CHICAGO (May 25, 2023) - The Quarterfinal schedule for the 2023 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, U.S. Soccer’s National Championship, has been set for June 6-7. The round’s four games will feature on CBS Sports Golazo Network and Bleacher Report platforms. CBS Sports will be the exclusive home of the 2023 Open Cup Semifinals and Final; more information will be announced at a later date.
The Quarterfinal round will kick off Tuesday, June 6 with FC Cincinnati (Division I-MLS) and Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC (Div. II-USL Championship) squaring off in TQL Stadium at 7 p.m. ET on the Bleacher Report App and B/R Football YouTube. Chicago Fire FC (MLS) and Houston Dynamo (MLS) will also go head-to-head at SeatGeek Stadium in the night’s other contest at 8:30 p.m. on CBS Sports Golazo Network.
Wednesday’s action will pit Birmingham Legion (USLC) against Inter Miami CF (MLS) in Protective Stadium at 8 p.m. on CBS Sports Golazo Network before Real Salt Lake (MLS) and LA Galaxy (MLS) battle for the last ticket to the tournament Semifinals at 9:30 p.m. on the B/R App and B/R Football YouTube.
In addition to live match coverage of the Quarterfinals, CBS Sports Golazo Network will provide in-depth analysis of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup across its live studio programming, including MORNING FOOTY and BOX 2 BOX. CBS Sports will also provide additional editorial coverage on CBSSports.com and across its @CBSSportsGolazo social accounts.
Now in its 108th edition, the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup – U.S. Soccer's National Championship – has crowned a champion since 1914 in every year except 2020 and 2021. The history-filled tournament is conducted on a single-game-knockout basis and open to all professional and amateur teams affiliated with U.S. Soccer. In 1999, the oldest ongoing national soccer competition in the United States was renamed to honor American soccer pioneer Lamar Hunt.
The 2023 U.S. Open Cup winner will earn $300,000 in prize money, a berth in the 2024 Concacaf Champions League and have its name engraved on the Dewar Challenge Trophy – one of the oldest nationally-contested trophies in American team sports – now on permanent display at the National Soccer Hall of Fame in Frisco, Texas. The runner-up will earn $100,000, while the team that advances the furthest from each lower division takes home a $25,000 cash prize.
Orlando City SC (Division-I, MLS) are defending Open Cup champions, having earned the club's first tournament title after a 3-0 victory against Sacramento Republic FC (Div. II, USL Championship) on September 7, 2022 in a Final played before a capacity crowd at Orlando’s Exploria Stadium.
usopencup.com is the official website of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. Fans can also follow the competition on Twitter and Instagram @OpenCup and Facebook @OfficialOpenCup.