2023 U.S. Open Cup qualification

The 2023 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup was the 108th edition of the oldest soccer tournament in the United States. The tournament proper featured both professional and amateur teams in the United States soccer league system.

2023 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup qualification
U.S. Open Cup
Tournament details
CountryUnited States
DatesSeptember 17 – December 18, 2022
Teams107
2023 U.S. Open Cup
Tournament statistics
Matches played98
Goals scored385 (3.93 per match)
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Qualification for the 2023 tournament includes local qualifying matches contested by 107 amateur teams scheduled to take place in 2022. One team also qualified by winning the 2022 National Amateur Cup.[1] Clubs playing in fully professional leagues may enter the tournament proper and bypass the qualification process.

Qualification procedures

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The United States Soccer Federation's (U.S. Soccer) Open Cup Committee manages both the tournament proper and the local qualification process.

Clubs based in the United States that play in a league that is an organization member of U.S. Soccer are generally eligible to compete for the U.S. Open Cup, if their league includes at least four teams and has a schedule of at least 10 matches for each club.[2]

U.S.-based teams in Division I, II and III professional leagues qualify for the U.S. Open Cup automatically, provided they are eligible. To be eligible, these teams must be members in good standing of their leagues on December 31, 2021, and remain so through the 2023 U.S. Open Cup Final. The league must have been in operation prior to the open division entry deadline and remain in operation through the 2023 U.S. Open Cup Final. A new Division I, II or III professional league must have its match schedule announced to the public by January 31, 2022, and the first match must be scheduled for no later than seven days before the first scheduled round of the U.S. Open Cup tournament proper that involves the team's division. If a new club joins an existing Division I, II or III league, the league must meet the aforementioned criteria applicable to new leagues in order for the new club to be eligible for the U.S. Open Cup.[2]

A professional team that is majority owned by a higher-level professional team or whose player roster is materially managed by a higher-level professional team is ineligible to participate in the U.S. Open Cup.[2]

Clubs that are below Division III are Open Division teams. To be eligible for the 2023 U.S. Open Cup, an Open Division team must remain a playing member in good standing within its competition from the Open Division Entry Deadline through the final of the 2023 U.S. Open Cup . The league must have been in operation since no later than the open Division Entry Deadline, and remain so until the 2023 U.S. Open Cup Final. A team that started its first season of competition in an existing league must have started its new league's schedule no later than Open Division Entry Deadline.[2]

Starting in 2019, the winner of the previous year's National Amateur Cup automatically qualifies for the U.S. Open Cup.[3] The cup winner enters the tournament proper in the first round with the other Open Division clubs.

National leagues may elect to use the results of their previous year's seasons to determine which of their teams qualify for the U.S. Open Cup in lieu of having their teams play local qualifying matches. If a national league so elects, its teams are not eligible to participate in local qualifying. To qualify as a national league, the league must

  • Have a minimum of 50 active U.S.-based teams in good standing,
  • Have a common championship each season that is only available to league teams and is compulsory,
  • Use a league format with a standings table as opposed to a single-elimination (knockout) format,
  • Have teams in at least three U.S. time zones among Eastern, Central, Mountain and Pacific, with the three time zones containing the most teams each having at least 15% of the member teams,
  • Have two time zones represented by at least three different U.S. states or the District of Columbia and a third time zone represented by at least two different U.S. states or the District of Columbia,
  • Have teams in at least 10 different U.S. states or the District of Columbia,
  • Timely pay the team-based Open Cup entry fee for all teams in the league.
  • Must have operated over the last 12-month period and over the next 12-month period in compliance with these criteria.[2]

Eligible Open Division clubs that did not win the National Amateur Cup and are not members of national leagues must have submitted an application to enter local qualifying by August 8, 2022.[2]

