U.S. SOCCER ANNOUNCES ROUND OF 16 DRAW FOR 2016 LAMAR HUNT U.S. OPEN CUP

CHICAGO (June 16, 2016) - U.S. Soccer unveiled the Round of 16 as well as the potential Quarterfinal matchups and hosts for the 2016 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup on Thursday. With the Round of 16 Bracket set, all remaining participant teams will know their potential path to the tournament Final. The Round of 16 will be played on Tuesday, June 28 and Wednesday, June 29.

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Fourteen Fourth Round winners from Major League Soccer (Division I) were joined by the NASL's (Division II) Fort Lauderdale Strikers and New York Cosmos in the Round of 16 pool and broken into four geographic regions ahead of the Draw: Central, East, South, and West. Clubs were then randomly selected via closed envelope and placed into brackets according to the order they were drawn in their region.

The winners that advance from the upper bracket in each region will host the Quarterfinals on Tuesday, July 19 or Wednesday, July 20. Following the Quarterfinals, a concluding Draw will take place on Thursday, July 21 to determine the hosting scenarios for the tournament Semifinals and Final.

Thursday's draw was conducted at Copa America Centenario Headquarters in Chicago, with the tournament's Competition Advisor Farrukh Quaraishi serving as the official draw witness.

Round of 16 Schedule: