Schedule
Note: Scorelines use the standard U.S. convention of placing the home team on the right-hand side of box scores.
First round
Eight PDL and eight USASA teams start.
| June 2, 2004 |  Cape Cod Crusaders (PDL) | 4–1 |  Greek American AA (USASA) | Queens, New York |
Krause  14'Palguta 60'Bulow 70'Caldwell 78' | (Report) | Grafas 25' | Stadium: St. John's University Attendance: 100 Referee: Guido Gonzalez (USA) |
| June 2, 2004 |  Allied SC (USASA) | 0–5 |  South Jersey Barons (PDL) | Winslow Township, New Jersey |
| (Report) | Mingo 2' Maher 22'Carmichael 24', 62'Banks 60' | Stadium: Winslow Township High School Attendance: 65 Referee: Hossam Saad (USA) |
| June 2, 2004 |  Boulder Rapids Reserve (PDL) | 2–1 |  Chico Rooks (USASA) | Chico, California |
| Brown 71' Branan 74' | (Report) | Wondolowski 69' | Stadium: Chico State University Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Said Ravanfar (USA) |
| June 2, 2004 |  Bavarian SC (USASA) | 1–5 |  Carolina Dynamo (PDL) | Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Hawley 26' | (Report) | Farrell 57', 64' Storey 83'Rhyne 90'Lochrie 90+1' | Stadium: Macpherson Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Richard Rodriguez (USA) |
| June 2, 2004 |  S.A.C. Wisla (USASA) | 1–5 | Chicago Fire Reserves (PDL) | Bensenville, Illinois |
| Okarmus 68' | (Report) | Rolfe 45' Nash 46', 85'Knowles 48'Klatter 78' | Stadium: Redmond Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Pawel Wydra (USA) |
| June 2, 2004 | Sacramento Knights (USASA) | 2–1 |  Spokane Shadow (PDL) | Spokane, Washington |
| McDonald 60' Field 90+1' (pen) | (Report) | Ready 29' | Stadium: Joe Albi Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: David Simon (USA) |
| June 8, 2004 |  Azzuri S.C. (USASA) | 2–3 |  Cocoa Expos (PDL) | Cocoa, Florida |
| Kneipper 1' Sastoque 72' | (Report) | Glasser 32' Moojen 86', 90+3' | Stadium: Cocoa Expo Sports Center Attendance: 27 Referee: Kermit Quisenberry (USA) |
| June 8, 2004 | Legends FC (USASA) | 1–3 | DFW Tornados (PDL) | Bedford, Texas |
| Whiteley 90' | (Report) | Rowland 52' de Souza 68'Gorski 90' (pen.) | Stadium: Pennington Field Attendance: -- Referee: Adam Garner (USA) |
Second round
Six PSL and two A-League teams enter.
| June 15, 2004 | Chicago Fire Reserves (PDL) | 5–1 |  New Hampshire Phantoms (PSL) | Manchester, New Hampshire |
| Nash 27', 37' Curran 54' (o.g.)Knowles 77'Khumalo 80' | (Report) | Fleming 84' | Stadium: Southern New Hampshire University Attendance: 315 Referee: Gus St. Silva (USA) |
| June 15, 2004 | Charlotte Eagles (PSL) | 2–4 | Carolina Dynamo (PDL) | Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Coggins 4', 11' | (Report) | Moose 13' Merrit 32'Rhyne 37'Storey 57' | Stadium: Macpherson Stadium Attendance: 150 Referee: Charles Mitchell (USA) |
| June 15, 2004 | DFW Tornados (PDL) | 0–2 |  Virginia Beach Mariners (A-League) | Virginia Beach, Virginia |
| (Report) | Jonas 48' Washington 55' | Stadium: Virginia Beach Sportsplex Attendance: 385 Referee: Ben Jones (USA) |
| June 15, 2004 | Syracuse Salty Dogs (A-League) | 1–1 / ab | South Jersey Barons (PDL) | Winslow Township, New Jersey |
| Kerekes 22' | (Report) | Holloway 27' | Stadium: Winslow Township High School Attendance: 110 Referee: Mike Constantine (USA) | |
| Note: Match abandoned in the 75th minute due to lightning and darkness | ||||
| June 21, 2004 replay | Syracuse Salty Dogs (A-League) | 4–2 | South Jersey Barons (PDL) | Winslow Township, New Jersey |
