Fourteen MLS teams advanced into the Round of 16 of this year's edition of the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup.
For the first time in tournament history, the Open Cup will use a fixed bracket beginning with the Round of 16, and that draw will be held Thursday morning at 11 am ET. The draw will be streamed on U.S. Soccer's YouTube channel and will appear on this page.
Teams were divided geographically into four regions to determine the four semifinalists, but the matchups within each region will be determined by Thursday's random draw. The regions (teams listed alphabetically):
East
D.C. United
New York Cosmos (NASL)
New York Red Bulls
Philadelphia Union
South
Charlotte Independence (USL)
Chicago Fire
Columbus Crew SC
Orlando City
Central
Colorado Rapids
FC Dallas
Houston Dynamo
Sporting Kansas City
West
LA Galaxy
Portland Timbers
Real Salt Lake
San Jose Earthquakes
