Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC v. New York City FC 2025 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup - Round of 32 Date: Wednesday, May 7, 2025 | Kickoff: 7:10pm ET Location: Highmark Stadium | Pittsburgh, PA Television: CBS Sports, Paramount +
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NEW YORK CITY FC HEAD COACH PASCAL JANSEN
On the preparation ahead of the match against USL side Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC... “Our preparation hasn’t been any different from how we prepare for an MLS game. We take this game just as seriously, and that’s a big part of who we are—our preparation has to be spot on. We also realize this is a big opportunity for them to get momentum in their league and shine in the U.S. Open Cup. But it’s a massive opportunity for us, too. If we do well in the next five games, we can win silverware. We’re ambitious and looking forward to the competition. Regardless of who we face, our approach stays the same.”
On the squad rotation and managing MLS schedule of the 2025 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup... “I mentioned this after the FC Cincinnati game, we’re playing potentially nine games [this month] That's what we're looking at, and we'll take it game by game. So, FC Cincinnati was finished, then we put our focus on this opponent, and that will be the same after Wednesday night...
We created a solid foundation from day one in our preparation in January [during preseason]. Getting players ready to play three games every seven or eight days is something we work toward daily. But you have to keep in mind that we come back from a game this Sunday, now we travel on Tuesday, and we play again Wednesday night. It's something we are ready to do, but we always have to put a strong side on the pitch, and players need to be available in order to be picked. So, those two things are always the combination I consider as a coach to make the best choices to win the next game.”
U.S. OPEN CUP HISTORY New York City FC returns to the competition after the team’s MLS NEXT Pro affiliate, New York City FC II, represented the Club in last year’s edition. New York City FC II set a Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup record for the deepest run by a reserve team, reaching the Round of 16.
New York City is one of the eight lowest-seeded MLS teams entering the tournament in the Round of 32, along with the seven other MLS clubs also participating in this summer's Leagues Cup, which guaranteed this matchday away even before the draw.
New York City is one of 16 teams from MLS entering the U.S. Open Cup in the Round of 32.
This is a role reversal from the 2024 edition of the tournament, when New York City was one of 21 MLS squads to not participate in the U.S. Open Cup.
Apart from 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, New York City FC has participated in every iteration of the tournament from 2015 to 2023.
In its seven years of participation, New York City has never advanced beyond the Quarterfinals of the U.S. Open Cup.
Across all seasons, New York City FC has a record of 4W-5L-2D, scoring 13 goals, conceding 15, and collecting two clean sheets.
From 2015 to 2018, the Club was knocked out of the competition in the Fourth Round.
In 2015, New York City lost 4-3 in a shootout against NY Cosmos, following a 2-2 draw.
In 2016, NYC lost 1-0 against the Cosmos.
Similarly, in 2017, New York City was eliminated after a 1-0 loss to the New York Red Bulls.
In 2018, New York City FC lost 4-0 against the New York Red Bulls.
In U.S. Open Cup play, this match marked the highest losing margin for New York City and the most goals conceded in a single match.
In 2019 and 2022, New York City reached the Quarterfinals.
In the 2019 season, New York City FC had a record of 2W-0L-1D, scoring seven goals, conceding two, and collecting one clean sheet.
In the 2022 season, New York City had a record of 2W-1L-0D, scoring four goals, conceding four, and collecting one clean sheet.
In 2023, New York City was knocked out in the Round of 32 after losing 1-0 to FC Cincinnati.
Across their 11 U.S. Open Cup matches, the ‘Boys in Blue’ scored at least one goal in six games—including four where they netted two or more. They were held scoreless in five matches and recorded two clean sheets.
Their first clean sheet came on June 12, 2019, after winning 4-0 against North Carolina FC.
This match marked the highest winning margin for New York City and the most goals scored in a single match.
Their second clean sheet came on May 25, 2022, after winning 1-0 against New England Revolution.
New York City FC scored first in four matches with a record of three wins and one draw. When they concede first, New York City’s record drops to 1W-5L-1D.
New York City players who scored first include Forward Thiago Andrade and Midfielders Kwadwo Poku and Santiago Rodríguez.
On one occasion, New York City’s first goal was via an own goal.
New York City FC has gone to a penalty shootout twice in U.S. Open Cup play.
The first came in 2015 after a 2-2 draw with the New York Cosmos, ending in a 4-3 shootout loss.
The second occurred on July 10, 2019, following a 1-1 draw with Orlando City SC, where New York City fell 5-4 in penalties.
