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			== 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 to 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.<ref name="2025 Announcement" />

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Revision as of 19:08, 12 December 2024

1st edition of cup competition in American soccer

Football tournament season

2025 USL Cup
USL Jägermeister Cup
Tournament details
Country	United States
Dates	April 26, 2024 (2024-04-26) – October 11, 2024 (2024-10-11)
Teams	38
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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 champion 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 was announced on December 14, 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

Westchesterclass=notpageimage| 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 to 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.