| Rivas 31' (pen.) Mach 35', 67'Millwood 53' | (Report) | Holloway 22' Carmichael 90' | Stadium: Winslow Township High School Attendance: 380 Referee: Ken Heller (USA) |
| June 15, 2004 | Sacramento Knights (USASA) | 0–3 |  Utah Blitzz (PSL) | Salt Lake City, Utah |
| (Report) | Breza 9' McNicol 37'Afrash 45' | Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium Attendance: -- Referee: Carlos Palomino (USA) |
| June 15, 2004 | Cape Cod Crusaders (PDL) | 3–2 | Western Mass Pioneers (PSL) | Ludlow, Massachusetts |
| Collings 19' Bulow 54' (pen.), 79' | (Report) | Jachym 8', 24' | Stadium: Lusitano Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Claudiu Badea (USA) |
| June 15, 2004 | Cocoa Expos (PDL) | 0–3 | Wilmington Hammerheads (PSL) | Wilmington, North Carolina |
| (Report) | Ukah 5' McNam 13'Murray 43' | Stadium: Legion Stadium Attendance: 1,211 Referee: Daniel Burack (USA) |
| June 15, 2004 | San Diego Gauchos (PSL) | 0–0 (asdet) (4–5 pen) | Boulder Rapids Reserve (PDL) | Boulder, Colorado |
| (Report) | Stadium: Pleasant View Field Attendance: -- Referee: Jose Corre (USA) |
Third round
Six A-League and two MLS teams enter.
| June 30, 2004 | Cape Cod Crusaders (PDL) | 0–1 (asdet) | Richmond Kickers (A-League) | Richmond, Virginia |
| (Report) | Hayes  94' | Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium Attendance: 1,353 Referee: Andrew Chapin (USA) |
| June 30, 2004 |  Atlanta Silverbacks (A-League) | 3–2 (asdet) | Carolina Dynamo (PDL) | Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Chacon 50' Ball 75'Godoy 120+1' | (Report) | Storey 12' Rhyne 90+1' | Stadium: Macpherson Stadium Attendance: -- Referee: Abbas Piran (USA) |
| June 30, 2004 | Virginia Beach Mariners (A-League) | 0–2 | Dallas Burn (MLS) | Duncanville, Texas |
| (Report) | Nhleko 20' O'Brien 23' | Stadium: Old Panther Stadium Attendance: -- Referee: Kevin Terry (USA) |
| June 30, 2004 | Boulder Rapids Reserve (PDL) | 1–2 (asdet) |  Minnesota Thunder (A-League) | Saint Paul, Minnesota |
| Pulido 42' | (Report) | Castellanos 19' Juarez 116' | Stadium: James Griffin Stadium Attendance: 1,259 Referee: Troy Cohrs (USA) |
| June 30, 2004 | Wilmington Hammerheads (PSL) | 0–2 |  Charleston Battery (A-League) | Charleston, South Carolina |
| (Report) | Conway 2', 44' | Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 1,255 Referee: Chris Kenny (USA) |
| June 30, 2004 | Chicago Fire Reserves (PDL) | 0–1 | Rochester Raging Rhinos (A-League) | Rochester, New York |
| (Report) | Demmin 82' | Stadium: Frontier Field Attendance: 7,654 Referee: Ken Heller (USA) |
| June 30, 2004 | Syracuse Salty Dogs (A-League) | 1–2 |  Columbus Crew (MLS) | Columbus, Ohio |
| Schweitzer 81' | (Report) | Buddle 70' Paule 90+1' (pen.) | Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: -- Referee: Hilario Grajeda (USA) |
| June 30, 2004 |  Portland Timbers (A-League) | 2–1 | Utah Blitzz (PSL) | Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Alvarez 33' Bengard 41' | (Report) | Afash 65' | Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium Attendance: -- Referee: Craig Burns (USA) |
Fourth round
| July 14, 2004 | San Jose Earthquakes (MLS) | 3–0 | Portland Timbers (A-League) | Portland, Oregon |
| Ekelund 18' (pen.) Corrales 55'De Rosario 80' | (Report) | Stadium: PGE Park Attendance: 10,622 Referee: Richard Heron (USA) |
