List of Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Winners by year, Past Champions History Since 1914
The oldest national soccer competition in the United States, the US Open Cup was first held back in 1913-14.
The Lamar Hunt U.S Open Cup is a knock-out tournament in american soccer.
It is the oldest soccer competition ongoing & world's 3rd longest running open-soccer competition.
It is organized by United States Soccer Federation & Major Soccer League (MLS).
The 1st competition of U.S Open Cup was held in 1913-14 season & it called a National Challenge Cup from 1914 to 1999, & it was renamed as Lamar Hunt in the honor of MLS owner Lamar Hunt .
It’s a single-elimination tournament with an open format and it showcases all levels of the American game.
— Nashville SC made history Wednesday night, capturing its first-ever championship trophy with a 2-1 victory in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final against Austin FC in Texas.
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What is the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup, name history?
Having concluded its 108th year of existence with the 2023 competition, the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup is the oldest ongoing national soccer competition in the United States, and furthermore, the oldest major trophy in U.S. professional sports.
The U.S. Open Cup is currently the top knockout soccer competition in the country, much like the FA Cup in England or the Copa del Rey in Spain.
In its current format, clubs from all professional leagues in the United States are eligible to participate. Those leagues include Major League Soccer (MLS), USL Championship, USL League One, National Independent Soccer Association (NISA), National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), the United States Adult Soccer Association (USAAA), and US Club Soccer. At least 80 clubs have participated since 2014, and in 2023, 99 teams were involved.
When was the First U.S Open Cup was Held?
First held in 1914, it was originally dubbed the "National Challenge Cup" and kept that name until 1999. That year, the competition was renamed to its current iteration, which honors former NASL and MLS executive Lamar Hunt, who was the principal founder of both leagues and is credited with ushering U.S. club soccer into the modern age.
The first US Open Cup was won by Brooklyn Field Club who defeated the hometown team Brooklyn Celtic with 2:1 final scores.
Who has won the Most US Open Cup titles, All-time winners list
Clubs with U.S. Open Cup titles all-time
5 titles: Bethlehem Steel, Maccabee Los Angeles.
4 titles: Chicago Fire, Seattle Sounders, Sporting KC, Fall River FC, Greek American AA, Philadelphia Ukrainians.
3 titles: DC United, NY Pancyprian-Freedoms.
2 titles: FC Dallas, LA Galaxy, Brooklyn Hispano, Brooklyn Italians, Elizabeth SC, Greek-American AC, Harmarville Hurricanes, Houston Dynamo, LA Kickers, NY Americans, St. Louis Kutis, St. Louis Simpkins-Ford, Chicago Sparta, Stix Baer and Fuller FC.
1 title*: Atlanta United, Columbus Crew, New England Revolution, Orlando City SC, AAC Eagles, El Farolito, New York Hota Bavarian FC, Richmond Kickers, Rochester Rhinos, San Francisco Italian Athletic Club, San Jose Oaks, St. Petersburg Kickers, Nashville SC 2025 CHamps.
List of U.S. Open Cup Winners, Runners-up by year History 1914-2025
Here are complete list of All-Time Winners of Lamar Hunt U.S Open Cup, previous champions results SINCE 1914..
