Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup for USL Second Division and Premier Development League teams concluded Monday, adding five USL Second Division teams and eight PDL sides into the pool of USL teams already consisting of the eight USL First Division members of the USSF and the defending USL-2 champion Charlotte Eagles. Here are USL entrants by round:
Qualifying Round
PDL: Cape Cod Crusaders, Des Moines Menace
First Round
USL-2: Wilmington Hammerheads, Pittsburgh Riverhounds
PDL: Michigan Bucks, Virginia Beach Submariners, Carolina Dynamo, Laredo Heat, BYU Cougars, Ogden Outlaws
Second Round
USL-1: Charleston Battery, Miami FC, Minnesota Thunder, Virginia Beach Mariners
USL-2: Charlotte Eagles, Richmond Kickers, New Hampshire Phantoms, Cincinnati Kings
Third Round
USL-1: Atlanta Silverbacks, Portland Timbers, Rochester Raging Rhinos, Seattle Sounders