MLS
Eight MLS teams will join the Open Cup in the third round. They are: Chicago, Columbus, Dallas, Kansas City, MetroStars, Miami, San Jose and Tampa Bay.
A-League
A-League qualifying has concluded. Eight teams will represent the league in the Open Cup: El Paso, Milwaukee, Nashville and Orange County from the Western Conference and Hampton Roads, Hershey, Rochester and Worcester from the Eastern Conference. Here are the final A-League qualifying standings. Each A-League team’s first six games counted as Open Cup qualifiers, with three points awarded for a regulation or overtime win, and one point for a shootout win.
Eastern Conference | |
| Team | GP | W | L | GF | GA | P |
| *Rochester | 6 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 18 |
| *Hershey | 6 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 12 |
| *Worcester | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 10 |
| *Hampton Roads | 6 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 10 |
| Long Island | 6 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
| Charleston | 6 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
| Staten Island | 6 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 6 |
| Atlanta | 6 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 6 |
| Richmond | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Raleigh | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 3 |
| Jacksonville | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 3 |
| Connecticut | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 2 |
Western Conference | |
| Team | GP | W | L | GF | GA | P |
| *El Paso | 6 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 13 |
| *Nashville | 6 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 12 |
| *Milwaukee | 6 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 12 |
| *Orange Cty. | 6 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 12 |
| Minnesota | 6 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 10 |
| U.S. Pro-40 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
| S.F. Bay | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 |
| California | 6 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 9 |
| San Diego | 6 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 9 |
| New Orleans | 6 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 6 |
| Seattle | 6 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
| Cincinnati | 6 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 6 |
| Albuquerque | 6 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 0 |
* advances to U.S. Open Cup.
D3 Pro League
Eight D3 Pro League teams have qualified for the Open Cup: Arizona, Austin, Central Jersey, Charlotte, Chicago, Delaware, Orlando and Western Mass.
Premier League
The four PDSL entrants in the Open Cup have been determined. Jackson, Detroit and San Gabriel Valley all won their playoff matches to advance, and Kansas City advances as a wild card by virtue of having the most points of the three playoff losers.