Once applications for local qualifying are approved, U.S. Soccer preliminary estimates of the number of Open Division teams needed in the U.S. Open Cup, based on the anticipated participation of professional teams and anticipated structure of the tournament bracket. One of these slots is allocated to the National Amateur Cup champions. The remainder are allocated among the pool of local qualification teams and the national leagues, based on the relative number of teams in each, resulting in a target number of local qualifiers. The Commissioner will establish the number of qualifying rounds needed to achieve the number of surviving local qualifying teams after the target number of First Round slots is determined. The Commissioner will attempt to minimize the number of byes in order to ensure teams that advance to the First Round have played the same number of games. Byes are distributed randomly and are meant to avoid unnecessary travel but are kept to a minimum to preserve the integrity of the qualification tournament. Once the qualification tournament format has been finalized, the number of local qualifiers becomes fixed, unless a team that qualifies later becomes ineligible. After the December 31, 2021 professional clubs entry application deadline, the final number of Open Division teams needed in the 2022 U.S. Open Cup will become known. From this number, the fixed number of local qualifiers plus one for the National Amateur Cup champion are subtracted to determine the number of slots for clubs from the national leagues. These slots are allocated among the leagues based on their relative numbers of U.S. based eligible teams.[2]

National Amateur Cup

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Milwaukee Bavarian SC defeated Northern Virginia FC, 1–0, to win the 2022 National Amateur Cup and qualify for the 2023 U.S. Open Cup.[4]

Local qualifying

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U.S. Soccer originally announced that 107 teams would participate in local qualifying.[2] Four rounds of local qualifying matches will result in 9 clubs advancing to the tournament proper. Local qualifying will be competed in a single-game, knockout format and match-ups will be organized geographically to minimize travel time and expenses. Random selection will be used to determine matchups when possible and coin flips will determine home teams.[1]

Schedule

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Schedule for 2023 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Qualifying[5]
Round Match day New Teams Entrants Teams entered to date
First Qualifying Round September 17–18, 2022 70 70 70
Second Qualifying Round October 15–16, 2022 37 72 107
Third Qualifying Round November 19–20, 2022 0 36 107
Fourth Qualifying Round December 17–18, 2022 0 18 107

Number of teams by state and league

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A total of 25 states and the District of Columbia are represented by clubs in the U.S. Open Cup Qualification this year.[1]

