2009 U.S. Open Cup qualification

This page details the qualification process for the 2009 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

Colorado Rapids v Los Angeles Galaxy

April 7, 2009	Colorado Rapids	0 – 0 (aet) (4 – 2 p)	Los Angeles Galaxy	Carson, California
20:00 PDT	Dalby  36'	Report	Gonzales  41' Marshall  63' Magee  109'	Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 6,219 Referee: Abiodun Okulaja
	Penalties
	Cummings Ballouchy Clark Ihemelu		Gordon Klein Jordan Magee

FC Dallas v D.C. United

April 22, 2009	FC Dallas	0 - 2	D.C. United	Washington, D.C.
19:30 EDT		Report	Fred 21' Barklage 66'	Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 5,163 Referee: Jeff Gontarek

Real Salt Lake v Seattle Sounders FC

April 28, 2009	Real Salt Lake	1 - 4	Seattle Sounders FC	Tukwila, Washington
19:00 PDT	Johnson 32' Olave  41'	Report	Ianni  20' Le Toux 25' (PK) 54' Nyassi 27' King 52' Nyassi  71'	Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex Attendance: 3,890

New York Red Bulls v San Jose Earthquakes

April 29, 2009	New York Red Bulls	2 - 1	San Jose Earthquakes	Santa Clara, California
19:30 PDT	Petke 2' Sassano  76' Wolyniec 80' Pietravallo  82'	Report[permanent dead link]	Salinas  39' Campos  47' 71' Denton  67'	Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 4,011 Referee: Alejandro Mariscal

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Qualification Finals

New York Red Bulls	3 - 5	D.C. United
Richards 44' Rojas 48', 61' (pen.)	Report[permanent dead link]	Pontius 8', 52' Khumalo 18' Barklage 21' Fred 28'

May 20, 2009
7:00 PM EDT

Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Washington, D.C.

Attendance: 5,056

Referee: Mark Kadlecik

D.C. United qualify for the Third round.

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Colorado Rapids	0 - 1	Seattle Sounders FC
Harvey  71'	Report	Forrest 62'

May 26, 2009
7:00 PM PDT

Starfire Sports Complex
Tukwila, Washington

Attendance: 4,007

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

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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

GO Soccer FC	0-5	Charm City FC

April 19, 2009
14:30 EDT

Calvert Hall College High School, Baltimore

Qualification Semifinals

New York Pancyprian-Freedoms	2-4	Emigrantes Das Ilhas

May 3, 2009
14:00 EDT

Massasoit Community College Field, Brockton

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U.S. PARMA	1-6	Danbury United

May 3, 2009
14:00 EDT

Portuguese Cultural Center, Danbury

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Aegean Hawks	2-0	Vereinigung Erzgebirge

May 3, 2009
14:00 EDT

VE Main Field, Warminster Township

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Christos F.C.	1-4	Charm City FC

May 3, 2009
14:00 EDT

Cedar Lane Park, Harford County

Qualification Finals

Danbury United	2-4 (AET)	Emigrantes Das Ilhas

May 24, 2009
14:00 EDT

Portuguese Cultural Center, Danbury

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Aegean Hawks	1-0	Charm City FC

May 24, 2009
15:30 EDT

Denison Nursery 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 Lynch's Irish Pub F.C. (Florida) Pumas FC (NPSL - Alabama) Baton Rouge Classics (Louisiana) Greenwood Wanderers (South Carolina)

Group B Dynamo New Tampa (Florida) Legends F.C. (North Texas) Rocket City United (NPSL - Alabama) Atlanta FC (NPSL - Georgia)

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

Lynch's Irish Pub F.C.	2–2	Pumas FC

May 22, 2009

Fruit Cove Middle School, St. Johns, Florida

Baton Rouge Classics	3–0*	Greenwood Wanderers

May 22, 2009

Fruit Cove Middle School, St. Johns, Florida

Pumas FC	5–0	Baton Rouge Classics

May 23, 2009

Fruit Cove Middle School, St. Johns, Florida

Lynch's Irish Pub F.C.	3–0*	Greenwood Wanderers

May 23, 2009

Fruit Cove Middle School, St. Johns, Florida

Lynch's Irish Pub F.C.	6–0	Baton Rouge Classics

May 24, 2009

Fruit Cove Middle School, St. Johns, Florida

Pumas FC	3–0*	Greenwood Wanderers

May 24, 2009

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

Dynamo New Tampa	0–3*	Rocket City United

May 22, 2009

Fruit Cove Middle School, St. Johns, Florida

Legends F.C.	0–1	Atlanta FC

May 22, 2009

Fruit Cove Middle School, St. Johns, Florida

Rocket City United	0–1	Legends F.C.

May 23, 2009

Fruit Cove Middle School, St. Johns, Florida

Dynamo New Tampa	0–3*	Atlanta FC

May 23, 2009

Fruit Cove Middle School, St. Johns, Florida

Dynamo New Tampa	0–3*	Legends F.C.

May 24, 2009

Fruit Cove Middle School, St. Johns, Florida

Rocket City United	1–2	Atlanta FC

May 24, 2009

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

Lynch's Irish Pub F.C.	3 - 4	Atlanta FC

May 25, 2009

Fruit Cove Middle School, St. Johns, Florida

Region IV

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

Group A Doxa-Italia (Southern California) F.C. Hasental (Southern California) San Diego United (on hiatus from NPSL) Sonoma County Sol (on hiatus from NPSL)

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

F.C. Hasental	0 – 3	San Diego United

May 15, 2009

Reach 11 Sports Complex, Phoenix

Sonoma County Sol	1 – 1	Doxa-Italia

May 15, 2009

Reach 11 Sports Complex, Phoenix

Doxa-Italia	4 – 2	F.C. Hasental

May 16, 2009

Reach 11 Sports Complex, Phoenix

San Diego United	0 – 4	Sonoma County Sol

May 16, 2009

Reach 11 Sports Complex, Phoenix

San Diego United	2 – 3	Doxa-Italia

May 16, 2009

Reach 11 Sports Complex, Phoenix

F.C. Hasental	1 – 2	Sonoma County Sol

May 16, 2009

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

Rockstar United	0 – 3	Miran F.C.

May 15, 2009

Reach 11 Sports Complex, Phoenix

Arizona Sahuaros	1 – 1	All Sol F.C.

May 15, 2009

Reach 11 Sports Complex, Phoenix

Arizona Sahuaros	4 – 0	Rockstar United

May 16, 2009

Reach 11 Sports Complex, Phoenix

Miran F.C.	1 – 0	All Sol F.C.

May 16, 2009

Reach 11 Sports Complex, Phoenix

All Sol F.C.	3 – 2	Rockstar United

May 16, 2009

Reach 11 Sports Complex, Phoenix

Miran F.C.	0 – 0	Arizona Sahuaros

May 16, 2009

Reach 11 Sports Complex, Phoenix

Final

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

Sonoma County Sol	2 – 1	Miran F.C.

May 18, 2009

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