On Friday, September 19, US Soccer announced the 2026 US Open Cup Qualifying pairings. The Second Qualifying Round is scheduled to take place the weekend of October 10-12 around the country, with 118 teams taking part.
The 22 winners from last weekend's First Qualifying Round will be joined by 96 teams that had a bye. Out of those 128 teams, 59 will advance to the Third Qualifying Round, which will be played the weekend of November 1-2.
Included in the 128 teams are 15 New York and New Jersey clubs, four of which played in the last round of qualifying this past weekend.
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Their matches, including venue and start time, are as follows:
US Open Cup Second Qualifying Round Matches
Saturday, October 11
• FC Monmouth (TLfC) vs Bulldogs SC (UPSL)
7:o0 pm ET, Count Basie Park in Red Bank, NJ
• SC Vistula Garfield (APSL) vs Ironbound SCP (UPSL)
7:00 pm ET, Garfield High School in Garfield, NJ
Sunday, Oct. 12
• Steel City FC (NPSL) vs FCY New York (UPSL)
3:oo pm ET, Founders Field in Cheswick, PA
• Oaklyn United FC (APSL) vs Scots-American Athletic Club (GSSL)
6:00 pm ET, Rowan University Soccer Stadium in Glassboro, NJ
• Metropolitan Oval Academy (TLfC) vs Central Park Rangers FC (APSL)
7:00 pm ET, Metropolitan Oval in Maspeth, Queens
• Zum Schneider FC (APSL) vs Osner's FC (NPSL)
7:00 pm ET, Jack McManus Field in Roosevelt Island, New York City
• Doxa FCW (APSL) vs Lansdowne Yonkers FC (APSL)
8:00 pm ET, Flowers Park in New Rochelle, NY
• New York Greek American SC (APSL) vs NY Renegades FC (UPSL)
8:00 pm ET, Hofstra Stadium in Hempstead, NY
Additionally, five teams were given byes into the Third Qualifying Round due to some regions having an odd number of teams.
This small group includes a team that has popped up in recent months: Ballard FC from Seattle, Washington, a club featured in recent Hudson River Blue coverage ahead of their USL League Two final match against eventual champion Vermont Green FC.
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