2009 U.S. Open Cup
Country | United States |
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Teams | 40 |
Defending champions | D.C. United |
Champions | Seattle Sounders FC (1st title) |
Runners-up | D.C. United |
Matches played | 39 |
Goals scored | 107 (2.74 per match) |
Top goal scorer(s) |
Taiwo Atieno Bryan Kanu Stephen King Sébastien Le Toux Keita Mandjou Randi Patterson Melvin Tarley (3 goals each) |
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The 2009 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup was the 96th edition of the USSF's annual national soccer championship, running from June through early September.
The tournament proper features teams from the top five levels of the American Soccer Pyramid. These five levels, namely Major League Soccer, the United Soccer Leagues (First Division, Second Division, and Premier Development League), and the United States Adult Soccer Association, each have their own separate qualification process to trim their ranks down to their final eight team delegations in the months leading up to the start of the tournament proper. The eight MLS clubs receive byes into the third round, while the remaining 32 teams play in the first two round with brackets influenced by geography.
Seattle Sounders FC defeated defending-champion D.C. United 2-1 in the final at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. Both clubs had started in the MLS qualification tourney, and ended up playing 6 matches each.
Matchdays
Match pairings were announced on May 27.[1]
Date | Round | Notes |
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June 9 | First Round | 32 USL and USASA clubs enter |
June 16 | Second Round | |
June 30/July 1 | Third Round | 8 MLS clubs enter |
July 7 | Quarterfinals | |
July 21 | Semifinals | |
September 2 | Final |
Teams
As in the previous tournament, forty teams qualified to the tournament. The qualifying process for MLS took the form of an eight-team play-off tournament. The top six finishers, regardless of conference, in 2008 were given six of the berths into the Third Round. The eight remaining U.S.-based clubs competed for the final two berths via a playoff.
Continuing the format of recent seasons, no qualification process was needed for USL-1 and USL-2 as each level has exactly eight U.S.-based clubs for the 2009 season. The PDL announced that four selected early season games will again double as qualifying matches, as they had in recent years. Each division received a berth, since there are eight divisions instead of the ten that existed in 2008. The qualifying process for the USASA took the form of four regional tournaments, with the two finalists in each region being awarded berths.
- Major League Soccer (8 teams)
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- USL First Division (8 teams)
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- USL Second Division (8 teams)
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- USL PDL (8 teams)
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- USASA (8 teams)
- Region I: Aegean Hawks, Emigrantes das Ilhas
- Region II: 402 FC, Milwaukee Bavarians
- Region III: Atlanta FC (NPSL), Lynch's Irish Pub F.C.
- Region IV: Sonoma County Sol, Arizona Sahuaros
Open Cup bracket
Second Round winners advance to play one of 8 clubs in 16-team knockout tournament
Home teams listed on top of bracket
First Round | Second Round | ||||||||
Harrisburg City Islanders | 4 | ||||||||
Reading Rage | 1 | ||||||||
Harrisburg City Islanders (aet/pso) | 0 (4) | ||||||||
Western Mass Pioneers | 0 (3) | ||||||||
Western Mass Pioneers (aet) | 3 | ||||||||
Emigrantes das Ilhas | 2 | ||||||||
First Round | Second Round | ||||||||
Ocean City Barons | 3 | ||||||||
Crystal Palace Baltimore | 0 | ||||||||
Ocean City Barons (aet) | 1 | ||||||||
Real Maryland Monarchs | 0 | ||||||||
Real Maryland Monarchs | 1 | ||||||||
Aegean Hawks | 0 | ||||||||
First Round | Second Round | ||||||||
Carolina RailHawks | 2 | ||||||||
Richmond Kickers | 1 | ||||||||
Carolina RailHawks (aet/PSO) | 3 (3) | ||||||||
Wilmington Hammerheads | 3 (4) | ||||||||
Wilmington Hammerheads | 2 | ||||||||
Charlotte Eagles | 0 | ||||||||
First Round | Second Round | ||||||||
Miami FC | 2 | ||||||||
Lynch's FC | 1 | ||||||||
Miami FC | 0 | ||||||||
Charleston Battery | 1 | ||||||||
Charleston Battery | 2 | ||||||||
Atlanta FC | 0 | ||||||||
First Round | Second Round | ||||||||
Rochester Rhinos | 1 (4) | ||||||||
Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 1 (2) | ||||||||
Rochester Rhinos (aet) | 2 | ||||||||
Cleveland City Stars | 1 | ||||||||
Cleveland City Stars | 3 | ||||||||
St. Louis Lions | 0 | ||||||||
First Round | Second Round | ||||||||
Minnesota Thunder | 3 | ||||||||
402 FC | 2 | ||||||||
Minnesota Thunder | 4 | ||||||||
