Nashville SC Wins Lamar Hunt Cup

Nashville finally has a championship team as the Nashville SC soccer club won the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup with a 2-1 victory over Austin FC.

Nashville's Sam Surridge converted a penalty in the 60th minute to give Nashville the win.  Hany Mukhtar also scored for Nashville.  This is the first championship for Nashville since it joined Major League Soccer in 2020.

The U.S. Open Cup, which dates back to 1914, is the oldest soccer competition in the United States.  The tournament is open to both professional and amateur clubs, but Major League Soccer teams have dominated the competition.  

Nashville's last final was in the Leagues Cup two years ago when they came up short in a penalty shootout to Lionel Messi and Inter Miami.

Here is a recap of the 2025 U.S. Open Cup:

First Round

• Columbus Crew #2 4, NY Renegades FC 1
• Lexington SC 5, Southern Indiana FC 0
• South Georgia Tormenta FC 3, Harbor City FC 0
• Foro SC 2, Texoma FC 1
• Inter Miami CF II 4, Miami United FC 2
• Miami FC 4, Naples United FC 1
• Charlotte Independence 3, Long Island Roughriders 2
• Carolina Core FC 4, Soda City FC 2
• Monterey Bay FC 4, International San Francisco 0
• El Farolito SC 3, Real Monarchs 1
• AV Alta FC 3, Ventura County Fusion 1
• Los Angeles FC #2 7, FC Arizona 1
• Loudoun United FC 3, West Chester United SC 2
• Virginia Dream FC 3, Richmond Kickers 1
• Portland Hearts of Pine 4
• CD Faialense 0
• Hartford Athletic 3, New York Shockers 0
• Westchester SC 1, FC Motown 0
• New York Pancyprian-Freedoms 0(5), FC Cincinnati #2 0(4)
• Chattanooga FC 1, Corpus Christi FC 0
• Chattanooga Red Wolves SC 2(4), New Jersey Alliance FC 2(2)
• Greenville Triumph SC 0(4), Asheville City SC 0(3)
• One Knoxville SC 3, Appalachian FC 0
• FC Naples 2, Sarasota Paradise 1
• Little Rock Rangers 1, Birmingham Legion FC 0
• Forward Madison FC 5, Duluth FC 1
• FC Tulsa 1, Tulsa Athletic 0
• Des Moines Menace 2, Sporting Kansas City II 1
• Union Omaha 2, Flatirons FC 1
• Tacoma Defiance 3, Washington Athletic Club 1
• Spokane Velocity FC 1, Ballard FC 0
• Ventura County FC 7, Laguna United FC 0
• El Paso Locomotive FC 5, Harpos FC 1

Second Round

• Columbus Crew #2 3, Lexington SC 0
• South Georgia Tormenta FC 3, Foro SC 2
• Miami FC 1, Inter Miami CF II 0
• Charlotte Independence 2, Carolina Core FC 1
• El Farolito SC 2, Monterey Bay FC 1
• AV Alta FC 2, Los Angeles FC #2 1
• Loudoun United FC 4, Virginia Dream FC 2
• Portland Hearts of Pine 1(4), Hartford Athletic 1(2)
• Westchester SC 3, New York Pancyprian-Freedoms 2
• Chattanooga Red Wolves SC 1(4), Chattanooga FC 1(3)
• FC Naples 3, Little Rock Rangers 0
• FC Tulsa 3, Forward Madison FC 1
• Union Omaha 2, Des Moines Menace 1
• Tacoma Defiance 2, Spokane Velocity FC 1
• El Paso Locomotive 3, Ventura County FC 0

Third Round

• Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 1, Columbus Crew #2 0
• Charleston Battery 4, South Georgia Tormenta FC 0
• Indy Eleven 1, Miami FC 0
• North Carolina FC 3, Charlotte Independence 1
• Sacramento Republic FC 1, El Farolito SC 0
• AV Alta FC 2(4), Orange County SC 2(2)
• Louisville City FC 2, Loudoun United FC 1
• Rhode Island FC 2, Portland Hearts of Pine 1
• Detroit City FC 3, Westchester SC 1
• Chattanooga Red Wolves SC 2(4), Las Vegas Lights FC 2(3)
• Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 3, One Knoxville SC 2
• Tampa Bay Rowdies 1(9), FC Naples 1(8)
• Phoenix Rising FC 1(4), FC Tulsa 1(2)
• Union Omaha 1, San Antonio FC 0
• Tacoma Defiance 2, Oakland Roots SC 1
• El Paso Locomotive 2(4), New Mexico United 2(1)

Round of 32

• New England Revolution 2, Rhode Island FC 1
• Chicago Fire FC 4, Detroit City FC 0
• Philadelphia Union 1(5), Indy Eleven 1(4)
• Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 1, New York City FC 0
• DC United 2, Charleston Battery 0
• Charlotte FC 4, North Carolina FC 1
• Orlando City SC 5, Tampa Bay Rowdies 0
• Nashville SC 1, Chattanooga Red Wolves SC 0
• Minnesota United FC 1, Louisville City FC 0
• St. Louis SC 2, Union Omaha 0
• Austin FC 3, El Paso Locomotive FC 2
• Houston Dynamo FC 4, Phoenix Rising FC 1
• New York Red Bulls 4, Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 1
• FC Dallas 3, AV Alta FC 1
• Portland Timbers 3, Tacoma Defiance 2
• San Jose Earthquakes 2, Sacramento Republic FC 1

Round of 16

• Chicago Fire FC 3, New England Revolution 1
• Philadelphia Union 4, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 1
• DC United 3(2), Charlotte FC 3(1)
• Nashville SC 3, Orlando City SC 2
• Minnesota United FC 3, St. Louis City SC 2
• Austin FC 3, Houston Dynamo FC 1
• New York Red Bulls 2(4), FC Dallas 2(3)
• San Jose Earthquakes 1, Portland Timbers 0

Quarterfinals

• Minnesota United FC 3, Chicago Fire FC 1
• Austin FC 2(4), San Jose Earthquakes 2(2)
• Nashville SC 5, DC United 2
• Philadelphia Union 3, New York Red Bulls 2

Semifinals

• Austin FC 2, Minnesota United FC 1
• Nashville SC 3, Philadelphia Union 1

Final

• Nashville SC 2, Austin FC 1