Nashville SC to compete in 2025 U.S. Open Cup instead of Leagues Cup
Nashville SC will take part in the 2025 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, the oldest ongoing soccer competition in the United States.
Houston Dynamo participating in U.S. Open Cup and Leagues Cup in 2025
The Houston Dynamo will play in the U.S. Open Cup and the Leagues Cup during the 2025 season. There are four non-MLS North American soccer tournaments that an MLS team might be eligible to participate in: the U.S. Open Cup, Canadian Championship, Leagues Cup and Concacaf Champions Cup.
MLS confirms changes to Open Cup, Leagues Cup participation in 2025
MLS has announced an increase in teams featuring in the U.S. Open Cup and a decrease in Leagues Cup participation for 2025.
2025 US Open Cup: Which MLS teams are competing?
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.
MLS doubles first-team presence in U.S. Open Cup to 16 clubs
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.
MLS announces revamped North American cup criteria for all 30 teams
Major League Soccer has revamped its qualification criteria for the 2025 and 2026 seasons, capping the number of North American cup competitions all 30 of its franchises can compete in. Clubs will be allowed to play in no more than two North American cup tournaments during the MLS season,
Columbus Crew absent from 2025 U.S. Open Cup lineup but will still be represented
2002 was the only year the Crew won the U.S. Cup Open. The last time the Crew participated in the tournament, they were ...
MLS and U.S. Soccer make progress toward peace over the U.S. Open Cup
In recent times, Major League Soccer has aimed some pretty stern criticism at the U.S. Open Cup, America’s oldest soccer tournament. But it seems that the league now has backed off that stance and has ...
Austin FC returns to U.S. Open Cup but will miss out on Leagues Cup
Austin FC will return to one cup competition while exiting another. MLS and U.S. Soccer announced what clubs will be ...
MLS announces all 30 teams will compete in revamped North American cup competitions in 2025
The Open Cup is undergoing changes for 2025 and 2026 but the long-term future of the tournament remains unclear.
The Union will play in the U.S. Open Cup and not the Leagues Cup this year
Union sporting director Ernst Tanner caused a stir when he said the team would be “out of [the] Leagues Cup” this upcoming season. He had jumped the gun then, but it didn’t take long for word to get ...
With top stars absent, Diallo leads Canada into Davis Cup qualifier against Hungary in Montreal
Gabriel Diallo is back home and tasked with leading Canada once again. With top Canadians Felix Auger-Aliassime and Denis ...
Tennis-Davis Cup return on ice for Australia's Kyrgios
Nick Kyrgios has been replaced in Australia's Davis Cup squad by Aleksandar Vukic after the former Wimbledon finalist ...