Chicago Fire Premier | 0 | ||||||||
Chicago Fire Premier | 3 | ||||||||
Milwaukee Bavarians | 1 | ||||||||
First Round | Second Round | ||||||||
Austin Aztex | 2 | ||||||||
Mississippi Brilla | 0 | ||||||||
Austin Aztex | 2 | ||||||||
El Paso Patriots | 0 | ||||||||
El Paso Patriots | 2 | ||||||||
Arizona Sahuaros | 1 | ||||||||
First Round | Second Round | ||||||||
Orange County Blue Star | 2 | ||||||||
Sonoma County Sol | 5 | ||||||||
Sonoma County Sol | 0 | ||||||||
Portland Timbers | 3 | ||||||||
Kitsap Pumas | 0 | ||||||||
Portland Timbers | 3 | ||||||||
Third Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
D.C. United | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Ocean City Barons | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
D.C. United | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Harrisburg City Islanders | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
New England Revolution | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Harrisburg City Islanders | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
D.C. United | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Rochester Rhinos | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Rochester Rhinos | 4 (5) | ||||||||||||||||||
Columbus Crew | 4 (3) | ||||||||||||||||||
Rochester Rhinos | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wilmington Hammerheads | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wilmington Hammerheads | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Chicago Fire | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
D.C. United | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Seattle Sounders FC | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Portland Timbers | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Seattle Sounders FC | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Seattle Sounders FC | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Kansas City Wizards | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota Thunder | 3 (2) | ||||||||||||||||||
Kansas City Wizards | 3 (4) | ||||||||||||||||||
Seattle Sounders FC (aet) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Houston Dynamo | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Austin Aztex | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Houston Dynamo | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Houston Dynamo | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Charleston Battery | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Charleston Battery | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Chivas USA | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Schedule
Note: Scorelines use the standard U.S. convention of placing the home team on the right-hand side of box scores.
First round
June 9, 2009 | Sonoma County Sol | 5 – 2 | Orange County Blue Star | Irvine, California |
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5:00 PM EDT | Hurst Percell Lafon Larson |
Report | Turner Stoll Ponce |
Stadium: Concordia University Attendance: 50 Referee: Miguel Chicas |
June 9, 2009 | Milwaukee Bavarians | 1 – 3 | Chicago Fire Premier | Bridgeview, Illinois |
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6:00 PM EDT | Sabich Meier Zenoni Asen |
Report | Braun Akpan Milien Maurer |
Stadium: Toyota Park Practice Field Referee: Pawel Wydra |
June 9, 2009 | Charlotte Eagles | 0 – 2 | Wilmington Hammerheads | Wilmington, North Carolina |
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7:00 PM EDT | Shak |
Report | Watson Bundy Hufstader |
Stadium: Legion Stadium Referee: Abbas Piran |
June 9, 2009 | Emigrantes das Ilhas | 2 – 3 (a.e.t.) | Western Mass Pioneers | Ludlow, Massachusetts |
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7:00 PM EDT | Viega Fernandes |
Report | Willis Krause Barbosa |
Stadium: Lusitano Stadium Attendance: 1,401 Referee: Niko Bratsis |
June 9, 2009 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (2 – 4 p) |
Rochester Rhinos | Rochester, New York |
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7:00 PM EDT | Bonseu Gray Evans Katic Salsi Riley |
Report | Bertz Salles Nurse Atieno |
Stadium: Rochester Rhinos Stadium Attendance: 2,723 Referee: Jason Krnac |
Penalties | ||||
Hayden Salsi Evans Brown |
June 9, 2009 | Richmond Kickers | 1 – 2 | Carolina RailHawks | Cary, North Carolina |
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7:00 PM EDT | Bulow Kalungi |
Report | Paladini Diallo McKenney Kabwe |
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 1,362 Referee: Daniel Fitzgerald |
June 9, 2009 | St. Louis Lions | 0 – 3 | Cleveland City Stars | Bedford, Ohio |
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7:00 PM EDT | Report | Stewart Pierre-Louis Gillespie |
