Tournament details | |
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Country | United States |
Teams | 40 |
Defending champions | D.C. United |
Final positions | |
Champions | Seattle Sounders FC (1st title) |
Runner-up | D.C. United |
2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League | Seattle Sounders FC |
Tournament statistics | |
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) |
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.
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 |
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.
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 |
Note: Scorelines use the standard U.S. convention of placing the home team on the right-hand side of box scores.
June 9, 2009 | Sonoma County Sol (USASA) | 5 – 2 | Orange County Blue Star (PDL) | Irvine, California |
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 (USASA) | 1 – 3 | Chicago Fire Premier (PDL) | Bridgeview, Illinois |
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 (USL-2) | 0 – 2 | Wilmington Hammerheads (USL-2) | Wilmington, North Carolina |
7:00 PM EDT | Shak ![]() | Report | Watson ![]() Bundy ![]() Hufstader ![]() | Stadium: Legion Stadium Referee: Abbas Piran |
June 9, 2009 | Emigrantes das Ilhas (USASA) | 2 – 3 (a.e.t.) | Western Mass Pioneers (USL-2) | Ludlow, Massachusetts |
7:00 PM EDT | Viega ![]() Fernandes ![]() | Report | Willis ![]() Neil Krause ![]() Barbosa ![]() | Stadium: Lusitano Stadium Attendance: 1,401 Referee: Niko Bratsis |
June 9, 2009 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds (USL-2) | 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (2 – 4 p) | Rochester Rhinos (USL-1) | Rochester, New York |
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 (USL-2) | 1 – 2 | Carolina RailHawks (USL-1) | Cary, North Carolina |
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 (PDL) | 0 – 3 | Cleveland City Stars (USL-1) | Bedford, Ohio |
7:00 PM EDT | Report | Stewart ![]() Pierre-Louis ![]() Gillespie ![]() | Stadium: Middlefield Cheese Stadium Attendance: 827 Referee: Mikael Lundqvist |
June 9, 2009 | 402 FC (USASA) | 2 – 3 | Minnesota Thunder (USL-1) | Blaine, Minnesota |
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 (PDL) | 1 – 4 | Harrisburg City Islanders (USL-2) | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
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 (USASA) | 0 – 2 | Charleston Battery (USL-1) | Charleston, South Carolina |
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 (USASA) | 1 – 2 | Miami FC (USL-1) | Miami, Florida |
8:00 PM | Catullo ![]() Schell ![]() Command ![]() | Report | Serna ![]() ![]() Araujo ![]() Marcina ![]() Hannigan ![]() | Stadium: Tropical Park Stadium Referee: Brian Poeschel |
June 9, 2009 | Mississippi Brilla (PDL) | 0 – 2 | Austin Aztex (USL-1) | Austin, Texas |
8:30 PM EDT | Lawrence ![]() | Report | Harwell ![]() Caugherty ![]() Johnson ![]() Pope ![]() Alcala ![]() | Stadium: Nelson Field Referee: Matthew Foerster |
June 9, 2009 | Arizona Sahuaros (USASA) | 1 – 2 | El Paso Patriots (PDL) | El Paso, Texas |
10:00 PM EDT | Kellar ![]() | Report | Morín ![]() Moreira ![]() | Stadium: Patriot Stadium Referee: Carlos Salas |
June 9, 2009 | Portland Timbers (USL-1) | 3 – 0 | Kitsap Pumas (PDL) | Bremerton, Washington |
10:00 PM EDT | Farber ![]() ![]() Savage ![]() McLaughlin ![]() Hayes ![]() | Report | Kerr ![]() Megson ![]() Wheelock ![]() | Stadium: Memorial Stadium Referee: Josh Wilkens |
June 10, 2009 | Aegean Hawks (USASA) | 0 – 1 | Real Maryland Monarchs (USL-2) | Rockville, Maryland |
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 (USL-2) | 0 – 3 | Ocean City Barons (PDL) | Ocean City, New Jersey |
7:00 PM EDT | Report | Carmichael ![]() Noone ![]() | Stadium: Carey Stadium Referee: Hossam Saad |
June 16, 2009 | Real Maryland Monarchs (USL-2) | 0 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Ocean City Barons (PDL) | Ocean City, New Jersey |
7:00 PM EDT | Brooks ![]() | Report | Swetra ![]() Noone ![]() | Stadium: Carey Stadium Referee: Garry Beauliere |
June 16, 2009 | Wilmington Hammerheads (USL-2) | 3 – 3 (a.e.t.) (4 – 3 p) | Carolina RailHawks (USL-1) | Cary, North Carolina |
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 (USL-1) | 1 – 2 (a.e.t.) | Rochester Rhinos (USL-1) | Rochester, New York |
