2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

MLS = Major League Soccer (first division)
USLC = United Soccer League Championship (second division)
USL1 = USL League One (third division)
NISA = National Independent Soccer Association (third division)
USL2 = USL League Two (fourth division)
NPSL = National Premier Soccer League (fourth division)
UPSL = United Premier Soccer League (amateur)

Major Soccer League (MLS) - 23 teams
--- entering in Fourth Round (Round of 32) ---
Atlanta United
D.C. United
Los Angeles FC
Los Angeles Galaxy
Minnesota United
New England Revolution
New York City FC
New York Red Bulls
Philadelphia Union
Portland Timbers
Real Salt Lake
Seattle Sounders
--- entering in Third Round ---
Chicago Fire
FC Cincinnati
Colorado Rapids
Columbus Crew
FC Dallas
Houston Dynamo
Sporting Kansas City
Inter Miami
Nashville SC
Orlando City
San Jose Earthquakes

USL Championship (USLC) - 25 teams
Austin Bold
Birmingham Legion
Charleston Battery
Charlotte Independence
Colorado Springs Switchbacks
El Paso Locomotive
Hartford Atheltic
Indy Eleven
Las Vegas Lights
Louisville City
Memphis 901
Miami FC
New Mexico United
North Carolina FC
Oklahoma City Energy
Orange County SC
Phoenix Rising
Pittsburgh Riverhounds
Reno 1868
Sacramento Republic
Saint Louis FC
San Antonio FC
San Diego Loyal
Tampa Bay Rowdies
FC Tulsa

USL League One (USL1) - 6 teams
Chattanooga Red Wolves
Greenville Triumph
Forward Madison
Union Omaha
Richmond Kickers
South Georgia Tormenta FC

National Independent Soccer Association (NISA) - 8 teams
California United Strikers
Chattanooga FC
Detroit City
Los Angeles Force
Michigan Stars
Oakland Roots
San Diego 1904
Stumptown Athletic

USL League Two (USL2) - 11 teams
Chicago FC United
Corpus Christi FC
Des Moines Menace
FC Golden State Force
North Carolina Fusion
GPS Portland Phoenix
South Carolina United Bantams
South Georgia Tormenta FC 2
Ventura County Fusion
The Villages SC
Western Mass Pioneers

National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) - 14 teams
FC Arizona
Atlantic City FC
Cleveland SC
FC Davis
Denton Diablos
Fort Worth Vaqueros
Med City FC
Minneapolis City
FC Motown
Naples United
Crossfire Redmond
ASC San Diego
Tulsa Athletic
West Chester United

United Premier Soccer League (UPSL) - 2 teams
Cal FC
Miami United U23

Local/Regional Leagues - 11 teams
FC Boulder Harpos (Colorado Premier League)
Christos FC (Maryland Major Soccer League)
Chula Vista FC (SoCal Premier League)
Louisiana Krewe (Gulf Coast Premier League)
Nashville United (Tennessee State Soccer Association)
Newtown Pride (Connecticut Soccer League)
New York Pancyprian-Freedoms (Cosmopolitan Soccer League)
NTX Rayados (North Texas Premier Soccer Association)
Olympic Club (San Francisco Soccer Football League)
Vereinigung Erzgebirge (United Soccer League of Pennsylvania)
Virginia United (Woodbridge Soccer League)

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First Round (19 matches)

Tuesday, March 24

GPS Portland Phoenix (USL2) at Western Mass Pioneers (USL2), 6 p.m.
Vereinigung Erzgebirge (amateur) at West Chester United (NPSL), 6 p.m.
South Carolina United Bantams (USL2) at North Carolina Fusion (USL2), 6 p.m.
Christos FC (amateur) at Virginia United (amateur), 6:30 p.m.
Minneapolis City (NPSL) at Chicago FC United (USL2), 7 p.m.
Fort Worth Vaqueros (NPSL) at Tulsa Athletic (NPSL), 7 p.m.
Chula Vista FC (amateur) at ASC San Diego (NPSL), 8 p.m.
Ventura County Fusion (USL2) at Cal FC (UPSL), 9:30 p.m.

Wednesday, March 25

South Georgia Tormenta FC 2 (USL2) at The Villages SC (USL2), 3 p.m.
New York Pancyprian-Freedoms (amateur) at FC Motown (NPSL), 6 p.m.
Newtown Pride (amateur) at Atlantic City FC (NPSL), 6 p.m.
Naples United (NPSL) at Miami United U23 (UPSL), 6 p.m.
Corpus Christi FC (USL2) at Louisiana Krewe (amateur), 6 p.m.
Cleveland SC (NPSL) at Nashville United (amateur), 7 p.m.
Med City FC (NPSL) at Des Moines Menace (USL2), 7 p.m.
NTX Rayados (amateur) at Denton Diablos (NPSL), 7 p.m.
Crossfire Redmond (NPSL) at FC Boulder Harpos (amateur), 8 p.m.
FC Arizona (NPSL) at FC Golden State Force (USL2), 9:30 p.m.
FC Davis (NPSL) at Olympic Club (amateur), 9:30 p.m.

All times are Central.

Second Round (29 matches) - second and third division teams enter

Tuesday, April 7

Saint Louis FC (USLC) at FC Motown (NPSL), 6 p.m.
-OR- Saint Louis FC (USLC) at New York Pancyprian-Freedoms (amateur), 7 p.m.

