2009 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup qualification

This page details the qualification process for the 2009 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.

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. It is expected that eight teams from each level will compete in the tournament proper, with the eight clubs from MLS receiving byes into the Third Round.

The qualifying process for MLS will take 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 will compete for the final two berths via a playoff.

Continuing the format of recent seasons, no qualification process will be needed for USL-1 and USL-2 as each level has exactly eight U.S.-based clubs for the 2009 season. The PDL has announced that selected early season games will again double as qualifying matches, as they had in recent years. Each conference will be given two berths that will be awarded to the best team in each division.

The qualifying process for the USASA will take the form of four regional tournaments. Assuming the continuation of recent seasons' format, the two finalists in each region will be awarded berths.

Tier 1: Major League Soccer (MLS)

Bracket

Qualification Semifinals Qualification Finals Qualified
         
New York Red Bulls 2
San Jose Earthquakes 1
New York Red Bulls 3
D.C. United 5
FC Dallas 0
D.C. United 2
D.C. United
Seattle Sounders FC
Colorado Rapids (AET/PK) 0 (4)
Los Angeles Galaxy 0 (2)
Colorado Rapids 0
Seattle Sounders FC 1
Real Salt Lake 1
Seattle Sounders FC 4

Schedule

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

Qualification Semifinals

Qualification Finals

May 20, 2009
7:00 PM EDT
New York Red Bulls 3 - 5 D.C. United
Richards  44'
Rojas  48',  61' (pen.) 		Report Pontius  8',  52'
Khumalo  18'
Barklage  21'
Fred  28'
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 5,056
Referee: Mark Kadlecik

D.C. United qualify for the Third round.

Seattle Sounders F.C. qualify for the Third round.

Tier 2: USL-1 and Tier 3: USL-2

No qualification is necessary for USL-1 and USL-2 since each level has eight U.S.-based clubs for the 2009 season.

Tier 4: USL Premier Development League (PDL)

Winners in each division advance to tournament
All teams play 4 designated games doubled as regular season games
Green indicates U.S. Open Cup berth clinched

Central Conference

Great Lakes Division

Team GP W L T Pts GD*
Chicago Fire Premier 4 3 0 1 10 +5
Kalamazoo Outrage 4 2 0 2 8 +2
Michigan Bucks 4 2 1 1 7 +3
Indiana Invaders 4 1 2 1 4 -1
Fort Wayne Fever 4 1 2 1 4 -2
Cleveland Internationals 4 1 3 0 3 -2
Cincinnati Kings 4 1 3 0 3 -7

Heartland Division

Team GP W L T Pts GD*
St. Louis Lions 4 3 0 1 10 +6
Des Moines Menace 4 3 0 1 10 +4
Real Colorado Foxes 4 2 2 0 6 +2
Rochester Thunder 4 2 2 0 6 +1
Kansas City Brass 4 1 3 0 3 -4
Springfield Demize 4 0 4 0 0 -9

Eastern Conference

Mid Atlantic Division

Team GP W L T Pts GD*
Reading Rage 4 3 0 1 10 +7
Carolina Dynamo 4 2 1 1 7 +2
Fredericksburg Gunners 4 2 1 1 7 +1
West Virginia Chaos 4 1 1 2 5 -2
Cary Clarets 4 1 2 1 4 -3
Virginia Legacy 3 0 0 3 3 0
Northern Virginia Royals 4 0 2 2 2 -2
Hampton Roads Piranhas 3 0 2 1 1 -3

Northeast Division

Team GP W L T Pts GD*
Ocean City Barons 4 3 0 1 10 +6
Long Island Rough Riders 4 3 1 0 9 +3
Brooklyn Knights 4 2 0 2 8 +2
Newark Ironbound Express 4 2 2 0 6 +3
Westchester Flames 4 1 1 2 5 -1
Rhode Island Stingrays 4 1 2 1 4 -3
New Hampshire Phantoms 4 0 3 1 1 -3
New Jersey Rangers 4 0 3 1 1 -7

Southern Conference

Mid South Division

Team GP W L T Pts GD*
El Paso Patriots 4 3 1 0 9 +3
Austin Aztex U23 4 2 1 1 7 +3
Laredo Heat 4 2 1 1 7 +2
Rio Grande Valley Bravos 4 1 1 2 5 0
West Texas United Sockers 4 1 1 2 5 -1
DFW Tornados 4 1 2 1 4 -2
Houston Leones 4 0 3 1 1 -5

