The Third Round of the 2016 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup is here. It’s a round that if you’re a lower division team and you’re having trouble marketing the Third Round to the local media and fans, then maybe marketing isn’t your calling.

It’s very simple. If you win your Third Round game, you earn a date with a Major League Soccer team.

Out of the 15 games on Wednesday, June 1, five of them feature amateur teams against professionals with eight more of them between USL and NASL. The remaining two games are between a pair of USL clubs and two amateur teams, meaning that Round 4 is guaranteed to have at least one amateur team against a MLS team.

The USL vs. NASL matchups will be an opportunity for the NASL to redeem itself. Last year, the USL won all seven meetings between the leagues (6-0-1, 1-0 PKs)

Which teams will earn a date with a MLS team?

Below, you will find links to our coverage on TheCup.us, as well as previews from all 20 games, including video and audio links where available. You can get all the latest updates from every game through Twitter, using the hashtag #USOC2016. Use that same hashtag on Instagram to share your US Open Cup-related photos.

NOTE: Links and embedded video for the games tonight will be added below as they become available

NOTE: Each scoreboard listed below all say “FINAL” — we are working on fixing this.

#USOC2016 coverage:

* 2016 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup schedule, results (video/audio links)

* 2016 US Open Cup bracket (TheCup.us)

* 2016 Meet the Underdogs series

* USSF’s new US Open Cup qualifying tournament has challenges to address after year one

* Things you should know about the Third Round of the US Open Cup

* Notable upsets in the Third Round of the US Open Cup (Modern Era)

* Series of forfeits, teams with ineligible players overshadow 2016 US Open Cup

* 2016 US Open Cup Round 2 review

* MLS-owned USL teams no longer eligible for 2016 US Open Cup, confirms USSF

* One is enough: NPSL champion New York Cosmos B withdraws from 2016 US Open Cup



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