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2022 Open Division Handbook Early Edition – Updated 6/26/21 2022 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Open Division Handbook Table of Contents Changes to Tournament Since End of 2020 Open Division Local Qualifying ………………………………………… 4 U.S. Open Cup Committee, Adjudication and Discipline Panel, Staff ………………………………………………… 5 Introduction to Open Division Qualifying ……………………………………………………………………………… 6 Criteria for National Leagues Status …………………………………………………………………………………… 8 Road Map for Teams Entering Open Division Local Qualifying ……………………………………………………… 9 Allocation of Slots Among Open Division Qualifying Pools into First Round Proper ………………………………… 11 Method for Determining Qualifiers: NPSL (National League) ……………………………………………………… 14 Method for Determining Qualifiers: USL League Two (National League) …………………………………………… 16 Competition Format ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 17 Competition Calendar ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 18 Process for Determining Matchups and Home Teams for Local Qualifying ………………………………………… 20 Team Performance Bond Details …………………………………………………………………………………… 21 Roster Rules for Teams Competing in Local Qualifying Rounds …………………………………………………… 22 Official Roster Submission Form …………………………………………………………………………………… 23 Awards & Prize Money ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 25 U.S. Open Cup Policy ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 26 Part I — Organization Section 101. General ………………………………………………………………………………………… 26 Section 102. U.S. Open Cup Committee …………………………………………………………………… 26 Section 103. U.S. Open Cup Commissioner ………………………………………………………………… 26 Section 104. Adjudication and Discipline Panel …………………………………………………………… 26 Section 105. Awards, trophies and prizes …………………………………………………………………… 27 Section 106. U.S. Open Cup account ……………………………………………………………………… 27 Section 107. Matters not provided for and emergencies …………………………………………………… 27 Part II — Competition Procedure Section 201. Categories of competition ……………………………………………………………………… 27 Section 202. Team Eligibility ……………………………………………………………………………… 27 Section 203. Player Eligibility ……………………………………………………………………………… 29 Section 204. Entering the Cup ……………………………………………………………………………… 30 Part III — Playing Rules Section 301. FIFA Laws of the Game ……………………………………………………………………… 30 Section 302. Player Uniforms ……………………………………………………………………………… 30 Section 303. Match play …………………………………………………………………………………… 31 Section 304. Match Officials ………………………………………………………………………………… 31 Section 305. Player and team official match discipline ……………………………………………………… 32 Section 306. Protests and General Discipline ………………………………………………………………… 32 Section 307. Forfeiture or failure to appear ………………………………………………………………… 33 Section 308. Cancelled and Terminated Matches …………………………………………………………… 33 Attachment A — U.S. Open Cup Stadium Requirements …………………………………………………… 35 2022 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Open Division Handbook – Early Edition (Updated 6/26/21) Page 2 2022 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Open Division Handbook Table of Contents (cont.) Commercial Guidelines ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 36 Broadcast Request Form ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 38 Team Responsibilities for Open Division Qualifying Rounds ………………………………………………………… 39 Home Team Responsibilities for Tournament Proper ………………………………………………………………… 40 Referee Payment Form for Open Division Qualifying Rounds ……………………………………………………… 42 Referee Payment Form for Tournament Proper (2021 version, for reference only) …………………………………… 43 Team Entry & Information Form (Teams Entering Through the Open Division Local Qualifying Track) …………… 45 Team Entry & Information Form (Teams Entering Through the Open Division National Leagues Track) …………… 47 Venue Declaration Form (Teams Entering Through the Open Division Local Qualifying Track) …………………… 49 Home Game Application Form (First, Second and Third Qualifying Round Games Only) …………………………… 50 Travel Reimbursement Policy for Local Qualifying Rounds ………………………………………………………… 52 Travel Itinerary Information Form …………………………………………………………………………………… 53 2022 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Open Division Handbook – Early Edition (Updated 6/26/21) Page 3 Changes Since the End of Open Division Local Qualifying for the 2020 U.S. Open Cup Tournament The following list highlights the changes made to the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup since the end of Open Division Local Qualifying for the 2020 tournament: • Open Cup Policy revisions: o Section 203(a). Player eligibility — The foreign-player limit for professional teams has been eliminated. Change has been made to boost the credibility of U.S. Soccer’s National Championship by not artificially excluding a portion of a team’s duly-constituted roster from playing. o Section 305(a). Player and Team Official Match Discipline — Language updated consistent with