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 What are the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and/or Canadian Championship? These two competitions are the tournaments to determine the best club, regardless of level of play, in their respective country. What this really means is any team, regardless of how good they are, can win a trophy. What's so important about these competitions? Other than the trophy, the winners of these competitions get access to the CONCACAF Champions League, where they will proceed to lose to a Mexican team in depressing fashion. Who gets to play? All professional teams that AREN'T reserve sides are invited; amateur and semi-pro teams must qualify in their respective leagues and competitions. With that being said, the U.S. Open Cup now has  the stupid layer where not every MLS club is taking part this year because of disagreements between the league and the federation. The temporary agreement has led to only EIGHT first-division sides taking part and NINE MLS reserve sides in the Cup this year. No one is happy about this.How do the competitions work? The U.S Open Cup is a single-leg knockout competitions featuring 96 clubs, while this year's Canadian Championship features 14 clubs and splits between single-leg draws and home-and-home ties. The U.S. Open Cup's competition is staggered by the quality of team: First Round (MLS Next Pro, NISA, USL League One, USL League Two, NPSL, and other assorted amateur clubs enter) Third Round (most USL Championship clubs enter) Fourth Round (MLS clubs and the rest of the USL Championship enters) Then the Round of 16 onwards For the Canadian Championship, Montreal and the Vancouver Whitecaps receive byes to the quarterfinals, while the remaining 12 clubs play-in. The U.S. Open Cup is usually bracketed by geography, and draws happen every two rounds. The Canadian Championship's fixtures have all been set already. Where can I watch these games? Good question! The USSF says that the first two rounds will be on ussoccer.com, uslsoccer.com, and mlssoccer.com, but doesn't say where the third round onward will be. Canada's even more confusing, with the Mediapro lawsuit ongoing and everything. When does this start? Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup: March 19 Canadian Championship: April 23
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