CHICAGO (AP) — Lionel Messi and Inter Miami won’t compete in this year’s U.S. Open Cup and just 8 of Big League Soccer’s 26 American groups will enter the level of competition.
Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles FC, Salt Lake, San Jose and Seattle will enter the 96-group competitors, the U.S. Soccer Federation mentioned Friday.
Houston is the defending event champion and the other folks were amid the best 7 teams from past year’s common-time Supporters’ Defend standings who are not in this year’s CONCACAF Champions Cup.
MLS teams will enter in the fourth spherical and experience only reduced tier squads until finally a head-to-head MLS matchup is unavoidable. Previous yr, 18 MLS teams entered in the 3rd round and eight in the fourth.
Houston defeat Miami 2-1 in previous year’s ultimate. Messi skipped the activity because of an injury.
Given that the commence of MLS in 1996, the only group not from the very first tier to acquire the level of competition was the 1999 Rochester Raging Rhinos of the USL’s 2nd-tier A-League, which defeat the Colorado Rapids 2- in the closing.
MLS introduced Dec. 15 it was pulling all its groups from the nation’s oldest soccer levels of competition, which commenced in 1914, and was changing them with 3rd-tier developmental sides from MLS Upcoming Pro.
The USSF claimed five days later on it was treating MLS’s determination as a ask for that it was turning down.
In its announcement, the USSF stated it enhanced monetary incentives, elevated journey reimbursement and additional new business companions.
MLS stated it will enter 11 teams from its third tier: Austin, Carolina, Chattanooga, Chicago. Colorado, Crown Legacy, Minnesota, LA Galaxy, New York Town, New York Pink Bulls and Portland.
The 2nd tier United Soccer League Championship is getting into all 24 teams.
1st-spherical matches will be scheduled for March 19-21, adopted by the next round on April 2 and 3, the 3rd spherical on April 16 and 17, the fourth spherical on May 7 and 8 and the fifth round on Could 21 and 22. Quarterfinals will be July 9 and 10, semifinals on Aug. 27 and 28 and the championship on Sept. 25.
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