2010 U.S. Open Cup qualification

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The 2010 U.S. Open Cup 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 team delegations in the months leading up to the start of the tournament proper.

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The 2010 Cup will feature 8 teams from the MLS, 9 from the USSF Division 2 (being all 9 US-based teams), all 6 teams from the USL Second Division, 8 teams from the PDL, 8 from USASA, and an additional team resulting from a single match between Sonoma County Sol of the National Premier Soccer League and PSA Los Gatos Storm of US Club Soccer. [1] The eight clubs from MLS will receive byes into the Third Round.

Tier 1: Major League Soccer (MLS)

The top six MLS clubs in the 2009 standings were given six of the berths into the Third Round while the nine remaining U.S.-based clubs will compete for the final two berths via a playoff.

Bracket

Play-in Round
   
9 Philadelphia Union 1
8 New York Red Bulls 2
Qualification Semifinals Qualification Finals Qualified
         
1 New England Revolution 0
8 New York Red Bulls 3
8 New York Red Bulls 3
3 Colorado Rapids 0
3 Colorado Rapids 2
6 Kansas City Wizards 1
8 New York Red Bulls
4 D.C. United
2 Real Salt Lake (p) 3
7 San Jose Earthquakes 3
2 Real Salt Lake 1
4 D.C. United (aet) 2
5 FC Dallas 2
4 D.C. United 4

Schedule

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

Play-in Round

April 27, 2010 Philadelphia Union 1 – 2 New York Red Bulls Harrison, New Jersey
20:00 EST Jacobson Yellow card.svg 31'
Le Toux Soccerball shade.svg68'
Miglioranzi Yellow card.svg 76'		 (Report) Soccerball shade.svg16'Soccerball shade.svg41' Chinn
Yellow card.svg 66' Borman
Yellow card.svg 81' Boyens 		Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 3,015
Referee: Andrew Chapin

Qualification Semifinals

April 14, 2010 Colorado Rapids 2 – 1 Kansas City Wizards Kansas City, Missouri
19:30 CDT Thompson Soccerball shade.svg24'Yellow card.svg 32'Soccerball shade.svg80' (Report) Soccerball shade.svg4' Bunbury
Yellow card.svg 20' Chhetri
Yellow card.svg 60' Conrad 		Stadium: Durwood Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 1,226
Referee: Tony Russo
April 28, 2010 FC Dallas 2 – 4 D.C. United Washington, D.C.
19:30 EDT Guarda Soccerball shade.svg52'
McCarty Soccerball shade.svg57' (pen.)
Wallace Yellow card.svg 67'
Edward Yellow card.svg 72'		 (Report) Soccerball shade.svg4', 59' Cristman
Yellow card.svg 21' Morsink
Yellow card.svg 28' Wallace
Soccerball shade.svg39' Castillo
Soccerball shade.svg51' Najar 		Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 2,804
Referee: Chris Penso

Qualification Finals

Colorado Rapids 0 – 3 New York Red Bulls
Larentowicz Yellow card.svg 12'
Thompson Yellow card.svg 54'
Earls Red card.svg 86'		 (Report) Soccerball shade.svg11'Soccerball shade.svg43' Wolyniec
Soccerball shade.svg56' Chinn
Yellow card.svg 77' Stammler
Attendance: 2,637
Referee: Niko Bratsis

New York Red Bulls qualify for the Round of 16.

Real Salt Lake 1 – 2
(aet)		 D.C. United
Beltran Yellow card.svg 70'
Warner Yellow card.svg 73'
Alexandre Yellow card.svg 77'
Johnson Soccerball shade.svg81' (pen.)		 (Report) Soccerball shade.svg75' (pen.) Emilio
Yellow card.svg 90+3' Morsink
Soccerball shade.svg107' Najar
Red card.svg 120+2' James
Attendance: 3,074
Referee: Mark Kadlecik

D.C. United qualify for the Round of 16.

Tier 2: USSF D-2 Pro League and Tier 3: USL-2

Due to the reshuffling of teams and the compromise between the United Soccer Leagues and the breakaway North American Soccer League, there are only 6 teams in USL-2 and 9 eligible teams in the newly formed USSF Division 2 Professional League (Montreal Impact, Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Puerto Rico Islanders are not eligible because they are Canadian or Puerto Rican clubs). All 15 eligible teams will automatically qualify rather than 8 from each league as in years past, leaving an additional slot to be filled .

