2006 U.S. Open Cup

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2006 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
CountryUnited States
Champions Chicago Fire
(4th title)
Runners-up Los Angeles Galaxy
Top goal scorer(s) Tomas Boltnar
Andy Herron
Ben Hollingsworth
Randi Patterson
(4 goals each)
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The 2006 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup ran from June through September, open to all soccer teams in the United States.

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The Chicago Fire won 3–1 over defending-champion Los Angeles Galaxy in the final at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Illinois. It was the Fire's fourth Open Cup title in nine years.

The early rounds were most notable for the surprising run of amateur side Dallas Roma F.C. of the North Texas Premier Soccer Association. Roma barely survived the first round in a penalty shootout win over PDL side Laredo Heat before upsetting Miami FC of the USL First Division 1–0 in the second round. Roma's biggest upset came in the third round with another shootout win, this time over CD Chivas USA.

The latter rounds of the tournament were dominated by MLS teams and both semifinals were matchups between conference rivals. The Galaxy, who had ended Roma's Cinderella run, beat Houston Dynamo in one semifinal, while Chicago beat league leader D.C. United in the other semifinal. In the championship game played at first-year Toyota Park, the host side scored two early goals en route to their 3–1 win.

Open Cup bracket

Home teams listed on top of bracket

Third Round
July 12 		Fourth Round
August 2 		Quarterfinals
August 23 		Semifinals
September 6 		Final
September 27
               
 
 
MLS Chicago Fire 2
MLS Kansas City Wizards 0
MLS Kansas City Wizards 2
PDL Des Moines Menace 1
MLS Chicago Fire 2
MLS New England Revolution 1
USL1 Rochester Rhinos 5
USL2 New Hampshire Phantoms 1
USL1 Rochester Rhinos 0 (4)
MLS New England Revolution (AET, PSO) 0 (5)
 
 
MLS Chicago Fire 3
MLS D.C. United 0
 
 
MLS D.C. United (AET) 2
MLS Columbus Crew 1
PDL Michigan Bucks 1
MLS Columbus Crew 4
MLS D.C. United 3
MLS New York Red Bulls 1
USL2 Wilmington Hammerheads 2
USL1 Atlanta Silverbacks 1
USL2 Wilmington Hammerheads 1
MLS New York Red Bulls 2
 
 
MLS Chicago Fire 3
MLS Los Angeles Galaxy 1
 
 
MLS Los Angeles Galaxy 2
USASA Roma FC 0
MLS Chivas USA 0 (2)
USASA Dallas Roma FC (AET, PSO) 0 (4)
MLS Los Angeles Galaxy (AET) 3
MLS Colorado Rapids 1
MLS Real Salt Lake (AET) 2
USL1 Virginia Beach Mariners 1
MLS Real Salt Lake 0
MLS Colorado Rapids 1
 
 
MLS Los Angeles Galaxy 3
MLS Houston Dynamo 1
 
 
MLS Houston Dynamo 4
PDL Carolina Dynamo 2
PDL Carolina Dynamo (AET) 3
USL1 Seattle Sounders 2
MLS Houston Dynamo 3
MLS FC Dallas 0
USL1 Charleston Battery 3
USL1 Portland Timbers 1
USL1 Charleston Battery 3 (3)
MLS FC Dallas (AET, PSO) 3 (5)
 
 

Schedule

Note: Scorelines use the standard U.S. convention of placing the home team on the right-hand side of box scores.

Qualifying round

Teams from USASA and PDL start.

June 7, 2006 Flag of Massachusetts.svg Cape Cod Crusaders (PDL) 2–0 Flag of Maryland.svg Allied SC (USASA) Baltimore, Maryland
Adam Mitchinson 30'
Eric Breach 65' (og)		 (Report) Attendance: --
Referee: Jeff Gontarek (USA)

First round

Teams from USASA, PDL, and USL-2.

June 14, 2006 Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Pittsburgh Riverhounds (USL-2) 0–2 Flag of Michigan.svg Michigan Bucks (PDL) Rochester, Michigan
(Report) Kenny Uzoigwe 14'
Mychal Turpin 56'		Stadium: Adams High School
Attendance: --
Referee: Richard Rodriguez (USA)
June 14, 2006 Flag of Utah.svg BYU Cougars (PDL) 1–5 Flag of Arizona.svg Arizona Sahuaros (USASA) Phoenix, Arizona
Brock Trejo 70' (pen) (Report) Brian Thames 53'
Giber Becerra 68'
Giber Becerra 73' (pen)
Dominic Papa 79'
Dominic Papa 88'		Stadium: Grand Canyon University
Attendance: --
Referee: Richard Mackey (USA)

Second round

USL-1 teams enter.

