2017 U.S. Open Cup final

{{short description|2017 final of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2017}}

{{Infobox football match

| title = 2017 U.S. Open Cup Final

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| event = 2017 U.S. Open Cup

| team1 = Sporting Kansas City

| team1association = MLS

| team1score = 2

| team2 = New York Red Bulls

| team2association = MLS

| team2score = 1

| details =

| date = September 20, 2017

| stadium = Children's Mercy Park

| city = Kansas City, Kansas, U.S.

| man_of_the_match1a =

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| man_of_the_match1b =

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| referee = Hilario Grajeda

| attendance = 21,523

| weather ={{convert|78|F}} and partly cloudy{{cite web|last1=Kovzan|first1=Sam|title=Recap: Sporting KC crowned Open Cup champions with 2-1 win over New York Red Bulls|url=https://www.sportingkc.com/post/2017/09/20/recap-sporting-kc-crowned-open-cup-champions-2-1-win-over-new-york-red-bulls|website=Sporting Kansas City|access-date=September 21, 2017|language=en|date=20 September 2017}}

| previous = 2016

| next = 2018

}}

The 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final was played on September 20, 2017, at Children's Mercy Park in Kansas City, Kansas. The match determined the winner of the 2017 U.S. Open Cup, a tournament open to amateur and professional soccer teams affiliated with the United States Soccer Federation. It was the 104th edition of the oldest competition in United States soccer. This edition of the final was contested between Sporting Kansas City and the New York Red Bulls, both of Major League Soccer.

Kansas City and New York both play in the top tier of American soccer, Major League Soccer (MLS), and bypassed the initial stages of the tournament, with direct entry into the fourth round of play. Kansas City secured its berth in the final by defeating four other MLS teams; Minnesota United FC, Houston Dynamo, FC Dallas, and San Jose Earthquakes.{{cite web|last1=Kovzan|first1=Sam|title=Sporting KC to host New York Red Bulls in 2017 U.S. Open Cup Final|url=https://www.sportingkc.com/post/2017/08/15/sporting-kc-host-new-york-red-bulls-2017-us-open-cup-final|website=Sporting Kansas City|language=en|date=August 15, 2017}} New York's road to the final involved victories over three MLS teams and one USL team; New York City FC, Philadelphia Union, New England Revolution and FC Cincinnati.{{cite web|last1=Fido|first1=Austin|title=The hard way: RBNY on the road again for USOC semifinals|url=https://www.onceametro.com/2017/7/14/15974878/new-york-red-bulls-us-open-cup-2017-miami-cincinnati-semifinal|website=Once A Metro}}{{cite web|last1=Quillen|first1=Ian|title=MATCH RECAP: New York Red Bulls Are On To Open Cup Final|url=https://www.newyorkredbulls.com/post/2017/08/16/match-recap-new-york-red-bulls-are-open-cup-final|website=New York Red Bulls|language=en|date=August 16, 2017}}

Kansas City won their fourth title following a 2–1 win thanks to goals from Latif Blessing and Dániel Sallói. As winners, Kansas City qualified for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League.

The match was broadcast in English on ESPN2 and in Spanish on ESPN Deportes,{{cite web|title=2017 U.S. Open Cup Final to be Broadcast on ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes|url=http://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2017/08/15/20/19/20170815-news-usoc-2017-us-open-cup-final-to-be-broadcast-on-espn2-espn-deportes|website=www.ussoccer.com|language=en}} making it the third straight time the cup final was aired on one of the ESPN networks.