. Open Cup
Viking Army supportsCompetition U.S. Open Cup
Atlanta United FC wonCompetition U.S. Open Cup
Chicago Fire wonCompetition U.S. Open Cup
subject surface form: Chicago Fire FC
this entity surface form: U.S. Open Cup 1998
Chicago Fire wonCompetition U.S. Open Cup
subject surface form: Chicago Fire FC
this entity surface form: U.S. Open Cup 2000
Chicago Fire wonCompetition U.S. Open Cup
subject surface form: Chicago Fire FC
this entity surface form: U.S. Open Cup 2003
Houston Dynamo wonCompetition U.S. Open Cup
The Fire wonTrophy U.S. Open Cup
subject surface form: Chicago Fire FC
FC Dallas wonTrophy U.S. Open Cup
NE wonTrophy U.S. Open Cup
subject surface form: New England Revolution