June 28, 2006 Flag of Ohio.svg Cincinnati Kings (USL-2) 1–2 Flag of Michigan.svg Michigan Bucks (PDL) Rochester Hills, Michigan
Mike McGinlay 38' (Report) Tyiselani Shipalane 1'
Nate Jafta 49'		Stadium: Stoney Creek H.S
Attendance: --
Referee: Marc Lawrence (USA)
June 28, 2006 Flag of Virginia.svg Richmond Kickers (USL-2) 0–1 Flag of North Carolina.svg Carolina Dynamo (PDL) Greensboro, North Carolina
(Report) Ben Hunter 30'Stadium: Macpherson Stadium
Attendance: --
Referee: Charles Mitchell (USA)
June 28, 2006 Flag of Florida.svg Miami FC (USL-1) 0–1 Flag of Texas.svg Dallas Roma F.C. (USASA) Richardson, Texas
(Report) John Waters 13' (pen)Stadium: UT-Dallas
Attendance: ~600
Referee: Fernando Galvan (USA)

Third round

Four MLS teams enter.

July 12, 2006 Flag of Ohio.svg Columbus Crew (MLS) 4–1 Flag of Michigan.svg Michigan Bucks (PDL) Rochester Hills, Michigan
Knox Cameron 17'
Ivan Becerra 60'
Jacob Thomas 86'
Erik Nelson 88' (og)		 (Report) Doug Rice 22'Stadium: Stoney Creek H.S
Attendance: ~3,000
Referee: Hilario Grajeda (USA)
July 12, 2006 Flag of Iowa.svg Des Moines Menace (PDL) 1–2 Flag of Kansas.svg Kansas City Wizards (MLS) Overland Park, Kansas
Brad Whitsitt 72' (Report) Ryan Pore 64'
Scott Sealy 90'		Stadium: Blue Valley Athletic Complex
Attendance: 2,012
Referee: Ramon Hernandez (USA)
July 12, 2006 Flag of Texas.svg Dallas Roma F.C. (USASA) 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 pen)		 Flag of California.svg C.D. Chivas USA (MLS) Santa Barbara, California
(Report) Stadium: Harder Stadium
Attendance: 2,127
Referee: Baldomero Toledo (USA)

Fourth round

Eight MLS teams enter.

August 1, 2006 Flag of Ohio.svg Columbus Crew (MLS) 1–2 (a.e.t.) Flag of Washington, D.C..svg D.C. United (MLS) Germantown, Maryland
Chad Marshall 18' (Report) Jaime Moreno 22'
Jamil Walker 93'		Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 4,774
Referee: Terry Vaughn (USA)
August 2, 2006 Flag of Massachusetts.svg New England Revolution (MLS) 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)		 Flag of New York.svg Rochester Raging Rhinos (USL-1) Rochester, New York
(Report) Stadium: PAETEC Park
Attendance: 9,503
Referee: Michael Kennedy (USA)
Penalties
Shalrie Joseph saved
Andy Dorman saved
José Cancela scored
Steve Ralston scored
Matt Reis scored
James Riley scored
Jeff Larentowicz scored		 Mike Ambersley scored
John Ball scored
Matthew Delicate missed
Tenywa Bonseu crossbar
Aaran Lines scored
Kenney Bertz scored
Frank Sanfilippo missed
(PPD from August 2) August 14, 2006 Flag of Kansas.svg Kansas City Wizards (MLS) 0–2 Flag of Illinois.svg Chicago Fire (MLS) Bridgeview, Illinois
(Report) Calen Carr 18'
Andy Herron 65'		Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 5,874
Referee: Marcel Yonan (USA)

Quarterfinals

August 23, 2006 Flag of New Jersey.svg New York Red Bulls (MLS) 1–3 Flag of Washington, D.C..svg D.C. United (MLS) Washington, D.C.
Amado Guevara 41' (Report) Josh Gros 37'
Jamil Walker 61'
Jamil Walker 84'		Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 8,637
Referee: Alex Prus (USA)

Semifinals

September 6, 2006 Flag of Washington, D.C..svg D.C. United (MLS) 0–3 Flag of Illinois.svg Chicago Fire (MLS) Bridgeview, Illinois
(Report) Justin Mapp 58'
Calen Carr 76'
Calen Carr 91+'		Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 5,153
Referee: Richard Heron (USA)

Final

Flag of California.svg Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS)1–3 Flag of Illinois.svg Chicago Fire (MLS)
Alan Gordon 51' (Report) Nate Jaqua 10'
Andy Herron 16'
Thiago 88'
Toyota Park
Bridgeview, Illinois
Attendance: 8,151
Referee: Terry Vaughn (USA)
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Note: All times Eastern Daylight Time unless noted.

Top scorers

PositionPlayerClubGoals
1 Ben Hollingsworth Charleston Battery 4
1 Andy Herron Chicago Fire 4
1 Randi Patterson Carolina Dynamo 4
1 Tomas Boltnar Des Moines Menace 4

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