HOUSTON (April 16, 2026) \u2013 Houston Dynamo FC\u00a0continue their\u00a02026 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cupcampaign on Wednesday, April 29, hosting USL Championship side Louisville City FC.<\/p>\n
Kickoff is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. CT at\u00a0Shell Energy Stadium, and fans can secure their tickets for the match\u00a0HERE<\/a>\u00a0via Tixr for as low as $5. Fans can also learn more about the Club\u2019s\u00a0Community First Ticket Offers and Value Menu<\/a>\u00a0for the 2026 season\u00a0HERE<\/a>. Additionally, fans watch the match live via\u00a0Paramount+.<\/p>\n The Dynamo advanced to the Round of 16 after defeating USL Championship side El Paso Locomotive FC 4-1 in Houston on Wednesday night.\u00a0The match was highlighted by three goal contributions from midfielder\u00a0Ond\u0159ej Lingr, who scored his first goal of the year, while registering two assists. Forwards\u00a0Ezequiel\u00a0Ponceand\u00a0Nick\u00a0Markanich\u00a0also recorded their first goals of the year, while attacker\u00a0Mateusz Bogusz\u00a0scored a goal just 22 seconds into the second half. Notably, Markanich, defender\u00a0Agustin Resch\u00a0and defender\u00a0Sam Vineseach made their first Dynamo starts tonight, while forward\u00a0Aliyu Ibrahim\u00a0and goalkeeper\u00a0Jimmy Maurermade their first starts of the year.<\/p>\n Louisville advanced to the Round of 16 after defeating Austin FC 2-1 on the road on Tuesday night. The result marked the club\u2019s second time defeating an MLS opponent in the U.S. Open Cup. Louisville used an overwhelming first-half performance to upend Austin, including goals from Sean Totsch in the 26th\u00a0minute and Tola Showunmi in the 32nd\u00a0minute.<\/p>\n Notably, the champion of this 111th\u00a0U.S. Open Cup will earn a berth into the\u00a02027 Concacaf Champions Cup.<\/p>\n The Dynamo have won two U.S Open Cup titles in Club history, with their most recent triumph coming in 2023, when they\u00a0defeated Inter Miami CF 2-1<\/a>\u00a0at Chase Stadium (previously DRV PNK Stadium). Houston\u2019s goal scorers that night were former Dynamo players Griffin\u00a0Dorsey and Amine\u00a0Bassi. Notably, the team never trailed in a match during its championship campaign.<\/p>\n The victory secured Houston\u2019s fourth domestic title in Club history after winning back-to-back MLS Cup titles in 2006 and 2007, as well as the 2018 U.S. Open Cup, which the Dynamo earned with a\u00a03-0 victory over the Philadelphia Union<\/a>\u00a0in Houston.<\/p>\n Notably, head coach\u00a0Ben Olsen, who joined the Dynamo ahead of the 2023 season, became the third coach to win the U.S. Open Cup with two different teams, after also lifting the trophy as a player (2008) and head coach (2013) with D.C. United. Assistant coach\u00a0Ezra\u00a0Hendrickson, who joined Olsen\u2019s first team coaching staff in March 2026, also won a cup title as a player (2001) with LA Galaxy and four cup titles as an assistant coach (2009, 2010, 2011 and 2014) with Seattle Sounders FC.<\/p>\n Additionally, four players (Artur,\u00a0H\u00e9ctor Herrera,\u00a0Aliyu\u00a0Ibrahim\u00a0and\u00a0Erik\u00a0Sviatchenko) on this year\u2019s Dynamo roster were part of the squad that lifted the 2023 Open Cup trophy. Players who also won a cup title and were not part of Houston\u2019s 2023 championship team include attacker\u00a0Mateusz Bogusz\u00a0(2024 with LAFC) and defender\u00a0Ant\u00f4nio Carlos\u00a0(2022 with Orlando City SC).<\/p>\n Now in its 111th\u00a0edition, the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup has crowned a champion since 1914 in every year except 2020 and 2021. The historic tournament is conducted on a single-game, knockout basis and open to all professional and amateur teams affiliated with U.S. Soccer. It is the longest running national soccer competition in the United States and the world’s third longest continuously run national cup tournament. It is the only competition in USA-based team sports where amateurs have the chance to play professionals in direct competition.<\/p>\n