2024 USL Cup

1st edition of cup competition in American soccer

Football tournament season

2024 USL Jägermeister Cup
Tournament details
Country	United States
Dates	April 27, 2024 (2024-04-27) – September 29, 2024 (2024-09-29)
Teams	12
All statistics correct as of March 18, 2024.

The 2024 USL Cup is the first season of the USL Cup (known as the USL Jägermeister Cup for sponsorship reasons). The competition is open to all clubs in USL League One.

Format

The 2024 edition of the USL Cup is a professional soccer tournament held between teams in USL League One.^[1] Richmond Kickers chairman Rob Ukrop stated after the announcement of the USL Cup that another league had been invited to participate, but declined the opportunity.^[2]

Schedule

The 2024 USL Cup runs concurrent with the 2024 USL League One season. The tournament will begin roughly two months into the league season and end one month before the end of the league season and start of the league playoffs.

The schedule for 2024 USL Cup group stage games was announced simultaneously with the USL League One league schedule on December 14, 2023.^[3]

Prize money

The announcement of the USL Cup stated that the winning club would receive prize money, but did not specify the amount.^[1]

Group stage

The group stage is to be played from April 27 to September 1. Teams were divided into three regional groups of four teams: the West Group, the Central Group, and the East Group. Teams in each group will play each other twice: one home and one away. Each team will also play two teams from other groups, once home and once 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.^[1]

West Group

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification
1	Central Valley Fuego FC	Advance to knockout phase
2	Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC
3	Spokane Velocity FC
4	Union Omaha

First match(es) will be played: April 27, 2024 (2024-04-27). Source: USL League One

Results table

Color key: Home • Away • Win • Shootout win • Shootout loss • Loss
Club	Matches
Club	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Central Valley Fuego FC (CV)	SPK	LEX	OMA	NCO	TRM	SPK	OMA	NCO
Central Valley Fuego FC (CV)	4/27	5/11	5/29	6/8	6/29	7/19	8/9	8/30
Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC (NCO)	OMA	KNX	CLT	CV	SPK	OMA	SPK	CV
Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC (NCO)	5/1	5/11	5/25	6/8	6/29	7/19	8/13	8/30
Spokane Velocity FC (SPK)	CV	OMA	GVL	OMA	NCO	CV	NCO	RIC
Spokane Velocity FC (SPK)	4/27	5/11	5/25	6/13	6/29	7/19	8/13	8/29
Union Omaha (OMA)	NCO	SPK	CV	SPK	CHA	NCO	CV	MAD
Union Omaha (OMA)	5/1	5/11	5/29	6/13	6/27	7/19	8/9	8/29

Central Group

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification
1	Chattanooga Red Wolves SC	Advance to knockout phase
2	Forward Madison FC
3	Lexington SC
4	One Knoxville SC

First match(es) will be played: April 27, 2024 (2024-04-27). Source: USL League One

Results table

Color key: Home • Away • Win • Shootout win • Shootout loss • Loss
Club	Matches
Club	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Chattanooga Red Wolves SC (CHA)	KNX	RIC	LEX	MAD	OMA	KNX	MAD	LEX
Chattanooga Red Wolves SC (CHA)	4/27	5/11	5/25	6/8	6/27	7/20	8/10	8/31
Forward Madison FC (MAD)	LEX	CLT	KNX	CHT	KNX	LEX	CHT	OMA
Forward Madison FC (MAD)	4/28	5/11	5/25	6/8	6/29	7/20	8/10	8/29
Lexington SC (LEX)	MAD	CV	CHA	KNX	GVL	MAD	KNX	CHA
Lexington SC (LEX)	4/28	5/11	5/25	6/8	6/29	7/20	8/10	8/31
One Knoxville SC (KNX)	CHA	NCO	MAD	LEX	MAD	CHA	LEX	TRM
One Knoxville SC (KNX)	4/27	5/11	5/25	6/8	6/29	7/20	8/10	9/1

East Group

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification
1	Charlotte Independence	Advance to knockout phase
2	Greenville Triumph SC
3	Richmond Kickers
4	South Georgia Tormenta FC

First match(es) will be played: April 27, 2024 (2024-04-27). Source: USL League One

Results table

Color key: Home • Away • Win • Shootout win • Shootout loss • Loss
Club	Matches
Club	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Charlotte Independence (CLT)	TRM	MAD	NCO	RIC	RIC	TRM	GVL	GVL
Charlotte Independence (CLT)	4/27	5/11	5/25	6/8	6/29	7/20	8/10	8/30
Greenville Triumph SC (GVL)	RIC	TRM	SPK	TRM	LEX	RIC	CLT	CLT
Greenville Triumph SC (GVL)	4/27	5/11	5/25	6/9	6/29	7/20	8/10	8/30
Richmond Kickers (RIC)	GVL	CHA	TRM	CLT	CLT	GVL	TRM	SPK
Richmond Kickers (RIC)	4/27	5/11	5/25	6/8	6/29	7/20	8/10	8/29
South Georgia Tormenta FC (TRM)	CLT	GVL	RIC	GVL	CV	CLT	RIC	KNX
South Georgia Tormenta FC (TRM)	4/27	5/11	5/25	6/9	6/29	7/20	8/10	9/1

Knockout stage

The winner of each group, as well as the team who scores the most goals in the competition that does not win their group, progress to the knockout stage.

	Semifinals				Final

	September 14–15


					September 28–29


	September 14–15

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "USL League One introduces new in-season cup competition". USLLeagueOne.com. USL League One. December 12, 2023. Archived from the original on December 12, 2023. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
^ Ashton, Alex (December 13, 2023). "What We Know About the USL League One In-Season Cup". LeagueOneUpdater.com. League One Updater. Archived from the original on March 18, 2024. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
^ "USL League One unveils balanced 2024 regular season schedule". USLLeagueOne.com. USL League One. December 14, 2023. Archived from the original on March 19, 2024. Retrieved March 18, 2024.

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National teams

League competitions

Level 1	Major League Soccer (All-Star Game, Playoffs, MLS Cup)
Level 2	USL Championship (Playoffs, Final)
Level 3	MLS Next Pro (Playoffs, Final) USL League One (Playoffs, Final) NISA
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Cup competitions

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International	CONCACAF Champions Cup Campeones Cup Leagues Cup group stage knockout stage final

Youth competitions

Under-23	NCAA College Cup (Final)
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Club seasons
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USL1	Central Valley Fuego Charlotte Independence Chattanooga Red Wolves Forward Madison Greenville Triumph Lexington SC Northern Colorado Hailstorm One Knoxville Richmond Kickers Spokane Velocity South Georgia Tormenta Union Omaha
NISA	Arizona Monsoon Capo FC Club de Lyon Georgia FC Irvine Zeta Los Angeles Force Maryland Bobcats Michigan Stars Savannah Clovers

v t e USL League One
Teams	Central Valley Fuego FC Charlotte Independence Chattanooga Red Wolves SC Forward Madison FC Greenville Triumph SC One Knoxville SC Lexington SC Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC Union Omaha Richmond Kickers Spokane Velocity Tormenta FC
Future teams	Santa Barbara Sky FC (2025) Antelope Valley, CA (2025) Portland, ME (2025) Texoma FC (2025) Naples, FL (2025)
Former teams	Fort Lauderdale CF Lansing Ignite FC New England Revolution II North Carolina FC North Texas SC Orlando City B Toronto FC II FC Tucson
Seasons	2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
USL Cup	2024
Miscellaneous	United Soccer League USL Championship USL League Two

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