Third Round to take place April 17 at Chicago

CHICAGO (Thursday, April 4, 2024) – Indy Eleven will begin competition in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup at Chicago Fire FC II (MLS NEXT Pro) Wednesday, April 17. Kick is set for 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT at SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview, Illinois.
Admission for the match will be $10 for the general public with purchasing information available in the coming days.
Thirty-two teams will compete in the Third Round of the 106th edition of the tournament, which includes Second Round winners and 16 teams from the USL Championship. Third Round winners will join eight Major League Soccer sides and the top eight teams from the 2023 USL Championship season in the Round of 32, taking place May 7-8.
Chicago Fire II defeated Chicago City SC, 6-0, in the First Round and Forward Madison, 2-0, in the Second Round to advance to face the Boys in Blue. The teams met Feb. 10 in 2024 preseason action, with Indy coming away with a 2-0 victory.
The Boys in Blue appeared in the Third round of the 2023 edition of the U.S. Open Cup, falling to MLS-side Columbus Crew, 1-0.
Broadcasts of all matches will stream live on usopencup.com, mlssoccer.com, and uslsoccer.com during the Third Round as well as the Rounds of 32 and 16. This unparalleled access to the tournament ensures soccer fans across the country will have access to every action-packed match – including the entrance of USL Championship and Major League Soccer sides – in the nation’s oldest and most prestigious soccer competition.
Third Round Match-Ups
Home teams listed first; visit usopencup.com for full schedule details including venues and times
Tuesday, April 16
Louisville City FC (USL Championship) vs. Greenville Triumph SC (USL League One)
Detroit City FC (USL Championship) vs. Michigan Stars FC (NISA)
Charlotte Independence (USL League One) vs. Rhode Island FC (USL Championship)
New Mexico United (USL Championship) vs. Lubbock Matadors (USASA / NPSL)
Oakland Roots SC (USL Championship) vs. El Farolito (USASA / NPSL)
Wednesday, April 17
Hartford Athletic (USL Championship) vs. New York City FC II (MLS NEXT Pro)
North Carolina FC (USL Championship) vs. Carolina Core FC (MLS NEXT Pro)
Richmond Kickers (USL League One) vs. Loudoun United FC (USL Championship)
Miami FC (USL Championship) vs. South Georgia Tormenta FC (USL League One)
Memphis 901 FC (USL Championship) vs. Miami United FC (USSSA-S / USSL)
FC Tulsa (USL Championship) vs. Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC (USL League One)
Birmingham Legion FC (USL Championship) vs. Chattanooga Red Wolves SC (USL League One)
Chicago Fire FC II (MLS NEXT Pro) vs. Indy Eleven (USL Championship)
Union Omaha (USL League One) vs. El Paso Locomotive FC (USL Championship)
Monterey Bay FC (USL Championship) vs. Irvine Zeta FC (NISA)
Las Vegas Lights FC (USL Championship) vs. Spokane Velocity FC (USL League One)
Round of 32 MLS/USL Championship Clubs
Atlanta United FC
FC Dallas
Houston Dynamo FC (Defending U.S. Open Cup Champion)
Los Angeles FC
Real Salt Lake
San Jose Earthquakes
Seattle Sounders FC
Sporting Kansas City
Charleston Battery
Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC
Orange County SC
Phoenix Rising FC
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC
Sacramento Republic FC
San Antonio FC
Tampa Bay Rowdies
Remaining U.S. Open Cup Schedule
Third Round | Tuesday, April 16 – Wednesday, April 17
Round of 32 | Tuesday, May 7 – Wednesday, May 8
Round of 16 | Tuesday, May 21 – Wednesday, May 22
Quarterfinal | Tuesday, July 9 – Wednesday, July 10
Semifinal | Tuesday, Aug. 27 – Wednesday, Aug. 28
Final | Wednesday, Sept. 25
The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup is U.S. Soccer’s Club Championship and has crowned a champion annually since 1914 (with the exception of 2020 and 2021 due to COVID-19). The historic tournament is conducted on a single-game, knockout basis and open to all professional and amateur teams affiliated with U.S. Soccer and is the oldest ongoing national soccer competition in the United States and the world’s third-longest continuously run national cup tournament.
Indy travels to Louisville this Saturday for a USL Championship match with rival Louisville City FC at 4 p.m. ET. The match will air nationally on CBS and on SiriusXM Channel 157.