rounds. When the draw has more than two teams involved, such as the fourth round, U.S. Soccer uses a sealed envelope system. Four envelopes are opened, the first and second are home one and two followed by away one and two. This can be modified due to teams not applying to host and previous round winners not being able to be paired against each other. Champions Champions by number of titles Champions by state MLS honors Player records Career goals The following is a table of the leading career goal scorers in the U.S Open Cup during the modern professional era (1995–present). Season scoring leaders Broadcasting ESPN+ had exclusive broadcast rights for the 2019 and 2022 Open Cups. Prior to 2019, the tournament had little broadcast exposure, with the final and select matches being broadcast on ESPN networks and all other matches streamed through the USSF's YouTube channel. On March 1, 2022, U.S. Soccer and Turner Sports announced an 8-year exclusive multimedia rights deal for the United States men's and women's national teams. Cindy Parlow Cone, president of U.S. Soccer, confirmed in a separate interview that the new deal would include the Open Cup. References External links TheCup.us List of Open Cup finals at the RSSSF United States Soccer cup competitions in the United States Annual sporting events in the United States 1913 establishments in the United States Recurring sporting events established in 1913