Year US Open Cup Winner Runner-up Score
2025 Nashville SC Austin FC 2-1
2024 Los Angeles FC Sporting Kansas 3-1
2023 Houston Dynamo Inter Miami 2-1
2022 Orlando City Sacramento Republic 3-0
2020 Cancelled
2019 Atlanta United Minnesota United 2:1
2018 Houston Dynamo Philadelphia Union 3:0
2017 Sporting Kansas City New York Red Bulls 2:1
2016 FC Dallas New England Revolution 4:2
2015 Sporting Kansas City Philadelphia Union 1:1 (7:6 pens)
2014 Seattle Sounders Philadelphia Union 3:1
2013 DC United Real Salt Lake 1:0
2012 Sporting Kansas City Seattle Sounders 1:1 (3:2 pens)
2011 Seattle Sounders Chicago Fire 2:0
2010 Seattle Sounders Columbus Crew 2:1
2009 Seattle Sounders DC United 2:1
2008 DC United Charleston Battery 2:1
2007 New England Revolution FC Dallas 3:2
2006 Chicago Fire LA Galaxy 3:1
2005 LA Galaxy FC Dallas 1:0
2004 Kansas City Wizards Chicago Fire 1:0
2003 Chicago Fire New York MetroStars 1:0
2002 Columbus Crew LA Galaxy 1:0
2001 LA Galaxy New England Revolution 2:1
2000 Chicago Fire Miami Fusion 2:1
1999 Rochester Rhinos Colorado Rapids 2:0
1998 Chicago Fire Columbus Crew 2:1
1997 Dallas Burn DC United 0:0 (5:3 pens)
1996 DC United Rochester Rhinos 3:0
1995 Richmond Kickers El Paso Patriots 1:1 (4:2 pens)
1994 San Francisco Greek-American Milwaukee Bavarian Leinenkugel 3:0
1993 San Francisco CD Mexico Philadelphia United German-Hungarians 5:0
1992 San Jose Oaks Bridgeport Vasco de Gama 2:1
1991 Brooklyn Italians Richardson (Texas) Rockets 1:0
1990 Chicago AAC Eagles Brooklyn Italians 2:1
1989 St. Petersburg Kickers New York Greek-American/Atlas 2:1
1988 St. Louis Busch Seniors San Francisco Greek-American 1:0
1987 Washington Club Espana Seattle Eagles 1:0
1986 St. Louis Kutis San Pedro Yugoslavs 1:0
1985 San Francisco Greek-American AC St. Louis Kutis 2:1
1984 New York AO Krete Chicago Croatian 4:2
1983 New York Pancyprian Freedoms St. Louis Kutis 4:3
1982 New York Pancyprian Freedoms Los Angeles Maccabee 4:3
1981 Los Angeles Maccabee Brooklyn Dodgers 5:1
1980 New York Pancyprian Freedoms Los Angeles Maccabee 3:2
1979 Brooklyn Dodgers Chicago Croatian 2:1
1978 Los Angeles Maccabee Bridgeport Vasco de Gama 2:0
1977 Los Angeles Maccabee Philadelphia United German-Hungarian 5:1
1976 San Francisco AC New York Inter-Giuliana 1:0
1975 Los Angeles Maccabee New York Inter-Giuliana 1:0
1974 New York Greek-American Chicago Croatia 2:0
1973 Los Angeles Maccabee Cleveland Inter 5:3
1972 Elizabeth SC San Pedro Yugoslavs 1:0
1971 New York Hota San Pedro Yugoslavs 6:4
1970 Elizabeth SC Los Angeles Croatia 2:1
1969 New York Greek-American Montabello Armenians 1:0
1968 New York Greek American Chicago Olympic 2:1 (1:1 and 1:0)
1967 New York Greek-American Orange County 4:2
1966 Philadelphia Ukrainian Nat. Orange County 4:0 (1:0 and 3:0)
1965 New York Ukrainians Chicago Hansa 5:2 (1:1 and 4:1)
1964 (R) Los Angeles Kickers Philadelphia Ukrainian Nationals 2:0
1964 Los Angeles Kickers Philadelphia Ukrainian Nationals 2:2
1963 Philadelphia Ukrainian Nat. Los Angeles Armenian 1:0