Stadium: Middlefield Cheese Stadium Attendance: 827 Referee: Mikael Lundqvist |
June 9, 2009 | 402 FC | 2 – 3 | Minnesota Thunder | Blaine, Minnesota |
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7:05 PM EDT | Gotsmanov Schmitz Walters |
Report | Saint-Preux Cvilikas |
Stadium: National Sports Center Attendance: 245 Referee: Elias Bazakos |
June 9, 2009 | Reading Rage | 1 – 4 | Harrisburg City Islanders | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
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7:05 PM ET | Ports Oblio Smith Wheeler O'Connor |
Report | Fisher Pelletier Reinberg Shipalane Paterson Severs Velten |
Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex Referee: Ian Bongaardt |
June 9, 2009 | Atlanta FC | 0 – 2 | Charleston Battery | Charleston, South Carolina |
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7:30 PM EDT | Sand Venn Munilla Liza Sandoval Quintero |
Report | Patterson Yoshitake Williams |
Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 1,318 Referee: Alan Schechtman |
June 9, 2009 | Lynch's Irish Pub FC | 1 – 2 | Miami FC | Miami, Florida |
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8:00 PM | Catullo Schell Command |
Report | Serna Araujo Marcina Hannigan |
Stadium: Tropical Park Stadium Referee: Brian Poeschel |
June 9, 2009 | Mississippi Brilla | 0 – 2 | Austin Aztex | Austin, Texas |
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8:30 PM EDT | Lawrence |
Report | Harwell Caugherty Johnson Pope Alcala |
Stadium: Nelson Field Referee: Matthew Foerster |
June 9, 2009 | Arizona Sahuaros | 1 – 2 | El Paso Patriots | El Paso, Texas |
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10:00 PM EDT | Kellar |
Report | Morín Moreira |
Stadium: Patriot Stadium Referee: Carlos Salas |
June 9, 2009 | Portland Timbers | 3 – 0 | Kitsap Pumas | Bremerton, Washington |
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10:00 PM EDT | Farber Savage McLaughlin Hayes |
Report | Kerr Megson Wheelock |
Stadium: Memorial Stadium Referee: Josh Wilkens |
June 10, 2009 | Aegean Hawks | 0 – 1 | Real Maryland Monarchs | Rockville, Maryland |
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6:30 PM EDT Note: Match stopped at 74' due to lightning. | Goldman |
Report | Cordeiro |
Stadium: Richard Montgomery HS Referee: Matthew Kreitzer |
June 10, 2009 | Crystal Palace Baltimore | 0 – 3 | Ocean City Barons | Ocean City, New Jersey |
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7:00 PM EDT | Report | Carmichael Noone |
Stadium: Carey Stadium Referee: Hossam Saad |
Second round
June 16, 2009 | Real Maryland Monarchs | 0 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Ocean City Barons | Ocean City, New Jersey |
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7:00 PM EDT | Brooks |
Report | Swetra Noone |
Stadium: Carey Stadium Referee: Garry Beauliere |
June 16, 2009 | Wilmington Hammerheads | 3 – 3 (a.e.t.) (4 – 3 p) |
Carolina RailHawks | Cary, North Carolina |
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7:00 PM EDT | Tatters Bagley Watson Karalexis Falvey Bundy |
Report | Diallo Lowery Cunliffe McKenny Plotkin Schulte Glinton |
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Referee: Mark Kadlecik |
Penalties | ||||
Murray Bundy Briggs Watson |
June 16, 2009 | Cleveland City Stars | 1 – 2 (a.e.t.) | Rochester Rhinos | Rochester, New York |
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7:00 PM EDT | Kljestan Stewart Aguilera |
Report | Vallow Nurse Salles Heins Gregor Bertz |
Stadium: Marina Auto Stadium Attendance: 2,788 Referee: Steve Montanino |
June 16, 2009 | Western Mass Pioneers | 0 – 0 (a.e.t.) (3 – 4 p) |
Harrisburg City Islanders | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
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7:05 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex Referee: Ed Marco |
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Penalties | ||||
Molinari Klukowski Barbosa Dubois Deren Tyrie |
June 16, 2009 | Charleston Battery | 1 – 0 | Miami FC | Miami, Florida |
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8:00 PM EDT | Hemming |
Report | Stadium: Tropical Park Stadium Referee: Carlos Sandoval |
June 16, 2009 | Chicago Fire Premier | 0 – 4 | Minnesota Thunder | Blaine, Minnesota |
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7:05 PM CDT | Adlard |
Report | Saint-Preux Cvilikas Clements Dyachenko Tarley |
Stadium: National Sports Center Attendance: 359 Referee: Fotis Bazakos |
June 16, 2009 | El Paso Patriots | 0 – 2 | Austin Aztex | Austin, Texas |
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7:30 PM CDT | Castañeda Garcia Muniz Alvarez |
Report | McMahen O'Brien Silva |
Stadium: Nelson Field Referee: Luis Guardia |
