2025 USL Cup

2025 USL Cup

USL Jägermeister Cup
Tournament details
Country	United States
Dates	April 26, 2025 (2025-04-26) – October 11, 2025 (2025-10-11)
Teams	38

The 2025 USL Cup is the second edition of the USL Cup (known as the USL Jägermeister Cup for sponsorship reasons). The competition is open to all clubs in USL Championship and USL League One.

Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC, the winner of the 2024 USL Cup, had their franchise agreement with the United Soccer League terminated and are unable to defend their title.

Format

The 2025 edition of the USL Cup is a professional soccer tournament held between teams in USL Championship and USL League One. Teams are split into six groups of six to seven teams; each team will play two teams in their group at home, and two others away. The teams winning their group, along with the two teams that scored the most goals among those that did not win their group, will move to a single-elimination knockout round.

Schedule

The 2025 USL Cup will run concurrently with the 2025 USL Championship season and the 2025 USL League One season. The tournament will begin roughly two months into the league seasons and end shortly before the end of the league seasons and start of the league playoffs.

The groups for the 2025 USL Cup were announced on December 12, 2024.

Access

All 24 clubs in USL Championship and 14 clubs in USL League One will enter the 2025 USL Cup in the group stage.

Round	Entrants	Number of games	Date(s)
Group stage (38 clubs)	24 clubs from USL Championship 14 clubs from USL League One	76	April 26, 2024 (2024-04-26) – July 26, 2024 (2024-07-26)
Quarterfinals (8 clubs)	6 group stage winners 2 wild cards	4	TBD
Semifinals (4 clubs)	4 winners from quarterfinals	2	TBD
Final (2 clubs)	2 winners from semifinals	1	October 11, 2024 (2024-10-11)

Location map

Birmingham

Charleston

Colorado Springs

Detroit

El Paso

Hartford

Indy

Las Vegas

Lexington

Loudoun

Louisville

Miami

Monterey Bay

New Mexico

North Carolina

Oakland

Orange County

Phoenix

Pittsburgh

Rhode Island

Sacramento

San Antonio

Tampa Bay

Tulsa

South Georgia

Greenville

Madison

Richmond

Chattanooga

Omaha

Charlotte

Knoxville

Spokane

AV Alta

Naples

Portland

Texoma

Westchester

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Locations of teams in the USL Cup

• USL Championship
• USL League One

Group stage

The group stage will be played from April 26 to the weekend of July 26. Teams are divided into six regional groups of six or seven teams. Teams will play two teams in their group at home and two other teams away.

If a team wins in regulation, they will receive three points in the standings, while the loser will receive zero. If the game is tied at the end of regulation, a penalty kick shootout will occur; the winner will receive two points and the loser will receive one.

The top team in each group will reach a single-elimination knockout stage. Of the remaining 32 teams, the two teams that score the most goals will also reach the knockout stage.

Group 1

Pos	Lg	Team	Pld	W	PKW	PKL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	USL1	AV Alta FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to knockout stage
2	USLC	Las Vegas Lights FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	USLC	Monterey Bay FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	USLC	Oakland Roots SC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	USLC	Orange County SC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	USLC	Sacramento Republic FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	USL1	Spokane Velocity FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: April 26, 2025 (2025-04-26). Source: USL

Group 2

Pos	Lg	Team	Pld	W	PKW	PKL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	USLC	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to knockout stage
2	USLC	El Paso Locomotive FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	USLC	New Mexico United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	USLC	Phoenix Rising FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	USLC	San Antonio FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	USL1	Texoma FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	USL1	Union Omaha	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: April 26, 2025 (2025-04-26). Source: USL

Group 3

Pos	Lg	Team	Pld	W	PKW	PKL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	USLC	Birmingham Legion FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to knockout stage
2	USL1	Chattanooga Red Wolves SC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	USL1	Forward Madison FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	USLC	Indy Eleven	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	USL1	One Knoxville SC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	USLC	FC Tulsa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: April 26, 2025 (2025-04-26). Source: USL

Group 4

Pos	Lg	Team	Pld	W	PKW	PKL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	USLC	Detroit City FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to knockout stage
2	USLC	Hartford Athletic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	USLC	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	USL1	Portland Hearts of Pine	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	USLC	Rhode Island FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	USL1	Westchester SC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: April 26, 2025 (2025-04-26). Source: USL

Group 5

Pos	Lg	Team	Pld	W	PKW	PKL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	USL1	Charlotte Independence	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to knockout stage
2	USLC	Lexington SC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	USLC	Loudoun United FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	USLC	Louisville City FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	USLC	North Carolina FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	USL1	Richmond Kickers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: April 26, 2025 (2025-04-26). Source: USL

Group 6

Pos	Lg	Team	Pld	W	PKW	PKL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	USLC	Charleston Battery	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to knockout stage
2	USL1	Greenville Triumph SC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	USLC	Miami FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	USL1	FC Naples	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	USL1	South Georgia Tormenta FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	USLC	Tampa Bay Rowdies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: April 26, 2025 (2025-04-26). Source: USL