1962 New York Hungaria San Francisco Scots 3:2
1961 Philadelphia Ukrainian Nat. Los Angeles Scots 7:4 (2:2 and 5:2)
1960 Philadelphia Ukrainian Nat. Los Angeles Kickers 5:3
1959 San Pedro McIlvane Canvasbacks Fall River SC 4:3
1958 Los Angeles Kickers Baltimore Pompei 2:1
1957 St. Louis Kutis New York Hakoah 6:1 (3:0 and 3:1)
1956 Pittsburgh Hamarville Chicago Schwaben 3:2 (0:1 and 3:1)
1955 SC Eintracht Los Angeles Danish Americans 2:0
1954 New York Americans St. Louis Kutis 3:0 (1:0 and 2:0)
1953 Chicago Falcons Pittsburgh Hamarville 3:1 (2:0 and 1:1)
1952 Pittsburgh Hamarville Philadelphia Nationals 7:5 (3:4 and 4:1)
1951 New York German-Hungarian Pittsburgh Heidelberg 8:6 (2:4 and
6:2)
1950 St. Louis Simpkins-Ford Fall River Ponta Delgada 3:1 (2:0 and
1:1)
1949 Pittsburgh Morgan SC Philadelphia Nationals 4:3 (0:1 and 4:2)
1948 St. Louis Simpkins-Ford New York Brookhattan 3:2
1947 Fall River Ponta Delgada Chicago Sparta A & BA 9:3 (6:1 and
3:2)
1946 Chicago Viking Fall River Ponta Delgada 3:2 (1:1 and 2:1)
1945 New York Brookhattan Cleveland Americans 6:2 (4:1 and 2:1)
1944 Brooklyn Hispano Pittsburgh Morgan-Strasser 4:0
1943 (R) Brooklyn Hispano Pittsburgh Morgan-Strasser 3:2
1943 Brooklyn Hispano Pittsburgh Morgan-Strasser 2:2
1942 Pittsburgh Gallatin SC Pawtucket FC 6:3 (2:1 and 4:2)
1941 Pawtucket FC Detroit Chrysler 8:5 (4:2 and 4:3)
1940 Baltimore SC / Chicago Sparta A & BA n/a - shared title 2:2 (1:1 and 1:1)
1939 Brooklyn St. Mary's Celtic Chicago Manhattan Beer 5:1 (1:0 and
4:1)
1938 Chicago Sparta Brooklyn St. Mary's Celtic 6:2 (3:0 and 3:2)
1937 New York Americans St. Louis Shamrocks 4:3 (0:1 and 4:2)
1936 Philadelphia German-American St. Louis Shamrocks 5:2 (2:2 and 3:0)
1935 St. Louis Central Breweries Pawtucket Rangers 7:6 (5:2 and 1:1 1
1934 St. Louis Stix, Baer & Fuller Pawtucket Rangers 11:5 (4:2, 2:3
and 5:0)
1933 St. Louis Stix, Baer & Fuller New York Americans 3:1 (1:0 and
2:1)
1932 New Bedford Whalers St. Louis Stix, Baer & Fuller 5:4 (3:3 and 2:1)
1931 Fall River MArksmen Chicago Bricklayers 8:2 (6:2 and 2:0)
1930 Fall River Marksmen Cleveland Bruell Insurance 9:3 (7:2 and 2:1)
1929 New York Hakoah St. Louis Madison Kennels 5:0 (2:0 and 3:0)
1928 New York Nationals Chicago Bricklayers 4:1 (1:1 and 3:0)
1927 Fall River Marksmen Detroit Holley Carburetor 7:0
1926 Bethlehem Steel St. Louis Ben Millers 7:2
1925 Shawsheen (Mass.) Indians Chicago Canadian Club 3:0
1924 Fall River Marksmen St. Louis Vesper Buick 4:2
1923 Paterson FC St. Louis Scullin Steel 2:2
1922 St. Louis Scullins Steel Brooklyn Todd Shipyards 3:2
1921 Brooklyn Robins Dry Dock St. Louis Scullin Steel 4:2
1920 St. Louis Ben Millers Fore River 2:1
1919 Bethlehem Steel Paterson FC 2:0
1918 (R) Bethlehem Steel Fall River Rovers 3:0
1918 Bethlehem Steel Fall River Rovers 2:2
1917 Fall River Rovers Bethlehem Steel 1:0
1916 Bethlehem Steel Fall River Rovers 1:0
1915 Bethlehem Steel Brooklyn Celtic 3:1
1914 Brooklyn Field Club Brooklyn Celtic 2:1
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