The following players have scored in the U.S. Open Cup: Keaton Parks (two goals), Kwadwo Poku (two goals), and Héber, Maxi Moralez, Santiago Rodríguez, Alexandru Mitriță, Ismael Tajouri-Shradi, Jesús Medina, Maxime Chanot, and Thiago Andrade, with one goal each.
The following players have scored in a shootout: Chris Wingert, Mehdi Ballouchy, Mix Diskerud, Valentín Castellanos, Anton Tinnerholm, Keaton Parks, Jesús Medina.
The following players have assisted in the U.S. Open Cup: Héber, Maxi Moralez, Santiago Rodríguez, Keaton Parks, Gabriel Pereira, Juan Pablo Torres, Sebastian Ibeagha, and Tony Rocha, all with one assist each.
Parks leads the team in goal contributions with three—two goals and one assist—plus an additional goal scored in a penalty shootout.
On the current squad the following players have goal contributions: Parks (two goals and one assist) and Moralez (one goal and one assist).
Parks is the only current player to have scored in a shootout.
Maxime Chanot has the most appearances in the U.S. Open Cup with seven, followed by Maxi Moralez with six.
New York City has faced six MLS teams in the U.S. Open Cup, including New York Red Bulls (three times), D.C. United (once), Orlando City SC (once), New England Revolution (once), and FC Cincinnati (once). Against these teams, New York City has a record of 2W-4L-1D, scoring four goals, conceding 11, and collecting one clean sheet.
While hosting, New York City has a record of 3W-1L-0D, scoring eight goals, conceding two, and collecting two clean sheets.
When playing on the road, New York City has a record of 1W-4L-2D, scoring five goals and conceding 13.
The last time New York City won on the road was on June 19, 2019, in a 2-1 win over D.C. United.
The following players have scored in away matches: Poku (2 goals), and Mitriță, Tajouri-Shradi, and Moralez with one goal each.
Sebastian Ibeagha and Keaton Parks are the only players to have assisted in away matches, both with one assist each.
Maxi Moralez and Keaton Parks are the only current players to have recorded a goal contribution in away matches, each with one goal.
New York City FC has scored first in just one match, which ended in a draw. When conceding the opening goal, the team holds a record of 1W-4L-1D.
Kwadwo Poku is the only New York City player to have scored first in an away match.
New York City FC has scored at least once in three of their seven away matches, including two games where they netted two goals. They were shut out four times and conceded two or more goals on three occasions.
NEW YORK CITY, NEW SEASON With a win over FC Cincinnati, New York City FC just wrapped up the team’s 11th game played in the MLS Regular Season.
The victory moved the team into seventh place in the Eastern Conference, as the team now posts a record of 5-4-2 (W-L-D) over their matches in regular season play.
Through those 11 matches, New York City has recorded 13 goals and conceded 13.
Subsequently, New York City has a goal differential (GD) of 0, making them the only team in the league with a balanced GD.
The team’s goals conceded and goals scored average rounds out to approximately 1.18 per match.
The most goals scored in a single regular season match thus far was on Matchday 6 in March, when New York City FC traveled to face Atlanta United at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
Forward Hannes Wolf recorded his first brace with the Club in that match, scoring in both the 15th and 51st minutes.
Forward Alonso Martínez also scored, recording a successful penalty kick from the spot.
Additionally, Forward Julián Fernández assisted Wolf’s second goal and received a goal contribution in the game that way.
The team recorded eight shots with six of them being on goal, a 53.1% possession rate, 493 total passes, and a passing accuracy of 87.8%.
The team has only been held scoreless in three matches this season (v. Los Angeles FC, Columbus Crew, and New England Revolution).
All three of those matches came on the road. Two of them resulted in losses (v. LAFC and New England) with one being a draw (v. Columbus Crew).
The team has scored at least one goal in eight games, and at least two goals in four.
Alonso Martínez leads the Club as its main goal scorer, with six goals through 10 games started.
He is also tied for second most goals scored in the league, only one off the current lead of seven.
54.5% of Martínez’s shots taken this year have been on goal. He has the fourth highest number of shots on target in MLS.
Hannes Wolf is the player on the team with the second most goals scored, with three.
Additionally, Wolf has one assist on the season.
Three other players have scored at least one goal: Julián Fernández (2), Midfielder Keaton Parks (1), and Defender Mitja Ilenič (1).
Four players have recorded assists: Fernández (2), Wolf (1), Ilenič (1), Midfielder Maxi Mora
