The 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup tournament proper will feature teams from all five tiers of men's soccer of the American Soccer Pyramid. A record 64 amateur teams have entered qualifying this year.
As with the 2016 tournament, US Soccer now oversees the qualifying process that used to be handled by each association. According to US Soccer, all teams within the Division I & II professional leagues will qualify automatically as in past years. Any Open Division national league can apply to use previous year's league standings as their qualification method. Remaining Open Division teams will participate in up to five qualifying rounds to determine entrants into the tournament proper. Final slot allocation will be determined when team registration has concluded.
National League Track
Premier Development League (21 teams)
Twenty-one teams entered through the Premier Development League. Nine division winners, followed by 12 at large berths.
Division Winners State Club PDL Division Previous Best Charlotte Eagles South Atlantic 14th 2016 Quarterfinals Des Moines Menace Heartland 11th 2016 Fourth round FC Tucson Southwest 4th 2016 Third round Fresno Fuego Central Pacific 4th 2014 Fourth round GPS Portland Phoenix Northeast 4th 2016 Second round Michigan Bucks Great Lakes 14th 2016 Fourth round OKC Energy U23 Mid South 1st Reading United AC Mid Atlantic 11th 2016 Third round The Villages SC Southeast 2nd 2016 Second roundAt-Large Berths State Club PDL Division Previous Best Burlingame Dragons 3rd 2016 First round Carolina Dynamo South Atlantic 12th 2016 Quarterfinals Chicago FC United Heartland Derby City Rovers Great Lakes 2nd 2013 First round Golden State Force Southwest Ocean City Nor'easters Mid Atlantic 8th 2014 Third round San Diego Zest Southwest SC United Bantams South Atlantic 1st Sounders FC U-23 Northwest 3rd 2016 Second round South Florida Surf Southeast 1st Western Mass Pioneers Northeast 10th 2015 Third round
National Premier Soccer League (18 teams)
Playoffs AFC Cleveland (OH) Albion SC Pros (CA) Chattanooga FC (TN) Clarkstown SC Eagles (NY) Grand Rapids FC (MI) Miami United FC (FL) New Jersey Copa FC (NJ) Sonoma County Sol (CA)
At-Large Berths AFC Ann Arbor (MI) Atlanta Silverbacks (GA) Boston City FC (MA) Dutch Lions FC (TX) FC Wichita (KS) Fredericksburg FC (VA) Jacksonville Armada U-23 (FL) Legacy 76 (VA) OSA FC (WA) Tulsa Athletics (OK)
Local Qualifying Track
First qualifying round First round games took place in 2016.
Second qualifying round Second round games took place in 2016. All winners qualified for the tournament proper.
References
External links U.S. Soccer Federation TheCup.us - Unofficial U.S. Open Cup News