States Number League Teams
1   California 11 UPSL A.S. Los Angeles, Davis Legacy, Desert FC, Elk Grove Blues, Escondido FC, Irvine FC, Laguna United FC, OC Kings FC, Orange County FC, Rebels Soccer Club, Trojans FC
5 Southwest Premier League LA Monsters FC, Modesto City Football Club, Olympiacos CA, Temecula FC
2 National Soccer League Marin County Union SC, Real San Jose
1 NISA Nation Capo FC
1 San Francisco Soccer Football League International San Francisco SC
1 West Coast Soccer Association UC Davis Soccer Club
2   Florida 9 UPSL Clearwater Chargers SC, Doral SC, Florida Premier FC, Florida Soccer Soldiers, Gainesville City FC, International Soccer Association, Juventus Academy, Naples City FC, O'Shea's FC
7 National Soccer League City Soccer FC, Florida Brothers, Hurricane FC, Miami Soccer Academy, Miami United FC, Naples United FC, West Palm Beach Academy CF
2 NISA Nation Club de Lyon, Deportivo Lake Mary FC
1 Central Florida Soccer League Orlando FC Wolves
3   New York 3 UPSL Oyster Bay United FC, Queensboro II, Sahara Gunners FC
3 Eastern Premier Soccer League Lansdowne Yonkers, New York Greek-American, New York Pancyprian-Freedoms
1 Rochester District Soccer League IASC Boom
1 Cosmopolitan Soccer League Manhattan Kickers
  Pennsylvania 5 United Soccer League of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Ukrainians Nationals, United German Hungarians, Vereinigung Erzgebirge, West Chester United, Lancaster City FC
2 UPSL Lancaster Elite, Philadelphia Lone Star
1 Eastern Premier Soccer League Kensington Soccer Club
5   Colorado 6 Colorado Super League Athletic Club of Sloan's Lake, Azteca FC, Boulder United FC, Colorado Rovers, FC Denver, Harpos
1 Mountain Premier League Peak Eleven Football Club
6   Texas 3 UPSL Alamo City Soccer Club, D'Feeters Kicks Soccer Club, FC Fort Worth
3 National Soccer League D10 Lions FC, Galveston Pelicans FC, Houston FC
7   New Jersey 2 Garden State Soccer League Jackson Lions FC, SC Vistula Garfield
2 Eastern Premier Soccer League Real Central NJ, Kearny Scots
1 UPSL New Jersey Alliance
8   Arizona 3 UPSL Coronado Athletic Club, FC Arizona, Olympians FC
1 NISA Nation SC Union Maricopa
  Massachusetts 2 UPSL Boston Street FC, Unations FC
1 Bay State Soccer League Brockton FC United
1 Eastern Premier Soccer League Ruggles Pro FC
10   District of Columbia 2 DC Premier League DCFC, Team Tevez
1 American Premier League Aegean Hawks
  Maryland 2 Maryland Super Soccer League Christos, Steel Pulse
1 UPSL Germantown City FC
12   Georgia 2 UPSL Kalonji Pro-Profile, TCSA
  Kentucky 2 UPSL Bowling Green FC, Metro Louisville FC
  North Carolina 1 UPSL Mint Hill FC
1 Triangle Adult Soccer League Tobacco Road FC
  Washington 1 UPSL Bellevue Athletic FC
1 Federal Way Men's Open Sunday Legend Football Gold
16   Alabama 1 UPSL FC Birmingham
  Connecticut 1 Connecticut Soccer League Newtown Pride FC
  Indiana 1 Ohio Valley Premier League 1972 SC
  Illinois 1 Midwest Premier League Chicago House AC
  New Hampshire 1 UPSL Santa Cruz FC
  New Mexico 1 UPSL UDA Soccer
  Nevada 1 NISA Nation Battleborn FC
  Ohio 1 Ohio Valley Premier League Valhalla FC
  South Carolina 1 UPSL South Carolina United Heat
  Tennessee 1 UPSL Beaman United FC
  Virginia 1 Eastern Premier Soccer League NoVa FC
  • States without a team in the Open Cup Qualification: Alaska, Arkansas, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Louisiana, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

First qualifying round

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The first qualifying round matches were scheduled to be played on September 17 and 18. Twenty-three East and Fifteen West Region Teams teams were given byes into the Second Qualifying Round[6]

