The Round of 16 of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup is set.

The 16 winners from the fourth round were divided geographically into groups of four prior to the draw, which was streamed live on ussoccer.com.

Thirteen teams from Major League Soccer and three from the United Soccer League are still alive.

 

Geographic Grouping of Teams Prior to Round of 16 Draw

Midwest Region 
FC Dallas 
Houston Dynamo 
Minnesota United FC 
Sporting Kansas City

East Region 
D.C. United 
New York Red Bulls 
Orlando City SC 
Philadelphia Union

West Region 
LA Galaxy 
Los Angeles FC 
Portland Timbers 
Sacramento Republic FC

Mideast Region 
Atlanta United FC 
Chicago Fire 
Louisville City FC 
Nashville SC

The winners of the Round of 16 matches in each region will face each other in the quarterfinal round. During the Draw broadcast, U.S. Soccer announced that the quarterfinal winners of the East and Mideast Regions would form the matchup for one semifinal, while the last team standing from the Midwest would take on the West Region survivor for the remaining slot to the final. The result is a fixed bracket now in place through to the tournament’s championship game in September.

 

2018 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Schedule

Round of 16

Date Game (home team listed first) Time Venue
June 15 Portland Timbers (MLS) vs. LA Galaxy (MLS) 8 p.m. PT Providence Park; Portland, Ore.
June 16 Philadelphia Union (MLS) vs. New York Red Bulls (MLS) 7 p.m. ET Talen Energy Stadium; Chester, Pa.
June 16 Sporting Kansas City (MLS) vs. FC Dallas (MLS) 8 p.m. CT Children’s Mercy Park; Kansas City, Kan.
June 18 Houston Dynamo (MLS) vs. Minnesota United FC (MLS) 7:30 p.m. CT BBVA Compass Stadium; Houston, Texas
June 20 D.C. United (MLS) vs. Orlando City SC (MLS) 7 p.m. ET Maryland SoccerPlex; Boyds, Md.
June 20 Louisville City FC (USL) vs. Nashville SC (USL) 7 p.m. ET Lynn Stadium (Univ. of Louisville); Louisville, Ky.
June 20 Atlanta United FC (MLS) vs. Chicago Fire (MLS) 7:30 p.m. ET Mercedes-Benz Stadium; Atlanta, Ga.
June 20 Los Angeles FC (MLS) vs. Sacramento Republic FC (USL) 7:30 p.m. PT Banc of California Stadium; Los Angeles, Calif.

Quarterfinal Round

Date Game (home team listed first) Time Venue
July 18 Philadelphia Union (MLS) vs. D.C. United (MLS)/Orlando City SC (MLS) winner TBD TBD
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July 18 New York Red Bulls (MLS) vs. D.C. United (MLS)/Orlando City SC (MLS) winner TBD TBD
July 18 Atlanta United FC (MLS) vs. Louisville City FC (USL)/Nashville SC (USL) winner TBD TBD
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July 18 Chicago Fire (MLS) vs. Louisville City FC (USL)/Nashville SC (USL) winner TBD TBD
July 18 Houston Dynamo (MLS) vs. Sporting Kansas City (MLS)/FC Dallas (MLS) winner TBD TBD
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TBD Minnesota United FC (MLS) vs. Sporting Kansas City (MLS)/FC Dallas (MLS) winner TBD TBD
July 18 Los Angeles FC (MLS) vs. Portland Timbers (MLS)/LA Galaxy (MLS) winner TBD TBD
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July 18 Sacramento Republic FC (USL) vs. Portland Timbers (MLS)/LA Galaxy (MLS) winner TBD TBD

The Round of 16 will consist of eight games and will be played between June 15 and June 20. It will be followed by a Quarterfinal round set for July 18, the semifinals on Aug. 7-8 and a final on Sept. 26 (date tentative). A draw to determine the semifinal hosts and the priority order for hosting the final will take place on July 19.

Front Row Soccer editor Michael Lewis has covered 13 World Cups (eight men, five women), seven Olympics and 25 MLS Cups. He has written about New York City FC, New York Cosmos, the New York Red Bulls and both U.S. national teams for Newsday and has penned a soccer history column for the Guardian.com. Lewis, who has been honored by the Press Club of Long Island and National Soccer Coaches Association of America, is the former editor of BigAppleSoccer.com. He has written seven books about the beautiful game and has published ALIVE AND KICKING The incredible but true story of the Rochester Lancers. It is available at Amazon.com.