LAFC vs Sporting KC in US Open Cup Final 2024: Date, time and streaming

LAFC and Sporting Kansas City will face off in the 2024 U.S. Open Cup final with a chance to make history for their respective clubs.

It would be the first U.S. Open Cup trophy in the history of

LAFC

, a club that only launched back in 2018. A

Sporting Kansas City

victory would give that club its fifth all-time trophy to match an all-time tournament record. The winner will also take home $300,000 in prize money.

The championship match will be held at LAFC’s home stadium after that club won a draw conducted by the U.S. Soccer Federation, which organizes the tournament every season.

Sporting Kansas City defeated second-division side Indy Eleven 2-0 at home to reach the final, while LAFC went on the road and knocked out the Seattle Sounders on a late Denis Bouanga penalty kick. Both teams have only needed to face one MLS club along their road to the final.

Watch LAFC vs Sporting KC US Open Cup Final

Fans can stream the title match for free on Apple TV anywhere in the world

The final seven matches of the 2024 U.S. Open Cup tournament are being carried by Apple TV and their coverage will culminate in the live stream of the final.

• Match: LAFC vs. Sporting KC (U.S. Open Cup Final)
• Date: September 25, 2024
• Time: 10:30 p.m. EDT
• Stadium: BMO Stadium (Los Angeles, Calif.)
• TV: None
• Stream: Free stream on Apple TV (worldwide)

“We hope [to win it],” LAFC forward Kei Kamara told Apple TV after the triumph in Seattle. “It’ll be at home [BMO Stadium]. We want it. This club is all about winning championships and making history. We have to reward ourselves this time around. It’s Kansas City coming to town. We have to respect them. They’ve won this tournament before. We’ll be ready.”

The U.S. Open Cup is the oldest soccer competition held in the USA and one of the oldest anywhere in the world after starting in 1913. As the name suggests, it is a tournament that is open to teams from all levels of soccer in the United States, including professional and amateur ranks.

This season only eight clubs from MLS participated in the tournament with 11 others sending their reserve teams. Eight MLS teams declined to take part, including seven citing CONCACAF Champions Cup obligations.

LAFC vs Sporting KC all-time

One club has the decided edge in this head-to-head

These two teams have only ever met in MLS regular season play since LAFC joined the league in 2018 as an expansion side.

Across those 11 matches, LAFC have compiled a 6W-3L-2D record against Sporting KC, who have not won a game in the series since August 4, 2021, which also happens to represent Sporting’s only victory at BMO Stadium

That 4-1 road result by Peter Vermes and his squad has been the lone highlight of their road trips to face LAFC, who have won three and drawn two of the other five showdowns in Los Angeles.