June 16, 2009 | Portland Timbers | 3 – 0 | Sonoma County Sol | Santa Rosa, California |
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7:00 PM PDT | Josten Suzuki Mandjou |
Report | M. Daly |
Stadium: Ernie Nevers Stadium Attendance: 2,000 approx Referee: Andres Pfefferkorn |
Third round
June 30, 2009 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) | New England Revolution | New Britain, Connecticut |
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7:00 PM EDT | Calvano Odour Bloes |
Report | Larentowicz Osei Nyassi Colaluca |
Stadium: Veteran's Stadium Attendance: 3,100 Referee: Lee Suckle |
June 30, 2009 | Chicago Fire | 0 – 1 | Wilmington Hammerheads | Wilmington, North Carolina |
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7:00 PM EDT | Soumaré |
Report | Walters Bundy Briggs Watson |
Stadium: Legion Stadium Referee: Daniel Fitzgerald |
June 30, 2009 | Columbus Crew | 4 – 4 (a.e.t.) (3 – 5 p) |
Rochester Rhinos | Rochester, New York |
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7:00 PM EDT | Kanu Oughton |
Report | Harden Ambersley Menyongar Nurse |
Stadium: Marina Auto Stadium Attendance: 6,098 Referee: Shane Moody |
Penalties | ||||
Ekpo Moreno Oughton Garey |
June 30, 2009 | Ocean City Barons | 0 – 2 | D.C. United | Boyds, Maryland |
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7:30 PM EDT | Brown |
Report | Gómez N'Silu |
Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 2,021 Referee: Jeff Gontarek |
June 30, 2009 | Chivas USA | 1 – 3 | Charleston Battery | Charleston, South Carolina |
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7:30 PM EDT | Marsch Victorine Nagamura Harris Galindo Marsch Talley |
Report | Patterson Hemming Wilson Treschuk Hudock Yoshitake |
Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 3,268 Referee: Mark Kadlecik |
June 30, 2009 | Kansas City Wizards | 3 – 3 (a.e.t.) (4 – 2 p) |
Minnesota Thunder | Blaine, Minnesota |
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7:05 PM CDT | Kraus Thompson Wolff McKenzie |
Report | Sánchez Arango Tarley |
Stadium: National Sports Center Attendance: 3,878 Referee: Chris Penso |
Penalties | ||||
López Wolff Thompson Gomez |
July 1, 2009 | Houston Dynamo | 2 – 0 | Austin Aztex | Austin, Texas |
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7:30 PM CDT | Ashe Oduro |
Report | Caugherty Callahan |
Stadium: Nelson Field Attendance: 4,826 Referee: Jeremy Vehar |
July 1, 2009 | Seattle Sounders FC | 2 – 1 | Portland Timbers | Portland, Oregon |
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7:00 PM PDT | Ianni Levesque King Nyassi Riley |
Report | Hayes Mandjou McManus |
Stadium: PGE Park Attendance: 16,382 (SO) Referee: Yader Reyes |
Quarterfinals
July 7, 2009 | Wilmington Hammerheads | 1 – 2 | Rochester Rhinos | Rochester, New York |
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7:00 PM EDT | Walters Watson |
Report | Short Atieno Menyongar Gregor |
Stadium: Marina Auto Stadium Attendance: 3,598 Referee: Niko Bratsis (Massachusetts) |
July 7, 2009 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 1 – 2 | D.C. United | Boyds, Maryland |
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7:30 PM EDT | Oduor Paterson |
Report | Khumalo Jacobson N'Silu Gómez |
Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 2,137 Referee: Lee Suckle (New York) |
July 7, 2009 | Houston Dynamo | 4 – 0 | Charleston Battery | Charleston, South Carolina |
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7:30 p.m. EDT | Cameron Boswell Oduro Ustruck |
Report | Buete Treschuk Yoshitake |
Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 2,473 Referee: Tony Russo (Georgia) |
July 7, 2009 | Kansas City Wizards | 0 – 1 | Seattle Sounders FC | Tukwila, Washington |
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7:00 PM PDT | Hirsig |
Report | Montero Le Toux |
Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex Attendance: 4,352 Referee: Abbey Okulaja (Illinois) |
Semifinals
July 21, 2009 | Rochester Rhinos | 1 – 2 | D.C. United | Boyds, Maryland |
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7:00 PM EDT | Gregor Atieno Bertz |
Jacobson Moreno John Khumalo |
Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 2,457 Referee: Abbey Okulaja (Illinois) |
July 21, 2009 | Houston Dynamo | 1 – 2 (a.e.t.) | Seattle Sounders FC | Tukwila, Washington |
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7:00 PM PDT | James Boswell Akinbiyi Davis Mullan Chabala |
Jaqua Hurtado Marshall King |
Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex Attendance: 4,895 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic (Nebraska) |
Final
Seattle Sounders FC | 2 – 1 | D.C. United |
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Ianni González Montero Vagenas Levesque |
(Report) | Wicks Simms |