2007 U.S. Open Cup
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Article ImagesThe 2007 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup was the 94th edition of the USSF's annual national soccer championship, running from June through early October.
Tournament details | |
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Country | United States |
Final positions | |
Champions | New England Revolution (1st title) |
Runner-up | FC Dallas |
2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League | New England Revolution |
Tournament statistics | |
Top goal scorer(s) | Sébastien Le Toux (5 goals) |
The New England Revolution defeated FC Dallas 3–2 in the final played at Pizza Hut Park, Frisco, Texas.
Pairings for the competition were announced on Tuesday, May 29, 2007. The 2007 tournament was the first since 2002 to not include all Major League Soccer teams. Instead, MLS had eight teams in the tournament; six qualified automatically, while the remaining six US-based sides participated in a playoff for the final two positions.[1] In another change for the tournament, all nine US-based USL First Division teams entered into the Cup. The Puerto Rico Islanders are not eligible for the tournament, as Puerto Rico has a soccer federation independent from US Soccer.
Date | Round | Notes |
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June 12 | First | All 32 lower division teams enter |
June 26 | Second | |
July 10 | Third | 8 MLS teams enter |
Aug. 7 | Quarterfinals | |
Sept. 4 | Semifinals | |
Oct. 2 | Final |
The tournament consists of 40 teams, according to the following distribution:
Classification | Number of Teams |
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Major League Soccer | 8 |
United Soccer Leagues First Division | 9 |
United Soccer Leagues Second Division | 7 |
Amateur | 16* |
*Includes 8 USL Premier Development League teams and 8 USASA regional qualifiers
There is a total of $180,000 in prize money at stake in the 2007 version of the competition. The prize money breakdown is as follows: $100,000 to the champion, $50,000 to the runner up and $10,000 to the team advancing the deepest in the tournament from each of the Division II, Division III and amateur levels.[2]
Qualified teams by classification
Tier 1: Major League Soccer (MLS)
- Chicago Fire
- Chivas USA
- Colorado Rapids
- D.C. United
- FC Dallas
- Houston Dynamo
- Los Angeles Galaxy
- New England Revolution
Tier 2: USL First Division (USL-1)
- Atlanta Silverbacks
- California Victory
- Carolina RailHawks
- Charleston Battery
- Miami FC
- Minnesota Thunder
- Portland Timbers
- Rochester Raging Rhinos
- Seattle Sounders
Tier 3: USL Second Division (USL-2)
- Charlotte Eagles
- Cincinnati Kings
- Cleveland City Stars
- Crystal Palace Baltimore
- Harrisburg City Islanders
- Richmond Kickers
- Western Mass Pioneers
Tier 4: Premier Development League (PDL)
- Bakersfield Brigade
- BYU Cougars
- Central Florida Kraze
- El Paso Patriots
- Kansas City Brass
- Long Island Rough Riders
- Michigan Bucks
- Ocean City Barons
Tier 5: United States Adult Soccer Association (USASA)
- Aegean Hawks (Va.)
- Azzurri FC (Tex.)
- Banat Arsenal (Ariz.)
- Danbury United (Conn.)
- Indios USA (Tex./NPSL)
- Lynch's Irish Pub FC (Fla.)
- Milwaukee Bavarians (Wisc./NPSL)
- RWB Adria (Ill.)
