1998 U.S. Open Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Chicago Fire (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Columbus Crew |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Jason Acres (4 goals) |
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The 1998 soccer teams in the United States.
The first-year
Chicago, Illinois
.
In the early rounds of the tournament, only one MLS team lost to a minor-league side, when the A-League's Nashville Metros beat the Kansas City Wizards 3–1.
Open Cup Bracket
Home teams listed on top of bracket
| Second Round | Third Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||
| A-L | Hershey Wildcats | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| PDL | Chicago Stingers
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| PDL | Chicago Stingers
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| MLS | Chicago Fire S.C.
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| MLS | PSO )
| 1 (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| MLS | San Jose Clash
| 1 (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| A-L | El Paso Patriots | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| PDL | Arizona Sahuaros
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| A-L | El Paso Patriots | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| MLS | San Jose Clash
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| MLS | Chicago Fire S.C.
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| MLS | Dallas Burn
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| MLS | Dallas Burn
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| A-L | Orange County Zodiac
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| A-L | Orange County Zodiac
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| PDL | Austin Lone Stars | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| MLS | Dallas Burn
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| A-L | Nashville Metros | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| A-L | Nashville Metros | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| PDL | Delaware Wizards | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| A-L | Nashville Metros | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| MLS | Kansas City Wizards
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| MLS | Chicago Fire S.C. (ASDET)
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| MLS | Columbus Crew | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| MLS | Miami Fusion | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| PDL | Orlando Nighthawks | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| A-L | Milwaukee Rampage | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| PDL | Orlando Nighthawks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| MLS | Columbus Crew | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| MLS | Miami Fusion | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| PDL | Western Mass Pioneers | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| A-L | Rochester Rhinos
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| A-L | Rochester Rhinos
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| MLS | Columbus Crew (ASDET) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| MLS | Columbus Crew | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| MLS | MetroStars
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| MLS | MetroStars (ASDET )
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| A-L | Hampton Roads Mariners | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| A-L | Hampton Roads Mariners (aet, PSO) | 0 (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| PDL | Central Jersey Riptide | 0 (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| MLS | MetroStars
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| MLS | Tampa Bay Mutiny | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| MLS | PSO )
| 2 (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| PDL | Worcester Wildfire
| 2 (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| A-L | Worcester Wildfire
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| PDL | Charlotte Eagles | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
First round
Eight D3 Pro, four PDL, and four USASA teams start.
| June 9, 1998 | USISL D3-Pro) | House Park Austin, Texas | ||
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(Report) |
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Attendance: 824 |
| June 10, 1998 | USISL D3-Pro) | Randy White Alumni Stadium Wilmington, Delaware | ||
Dan Savich  8' |
(Report) |
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| June 11, 1998 | USISL D3-Pro) | Forest View Park Arlington Heights, Illinois | ||
| (Report) |
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| June 12, 1998 | USISL D3-Pro) | Davidson College Davidson, North Carolina | ||
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(Report) |
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| June 12, 1998 | USISL D3-Pro) | Dobson High School Mesa, Arizona | ||
| Sarkis Banyan 86' |
(Report) |
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Attendance: 5816 |
| June 13, 1998 | USISL D3-Pro) | Memorial Stadium New Brunswick, New Jersey | ||
| Sean Walker 11' |
(Report) |
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| June 16, 1998 | USISL D3-Pro) | Frank E. Lough Stadium Orlando, Florida | ||
| Jeremy Shortt 21' |
(Report) |
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Attendance: 150 |
| June 21, 1998 | USISL D3-Pro) | 2-0 (forfeit) | New York Greek American Atlas (USASA Region I) | |
| (Report) | ||||
| Note: New York Greek American Atlas was forced to forfeit the match (originally a 1-0) win due to the use of six players who had not obtained international clearance. | ||||
Second round
Eight A-League enter.
