ST. PETERSBURG, FLA (April 17, 2025) – The Tampa Bay Rowdies are set to host Major League Soccer’s Orlando City SC in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Round of 32 at Al Lang Stadium on Wednesday, May 7. Kickoff for the Open Cup clash is set for 7:30 p.m. ET.
Rowdies Season Ticket Members will receive complimentary tickets for the Open Cup match against Orlando. Instructions on how to claim seats will be emailed to all Season Ticket Members.
This marks the third meeting between the Rowdies and Orlando in the Open Cup. The two sides have squared off in the Third Round of the tournament twice previously. Orlando claimed a 4-1 win in the first meeting in 2014 and then a narrow 2-1 win in the 2022 edition of the tournament. Orlando went on to finish as Open Cup champions in 2022.
U.S. Soccer also confirmed today potential opponents for the Round of 16. If the Rowdies advance past Orlando, they will host the winner of the matchup between Nashville SC and Chattanooga Red Wolves SC.
The Rowdies earned their spot in the Round of 32 by prevailing over USL League One newcomer FC Naples in a 10-round penalty shootout after finishing knotted 1-1 through 120 minutes of play. Tampa Bay’s best finish in the Open Cup was in 2013, when the team advanced to the Round of 16 by knocking off four-time tournament champions Seattle Sounders FC.
The U.S. Open Cup is U.S. Soccer’s club championship and has crowned a national champion annually since 1914 (with the exception of 2020 and 2021 due to COVID-19). The storied tournament is conducted on a single-game, knockout basis and open to all professional and amateur teams affiliated with U.S. Soccer. It is the oldest ongoing national soccer competition in the United States and the world’s third-longest continuously run national cup tournament.
2025 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Schedule
Round of 32: May 6-7
Round of 16: May 20-21
Quarterfinals: July 8-9
Semifinals: Sept. 16-17
Final: Oct. 1
About the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
Now in its 110th edition, the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup has crowned U.S. Soccer’s national champion since 1914. The history-filled tournament is conducted on a single-game-knockout basis and is open to professional and amateur teams affiliated with U.S. Soccer. In 1999, the oldest ongoing national soccer competition in the U.S. was renamed to honor American soccer pioneer Lamar Hunt.
The 2025 U.S. Open Cup winner will earn a berth in the 2026 Concacaf Champions Cup and have its name engraved on the Dewar Challenge Trophy – one of the oldest nationally contested trophies in American team sports – now on permanent display at the National Soccer Hall of Fame in Frisco, Texas. The 2025 tournament features a total purse worth $1 million that includes a $600,000 award for the champion.
Los Angeles Football Club of MLS is the defending Champion. The 109th edition of the tournament concluded on September 25, 2024, with LAFC beating four-time Champions Sporting Kansas City 3-1 at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles to become Open Cup Champions for the first time.
The official website of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup is ussoccer.com/us-open-cup. Fans can also follow the competition on X/Twitter and Instagram @OpenCup and Facebook @OfficialOpenCup.