East region

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September 17 Philadelphia Ukrainians (USLP)  1–2   West Chester United (USLP) North Wales, PA
10:00 a.m. EDT Report Reese  
Ramirez   pen.'
Stadium: Ukrainian American Sports Center
September 17 Oyster Bay United FC (UPSL)   2–1 (a.e.t.)  New Jersey Alliance (UPSL)Rockville Centre, NY
2:30 p.m. Stadium: Darcy Field
September 17 Florida Soccer Soldiers (UPSL)  2–3   City Soccer FC (NSL) Pembroke Pines, FL
4:00 p.m. EDT Stadium: South Campus Turf Field
September 17 Club de Lyon (NISAN)   3–0  Deportivo Lake Mary FC (NISAN)Winter Park, FL
5:00 p.m. EDT Stadium: Showalter Field
September 17 Juventus Academy (UPSL)   4–3  Doral SC (UPSL)Pembroke Pines, FL
7:00 p.m. EDT Stadium: South Campus Turf Field
September 17 Germantown City (UPSL)   2–1  Aegean Hawks (APL)Clarksville, MD
7:00 p.m. EDT Stadium: River Hill High School Stadium
September 17 SC Vistula Garfield (GSSL)   1–0  New York Pancyprian-Freedoms (EPSL)Clifton, NJ
7:30 p.m. EDT Stadium: Athenia Steel Recreation Complex
September 17 NoVa FC (EPSL)   0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–1 p)
  Steel Pulse (MSSL)Leesburg, VA
7:45 p.m. EDT Stadium: VA Revolution Sportsplex
September 17 Lansdowne Yonkers (EPSL)   5–0  Manhattan Kickers FC (CSL)Yonkers, NY
8:00 p.m. EDT Stadium: Tibbetts Brook Park
September 18 Ruggles Pro FC (EPSL)  0–0 (a.e.t.)
(12–13 p)
  Boston Street FC (UPSL) Marlborough, MA
1:00 p.m. EDT Stadium: Fore Kicks II Outdoor Soccer Field 1
September 18 Vereinigung Erzgebirge (USLP)   2–1  Philadelphia Lone Star (UPSL)Warminster, PA
2:00 p.m. EDT Smolyn   50'
Ciarlante   90+1'
Report Dahn   64' Stadium: VE Clubhouse Soccer Field
September 18 Lancaster City FC (USLP)  2–3 (a.e.t.)   Lancaster Elite (UPSL) Lancaster, PA
3:00 p.m. EDT Report Weaver   110' Stadium: Lancaster Catholic High School Stadium
September 18 Team Tevez (DCPL)  2–4 (a.e.t.)   DCFC (Washington, D.C.) (DCPL) Washington, DC
4:00 p.m. EDT Patch   48'
Firth   58'
Stadium: RFK Stadium Auxiliary Fields
September 18 Clearwater Chargers SC (UPSL)  0–4   Florida Premier FC (UPSL) Clearwater, FL
5:00 p.m. EDT Stadium: Glenn Oaks Park
September 18 Kensington SC (EPSL)  0–3   United German Hungarians (USLP) Philadelphia, PA
7:00 p.m. EDT Stadium: The Proving Fair Grounds 6 [7]
September 18 Miami United (NSL)   3–1  Florida Brothers (NSL)Hialeah, FL
7:00 p.m. EDT Stadium: Ted Hendricks Stadium
September 18 Real Central New Jersey (EPSL)  2–4   Jackson Lions FC (GSSL) West Windsor, NJ
7:00 p.m. EDT Stadium: MCCC Soccer Stadium
September 18 Kearny Scots (EPSL)  0–5   Queensboro II (UPSL) Kearny, NJ
7:30 p.m. EDT Stadium: Kearny High School Stadium
September 18 Miami Soccer Academy (NSL)   2–1  O'Shea's FC (UPSL)Miami Gardens, FL
8:00 p.m. EDT Stadium: Spartan Stadium
September 18 International Soccer Association (UPSL)   5–3  West Palm Beach Academy (NSL)Pembroke Pines, FL
9:00 p.m. EDT Stadium: South Campus Turf Field
  • Byes: 1927 SC (Ind.), Beaman United FC (Tenn.), Bowling Green FC (Ky.), Brockton FC United (Mass.), Chicago House AC (Ill.), Christos FC (Md.), FC Birmingham (Ala.), Gainesville City FC (Fla.), Hurricane FC (Fla.), IASC Boom (N.Y.), Kalonji Pro-Profile (Ga.), Metro Louisville FC (Ky.), Mint Hill FC (N.C.), Naples City FC (Fla.), Naples United FC (Fla.), Orlando FC Wolves (Fla.), Sahara Gunners FC (N.Y.), Santa Cruz FC (Mass.), South Carolina United Heat (S.C.), TCSA (Ga.), Tobacco Road FC (N.C.), Unations FC (Mass.), Valhalla FC (Ohio)

