Columbus Crew, Orlando City SC, Colorado Rapids, and St. Louis City SC each have dealt with up-and-down seasons, but each team enters the Open Cup semifinals with new talent in place and with clear paths to silverware and a Concacaf Champions Cup berth.
The 2027 US Open Cup will mark the first time all the American teams in MLS compete in the tournament since 2023, with the 27 MLS sides set to enter next year's tournament in July during the Round of 64.
Beginning in September, 22 teams from across New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut will be competing for a spot in the tournament field.
The Hicksville-based amateur side travels to Los Angeles hoping to clinch a third straight US Open Cup appearance and to become just the second team in UPSL history to win back-to-back national titles.
Four local amateur teams — Lansdowne Yonkers FC, New Haven United FC, Metropolitan Oval Academy, and NY Renegades FC — face upcoming matches with huge Open Cup qualification ramifications.
All eyes are on interim Columbus coach Laurent Courtois as he looks to right the Crew's ship after the firing of Henrik Rydström.
Three different New York City FC defenders scored headers from Maxi Moralez corner kicks, enough for a 3-1 win in Harrison to book a spot in the US Open Cup quarterfinals for the third time in NYCFC's history.
It's Hudson River Derby day in the US Open Cup's Round of 16 as New York City FC will try to knock their cross-river rivals out of a cup competition for the first time in their sixth meeting in a win-or-go-home game.
