After a dramatic 2-1 quarterfinal win in extra time over FC Dallas last Wednesday, Sporting Kansas City will continue the club’s quest for a record-tying fifth Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup trophy with a semifinal match-up against USL Championship foe Indy Eleven at 7 p.m. CT on Tuesday, Aug. 27 at Children’s Mercy Park. Tickets for the cup clash will go on sale at 10 a.m. CT on Wednesday, July 17 via SeatGeek.
U.S. Soccer announced the U.S. Open Cup semifinal round schedule today which features a doubleheader on Aug. 27. Both matches, as well as the U.S. Open Cup Final on Sept. 25, will stream free on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV.
2024 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Semifinals
Tuesday, August 27
Sporting Kansas City vs. Indy Eleven | 7 p.m. CT
Children’s Mercy Park in Kansas City, Kan.
Seattle Sounders FC vs. LAFC | 9:30 p.m. CT
Starfire Sports Complex in Tukwila, Wash.
Sporting Kansas City and Indy Eleven will meet for the first time in a competitive match on Aug. 27 at Children’s Mercy Park. Sporting advanced to the semifinals with a 2-1 win in extra time at Union Omaha (USL League One) in the Round of 32, a 4-0 victory over FC Tulsa (USL Championship) in the Round of 16 and a 2-1 triumph in extra time against FC Dallas (Major League Soccer) in the Quarterfinals.
In the club’s 11th season, Indy Eleven are making the team’s first ever appearance in the U.S. Open Cup Semifinals after earning a 1-0 road result at Chicago Fire FC II (MLS NEXT Pro) in the Third Round, a 2-0 victory over San Antonio FC (USL Championship) in the Round of 32, a 3-0 home win over Detroit City FC (USL Championship) in the Round of 16 and a 2-1 upset of Atlanta United (Major League Soccer) in the Quarterfinals.
Led by head coach Sean McAuley, Indy Eleven’s roster features nine players with MLS experience including a trio of internationals in Romario Williams (Jamaica), Augustine Williams (Sierra Leone) and Douglas Martinez (Honduras), as well as former Sporting KC midfielder James Musa and USL Championship assist leader Aedan Stanley.
Open to all professional and amateur teams affiliated with U.S. Soccer, the 2024 U.S. Open Cup will crown a champion on Sept. 25 after eight rounds of single-elimination play and the winner will claim the Dewar Challenge Trophy along with $300,000 in prize money and a berth in the 2025 Concacaf Champions League.
The U.S. Open Cup, named in honor of former Kansas City Wizards owner Lamar Hunt, has crowned a champion since 1914 and Sporting KC (2004, 2012, 2015, 2017) are four-time winners of U.S. Soccer’s national championship, tied for the most among MLS clubs. Sporting have prevailed in 28 U.S. Open Cup matches since 2012, more than any other team in American soccer, during a run that includes an active 15-match home unbeaten streak in U.S. Open Cup play since the start of 2015.