West region

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September 17 Houston FC (NSL)   10–1  Galveston Pelicans FC (NSL)Houston, TX
1:00 p.m. CDT Bridges  , , 
Adwani  , 
Calvillo  
Crawford  
Nwachukwu  
Vigil  
Luster  
Report Stadium: San Jacinto College South
September 17 FC Fort Worth (UPSL)  1–5   D'Feeters Kicks Soccer Club (UPSL) Fort Worth, TX
6:00 p.m. CDT Stadium: Southwest High School
September 17 LA Monsters FC (SWPL)   3–0  Irvine FC (UPSL)Wilmington, CA
4:00 p.m. PDT Stadium: Wilmington Athletic Complex
September 17 Rebels Soccer Club (UPSL)  2–2 (a.e.t.)
(1–3 p)
  Escondido FC (UPSL) Spring Valley, CA
6:00 p.m. PDT Stadium: Mount Miguel High School
September 17 FC Denver (CSL)   2–0  Harpos FC (CSL)Denver, CO
8:00 p.m. MDT Stadium: Northfield High School
September 17 FC Arizona (UPSL)  1–5   Valley FC Raiders Mesa, AZ
7:00 p.m. MST Stadium: Bell Bank Park
September 17 Laguna United FC (UPSL)   3–0  Olympiacos CA (SWPL)Niguel, CA
7:00 p.m. PDT Stadium: La Paz Sports Park
September 17 UC Davis Soccer Club (WCSA)  3–4   Davis Legacy (UPSL) Davis, CA
8:15 p.m. PDT Stadium: Dairy Outdoor Rec. Complex (UC Davis)
September 18 Athletic Club of Sloan's Lake FC (CSL)   3–0  Peak Eleven Football Club (MPL)Wheat Ridge, CO
2:00 p.m. MDT Love   48'
O'Brian   52'
Camerolinga   64'
Report Stadium: Wheat Ridge High School
September 18 Colorado Rovers (CSL)  1–3   Azteca FC (CSL) Golden, CO
4:00 p.m. MDT Stadium: Victoria Sports Park
September 18 International San Francisco SC (SFSFL)   5–0  Marin County Union SC (NSL)San Francisco, CA
4:30 p.m. PDT Stadium: Beach Chalet Soccer Field
September 18 Outbreak FC   0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)
  A.S. Los Angeles (UPSL)Irvine, CA
5:00 p.m. PDT Stadium: Orange County Great Park
September 18 OC Kings FC (UPSL)  L–W
(forfeit)
  Capo FC (NISA Nation) Lake Forest, CA
7:00 p.m. PDT Stadium: Lake Forest Sports Park
September 18 Trojans FC (UPSL)  1–3   Orange County FC (UPSL) Duarte, CA
8:00 p.m. PDT Stadium: Duarte High School
  • Byes: Alamo City Soccer Club (Texas), BattleBorn FC (Nev.), Bellevue Athletic FC (Wash.), Boulder United FC (Colo.), Coronado Athletic Club (Ariz.), D10 Lions FC (Texas), Desert FC (Calif.), Elk Grove Blues (Calif.), Legend Football Gold (Wash.), Modesto City Football Club (Calif.), Olympians FC (Ariz.), Real San Jose (Calif.), Temecula FC (Calif.), UDA Soccer (N.M.)

Second qualifying round

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The second qualifying round matches were scheduled to be played on October 15 & 16.[5]

