The US Soccer Federation has announced that the 2021 US Open Cup will not take place in any form. There had been many suggestions as to a limited tournament for this year but instead, they have pumped the brakes on this year’s Cup and will go from 0-100 next year – with as many as a century of participants expected.
Some of the new participants will be guaranteed professional entrants from NISA and USL expansion, whereas amateur clubs face the usual two options – playoff positioning from NPSL and USL League 2, or qualifiers which will start as soon as September and go through November. From this pool of eventual winners, the eventual round 1 participants will be chosen on January 19th – with the matches to be played on March 22nd and 23rd.
Stay tuned to our site for coverage as the amateur clubs progress through the rounds.