Tier 4: Premier Development League

PDL eligible clubs (59 of 67) qualify by playing in PDL league matches in April and May that double as US Open Cup qualifying matches. The team with the best record in those games from each of the eight divisions will advance to the Cup.

The Abbotsford Mariners, Ottawa Fury, Toronto Lynx, Thunder Bay Chill, Vancouver Whitecaps Residency, Victoria Highlanders and Forest City London are not eligible because they are Canadian clubs. Also the Bermuda Hogges is not eligible because it is a Bermudian club.

Western Conference
Northwest Division Kitsap Pumas
Southwest Division Ventura County Fusion
Central Conference
Great Lakes Division Dayton Dutch Lions
Heartland Division Des Moines Menace
Southern Conference
Mid-South Division DFW Tornados
Southeast Division Central Florida Kraze
Eastern Conference
Mid-Atlantic Division Reading United
Northeast Division Long Island Rough Riders
Northwest Division
Team W D L Pts
Kitsap Pumas 40012
Portland Timbers U23's 40012
Tacoma Tide 2026
Yakima Reds 1033
Washington Crossfire 1033
Spokane Spiders 0040
Southwest Division
Team W D L Pts
Ventura County Fusion 3019
Orange County Blue Star 2208
Los Angeles Azul Legends 2117
Fresno Fuego 1215
Lancaster Rattlers 1215
BYU Cougars 1124
Hollywood United Hitmen 1124
Ogden Outlaws 1124
Southern California Seahorses 1033
Great Lakes Division
Team W D L Pts
Dayton Dutch Lions 31010
Michigan Bucks 3019
Chicago Fire Premier 2117
Indiana Invaders 1114
Cleveland Internationals 1124
Cincinnati Kings 1033
Kalamazoo Outrage 0030
Heartland Division
Team W D L Pts
Des Moines Menace 3019
Rochester Thunder 2117
Real Colorado Foxes 2117
St. Louis Lions 2026
Kansas City Brass 1124
Springfield Demize 0131
Mid-South Division
Team W D L Pts
DFW Tornados 3019
Rio Grande Valley Bravos 2117
Laredo Heat 2026
El Paso Patriots 2026
West Texas United Sockers 2026
Houston Leones 0131
Southeast Division
Team W D L Pts
Central Florida Kraze 31010
Mississippi Brilla 31010
Baton Rouge Capitals 2208
New Orleans Jesters 2026
Atlanta Blackhawks 1215
Bradenton Academics 1124
Nashville Metros 1124
Fort Lauderdale Schulz Academy 0030
Mid-Atlantic Division
Team W D L Pts
Reading United 40012
Newark Ironbound Express 40012
New Jersey Rangers 3019
Carolina Dynamo 1114
Central Jersey Spartans 1124
West Virginia Chaos 1033
Ocean City Nor'easters 0222
Hampton Roads Piranhas 0121
Northern Virginia Royals 0131
Northeast Division
Team W D L Pts
Long Island Rough Riders 31010
Albany BWP Highlanders 31010
Western Mass Pioneers 2117
Portland Phoenix 1306
New Hampshire Phantoms 1215
Vermont Voltage 1033
Westchester Flames 0222
Brooklyn Knights 0040

Tier 5: United States Adult Soccer Association (USASA)

USASA is divided into four geographical regions, each of which will advance two teams to the US Open Cup. Assuming the continuation of recent seasons' format, the two finalists in each region will be awarded berths.

Region I

Region I represents the northeastern region of the US. The regional tournament began April 10 and the remaining four teams will compete in the semifinals on May 23. The two regional finalists will advance to the 2010 US Open Cup. The quarterfinalists are:

Aegean Hawks Flag of Virginia.svg Virginia
Brooklyn Italians Flag of New York.svg New York
Charm City FC Flag of Maryland.svg Maryland
Danbury United Flag of Connecticut.svg Connecticut
Fenerbahce USA Flag of New York.svg New York
Go Soccer FC Flag of New Jersey.svg New Jersey
NY Pancyprian-Freedoms Flag of New York.svg New York
United German Hungarians Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Pennsylvania
Quarterfinals Semifinals Qualified
         
United German Hungarians 3
Charm City FC 1
United German Hungarians 0 (0)
NY Pancyprian-Freedoms0 (3)
NY Pancyprian-Freedoms 2
Aegean Hawks 1
NY Pancyprian-Freedoms
Brooklyn Italians
Go Soccer FC 0
Brooklyn Italians 1
Brooklyn Italians4
Fenerbahce USA 0
Fenerbahce USA4
Danbury United 4

