Professional teams that are majority-owned or controlled by higher-division professional clubs are barred from entering the competition. On March 10, 2023,
Rochester New York FC announced they would not compete in the 2023 MLS Next Pro season, and were in fact ceasing operations.
Table •
Bold denotes team is still active in the tournament. •
$: Winner of $25,000 bonus for advancing the furthest in the competition from their respective divisions. •
$$: Winner of $100,000 for being the runner-up in the competition. •
$$$: Winner of $300,000 for winning the competition.
Map Number of teams by state A total of 34 states and the District of Columbia are represented by clubs in the U.S. Open Cup this year. States without a team in the Open Cup: Alaska, Arkansas, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming.
Open Cup debuts 21 teams made their Open Cup debuts in the 2023 tournament. •
MLS:
St. Louis City SC •
USLC:
Loudoun United FC •
NISA:
Club de Lyon,
Gold Star FC Detroit,
Savannah Clovers FC •
USL1:
Lexington SC,
One Knoxville SC •
NPSL:
Appalachian FC,
Crossfire Redmond,
Jacksonville Armada U-23 •
USL2:
Lionsbridge FC,
Manhattan SC, Nona FC,
Project 51O •
UPSL: Beaman United FC, UDA Soccer •
Other Open Division:
Capo FC,
Chicago House AC, Club de Lyon 2, Inter San Francisco,
West Chester United SC ==First and Second Rounds==