East region

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October 15 Queensboro II (UPSL)  1–4   Oyster Bay United FC (UPSL) Flushing, NY
10:30 a.m. EDT Stadium: Queens College Varsity Soccer Field
October 15 TCSA (UPSL)  0–4   South Carolina United Heat (UPSL) Vidalia, GA
2:00 p.m. EDT Stadium: Paul Thigpin Chevrolet
October 15 FC Birmingham (UPSL)  1–5   Kalonji Pro-Profile (UPSL) Pleasant Grove, AL
3:00 p.m. CDT Stadium: Pleasant Grove Soccer Complex
October 15 Valhalla FC (OVPL)  0–1   Metro Louisville FC (UPSL) Milford, OH
4:00 p.m. EDT Stadium: Milford High School
October 15 Brockton FC United (BSSL)   1–0  Boston Street FC (UPSL)Brockton, MA
6:00 p.m. EDT Stadium: Rocky Marciano Stadium
October 15 Unations FC (UPSL)   1–0
(forfeit)
  Santa Cruz FC (UPSL)Marlborough, MA
6:30 p.m. EDT Stadium: Fore Kicks II
October 15 Florida Premier FC (UPSL)   2–1  Gainesville City FC (UPSL)Trinity, FL
7:00 p.m. EDT Stadium: GSports Clubhouse Field
October 15 Naples City FC (UPSL)   4–0  Naples United FC (NSL)Naples, FL
7:00 p.m. EDT Stadium: Paradise Coast Sports Complex
October 15 Orlando FC Wolves (CFSL)  1–3   Club de Lyon (NISA Nation) Davenport, FL
7:00 p.m. EDT Stadium: Northeast Regional Park
October 15 NoVa FC (EPSL)   6–0  Germantown City (UPSL)Leesburg, VA
7:45 p.m. EDT Stadium: Virginia Revolution Sportsplex
October 15 Bowling Green FC (UPSL)  1–3   Beaman United FC (UPSL) Bowling Green, KY
8:00 p.m. EDT Stadium: The Pit (Bowling Green Junior High)
October 16 Vereinigung Erzgebirge (USLP)   2–0  Lancaster Elite (UPSL)Warminster, PA
2:00 p.m. EDT Stadium: Vereinigung Erzgebirge Clubhouse
October 16 United German Hungarians (USLP)  0–4   West Chester United (USLP) Ambler, PA
2:30 p.m. EDT Stadium: Temple University Ambler Campus
October 16 New York Greek American (EPSL)  0–3   Lansdowne Yonkers (EPSL) Hempstead, NY
5:00 p.m. EDT Stadium: Hofstra University Soccer Stadium
October 16 Tobacco Road FC (TASL)   3–1  Mint Hill FC (UPSL)Durham, NC
5:00 p.m. EDT Stadium: Durham County Memorial Stadium
October 16 Sahara Gunners FC (UPSL)  1–3   IASC Boom (RDSL) Elma, New York
6:00 p.m. EDT Stadium: Sahlen’s Sports Park
October 16 DCFC (Washington, D.C.) (DCPL)   1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)
  Christos FC (MMSL)Washington, DC
6:30 p.m. EDT Stadium: Jelleff Rec Center
October 16 Jackson Lions FC (GSSL)  1–2   SC Vistula Garfield (GSSL) Tom's River, NJ
7:00 p.m. EDT Stadium: Donovan Catholic High School
October 16 Hurricaine FC (NSL)  0–2   City Soccer FC (NSL) Delray Beach, FL
8:00 p.m. EDT Stadium: Seacrest Soccer Complex
October 16 Miami Soccer Academy (NSL)   3–1 (a.e.t.)  Juventus Academy (UPSL)Miami Gardens, FL
8:00 p.m. EDT Stadium: Monsignor Edward Pace High School
October 16 International Soccer Association (UPSL)  0–5   Miami United (NSL) Pembroke Pines, FL
9:00 p.m. EDT Stadium: UPSL Stadium (Broward College-South Campus)
October 16 Chicago House AC (MWPL)   1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)
  1927 SC (OVPL)Chicago, Illinois
2:00 p.m. CDT Stadium: Hales Franciscan High School