West Chester United (NPSL) or Vereinigung Erzgebirge (amateur) at Pittsburgh Riverhounds (USLC), 6 p.m.
Stumptown Athletic (NISA) at Charlotte Independence (USLC), 6 p.m.
North Carolina Fusion (USL2) or South Carolina United Bantams (USL2) at North Carolina FC (USLC), 6 p.m.
The Villages SC (USL2) or South Georgia Tormenta FC 2 (USL2) at Tampa Bay Rowdies (USLC), 6 p.m.
Birmingham Legion (USLC) at Chattanooga Red Wolves (USL1), 6 p.m.
Cleveland SC (NPSL) or Nashville United (amateur) at Louisville City (USLC), 6 p.m.
New Mexico United (USLC) at Greenville Triumph (USL1), 6:30 p.m.
San Diego Loyal (USLC) at Los Angeles Force (NISA), 9:30 p.m.

Wednesday, April 8

Virginia United (amateur) or Christos FC (amateur) at Richmond Kickers (USL1), 5:30 p.m.
South Georgia Tormenta FC (USL1) at Charleston Battery (USLC), 6 p.m.
Michigan Stars (NISA) at Indy Eleven (USLC), 6 p.m.
El Paso Locomotive (USLC) at Detroit City (NISA), 6 p.m.
Chattanooga FC (NISA) at Memphis 901 (USLC), 7 p.m.
Chicago FC United (USL2) or Minneapolis City (NPSL) at Forward Madison (USL1), 7 p.m.
Tulsa Athletic (NPSL) or Fort Worth Vaqueros (NPSL) at FC Tulsa (USLC), 7 p.m.

San Antonio FC (USLC) at Corpus Christi FC (USL2), 7 p.m.
-OR- San Antonio FC (USLC) at Louisiana Krewe (amateur), 6:30 p.m.

Austin Bold (USLC) at Atlantic City FC (NPSL), 6 p.m.
-OR- Newtown Pride (amateur) at Austin Bold (USLC), 7:30 p.m.

Crossfire Redmond (NPSL) at Colorado Springs Switchbacks (USLC), 8 p.m.
-OR- Colorado Springs Switchbacks (USLC) vs. FC Boulder Harpos (amateur), 8 p.m.

FC Golden State Force (USL2) or FC Arizona (NPSL) at Phoenix Rising (USLC), 9:30 p.m.
California United Strikers (NISA) at Orange County SC (USLC), 9:30 p.m.
Oakland Roots (NISA) at Sacramento Republic (USLC), 9:30 p.m.
Reno 1868 (USLC) at FC Davis (NPSL) or Olympic Club (amateur), 9:30 p.m.

Thursday, April 9

Western Mass Pioneers (USL2) or GPS Portland Phoenix (USL2) at Hartford Atheltic (USLC), 6 p.m.
Des Moines Menace (USL2) or Med City FC (NPSL) at Union Omaha (USL1), 7 p.m.
Ventura County Fusion (USL2) or Cal FC (UPSL) at Las Vegas Lights (USLC), 9:30 p.m.

Date TBD

Naples United (NPSL) at Miami FC (USLC), 6:30 p.m.
-OR- Miami FC (USLC) at Miami United U23 (UPSL), 6 p.m.

Oklahoma City Energy (USLC) at Denton Diablos (NPSL), 7 p.m.
-OR- NTX Rayados (amateur) vs. Oklahoma City Energy (USLC)

ASC San Diego (NPSL) or Chula Vista FC (amateur) at San Diego 1904 (NISA), 9:30 p.m.

All times are Central.

Third Round (20 matches) - lower-seeded MLS teams enter
Tuesday, April 21 - Thursday, April 23
draw: Friday, April 10

Fourth Round (Round of 32) - higher-seeded MLS teams enter
Tuesday, May 19 - Wednesday, May 20
draw: Friday, April 24

Fifth Round (Round of 16)
Wednesday, June 10
and/or
Tuesday, June 23 - Wednesday, June 24
draw: Thursday, May 21

Quarterfinals
Tuesday, June 23 - Wednesday, June 24
or
Tuesday, July 14 - Wednesday, July 15
draw: Thursday, May 21

Semifinals
Tuesday, July 14 - Wednesday, July 15
or
Tuesday, August 11 - Wednesday, August 12
draw to determine hosts: Thursday, June 25 or Thursday, July 16

2020 U.S. Open Cup Final
Tuesday, August 11 - Wednesday, August 12
or
Tuesday, September 22 - Thursday, September 24
draw to determine host: Thursday, June 25 or Thursday, July 16

First round pairings have been announced!

Second round pairings have been announced!

USL has told U.S. Soccer that its teams will not be participating in this year's U.S. Open Cup in order to have dates available to reschedule league games.

Needless to say, this tournament is unlikely to happen.

Although the tournament won't take place as originally scheduled, U.S. Soccer is still hoping it will happen.

https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2020/03/us-soccer-temporarily-suspends-2020-lamar-hunt-us-open-cup-due-to-covid19-outbreak

The competition (known as the National Challenge Cup at the time) faced a similar circumstance during the pandemic of 1918-1920. During this period, the Open Cup ultimately played through, with record five-time champion Bethlehem Steel winning their third and fourth titles in the spring of 1918 and 1919, respectively, while Saint Louis club Ben Miller FC won in the spring of 1920.