Southeast Division

Team GP W L T Pts GD*
Mississippi Brilla 4 3 0 1 10 +3
Bradenton Academics 4 2 0 2 8 +5
New Orleans Jesters 4 1 0 3 6 +1
Baton Rouge Capitals 4 1 1 2 5 0
Atlanta Blackhawks 4 1 2 1 4 0
Nashville Metros 4 1 2 1 4 -2
Panama City Pirates 4 1 2 1 4 -4
Central Florida Kraze 4 0 3 1 1 -3

Western Conference

Northwest Division

Team GP W L T Pts GD*
Kitsap Pumas 4 3 0 1 10 +8
Portland Timbers U23's 4 3 1 0 9 +5
Seattle Wolves 4 2 1 1 7 +3
Cascade Surge 4 2 2 0 6 +1
Tacoma Tide 4 1 1 2 5 0
Spokane Spiders 4 1 3 0 3 -7
Yakima Reds 4 0 4 0 0 -10

Southwest Division

Team GP W L T Pts GD*
Orange County Blue Star 4 3 0 1 10 +5
Hollywood United Hitmen 4 3 1 0 9 +4
Ventura County Fusion 4 2 0 2 8 +4
BYU Cougars 4 2 1 1 7 0
Southern California Seahorses 4 1 0 3 6 +3
Los Angeles Legends 4 2 2 0 6 0
Fresno Fuego 4 1 2 1 4 0
Lancaster Rattlers 4 1 3 0 3 -4
Ogden Outlaws 4 0 3 1 1 -6
Bakersfield Brigade 4 0 3 1 1 -6

*-maximum goal differential of +/- 3 per game

Tier 5: United States Adult Soccer Association (USASA)

Region I

Nine teams will compete for the two Region I berths in the U.S. Open Cup.

Bracket

  Preliminary Round Qualification Semifinals Qualification Finals Qualified
                                     
        
  NY  New York Pancyprian-Freedoms 2  
    MA  Emigrantes Das Ilhas 4  
      
        
  MA  Emigrantes Das Ilhas 4 (AET)  
  CT  Danbury United 2  
        
        
  CLS  U.S. PARMA 1
    CT  Danbury United 6  
      
        
  MA  Emigrantes Das Ilhas
  VA  Aegean Hawks
        
        
  VA  Aegean Hawks 2
    PA  Vereinigung Erzgebirge 0  
      
        
  VA  Aegean Hawks 1
  NPSL  Charm City FC 0  
        
        
  MD  Christos FC 1
    NPSL  Charm City FC 4  
NJ  GO Soccer FC 0
NPSL  Charm City FC 5  

Preliminary Round

April 19, 2009
14:30 EDT
GO Soccer FC 0-5 Charm City FC
Calvert Hall College High School, Baltimore

Qualification Semifinals

May 3, 2009
14:00 EDT
U.S. PARMA 1-6 Danbury United
Portuguese Cultural Center, Danbury

May 3, 2009
14:00 EDT
Aegean Hawks 2-0 Vereinigung Erzgebirge
VE Main Field, Warminster Township

May 3, 2009
14:00 EDT
Christos F.C. 1-4 Charm City FC
Cedar Lane Park, Harford County

Qualification Finals

May 24, 2009
14:00 EDT
Danbury United 2-4
(AET) 		Emigrantes Das Ilhas
Portuguese Cultural Center, Danbury

May 24, 2009
15:30 EDT
Aegean Hawks 1-0 Charm City FC
Denison Nusery Field, Waldorf

Region II

Seven teams have qualified from Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Indiana and Iowa.

Qualification Semifinals Qualification Finals Qualified
         
MN Minnesota Hawks 1
NE 402 FC 10
NE 402 FC 5 (aet)
IL RWB Adria 3
IL RWB Adria
Bye
NE 402 FC
WI Bavarian SC
MI Ann Arbor FC Elite 0
WI Bavarian SC 1
WI Bavarian SC 3
IA Des Moines 2
NPSL FC Indiana 2
IA Des Moines Menace Reserves 4

Region III

The following teams have qualified for the regional finals to be held in St. Johns, Florida from May 22 to 25, 2009.

