User:Rylesbourne/sandbox/2022 Lewis Cup

2022 Lewis Cup

Tournament details
Country	United States
Dates	February 10 – August 10
Teams	71
Defending champions	Minnesota United

The 2022 Lewis Cup is the 112th edition of the U.S. Open Cup, a knockout cup competition in American soccer. All 71 independent professional soccer clubs from MLS, USL, NISA and MLSNP participated.

Teams

Main article: 2022 U.S. Open Cup qualification

Pro teams that are majority-owned or controlled by higher division professional clubs are barred from entering the competition. For this edition of the tournament, there are 21 such teams: Atlanta United 2 (USLC), LA Galaxy II (USLC), Loudoun United FC (USLC), New York Red Bulls II (USLC), and 17 out of 19 MLS Next Pro teams. The two MLS Next Pro teams entering are Rochester New York FC (independent club) and St. Louis City SC 2 (the club’s senior team does not debut until the 2023 season).

Table

Enter in Second Round		Enter in Third Round	Enter in Round of 32
Division III	Division II	Division I
MLS Next Pro/NISA/USL1 23 teams	USL Championship 23 teams	MLS 25 teams
MLS Next Pro Rochester New York FC St. Louis City SC 2 NISA Albion San Diego Bay Cities FC California United Strikers FC Chattanooga FC Flower City Union Los Angeles Force Maryland Bobcats FC Michigan Stars FC AC Syracuse Pulse Valley United FC USL1 Central Valley Fuego FC Charlotte Independence Chattanooga Red Wolves SC Forward Madison FC Greenville Triumph SC North Carolina FC Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC Richmond Kickers South Georgia Tormenta FC' FC Tucson Union Omaha	Birmingham Legion FC Charleston Battery Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Detroit City FC El Paso Locomotive FC Hartford Athletic Indy Eleven Las Vegas Lights FC Louisville City FC Memphis 901 FC Miami FC Monterey Bay FC New Mexico United Oakland Roots SC Orange County SC Phoenix Rising FC Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Rio Grande Valley FC Sacramento Republic FC San Antonio FC San Diego Loyal SC Tampa Bay Rowdies FC Tulsa	Atlanta United FC Austin FC Charlotte FC Chicago Fire FC FC Cincinnati Columbus Crew D.C. United FC Dallas Houston Dynamo FC Inter Miami CF Los Angeles FC LA Galaxy Minnesota United FC New York Red Bulls Orlando City SC Real Salt Lake San Jose Earthquakes	Colorado Rapids Nashville SC New England Revolution New York City FC Philadelphia Union Portland Timbers Seattle Sounders FC Sporting Kansas City

• Bold denotes team is still active in the tournament.
• $: Winner of $25,000 bonus for advancing the furthest in the competition from their respective divisions.
• $$: Winner of $100,000 for being the runner-up in the competition.
• $$$: Winner of $300,000 for winning the competition.

First round

Fourteen teams enter in the first round of the tournament. The teams that enter in this round are the two MLS Next Pro teams, the six lowest placed (or expansion) NISA teams, and the six lowest placed (or expansion) USL League One teams from 2021.

St. Louis City SC 2 (MLSNP) v Michigan Stars (NISA)

February 22	St. Louis City SC 2 (MLSNP)	3–0	Michigan Stars (NISA)	Edwardsville, IL
TBD				Stadium: Ralph Korte Stadium Attendance: 5,352

Flower City Union (NISA) v Rochester New York FC (MLSNP)

February 22	Flower City Union (NISA)	2–2 (a.e.t.) (6–7 p)	Rochester New York FC (MLSNP)	Rochester, NY
TBD				Stadium: Marina Auto Stadium Attendance: 1,193

Bay Cities FC (NISA) v Central Valley Fuego (USL1)

February 22	Bay Cities FC (NISA)	1–0	Central Valley Fuego (USL1)	Redwood City, CA
TBD				Stadium: Terremere Field Attendance: 352

Northern Colorado Hailstorm (USL1) v Valley United (NISA)

February 23	Northern Colorado Hailstorm (USL1)	4–1	Valley United (NISA)	Windsor, CO
TBD				Stadium: Future Legends Complex Attendance: 1,645

North Carolina FC (USL1) v Charlotte Independence (USL1)

February 23	North Carolina FC (USL1)	3–2	Charlotte Independence (USL1)	Cary, NC
TBD				Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 2,191

Tormenta (USL1) v Maryland Bobcats (NISA)

February 24	Tormenta (USL1)	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Maryland Bobcats (NISA)	Statesboro, GA
TBD				Stadium: Eagle Field Attendance: 510

Syracuse Pulse (NISA) v Forward Madison (USL1)

February 24	Syracuse Pulse (NISA)	0–3	Forward Madison (USL1)	Syracuse, NY
TBD				Stadium: Sport Center 481 Attendance: 135

Second round

v

March 15–17		v
TBD

Third round

v

March 29–30		v
TBD

Fourth round

v

April 19–20		v
TBD

Quarterfinals

v

May 17–18		v
TBD

Semifinals

v

June 28–29		v
TBD

Final

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July 13		v
TBD