1st edition of cup competition in American soccer
Football tournament season
2024 USL Cup USL Jägermeister Cup Country United States Dates April 27, 2024 (2024-04-27 ) – September 28, 2024 (2024-09-28 ) Teams 12 Champions Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC (1st title) Runner-up Forward Madison FC Semifinalists Matches played 51 Goals scored 140 (2.75 per match) Attendance 113,834 (2,232 per match) Top goal scorer(s) Bruno Rendón (9 goals)
The 2024 USL Cup was the first edition of the USL Cup (known as the USL Jägermeister Cup for sponsorship reasons). The competition was open to all clubs in USL League One .
The 2024 edition of the USL Cup was 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 ran concurrently with the 2024 USL League One season . The tournament began roughly two months into the league season and ended 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] In a November 2024 court case, Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC ownership claimed that the winners of the competition would receive $100,000 and the runners-up would receive $25,000, but that USL did not pay Northern Colorado the winners' prize money.[ 4]
Access
All 12 clubs in USL League One entered the season's USL Cup into the group stage.
Round
Entrants
Number of games
Date(s)
Group stage (12 clubs)
12 clubs from USL League One
48
April 27, 2024 (2024-04-27 ) – September 1, 2024 (2024-09-01 )
Semifinals (4 clubs)
3 group stage winners 1 wild card winner
2
September 11, 2024 (2024-09-11 )
Final (2 clubs)
2 winners from semifinals
1
September 28, 2024 (2024-09-28 )
Location map
Group stage
The group stage was 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 played each other twice, once at home and once away. Each team also played two teams from other groups; one team at home and the other away.
If a team won in regulation, they received three points in the standings, while the loser received zero. If the game was tied at the end of regulation, a penalty kick shootout occurred; the winner received two points and the loser received one.
The top team in each group reached the knockout stage . Of the other nine teams, the team that scored the most goals also reached the knockout stage.[ 1]
Tiebreakers
The ranking of teams in the group stage is determined as follows:[ 5]
Points obtained in all matches (three points for a win, two for a penalty shootout win, one for a penalty shootout loss, none for a defeat);
Points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question;
Total regulation wins in group play;
Total regulation wins in all matches;
Number of goals scored in group play;
Number of goals scored in all matches;
Number of assists in all matches;
Goal difference in all matches;
Fewest number of disciplinary points;
Coin toss .
West Group
Results table
Color key: Home • Away • Win • Shootout win • Shootout loss • Loss
Club
Matches
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Central Valley Fuego FC (CV)
SPK
LEX
OMA
NCO
TRM
SPK
OMA
NCO
1–1 (4–2)
2–2 (1–4)
0–0 (1–4)
3–4
1–1 (4–5)
1–0
0–1
0–1
Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC (NCO)
OMA
KNX
CLT
CV
SPK
OMA
SPK
CV
2–2 (2–3)
5–1
2–2 (4–2)
4–3
3–1
2–0
3–1
1–0
Spokane Velocity FC (SPK)
CV
OMA
GVL
OMA
NCO
CV
NCO
RIC
1–1 (2–4)
3–2
0–0 (4–5)
1–4
1–3
0–1
1–3
2–3
Union Omaha (OMA)
NCO
SPK
CV
SPK
CHA
NCO
CV
MAD
2–2 (3–2)
2–3
0–0 (4–1)
4–1
4–2
0–2
1–0
3–3 (4–5)
Central Group
Results table
Color key: Home • Away • Win • Shootout win • Shootout loss • Loss
Club
Matches
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Chattanooga Red Wolves SC (CHA)
KNX
RIC
LEX
MAD
OMA
KNX
MAD
LEX
0–1
1–0
3–4
0–1
2–4
1–1 (3–4)
1–2
2–2 (10–9)
Forward Madison FC (MAD)
LEX
CLT
KNX
CHT
KNX
LEX
CHT
OMA
0–1
2–1
1–0
1–0
0–2
1–0
2–1
3–3 (5–4)
Lexington SC (LEX)
MAD
CV
CHA
KNX
GVL
MAD
KNX
CHA
1–0
2–2 (4–1)
4–3
0–2
1–0
0–1
0–0 (5–3)