changes made in 2019 to the Laws of the Game by the International Football Association Board (IFAB) regarding team officials being issued yellow and red cards. o Section 308(e). Cancelled and Terminated Matches — Updated to resolve possible termination scenarios more precisely. • Both teams in a local qualifying match are now required to arrive at the field location at least 60 minutes before game time (see Team Responsibilities for Open Division Qualifying Rounds on page 39). Official lineups for local qualifiers are to be exchanged between the teams and given to the referee at least 30 minutes prior to kickoff. • In the tournament proper, both teams in a match are now required to arrive at the venue at least 90 minutes before game time (see page 41), a change from 75 minutes. 2022 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Open Division Handbook – Early Edition (Updated 6/26/21) Page 4 U.S. Open Cup Committee Arthur Mattson Chairperson Todd Durbin Committee Member Stuart Holden Committee Member (Athlete Representative) Brett Luy Committee Member Shonna Schroedl Committee Member Paul Marstaller Committee Liaison U.S. Open Cup Adjudication and Discipline Panel Arthur Mattson Chairperson (non-voting member) TBD Amateur Representative TBD Athlete Representative TBD Major League Soccer Representative TBD National Independent Soccer Association Representative TBD USL Championship Representative TBD USL League One Representative Paul Marstaller Panel Liaison U.S. Open Cup Staff Paul Marstaller ([email protected]) Commissioner TBD ([email protected]) Competition Coordinator Mike Gressle ([email protected]) Broadcast Rights Andy Sevcik ([email protected]) Broadcast Technical Standards Steve Hoffman ([email protected]) Sponsorship Kay Bradley ([email protected]) Logo Usage 2022 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Open Division Handbook – Early Edition (Updated 6/26/21) Page 5 Introduction to 2022 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Open Division Qualifying The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, U.S. Soccer's National Championship, is an annual knockout competition open to all amateur and professional soccer teams affiliated with U.S. Soccer. The tournament first crowned an annual champion at the end of the 1913-14 season. In 1999, the competition was renamed to honor American soccer pioneer Lamar Hunt. Starting in the summer of 2015, the qualifying process was revamped for teams entering through the Open Division (meaning all teams outside of the Division I, II or III professional leagues). This process continues for the 2022 tournament (the 107th edition). Any team affiliated with any Organization Member of U.S. Soccer and who meets other criteria for participation as spelled out in Section 202 of the Open Cup Policy may enter (find the Open Cup Policy and Team Entry & Information Form elsewhere in this Handbook). Open Division qualifying for the 2022 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup takes place within two tracks: • National Leagues: Leagues having a national footprint and meeting the criteria listed elsewhere in this Handbook may, by a deadline prior to the entry deadline for local qualifiers (see reference below), elect to use 2021 league results to determine its clubs who advance to the Open Cup tournament proper. Thus, the National Leagues track allows teams in this pool to bypass the local qualifying process. The number of slots allocated to teams from National Leagues will be based in 2022 on the overall number of Open Division clubs entering the tournament and the projected number of slots available to Open Division teams at the local qualifying entry deadline. For 2020, both the National Premier Soccer League and USL League Two elected the National Leagues path for qualifying its teams (see elsewhere in this Handbook for the method each league used to determine how its members earned qualification). Please note that a league that elects the National Leagues track commits all of its teams to this path, including related team entry fees. • Local Qualifying (single-game, knockout basis): Teams outside of the National Leagues qualifying track who wish to participate will be required to enter by an August 2021 deadline and play Open Cup local qualifying matches on dates (up to four in the fall) listed in the Open Division competition calendar found elsewhere in this Handbook. U.S. Soccer will determine the exact number of qualifying rounds shortly after the local qualifying entry deadline. All entrants, regardless of level, Organization Member affiliation, or other attributes, will start on equal footing. Matches will be determined geographically to minimize travel time and expense, with random selection used when practicable to determine exact pairings. 2022 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Open Division Handbook – Early Edition (Updated 6/26/21) Page 6 Each home team will be responsible for arranging
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