Region II

Region II represents the midwestern region of the US. The regional tournament began May 1 and the semifinal matches were played May 15. Both finalists qualified for the 2010 US Open Cup. The quarterfinalists were:

402 FC Flag of Nebraska.svg Nebraska
AAC Eagles Flag of Illinois.svg Illinois
Des Moines Menace Flag of Iowa.svg Iowa
Detroit United Flag of Michigan.svg Michigan
Fire SC '00Flag of Minnesota.svg Minnesota
KC Athletics Flag of Kansas.svg Kansas
Milwaukee KickersFlag of Wisconsin.svg Wisconsin
St. Paul Twin Stars (NPSL)Flag of Minnesota.svg Minnesota
Quarterfinals Semifinals Qualified
         
Fire SC '00 3
AAC Eagles 8
AAC Eagles 3 (3)
KC Athletics 3 (5)
KC Athletics 4 (6)
Des Moines Menace 4 (5)
KC Athletics
Detroit United
St. Paul Twin Stars 1
402 FC 2
402 FC 5 (2)
Detroit United 5 (4)
Detroit United 2
Milwaukee Kickers 1

Region III

Region III represents the southeastern region of the US. The regional tournament was conducted from May 29 to May 30 at the University of Alabama. Though it was originally scheduled to feature nine clubs organized into three groups of three followed by an elimination bracket, a lightning storm canceled the first day of games and Brazil Soccer Academy was disqualified for failing to show. The tournament was reorganized into two groups of four with the winner of each group qualifying for the US Open Cup.

Group A
Team W D L Pts
Legends FC Flag of Texas.svg Texas 3009
Pumas FC (NPSL)Flag of Alabama.svg Alabama 1013
Lynch's Irish Pub Flag of Florida.svg Florida 0111
Rocket City United (NPSL)Flag of Alabama.svg Alabama 0121
Group B
Team W D L Pts
CASL Elite Flag of North Carolina.svg North Carolina 2107
FC Tulsa (NPSL)Flag of Oklahoma.svg Oklahoma 1114
Atlanta FC (NPSL) Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg Georgia 1114
ASC New StarsFlag of Texas.svg Texas 0121

Region IV

Region IV represents the western region of the US. The regional tournament was conducted from May 21 to May 23 in Sacramento, CA. An initial eleven teams divided into three groups, each of which played round-robin, and the winner of each group as well as the best performing second place team advanced to a four team bracket. The two semifinal winners advanced to the regional final as well as the 2010 US Open Cup.

Flight A
Team W D L Pts
Real San Jose (NPSL)Flag of California.svg California 2006
FC Hasental Flag of California.svg California 1013
SF Italian AthleticsFlag of California.svg California 0020
Flight B
Team W D L Pts
Bay Area Ambassadors (NPSL)Flag of California.svg California 3009
San Diego Boca FC (NPSL)Flag of California.svg California 1114
French Soccer AcademyFlag of Washington.svg Washington 1114
Arizona ProsFlag of Arizona.svg Arizona 0030
Flight C
Team W D L Pts
Sacramento Gold (NPSL) Flag of California.svg California 3009
Arizona Sahuaros (NPSL)Flag of Arizona.svg Arizona 1114
Doxa Italia Flag of California.svg California 1114
Yakima UnitedFlag of Washington.svg Washington 0030
Semifinals Qualified
      
1 Bay Area Ambassadors 1
4 Sacramento Gold (NPSL) 0
Bay Area Ambassadors
Arizona Sahuaros
3 Real San Jose 1
2 Arizona Sahuaros 2

40th place

Due to the 2010 restructuring of the USSF Division 2, only 15 US-based teams were available to take the USL and NASL's non-amateur slots. On May 5, 2010 the USSF announced that the remaining slot would be allotted to the winner of a game between the Sonoma County Sol and PSA Los Gatos Storm, two California-based clubs in the US Soccer amateur structure.

Los Gatos Storm 0 – 3 Sonoma County Sol (NPSL)
(Report)
PAL Stadium , San Jose

References

  1. ↑ "2010 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Competition Structure Finalized - U.S. Soccer". Archived from the original on May 7, 2010. Retrieved May 5, 2010.
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