2–2 (9–10)
One Knoxville SC (KNX)
CHA
NCO
MAD
LEX
MAD
CHA
LEX
TRM
1–0
1–5
0–1
2–0
2–0
1–1 (4–3)
0–0 (3–5)
1–0
East Group
Results table
Color key: Home • Away • Win • Shootout win • Shootout loss • Loss
Club
Matches
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Charlotte Independence (CLT)
TRM
MAD
NCO
RIC
RIC
TRM
GVL
GVL
1–1 (5–4)
1–2
2–2 (2–4)
1–0
2–2 (4–5)
1–1 (2–3)
2–1
1–0
Greenville Triumph SC (GVL)
RIC
TRM
SPK
TRM
LEX
RIC
CLT
CLT
1–1 (3–5)
3–2
0–0 (5–4)
3–1
0–1
2–0
1–2
0–1
Richmond Kickers (RIC)
GVL
CHA
TRM
CLT
CLT
GVL
TRM
SPK
1–1 (5–3)
0–1
2–1
0–1
2–2 (5–4)
0–2
1–1 (6–5)
3–2
South Georgia Tormenta FC (TRM)
CLT
GVL
RIC
GVL
CV
CLT
RIC
KNX
1–1 (4–5)
2–3
1–2
1–3
1–1 (5–4)
1–1 (3–2)
1–1 (5–6)
0–1
Wild card
Tiebreakers
The ranking of teams for the knockout stage wild card is determined as follows:[ 5]
Number of goals scored in all matches;
Points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question, if the teams are in the same group;
Total regulation wins in group play, if the teams are in the same group;
Total regulation wins in all matches;
Number of goals scored in group play, if the teams are in the same group;
Number of assists in all matches;
Goal difference in all matches;
Fewest number of disciplinary points;
Coin toss .
Ranking of non-group leading teams
Knockout stage
The winner of each group, as well as the team who scored the most goals in the competition that did not win their group, progressed to the knockout stage.
Semifinals
Final
Statistics
All statistics include both the group stage and knockout stage.[ 6] [ 7]
Top goalscorers
Goals scored in penalty shoot-outs are not counted towards players' goal counts or to match goal counts.
Team eliminated for this round.
Most clean sheets
Goals allowed in penalty shoot-outs are not counted towards players' clean sheet totals.
Team eliminated for this round.
Awards
Player of the Round
Goal of the Round
Save of the Round
Team of the Round
Player of the Round denoted in Bold .
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^ USL League One [@USLLeagueOne] (May 2, 2024). "𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 professional goal ✅ 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 #USLJägermeisterCup goal ✅ 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 Goal of the Round ✅ @SpokaneVelocity's Pierre Reedy has won the @select_america Goal of the Round! #AShotAtGlory" (Tweet ). Retrieved May 26, 2024 – via Twitter .
^ USL League One [@USLLeagueOne] (May 16, 2024). "𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙃𝙖𝙞𝙡𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙢 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙞𝙣' 𝙪𝙥 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙨 in Round 2 of the #USLJägermeisterCup 🏆🏆 With his 𝙁𝙄𝙍𝙎𝙏 professional goal, Haruki Yamazaki of @nocohailstormfc has won the @select_america Goal of the Round! ⛈️ #AShotAtGlory" (Tweet ). Retrieved May 26, 2024 – via Twitter .
^ USL League One [@USLLeagueOne] (May 30, 2024). "#SCTop10 No. 2 on Sunday ➡️ Goal of the Week on Thursday The @RichmondKickers', Adrian Billhardt has won the @select_america Goal of the Round 🏆 #AShotAtGlory" (Tweet ). Retrieved May 30, 2024 – via Twitter .
^ USL League One [@USLLeagueOne] (June 14, 2024). "𝙊𝙪𝙩. 𝙊𝙛. 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨. 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙. @ForwardMSNFC's Juan Galindrez has won the @select_america Goal of the Round! 👏 #USLJägermeisterCup" (Tweet ). Retrieved June 14, 2024 – via Twitter .
^ USL League One [@USLLeagueOne] (July 2, 2024). "𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐧. 🪄✨🎩 A brace from the @RichmondKickers captain, @nvinyals8 has earned himself the @play_efootball Player of the Round! #USLJägermeisterCup // #AShotAtGlory" (Tweet ). Retrieved July 9, 2024 – via Twitter .
