Brotherly Game · Mar 29, 2021
Standings from first three games will determine MLS entries for U.S. Open Cup
Photo by Andy Mead/YCJ/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesThe first three weeks of the MLS season will determine which eight teams participate in the abbreviated version of the U.S. Open Cup in 2021.
MLS announced Monday that the standings from the first three matches of the season will determine which teams will be selected to join the field, which has been reduced from 24 to 16 teams.
The teams will be decided by points, but there is also a whole range of tie-breakers to determine which teams ultimately make it into the competition.