West region

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October 15 Azteca FC (CSL)  1–4   FC Denver (CSL) Commerce City, CO
5:00 p.m. CDT Stadium: Dick’s Sporting Goods Park
October 15 LA Monsters FC (SWPL)  1–6   Desert FC (UPSL) Wilmington, CA
6:45 p.m. PDT Stadium: Wilmington Athletic Complex
October 15 Alamo City SC (UPSL)  2–3   D'Feeters Kicks Soccer Club (UPSL) San Antonio, TX
8:00 p.m. CDT Stadium: Alamo Sportsplex
October 15 D10 Lions FC (NSL)   3–2  Houston FC (NSL) Houston, TX
8:00 p.m. CDT Stadium: Matias Almeyda Training Center
October 15 Olympians FC (UPSL)   2–0  Valley FC Raiders (NISAN)Mesa, AZ
10:00 p.m. MST Stadium: Legacy Sports USA
Attendance: 95
October 15 Real San Jose (NSL)  0–4   International San Francisco SC (SFSFL) San Jose, CA
10:00 p.m. PDT Stadium: PAL Stadium
October 15 Elk Grove Blues (UPSL)  1–2   Davis Legacy (UPSL) Elk Grove, CA
11:00 p.m. PDT Stadium: Bartholomew Sports Park
October 16 UDA Soccer (UPSL)   4–0  Coronado Athletic Club (UPSL)Las Cruces, NM
12:00 p.m. MDT Stadium: UDA at New Mexico State University
October 16 Athletic Club of Sloan's Lake FC (CSL)   2–1  Boulder United FC (CSL)Wheat Ridge, CO
12:00 p.m. MDT Stadium: Wheat Ridge High School
October 16 Escondido FC (UPSL)   1–0  Outbreak FC (SWPL)Escondido, CA
6:30 p.m. PDT Stadium: San Pasqual High School
October 16 Modesto City Football Club (SWPL)  2–4   BattleBorn FC (NISAN) Modesto, CA
9:00 p.m. PDT Stadium: Central Catholic High School
October 16 Orange County FC (UPSL)   7–1  Temecula FC (SWPL)Lake Forest, CA
9:00 p.m. PDT Stadium: Lake Forest Sports Park
October 16 Bellevue Athletic FC (UPSL)  0–1   Legend Football Gold (FWMOS) Bellevue, WA
10:00 p.m. PDT Stadium: Bellevue College Soccer Field
October 19 Laguna United FC (UPSL)  1–4   Capo FC (NISA Nation) Laguna Niguel, CA
10:00 p.m. PDT Stadium: La Paz Sports Park

Third qualifying round

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The third qualifying round matches were scheduled to be played on November 19 & 20.[5]

East region

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November 19 Club de Lyon (NISAN)   4–2  Florida Premier FC (UPSL)Orlando, FL
3:00 p.m. EDT Stadium: Young Pine Park
November 19 Metro Louisville FC (UPSL)  1–2   Chicago House AC (MWPL) Jeffersonville, IN
4:00 p.m. EDT Stadium: Woehrle Athletic Complex
November 19 DCFC (Washington, D.C.) (DCPL)'  0–1   NoVa FC (EPSL) Washington, DC
6:30 p.m. EDT Stadium: Jelleff Recreation Center
November 19 Lansdowne Yonkers (EPSL)   4–1  Oyster Bay United FC (UPSL)Yonkers, NY
7:00 p.m. EDT Stadium: Tibbetts Brooke Park
November 19 SC Vistula Garfield (GSSL)   2–1  IASC Boom (RDSL)Clifton, NJ
7:30 p.m. EDT Stadium: Athenia Steel Recreation Complex
November 20 Brockton FC United (BSSL)   5–2  Unations FC (UPSL)Randolph, MA
2:00 p.m. EDT Stadium: Randolph High School
November 20 South Carolina United Heat (UPSL)   3–0  Tobacco Road FC (TASL)Columbia, SC
5:00 p.m. EDT Stadium: Southeastern Freight Lines Soccer Center
November 20 Kalonji Pro-Profile (UPSL)  4–4 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)
  Beaman United FC (UPSL) Snellville, GA
7:00 p.m. EDT Stadium: Shiloh Generals Stadium
November 20 Miami Soccer Academy (NSL)  0–3   Naples City FC (UPSL) Miami Gardens, FL
7:00 p.m. EDT Stadium: Spartan Stadium
November 20 Miami United (NSL)   3–2  City Soccer FC (NSL)Hialeah, FL
7:00 p.m. EDT Stadium: Ted Hendricks Stadium