| July 20, 2004 | Rochester Raging Rhinos (A-League) | 1–1 (asdet) (3–1 p) | New England Revolution (MLS) | Ludlow, Massachusetts |
| Wilson 61' | (Report) | Noonan 7' | Stadium: Lusitano Stadium Attendance: 1,585 Referee: Ricardo Salazar (USA) | |
| Penalties | ||||
Miller  Dammin  Aguilera Mendes | Heaps Twellman Dempsey Noonan | |||
| July 20, 2004 |  Kansas City Wizards (MLS) | 4–1 | Atlanta Silverbacks (A-League) | Clarkston, Georgia |
| Arnaud 10', 52' Gomez 54'Gutiérrez 81' | (Report) | Chacon 40' | Stadium: DeKalb Memorial Stadium Attendance: 2,212 Referee: Ricardo Valenzuela (USA) |
| July 20, 2004 | Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS) | 0–1 | Minnesota Thunder (A-League) | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| (Report) | Brunt 21' | Stadium: H.H.H. Metrodome Attendance: 5,505 Referee: Hilario Grajeda (USA) |
| July 20, 2004 | Colorado Rapids (MLS) | 0–3 | Dallas Burn (MLS) | Dallas, Texas |
| (Report) | O'Brien 60' Johnson 67', 75' | Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: -- Referee: Marcel Yonan (USA) |
| July 20, 2004 | Chicago Fire (MLS) | 2–1 (asdet) | Columbus Crew (MLS) | Columbus, Ohio |
| Ralph 66' (pen.) Ralph 106' | (Report) | Hejduk 27' | Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 5,426 Referee: Ali Saheli (USA) |
| July 20, 2004 | MetroStars (MLS) | 0–1 | Charleston Battery (A-League) | Charleston, South Carolina |
| (Report) | Klein 48' | Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Abbey Okulaja (USA) |
| July 21, 2004 |  D.C. United (MLS) | 1–2 | Richmond Kickers (A-League) | Richmond, Virginia |
| Kuffour 82' | (Report) | Cephas 33', 64' | Stadium: University of Richmond Stadium Attendance: 8,776 Referee: Hector Tobin (USA) |
Quarterfinals
| August 4, 2004 | Dallas Burn (MLS) | 0–4 | Kansas City Wizards (MLS) | Overland Park, Kansas |
| (Report) | Klein 52' Arnaud 57'Detter 73'Zotinca 88' | Stadium: Blue Valley Athletic Complex Attendance: 2,143 Referee: Terry Vaughn (USA) |
| August 4, 2004 | San Jose Earthquakes (MLS) | 2–2 (asdet) (5–4 p) | Minnesota Thunder (A-League) | Saint Paul, Minnesota |
| Ching 24' Donovan 63' | (Report) | Tarley 4' Branan 77' | Stadium: James Griffin Stadium Attendance: 5,688 Referee: Richard Heron (USA) | |
| Penalties | ||||
| Donovan Ching Mulrooney De Rosario Dunivant | Menyongar Albert Matteo Branan Ferruzzi | |||
| August 4, 2004 | Chicago Fire (MLS) | 1–0 | Richmond Kickers (A-League) | Richmond, Virginia |
| Selolwane 56' | (Report) | Stadium: University of Richmond Stadium Attendance: 5,712 Referee: Alex Prus (USA) |
| August 4, 2004 | Charleston Battery (A-League) | 1–0 | Rochester Raging Rhinos (A-League) | Rochester, New York |
| Valencia 6' | (Report) | Stadium: Frontier Field Attendance: 7,016 Referee: Augusto Silva (USA) |
Semifinals
| August 24, 2004 | San Jose Earthquakes (MLS) | 0–1 | Kansas City Wizards (MLS) | Overland Park, Kansas |
| (Report) | Simutenkov 45' (pen.) | Stadium: Blue Valley Sports Complex Attendance: 2,162 Referee: Kevin Terry (USA) |
| August 25, 2004 | Charleston Battery (A-League) | 0–1 (asdet) | Chicago Fire (MLS) | Naperville, Illinois |
| (Report) | Selolwane 107' | Stadium: Benedetti-Wehrli Stadium Attendance: 1,847 Referee: Michael Kennedy (USA) |
Final
| Chicago Fire (MLS) | 0–1 (asdet) | Kansas City Wizards (MLS) |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) TV: GOL TV (US Soccer report) | Simutenkov 95' |
      Chicago Fire |      Kansas City Wizards |
