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Open Cup Open Division Handbook Table of Contents 2020 Open Division Handbook Updated 7/21/19 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Open Division Handbook Table of Contents Changes to Tournament Since End of 2019 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 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Open Division Handbook (Updated 7/21/19) Page 2 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Open Division Handbook Table of Contents (cont.) Commercial Guidelines ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 36 Broadcast Request Form ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 38 Home 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 Open Cup Tournament Proper (2019 version, for reference only) ……………………… 43 Team Entry and Information Form (Teams Entering Through the Open Division Local Qualifying Track) ………… 45 Team Entry and Information Form (Teams Entering Through the Open Division National Leagues Track) ………… 47 Venue Declaration Form …………………………………………………………………………………………… 49 Home Game Application Form (First, Second and Third Qualifying Round Games Only) …………………………… 51 Travel Reimbursement Policy for Local Qualifying Rounds ………………………………………………………… 53 Travel Itinerary Information Form …………………………………………………………………………………… 54 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Open Division Handbook (Updated 7/21/19) Page 3 Changes Since the End of Open Division Local Qualifying for the 2019 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 2019 tournament: • Open Cup Policy revisions: o Section 202(a). Team Eligibility — Language defining the terms of eligibility for teams seeking to enter the competition clarified. o Section 202(d) and (e). Team Eligibility — Language added to codify the classification of a new team under the Open Cup Policy. • Roster rule revisions: o The roster limit for teams entering Local Qualifying is now 25 players (an increase of three). o Teams entering Local Qualifying may now add up to eight new players to their Fall roster (up from seven; roster limit of 25 remains) at any time during the Spring roster changeover period (which will run until June 30). The roster changeover period was previously limited to no later than a week prior to a team’s first game in the Spring. o Teams entering Local Qualifying may now add up to eight new players to their Spring roster (up from seven; roster limit of 25 remains) at any time during the Summer roster changeover period (which will run from July 1 until the day before the Open Cup Final). The roster changeover period was previously limited to July 1 to July 15. 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Open Division Handbook (Updated 7/21/19) 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 Adrian Garibay 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 USL Championship Representative TBD USL League One Representative Paul Marstaller Panel Liaison Adrian Garibay Panel Liaison U.S. Open Cup Staff Paul Marstaller ([email protected]) Commissioner (312) 528-1284 Adrian Garibay ([email protected]) Director of Competition (312) 528-1275 Conor Furey ([email protected]) Competitions Associate (312) 741-5789 Alay Patel ([email protected]) Competitions Associate (312) 741-5786 Elizabeth Sanchez ([email protected]) P.R. / Communications (312) 528-1226 Jonah Fontela ([email protected]) Content Coordinator (617) 909-7226 Mike Gressle ([email protected]) Broadcast Rights (312) 528-1264 Andy Sevcik ([email protected]) Broadcast Technical Standards (312) 528-1267 Steve Hoffman ([email protected]) Sponsorship (312) 528-1254 Kay Bradley ([email protected]) Logo Usage (312) 528-1239 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Open Division Handbook (Updated 7/21/19) Page 5 Introduction to 2020 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 has crowned a champion annually since 1914. 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 2020 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 and Information Form elsewhere in this Handbook). Open Division qualifying for the 2020 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 2019 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 2020 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 2019, 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 2019 deadline and play Open Cup local qualifying matches on dates (up to three in the fall) listed in the Open Division competition calendar found elsewhere in this Handbook. 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. 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Open Division Handbook (Updated 7/21/19) Page 6 Each home
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