By Daniel Feuerstein | Fayetteville, GA | March 21st, 2026
U.S. Soccer has announced the matchups for the Second Round of the 2026 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. The 32 First Round winners (the match between Steel City FC & Pittsburgh Riverhounds was postponed due to inclement weather was reschedule for Wednesday, March 25th) will now face each other in the Second Round scheduled for Tuesday, March 31st & Wednesday, April 1st, to join 16 Major League Soccer Clubs and battle in the Third Round of the tournament.
Clubs in the Second Round
There were six cupsets and one forfeit, allowing seven Amateur and or National Sides advancing to the Second Round. From USL League 2, Asheville City SC, Vermont Green, and Flint City Bucks. From the UPSL Virginia Dream FC, Tennessee Tempo, and Valley 559 FC, and from the Amateur Open Cup Qualifiers: FC America CFL Spurs in the state of Florida. From USL Championship, Indy Eleven, Charleston Battery, Sacramento Republic, Loudoun United, Rhode Island FC, Hartford Athletic, Lexington SC, Louisville City, Detroit City FC, Colorado Springs Switchbacks, San Antonio FC, FC Tulsa, New Mexico United, El Paso Locomotive, Orange County SC, and Phoenix Rising.
From USL League One, One Knoxville SC, FC Naples, Union Omaha, Charlotte Independence, Richmond Kickers, Westchester SC, and Spokane Velocity, from MLS Next Pro Chattanooga FC.
Round 2 Proper Schedule
All games in this round will be streamed on Paramount Plus, while several games will be selected on either CBS Sports Network or CBS Sports Golazo Network
TUESDAY, MARCH 31ST:
PITTSBURGH RIVERHOUNDS (USL-C) Vs. STEEL CITY FC (USL-L2) WINNER Vs. VIRGINIA DREAM FC (UPSL) 7:00 PM EDT PARAMOUNT+
ASHEVILLE CITY SC (USL-L2) Vs. ONE KNOXVILLE SC (USL-L1) 7:00 PM EDT CBS SPORTS NETWORK/PARAMOUNT+
FC NAPLES (USL-L1) Vs. FC AMERICA CFLSPURS (FL) 7:00 PM EDT PARAMOUNT+
INDY ELEVEN (USL-C) Vs. UNION OMAHA (USL-L1) 7:30 PM EDT PARAMOUNT+
CHARLOTTE INDEPENDENCE (USL-L1) Vs. CHARLESTON BATTERY (USL-C) 7:30 PM EDT PARAMOUNT+
VALLEY 559 FC (UPSL) Vs. SACRAMENTO REPUBLIC (USL-C) 10:00 PM EDT CBS SPORTS GOLAZO NETWORK/PARAMOUNT+
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1ST:
CHATTANOOGA FC (MLSNP) Vs. TENNESSEE TEMPO FC (UPSL) 6:00 PM EDT PARAMOUNT+
RICHMOND KICKERS (USL-L1) Vs. LOUDOUN UNITED (USL-C) 6:30 PM EDT PARAMOUNT+
RHODE ISLAND FC (USL-C) Vs. HARTFORD ATHLETIC (USL-C) 7:00 PM EDT PARAMOUNT+
VERMONT GREEN (USL-L2) Vs. WESTCHESTER SC (USL-L1) 7:00 PM EDT PARAMOUNT+
LEXINGTON SC (USL-C) Vs. LOUISVILLE CITY (USL-C) 7:00 PM EDT PARAMOUNT+
FLINT CITY BUCKS (USL-L2) Vs. DETROIT CITY FC (USL-C) 7:30 PM CBS SPORTS GOPLAZO NETWORK/PARAMOUNT+
COLORADO SPRINGS SWITCHBACKS (USL-C) Vs. SPOKANE VELOCITY (USL-L1) 8:00 PM EDT CBS SPORTS NETWORK/PARAMOUNT+
SAN ANTONIO FC (USL-C) Vs. FC TULSA (USL-C) 8:30 PM EDT PARAMOUNT+
NEW MEXICO UNITED (USL-C) Vs.EL PASO LOCOMOTIVE (USL-C) 9:30 PM EDT PARAMOUNT+
ORANGE COUNTY SC (USL-C) Vs. PHOENIX RISING FC (USL-C) 10:00 PM EDT CBS SPORTS GOLAZO NETWORK/PARAMOUNT+
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