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 (USL-2) | 0 – 0 (a.e.t.) (3 – 4 p) | Harrisburg City Islanders (USL-2) | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
7:05 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex Referee: Ed Marco | ||
Penalties | ||||
Molinari ![]() Klukowski ![]() Barbosa ![]() Dubois ![]() Deren ![]() Tyrie ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
June 16, 2009 | Charleston Battery (USL-1) | 1 – 0 | Miami FC (USL-1) | Miami, Florida |
8:00 PM EDT | Hemming ![]() | Report | Stadium: Tropical Park Stadium Referee: Carlos Sandoval |
June 16, 2009 | Chicago Fire Premier (PDL) | 0 – 4 | Minnesota Thunder (USL-1) | Blaine, Minnesota |
7:05 PM CDT | Adlard ![]() | Report [ permanent dead link ] | Saint-Preux ![]() Cvilikas ![]() Clements ![]() Dyachenko ![]() Tarley ![]() | Stadium: National Sports Center Attendance: 359 Referee: Fotis Bazakos |
June 16, 2009 | El Paso Patriots (PDL) | 0 – 2 | Austin Aztex (USL-1) | Austin, Texas |
7:30 PM CDT | Castañeda ![]() Garcia ![]() Muniz ![]() Alvarez ![]() | Report | McMahen ![]() O'Brien ![]() Silva ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Nelson Field Referee: Luis Guardia |
June 16, 2009 | Portland Timbers (USL-1) | 3 – 0 | Sonoma County Sol (USASA) | Santa Rosa, California |
7:00 PM PDT | Josten ![]() Suzuki ![]() Mandjou ![]() | Report | M. Daly ![]() | Stadium: Ernie Nevers Stadium Attendance: 2,000 approx Referee: Andres Pfefferkorn |
June 30, 2009 | Harrisburg City Islanders (USL-2) | 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) | New England Revolution (MLS) | New Britain, Connecticut |
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 (MLS) | 0 – 1 | Wilmington Hammerheads (USL-2) | Wilmington, North Carolina |
7:00 PM EDT | Soumaré ![]() | Report | Walters ![]() Bundy ![]() Briggs ![]() Watson ![]() | Stadium: Legion Stadium Referee: Daniel Fitzgerald |
June 30, 2009 | Columbus Crew (MLS) | 4 – 4 (a.e.t.) (3 – 5 p) | Rochester Rhinos (USL-1) | Rochester, New York |
7:00 PM EDT | Oughton ![]() | Report | Harden ![]() | Stadium: Marina Auto Stadium Attendance: 6,098 Referee: Shane Moody |
Penalties | ||||
Ekpo ![]() Moreno ![]() Oughton ![]() Garey ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
June 30, 2009 | Ocean City Barons (PDL) | 0 – 2 | D.C. United (MLS) | Boyds, Maryland |
7:30 PM EDT | Brown ![]() | Report [ permanent dead link ] | Gómez ![]() N'Silu ![]() | Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 2,021 Referee: Jeff Gontarek |
June 30, 2009 | Chivas USA (MLS) | 1 – 3 | Charleston Battery (USL-1) | Charleston, South Carolina |
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 (MLS) | 3 – 3 (a.e.t.) (4 – 2 p) | Minnesota Thunder (USL-1) | Blaine, Minnesota |
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 (MLS) | 2 – 0 | Austin Aztex (USL-1) | Austin, Texas |
7:30 PM CDT | Ashe ![]() Oduro ![]() | Report [ permanent dead link ] | Caugherty ![]() Callahan ![]() | Stadium: Nelson Field Attendance: 4,826 Referee: Jeremy Vehar |
July 1, 2009 | Seattle Sounders FC (MLS) | 2 – 1 | Portland Timbers (USL-1) | Portland, Oregon |
7:00 PM PDT | Ianni ![]() Levesque ![]() King ![]() Nyassi ![]() Riley ![]() | Report | Hayes ![]() Mandjou ![]() McManus ![]() | Stadium: PGE Park Attendance: 16,382 (SO) Referee: Yader Reyes |
July 7, 2009 | Wilmington Hammerheads (USL-2) | 1 – 2 | Rochester Rhinos (USL-1) | Rochester, New York |
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 (USL-2) | 1 – 2 | D.C. United (MLS) | Boyds, Maryland |
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 (MLS) | 4 – 0 | Charleston Battery (USL-1) | Charleston, South Carolina |
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 (MLS) | 0 – 1 | Seattle Sounders FC (MLS) | Tukwila, Washington |
7:00 PM PDT | Hirsig ![]() ![]() | Report | Montero ![]() Le Toux ![]() | Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex Attendance: 4,352 Referee: Abbey Okulaja (Illinois) |
July 21, 2009 | Rochester Rhinos (USL-1) | 1 – 2 | D.C. United (MLS) | Boyds, Maryland |
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 (MLS) | 1 – 2 (a.e.t.) | Seattle Sounders FC (MLS) | Tukwila, Washington |
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) |
Seattle Sounders FC (MLS) | 2 – 1 | D.C. United (MLS) |
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Ianni ![]() González ![]() Montero ![]() Vagenas ![]() Levesque ![]() | (Report) | Wicks ![]() Simms ![]() |
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