| June 23, 1998 | Worcester Wildfire (USISL A-League) | Natick High School Natick, Massachusetts | ||
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| June 23, 1998 | USISL D3-Pro) | 3-2 (a.e.t.) | Hershey Wildcats (USISL A-League) | Hersheypark Stadium Hershey, Pennsylvania |
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(Report) |
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Referee: Nate Clement |
| June 23, 1998 | USISL D3-Pro) | 2–1 | Milwaukee Rampage (USISL A-League) | |
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(Report) | ???' |
| June 23, 1998 | Orange County Zodiac (USISL A-League) | Anteater Stadium Irvine, California | ||
| Randy Holland 62' |
(Report) |
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| June 24, 1998 | SISD Student Activities Complex Socorro, Texas | |||
| Attendance: 921 |
| June 24, 1998 | USISL D3-Pro) | 1–7 | Nashville Metros (USISL A-League) | HCA Columbia Soccer Stadium Nashville, Tennessee |
| Tarik Walker 68' |
(Report) |
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Attendance: 469 |
| June 30, 1998 | Hampton Roads Mariners (USISL A-League ) |
| July 1, 1998 | USISL D3-Pro) | Lusitano Stadium Ludlow, Massachusetts | ||
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(Report) | Mike Butler 62' |
Attendance: 2156 |
Third round
Eight MLS enter.
| July 6, 1998 | USISL D3-Pro) | Forest View Park Stadium Arlington Heights, Illinois | ||
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(Report) | Joe Carver 22' |
Attendance: 4216 |
| July 7, 1998 | Frontier Field Rochester, New York | |||
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(Report) |
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Attendance: 9287 |
| July 7, 1998 | SISD Student Activities Complex Socorro, Texas | |||
| John Doyle 38', 78' |
(Report) | Attendance: 3275 |
| July 8, 1998 | MetroStars (MLS) | Kean Alumni Stadium Union, New Jersey | ||
| (Report) | Eduardo Hurtado 98' |
Attendance: 462 |
| July 8, 1998 | USISL D3-Pro) | 0–3 | Miami Fusion F.C. (MLS) | Lockhart Stadium Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
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(Report) |
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| July 8, 1998 | Worcester Wildfire (USISL A-League) | 2-2 (a.e.t.) (4-5 p) | Tampa Bay Mutiny (MLS) | USF Soccer and Track Stadium Tampa, Florida |
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(Report) |
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| July 8, 1998 | Dallas Burn (MLS) | Old Panther Field Duncanville, Texas |
| July 8, 1998 | Kansas City Wizards (MLS) | 1-3 | Nashville Metros (USISL A-League) | HCA Columbia Soccer Stadium Nashville, Tennessee |
| Paul Rideout 24' |
(Report) |
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Attendance: 1248 |
Quarterfinals
| Columbus Crew (MLS) | 3–0 | Miami Fusion (MLS) |
|---|---|---|
| Jeff Cunningham 12' Brian McBride 36', 44' |
(Report) |
Finley Stadium
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Attendance: 3,757
Referee: Sandra Hunt (USA
)MetroStars (MLS) | 4–0 | Tampa Bay Mutiny (MLS) |
|---|---|---|
Jim Rooney 75' 77'Mike Sorber |
(Report) |
Finley Stadium
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Attendance: 3,757
Referee: Kevin Stott (USA
)San Jose Clash (MLS ) | ||
|---|---|---|
Lubos Kubik 55' |
(Report) | Jeff Baicher 65' |
Dallas, Texas
Attendance: 3,812
Referee: Kevin Terry (USA
)Dallas Burn (MLS ) | ||
|---|---|---|
| John Jones 87' | (Report) | Dante Washington 9', 53' Mickey Trotman 48' Temoc Suarez 78' Richard Farrer 81' |
Dallas, Texas
Attendance: 3,812
Referee: Gerry Corrie (USA
)Semifinals
Dallas Burn (MLS ) | ||
|---|---|---|
Lubos Kubik 74' |
(Report) | Mickey Trotman 23' Leonel Álvarez 83' (pen) |
New Orleans, Louisiana
Attendance: 6,514
Referee: Rich Grady (USA
)MetroStars (MLS ) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ricardo Iribarren 5' | (Report) |
New Orleans, Louisiana
Attendance: 6,514
Referee: Tim Weyland (USA
)Final
      Chicago Fire
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     Columbus Crew
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Top scorers
| Position | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Acres | Chicago Stingers
|
4 |
| 2 | Kirk Wilson | El Paso Patriots | 3 |
| Brian McBride | Columbus Crew | 3 | |
| Joe Carver | Chicago Stingers
|
3 | |
| James Wellington | Charlotte Eagles | 3 |
See also
- United States Soccer Federation
- U.S. Open Cup
- Major League Soccer
- United Soccer Leagues
- USASA
- National Premier Soccer League