^ USL League One [@USLLeagueOne] (July 25, 2024). "Lift off 🚀 @GVLTriumph's Pascal Sorvino bags the @select_america Goal of the Round with his first professional goal! 👏#USLJägermeisterCup // #AShotAtGlory" (Tweet ). Retrieved July 25, 2024 – via Twitter .
^ USL League One [@USLLeagueOne] (August 15, 2024). "The boy is 𝐛𝐮𝐳𝐳𝐢𝐧' 🐝 @devinbernard_'s goal for @ForwardMSNFC is the @select_america Goal of the Round! 👏 #USLJägermeisterCup // #AShotAtGlory" (Tweet ). Retrieved August 15, 2024 – via Twitter .
^ USL League One [@USLLeagueOne] (September 5, 2024). "The 𝘽𝙄𝙂 𝙈𝘼𝙉 becomes los Búhos' all-time leading goalscorer! 🤑 @SantosSteevan's goal for @Union_Omaha is the Round 8️⃣ @select_america Goal of the Round! #USLJägermeisterCup // #AShotAtGlory" (Tweet ). Retrieved September 5, 2024 – via Twitter .
^ USL League One [@USLLeagueOne] (May 3, 2024). "𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗲𝗹𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗶𝘁 𝗯𝗲? 🤷♂️ With his first appearance for @Union_Omaha, @walaps11 has won the @Terminix Save of the Round in the #USLJägermeisterCup! #AShotAtGlory" (Tweet ). Retrieved May 26, 2024 – via Twitter .
^ USL League One [@USLLeagueOne] (May 17, 2024). "𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐬. It's what @ryanshellow does. 🤷♂️ The @RichmondKickers' Ryan Shellow has won the @Terminix Save of the Round! 👏 #AShotAtGlory" (Tweet ). Retrieved May 26, 2024 – via Twitter .
^ USL League One [@USLLeagueOne] (May 31, 2024). "He's 𝙨𝙤𝙤𝙤𝙤𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙣', 𝙛𝙡𝙮𝙮𝙮𝙮𝙮𝙞𝙣' 🎶🛫 @carlosmerancio of @SpokaneVelocity is the @Terminix Save of the Round winner! 👏 #AShotAtGlory" (Tweet ). Retrieved May 31, 2024 – via Twitter .
^ USL League One [@USLLeagueOne] (June 14, 2024). "Not one, 𝘽𝙐𝙏 𝙏𝙒𝙊 big time saves 🚫 @TJ_Bush of the @ChattRedWolves has won the Round 4 @Terminix Save of the Round! #USLJägermeisterCup" (Tweet ). Retrieved June 14, 2024 – via Twitter .
^ USL League One [@USLLeagueOne] (July 1, 2024). "𝐐𝐮𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐞𝐬, 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐬. 🧤 @nocohailstormfc's Lalo Delgado is the Round 5 @Terminix Save of the round! 🌟#USLJägermeisterCup // #AShotAtGlory" (Tweet ). Retrieved July 9, 2024 – via Twitter .
^ USL League One [@USLLeagueOne] (July 26, 2024). "𝙆𝙣𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙞𝙣 𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙧𝙢𝙤𝙧!🛡️@LexSporting's Amal Knight is your @Terminix Save of the Round! #USLJägermeisterCup // #AShotAtGlory" (Tweet ). Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Twitter .
^ USL League One [@USLLeagueOne] (August 16, 2024). "𝗚𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗷𝗼𝗯 𝗗𝗢𝗡𝗘. 🧑💼💼 @walaps11's save for @Union_Omaha is the Round 7️⃣ @Terminix Save of the Round! 👏 #USLJägermeisterCup // #AShotAtGlory" (Tweet ). Retrieved August 19, 2024 – via Twitter .
^ USL League One [@USLLeagueOne] (September 6, 2024). "𝘾𝙖𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙚𝙚𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙚𝙧𝙣? 😮💨 The Round 8️⃣ @Terminix Save of the Round goes to @ForwardMSNFC's Bernd Schipmann! #USLJägermeisterCup // #AShotAtGlory" (Tweet ). Retrieved September 6, 2024 – via Twitter .
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