St. Louis CITY SC Win the 2026 U.S. Open Cup on Penalties
St. Louis CITY SC won the 2026 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup on October 21. They beat Columbus Crew 5-3 in a penalty shootout after 120 minutes without a goal at ScottsMiracle-Gro Field in Columbus, Ohio.
It's the first trophy in the club's history. The title is worth $600,000 in prize money and a place in the 2027 Concacaf Champions Cup.
How the Final went
The match finished 0-0 after 90 minutes and 30 minutes of extra time, in front of 20,250 fans.
St. Louis captain Roman Bürki went off injured in the 78th minute. Backup goalkeeper Ben Lundt came on and saved the first Columbus penalty, taken by Santiago Rodríguez.
St. Louis scored all five of its kicks: Timo Baumgartl, Lukas MacNaughton, Chris Durkin, Damion Downs and Daniel Edelman. Columbus scored three, through Malte Amundsen, Gonzalo Tapia and Andrés Herrera.
St. Louis CITY SC's path to the title
| Round | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Round of 32 | April 15 | Beat FC Tulsa 4-0 |
| Round of 16 | April 29 | Won 2-1 at Chicago Fire FC |
| Quarterfinal | May 19 | Drew 2-2 with Houston Dynamo FC, won 4-2 on penalties |
| Semifinal | September 16 | Won 3-0 at Colorado Rapids |
| Final | October 21 | Drew 0-0 at Columbus Crew, won 5-3 on penalties |
Two of their five wins came in shootouts. The other three were by a combined 9-1.
Columbus Crew's path
| Round | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Round of 32 | April 15 | Won 3-0 at Richmond Kickers |
| Round of 16 | April 29 | Beat One Knoxville SC 4-1 |
| Quarterfinal | May 20 | Beat New York City FC 1-0 |
| Semifinal | September 16 | Beat Orlando City SC 2-1 |
| Final | October 21 | Drew 0-0 with St. Louis CITY SC, lost 5-3 on penalties |
Columbus didn't lose a match in regulation or extra time and played the last four rounds at home.
See every round
The full 2026 bracket has every match from the 32 First Round games in March to the Final.