Group A

Group B

Group A

Team P W L T GF GA GD Points
Lynch's Irish Pub F.C. 3 2 0 1 11 2 +9 7
Pumas FC (NPSL) 3 2 0 1 10 2 +8 7
Baton Rouge Classics 3 1 2 0 3 11 -8 3
Greenwood Wanderers 3 0 3 0 0 9 -9 0

May 22, 2009
Lynch's Irish Pub F.C. 2–2 Pumas FC
Fruit Cove Middle School, St. Johns, Florida

May 22, 2009
Baton Rouge Classics 3–0* Greenwood Wanderers
Fruit Cove Middle School, St. Johns, Florida

May 23, 2009
Pumas FC 5–0 Baton Rouge Classics
Fruit Cove Middle School, St. Johns, Florida

May 23, 2009
Lynch's Irish Pub F.C. 3–0* Greenwood Wanderers
Fruit Cove Middle School, St. Johns, Florida

May 24, 2009
Lynch's Irish Pub F.C. 6–0 Baton Rouge Classics
Fruit Cove Middle School, St. Johns, Florida

May 24, 2009
Pumas FC 3–0* Greenwood Wanderers
Fruit Cove Middle School, St. Johns, Florida

*Greenwood Wanderers failed to show, so all games were 3–0 forfeits

Group B

Team P W L T GF GA GD Points
Atlanta FC (NPSL) 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5 9
Legends F.C. 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 6
Rocket City United (NPSL) 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 3
Dynamo New Tampa 3 0 3 0 0 9 -9 0

May 22, 2009
Dynamo New Tampa 0–3* Rocket City United
Fruit Cove Middle School, St. Johns, Florida

May 22, 2009
Legends F.C. 0–1 Atlanta FC
Fruit Cove Middle School, St. Johns, Florida

May 23, 2009
Rocket City United 0–1 Legends F.C.
Fruit Cove Middle School, St. Johns, Florida

May 23, 2009
Dynamo New Tampa 0–3* Atlanta FC
Fruit Cove Middle School, St. Johns, Florida

May 24, 2009
Dynamo New Tampa 0–3* Legends F.C.
Fruit Cove Middle School, St. Johns, Florida

May 24, 2009
Rocket City United 1–2 Atlanta FC
Fruit Cove Middle School, St. Johns, Florida

*Dynamo New Tampa failed to show, so all games were 3–0 forfeits

Final

Final
   
1 Lynch's Irish Pub F.C. 3
2 Atlanta FC 4

Region IV

The following teams participated in the regional finals to be held in Scottsdale, Arizona from May 15 to 17, 2009.

Group A

Group B

  • All Sol F.C. (New Mexico)
  • Arizona Sahuaros (on hiatus from NPSL)
  • Miran F.C. (Southern California)
  • Rockstar United (Arizona)

Group A

Team P W L T GF GA GD Points
Sonoma County Sol 3 2 0 1 7 2 +5 7
Doxa-Italia 3 2 0 1 8 5 +3 7
San Diego United 3 1 2 0 5 7 -2 3
F.C. Hasental 3 0 3 0 3 9 -5 0

May 15, 2009
F.C. Hasental 0 – 3 San Diego United
Reach 11 Sports Complex, Phoenix

May 15, 2009
Sonoma County Sol 1 – 1 Doxa-Italia
Reach 11 Sports Complex, Phoenix

May 16, 2009
Doxa-Italia 4 – 2 F.C. Hasental
Reach 11 Sports Complex, Phoenix

May 16, 2009
San Diego United 0 – 4 Sonoma County Sol
Reach 11 Sports Complex, Phoenix

May 16, 2009
San Diego United 2 – 3 Doxa-Italia
Reach 11 Sports Complex, Phoenix

May 16, 2009
F.C. Hasental 1 – 2 Sonoma County Sol
Reach 11 Sports Complex, Phoenix

Group B

Team P W L T GF GA GD Points
Miran F.C.* 3 2 0 1 4 0 +4 7
Arizona Sahuaros 3 1 0 2 5 1 +4 5
All Sol F.C. 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
Rockstar United 3 0 3 0 2 10 -8 0

May 15, 2009
Rockstar United 0 – 3 Miran F.C.
Reach 11 Sports Complex, Phoenix

May 15, 2009
Arizona Sahuaros 1 – 1 All Sol F.C.
Reach 11 Sports Complex, Phoenix

May 16, 2009
Arizona Sahuaros 4 – 0 Rockstar United
Reach 11 Sports Complex, Phoenix

May 16, 2009
Miran F.C. 1 – 0 All Sol F.C.
Reach 11 Sports Complex, Phoenix

May 16, 2009
All Sol F.C. 3 – 2 Rockstar United
Reach 11 Sports Complex, Phoenix

May 16, 2009
Miran F.C. 0 – 0 Arizona Sahuaros
Reach 11 Sports Complex, Phoenix

Final

Final
   
1 Sonoma County Sol 2
2 Miran F.C. 1

May 18, 2009
Sonoma County Sol 2 – 1 Miran F.C.
Reach 11 Sports Complex, Phoenix

*Miran F.C. was disqualified for using illegitimate players, so the group runner up (Arizona Sahuaros) will participate in the U.S. Open Cup

See also

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