Stories
Since 1914, the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup has served as the national championship of American soccer. The tournament has produced an American soccer-football champion every year since it's inception, with the exception of a two-year pause caused by the onset of COVID-19.
It’s a single-elimination tournament with an open format and it showcases all levels of the American game.
| YEAR | CLUB |
| 1914 | Brooklyn Field Club (NAFBL) |
| 1915 | Bethlehem Steel (NAFBL) |
| 1916 | Bethlehem Steel (NAFBL) |
| 1917 | Fall River Rovers (SNESL) |
| 1918 | Bethlehem Steel (NAFBL) |
| 1919 | Bethlehem Steel (NAFBL) |
| 1920 | St. Louis Ben Miller (SLSL) |
| 1921 | Brooklyn Robins Dry Dock (NAFBL) |
| 1922 | St. Louis Scullin Steel (SLSL) |
| 1923 | Paterson FC (NJ)(ASL I) |
| 1924 | Fall River Marksmen (ASL I) |
| 1925 | Shawsheen FC/Andover MA |
| 1926 | Bethlehem Steel (ASL I) |
| 1927 | Fall River Marksmen (ASL I) |
| 1928 | New York Nationals (ASL I) |
| 1929 | New York Hakoah (ESL) |
| 1930 | Fall River Marksmen (ASL I) |
| 1931 | New York Yankees/Fall River Marksmen (ASL I) |
| 1932 | New Bedford Whalers (ASL I) |
| 1933 | Stix Baer & Fuller (SLSL) |
| 1934 | Stix Baer & Fuller (SLSL) |
| 1935 | Central Breweries FC (StL) |
| 1936 | Philadelphia German-Americans SC (ASL II) |
| 1937 | New York Americans (ASL II) |
| 1938 | Chicago Sparta (NSL) |
| 1939 | Brooklyn St. Mary's Celtic |
| 1940 | Baltimore SC (ASL II)/Chicago Sparta (NSL) co-champions |
| 1941 | Pawtucket Rangers (ASL II-NE) |
| 1942 | Pittsburgh Gallatin SC |
| 1943 | Brooklyn Hispano (ASL II) |
| 1944 | Brooklyn Hispano (ASL II) |
| 1945 | New York Brookhattan (ASL II) |
| 1946 | Chicago Viking A.A. (NSL) |
| 1947 | Ponta Delgada (MA)(Nat Soc League of New England) |
| 1948 | Simpkins-Ford (SLSL) |
| 1949 | Morgan Strasser |
| 1950 | Simpkins-Ford (SLSL) |
| 1951 | NY German-Hungarians SC (GAL) |
| 1952 | Harmarville Hurricanes SC (Pa) |
| 1953 | Chicago Falcons (NSL) |
| 1954 | New York Americans (ASL II) |
| 1955 | SC Eintracht/NY (GAL) |
| 1956 | Harmarville Hurricanes SC (Pa) |
| 1957 | St. Louis Kutis SC (SL Municipal League) |
| 1958 | Los Angeles Kickers (GLASL) |
| 1959 | San Pedro McIlvaine Canvasbacks (Cal) |
| 1960 | Phil. Ukrainian Nationals (ASL II) |
| 1961 | Phil. Ukrainian Nationals (ASL II) |
| 1962 | New York Hungaria (Ger Am Lge) |
| 1963 | Phil. Ukrainian Nationals (ASL II) |
| 1964 | Los Angeles Kickers-Victoria (GLASL) |
| 1965 | New York Ukrainians (Ger Am Lge) |
| 1966 | Philadelphia Ukrainian Nationals (ASL II) |
| 1967 | New York Greek-Americans (Ger Am League) |
| 1968 | New York Greek-Americans (Ger Am League) |
| 1969 | New York Greek-Americans (Ger Am League) |
| 1970 | SC Elizabeth (NJ) (Ger Am Lge) |
| 1971 | New York Hota (Ger Am Lge) |
| 1972 | SC Elizabeth (NJ) (Ger Am Lge) |
| 1973 | Los Angeles Maccabee SC (NSL) |
| 1974 | New York Greek-Americans (Ger Am League) |
| 1975 | Los Angeles Maccabee SC (NSL) |
| 1976 | San Francisco AC |
| 1977 | Los Angeles Maccabee SC (NSL) |
| 1978 | Los Angeles Maccabee SC (NSL) |
| 1979 | Brooklyn Dodgers (CSL) |
| 1980 | New York Pancyprian-Freedoms (CSL) |
| 1981 | Los Angeles Maccabee SC (NSL) |
| 1982 | New York Pancyprian-Freedoms (CSL) |
| 1983 | New York Pancyprian-Freedoms (CSL) |
| 1984 | New York AO Krete |
| 1985 | San Francisco Greek-American AC |
| 1986 | St. Louis Kutis SC |
| 1987 | Club Espana (Washington DC) |
| 1988 | St. Louis Busch Seniors |
| 1989 | St. Petersburg (FL) Kickers |
| 1990 | AAC Eagles (Chicago) |
| 1991 | Brooklyn Italians |
| 1992 | San Jose Oaks (SFDML) |
| 1993 | San Francisco CD Mexico |
| 1994 | San Francisco Greek-American AC |
| 1995 | Richmond Kickers (Premier League USISL) |
| 1996 | D.C. United (MLS) |
| 1997 | Dallas Burn (MLS) |
| 1998 | Chicago Fire (MLS) |
| 1999 | Rochester Rhinos (A-League, USL) |
| 2000 | Chicago Fire (MLS) |
| 2001 | LA Galaxy (MLS) |
| 2002 | Columbus Crew (MLS) |
| 2003 | Chicago Fire (MLS) |
| 2004 | Kansas City Wizards (MLS) |
| 2005 | LA Galaxy (MLS) |
| 2006 | Chicago Fire (MLS) |
| 2007 | New England Revolution (MLS) |
| 2008 | D.C. United (MLS) |
| 2009 | Seattle Sounders (MLS) |
| 2010 | Seattle Sounders (MLS) |
| 2011 | Seattle Sounders (MLS) |
| 2012 | Sporting Kansas City (MLS) |
| 2013 | D.C. United (MLS) |
| 2014 | Seattle Sounders (MLS) |
| 2015 | Sporting Kansas City (MLS) |
| 2016 | FC Dallas (MLS) |
| 2017 | Sporting Kansas City (MLS) |
| 2018 | Houston Dynamo (MLS) |
| 2019 | Atlanta United FC (MLS) |
| 2020 | N/A |
| 2021 | N/A |
| 2022 | Orlando City SC (MLS) |
| 2023 | Houston Dynamo (MLS) |
| 2024 | Los Angeles Football Club (MLS) |
| 2025 | Nashville SC (MLS) |
