2007 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

2007 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
Country United States
Champions New England Revolution
(1st title)
Runners-up FC Dallas
Top goal scorer(s) France Sébastien Le Toux
(5 goals)
← 2006 2008 →

The 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.

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.

Matchdays

Date Round Notes
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

Participating teams

The tournament consists of 40 teams, according to the following distribution:

Classification Number of Teams
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

Prize money

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]

Qualifying

Qualified teams by classification

Tier 1: Major League Soccer (MLS)

Tier 2: USL First Division (USL-1)

Tier 3: USL Second Division (USL-2)

Tier 4: Premier Development League (PDL)

Tier 5: United States Adult Soccer Association (USASA)

Open Cup bracket

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

Schedule

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

First round

Second round

Third round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

October 3, 2007
8:00 EDT
New England Revolution (MLS) 3–2 FC Dallas (MLS)
Pat Noonan  21'
Taylor Twellman  41'
Wells Thompson  57' 		Report Arturo Alvarez  30'
Abe Thompson  64'
Pizza Hut Park, Frisco, Texas
Attendance: 10,618
Referee: Alex Prus (USA)
New England Revolution
FC Dallas

Top scorers

Position Player Club Goals
1 Sébastien Le Toux Seattle Sounders 5
2 Taylor Twellman New England Revolution 4
Warren Ukah Atlanta Silverbacks 4
Connally Edozien Carolina Railhawks 4

References

  1. ↑ "Major League Soccer introduces qualification procedure for 2007 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup". MLSnet.com. Retrieved January 30, 2007.
  2. ↑ "US Soccer announces potential pairings for round 3". USOpenCup.com. Archived from the original on 27 June 2007. Retrieved June 21, 2007.

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