Second Round winners advance to play one of 8 MLS clubs in 16-team knockout tournament
Home teams listed on top of bracket
First Round June 12 | Second Round June 26 | ||||||||
USL-1 | Seattle Sounders | 4 | |||||||
USASA | Banat Arsenal | 1 | |||||||
USL-1 | Seattle Sounders | 2 | |||||||
USL-1 | Portland Timbers | 1 | |||||||
PDL | Bakersfield Brigade | 0 | |||||||
USL-1 | Portland Timbers | 2 |
First Round June 12 | Second Round June 26 | ||||||||
USL-1 | Minnesota Thunder | 3 | |||||||
USASA | Indios USA | 2 | |||||||
USL-1 | Minnesota Thunder | 0 | |||||||
USL-1 | California Victory (AET) | 1 | |||||||
PDL | BYU Cougars | 1 | |||||||
USL-1 | California Victory | 2 |
First Round June 12 | Second Round June 26 | ||||||||
USL-1 | Charleston Battery | 3 | |||||||
PDL | Central Florida Kraze | 0 | |||||||
USL-1 | Charleston Battery | 1 | |||||||
PDL | El Paso Patriots | 0 | |||||||
PDL | El Paso Patriots (AET/PSO) | 2 (4) | |||||||
USL-1 | Miami FC | 2 (3) |
First Round June 12/13 | Second Round June 26 | ||||||||
USL-1 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 10 | |||||||
USASA | Azzurri FC | 0 | |||||||
USL-1 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 1 | |||||||
USL-2 | Charlotte Eagles | 0 | |||||||
USL-2 | Charlotte Eagles | 2 | |||||||
USASA | Lynch's Irish Pub FC | 0 |
First Round June 12 | Second Round June 26 | ||||||||
USL-1 | Rochester Raging Rhinos | 1 | |||||||
PDL | Long Island Rough Riders | 0 | |||||||
USL-1 | Rochester Raging Rhinos (AET) | 2 | |||||||
USL-2 | Western Mass Pioneers | 1 | |||||||
USASA | Danbury United | 2 | |||||||
USL-2 | Western Mass Pioneers (AET) | 3 |
First Round June 12 | Second Round June 26 | ||||||||
PDL | Ocean City Barons | 1 | |||||||
USL-2 | Crystal Palace Baltimore | 0 | |||||||
PDL | Ocean City Barons | 1 | |||||||
USL-2 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 2 | |||||||
USL-2 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 4 | |||||||
USASA | Aegean Hawks | 0 |
First Round June 12 | Second Round June 26 | ||||||||
USL-1 | Carolina RailHawks | 4 | |||||||
USASA | RWB Adria | 1 | |||||||
USL-1 | Carolina RailHawks | 4 | |||||||
USASA | Milwaukee Bavarians | 0 | |||||||
USASA | Milwaukee Bavarians | 1 | |||||||
USL-2 | Cincinnati Kings | 0 |
First Round June 12 | Second Round June 26 | ||||||||
USL-2 | Richmond Kickers | 4 | |||||||
PDL | Michigan Bucks | 2 | |||||||
USL-2 | Richmond Kickers | 2 | |||||||
USL-2 | Cleveland City Stars | 1 | |||||||
PDL | Kansas City Brass | 0 | |||||||
USL-2 | Cleveland City Stars | 4 |
Third Round July 9 – 18 | Quarterfinals August 7 – 8 | Semifinals September 4 | Final October 3 | ||||||||||||||||
USL-1 | Seattle Sounders | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
MLS | Chivas USA | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
USL-1 | Seattle Sounders | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
MLS | Colorado Rapids | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
MLS | Colorado Rapids | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
USL-1 | California Victory | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
USL-1 | Seattle Sounders | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
MLS | FC Dallas (AET) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
USL-1 | Charleston Battery (AET) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
MLS | Houston Dynamo | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
USL-1 | Charleston Battery | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
MLS | FC Dallas (AET) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
MLS | FC Dallas (AET/PSO) | 1 (4) | |||||||||||||||||
USL-1 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 1 (3) | |||||||||||||||||
MLS | FC Dallas | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
MLS | New England Revolution | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
USL-1 | Rochester Raging Rhinos | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
MLS | New England Revolution | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
MLS | New England Revolution | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
USL-2 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
USL-2 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
MLS | D.C. United | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
MLS | New England Revolution (AET) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
USL-1 | Carolina RailHawks | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
USL-1 | Carolina RailHawks | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
MLS | Chicago Fire | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
USL-1 | Carolina RailHawks | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
USL-2 | Richmond Kickers | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
USL-2 | Richmond Kickers | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
MLS | Los Angeles Galaxy | 0 |
Note: Scorelines use the standard U.S. convention of placing the home team on the right-hand side of box scores.
Position | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | Sébastien Le Toux | Seattle Sounders | 5 |
2 | Taylor Twellman | New England Revolution | 4 |
Warren Ukah | Atlanta Silverbacks | 4 | |
Connally Edozien | Carolina Railhawks | 4 |
- ^ "Major League Soccer introduces qualification procedure for 2007 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup". MLSnet.com. Archived from the original on May 6, 2007. Retrieved January 30, 2007.
- ^ "US Soccer announces potential pairings for round 3". USOpenCup.com. Archived from the original on June 27, 2007. Retrieved June 21, 2007.
- Charlotte v. Lynch's Irish Pub was postponed after delayed and cancelled flights prevented Lynch's Irish Pub from arriving in North Carolina on time. The game was pushed back one day.
- Top goal scorers [1] Archived 2007-07-02 at the Wayback Machine