West region

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November 19 D'Feeters Kicks Soccer Club (UPSL)   2–0
(abandoned)
  D10 Lions FC (NSL)Mansfield, TX
5:00 p.m. CDT Stadium: Lake Ridge High School
November 19 Orange County FC (UPSL)   7–3  Escondido FC (UPSL)Lake Forest, CA
8:00 p.m. PDT Stadium: Lake Forest Sports Park
November 20 UDA Soccer (UPSL)   3–1 (a.e.t.)  Olympians FC (UPSL)Las Cruces, NM
10:00 a.m. PDT Stadium: UDA at New Mexico State University
November 20 Athletic Club of Sloan's Lake FC (CSL)  1–5   Azteca FC (CSL) Wheat Ridge, CO
1:00 p.m. MDT Stadium: Wheat Ridge High School
November 20 International San Francisco SC (SFSFL)   5–0  Davis Legacy (UPSL)San Francisco, CA
4:00 p.m. PDT Stadium: Beach Chalet Soccer Field
November 20 Legend Football Gold (FWMOS)  0–1   BattleBorn FC (NISAN) Federal Way, WA
5:00 p.m. PDT Stadium: Saghalie Park
November 20 Desert FC (UPSL)  L-W
(forfeit)
  Capo FC (NISA Nation) Palm Desert, CA
6:30 p.m. PDT Stadium: Hovely Park

Fourth qualifying round

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The fourth qualifying round matches are scheduled to be played on December 17 & 18. The nine winners of this round will advance to the First Round of the tournament proper in March 2023[5]

December 17 Brockton FC United (BSSL)  1–1 (a.e.t.)
(7–8 p)
  Chicago House AC (MWPL) Randolph, MA
2:00 p.m. EDT Report Stadium: Randolph High School
December 17 South Carolina United Heat (UPSL)  1–2 (a.e.t.)   Club de Lyon (NISAN) Columbia, SC
3:00 p.m. EDT Report Stadium: Southeastern Freight Lines Soccer Center
December 17 Azteca FC (CSL)  4–4 (a.e.t.)
(1–4 p)
  UDA Soccer (UPSL) Commerce City, CO
1:00 p.m. MDT Report Stadium: Dick’s Sporting Goods Park
December 17 BattleBorn FC (NISAN)  1–5   International San Francisco SC (SFSFL) Minden, NV
12:00 p.m. PDT Report Stadium: Douglas High School
December 17 NoVa FC (EPSL)  1–2   West Chester United (USLP) Leesburg, VA
7:00 p.m. EDT Report Stadium: VA Revolution Sportsplex
December 17 SC Vistula Garfield (GSSL)  0–2   Lansdowne Yonkers (EPSL) Clifton, NJ
7:45 p.m. EDT Report Stadium: Athenia Steel Recreation Complex
December 18 Beaman United FC (UPSL)   4–3 (a.e.t.)  D'Feeters Kicks Soccer Club (UPSL)Murfreesboro, TN
1:00 p.m. CDT Poku   50',   68' (pen.)
Bedai   96'
Omondi   116'
Report Ocampo   8'
Gorish   61'
Gonzalez   113'
Stadium: Richard Siegel Soccer Complex
December 18 Miami United (NSL)   2–1  Naples City FC (UPSL)Hialeah, FL
7:00 p.m. EDT Report Stadium: Milander Park
December 18 Orange County FC (UPSL)  0–0 (a.e.t.)
(2–3 p)
  Capo FC (NISA Nation) Lake Forest, CA
6:00 p.m. PDT Stadium: Lake Forest Sports Park

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