U.S. Soccer announced Wednesday the format for the 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, the 104th edition of the prestigious club tournament.
This year’s competition features a modern era record 99 teams in a tiered-bracket, single-game knockout format. Following suit from the previous two years, clubs will be paired geographically from the First Round through the Fourth Round. After the Fourth Round, a geographically-based random draw will determine the Round of 16 matchups and set a fixed bracket to the final, which is scheduled for Sept. 20.
Sporting Kansas City — winners of the Lamar Hunt U.