2007 U.S. Open Cup

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2007 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
Tournament details
CountryUnited States
Final positions
ChampionsNew England Revolution
(1st title)
Runner-upFC Dallas
2008–09 CONCACAF Champions LeagueNew England Revolution
Tournament statistics
Top goal scorer(s)Sébastien Le Toux
(5 goals)
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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

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

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

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

Main article:
2007 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup qualification

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
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
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
AET
) 		2
USL-2 Western Mass Pioneers 1
USASA Danbury United 2
USL-2
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
AET
) 		2
USL-1
AET
) 		1
MLS
Houston Dynamo
0
USL-1 Charleston Battery 1
MLS
AET
) 		2
MLS
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
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

USASA) v Harrisburg City Islanders (USL-2
)
June 12, 2007
USASA)
0–4 Harrisburg City Islanders (USL-2) Harrisburg, PA
7:05 ET Bodiya Yellow card 19' (Report)
Fisher
87'		 Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex
Attendance: 874
Referee: Daun White (USA)
Carolina RailHawks (USL-1
)
June 12, 2007
Carolina RailHawks (USL-1)
Cary, NC
7:30 ET Carrillo 76'
Alebic Red card 89'		 (Report) Worthen 5'
Edozien 31' 34'
Norkus 64'		 Stadium:
SAS Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,062
Referee: Mark Kadlecik (USA
)
PDL) v Charleston Battery (USL-1
)
June 12, 2007
PDL)
0–3 Charleston Battery (USL-1) Charleston, SC
7:30 ET Fadida Red card 76' (Report) Armstrong 5'
Vercollone 12' 42'		 Stadium:
Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Shane Moody (USA
)
Rochester Raging Rhinos (USL-1
)
June 12, 2007
Rochester Raging Rhinos (USL-1)
Rochester, NY
7:35 ET (Report) Matthew Delicâte 20' Stadium:
PAETEC Park
Attendance: 3,721
Referee: Jason Krnac (USA
)
Atlanta Silverbacks (USL-1
)
June 12, 2007
Atlanta Silverbacks (USL-1)
Chamblee, Georgia
7:55 ET (Report)
Rodrigo Rios 14', 25', 90'
Rafique Hassim 19', 74'
Dan Antoniuk 80'
Warren Ukah
84', 86', 88'		 Stadium:
Silverbacks Park
Attendance: –
Referee: Tony Russo (USA
)
Indios USA (NPSL) v Minnesota Thunder (USL-1)
June 12, 2007
St. Paul, Minnesota
8:05 ET Marco Vidal 5'
Joel Rios 77'		 (Report) Jeremiah Bass 37'
Darren Spicer 40'
Leo Gibson 66'		 Stadium: James Griffin Stadium
Attendance: 1,132
Referee: Troy Cohrs (USA)
USASA) v Seattle Sounders (USL-1
)
June 12, 2007
USASA)
1–4 Seattle Sounders (USL-1) Tukwila, Washington
11:00 ET Hughes 18' (Report) Nathan Knox 9'
Sébastien Le Toux 32', 37'
Greg Howes 45'		 Stadium:
Starfire Sports Complex
Attendance: --
Referee: Mike Rottersman (USA
)
USASA) v Charlotte Eagles (USL-2
)
June 13, 2007
USASA)
0–2 Charlotte Eagles (USL-2) Charlotte, North Carolina
7:30 ET (Report) Dustin Swinehart 21'
Jacob Coggins 84'		 Stadium: Transamerica Field
Attendance: --
Referee: Daniel Burak (USA)

Second round

Cleveland City Stars (USL-2) v Richmond Kickers (USL-2)
June 26, 2007 Cleveland City Stars (USL-2) 1–2 Richmond Kickers (USL-2) Richmond, Virginia
7:00 ET Nigel Codrington 64' (Report) Matt Watson 28'
Robert Ssejjemba 45'+		 Stadium:
University of Richmond Stadium
Attendance: 1,107
Referee: Robert Velbis (USA
)
PDL) v Charleston Battery (USL-1
)
June 26, 2007
PDL)
0–1 Charleston Battery (USL-1) Charleston, South Carolina
7:30 ET (Report) Anthony Catalano 74' Stadium:
Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: --
Referee: Roni Canales (USA
)
Rochester Raging Rhinos (USL-1
)
June 26, 2007
Rochester Raging Rhinos (USL-1)
Rochester, New York
7:35 ET Omar McFarlane 43' (Report) Matthew Delicâte 83'
Aaran Lines 105'		 Stadium:
PAETEC Park
Attendance: 3,125
Referee: Rizal Milliken (USA
)
Atlanta Silverbacks (USL-1
)
June 26, 2007
Atlanta, Georgia
7:55 ET (Report) Warren Ukah 49' Stadium:
Silverbacks Park
Attendance: --
Referee: William Cleland (USA
)
California Victory (USL-1) v Minnesota Thunder (USL-1)
June 26, 2007
St. Paul, Minnesota
8:05 ET
Ricardo Sanchez
95'		 (Report) Stadium: James Griffin Stadium
Attendance: 1,258
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic (USA)

Third round

Atlanta Silverbacks (USL-1) v FC Dallas (MLS
)
July 9, 2007
Atlanta Silverbacks (USL-1)
1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)		 FC Dallas (MLS) Frisco, Texas
8:30 ET Dan Antoniuk 78' (Report) Carlos Ruiz 74' Stadium:
Pizza Hut Park
Attendance: 2,510
Referee: Colin Tait (USA)
Penalties
Rodrigo Rios scored
Justin Moore saved
Dayton O'Brien missed
Angel Rivillo scored
David Hayes scored
Scott Buete
missed
Juan Carlos Toja saved
Chris Gbandi scored
Abe Thompson scored
Arturo Alvarez
scored
Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS) v Richmond Kickers (USL-2
)
July 10, 2007
Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS)
0–1 Richmond Kickers (USL-2) Richmond, Virginia
7:00 ET (Report) David Bulow 31' Stadium:
University of Richmond Stadium
Attendance: 4,578
Referee: Andrew Chapin (USA
)
Houston Dynamo (MLS) v Charleston Battery (USL-1
)
July 10, 2007
Houston Dynamo (MLS)
0–1 (a.e.t.) Charleston Battery (USL-1) Charleston, South Carolina
7:30 ET (Report) Stephen Armstrong 108' Stadium:
Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 2,569
Referee: Shane Moody (USA
)
Rochester Raging Rhinos (USL-1
)
July 10, 2007
Rochester Raging Rhinos (USL-1)
Rochester, New York
7:35 ET Steve Ralston 19', 94'+ (pen)
Taylor Twellman 67', 90'		 (Report)
Hamed Diallo
76', 85'		 Stadium:
PAETEC Park
Attendance: 8,551
Referee: Richard Sanchez (USA
)
California Victory (USL-1) v Colorado Rapids (MLS)
July 10, 2007 California Victory (USL-1) 1–3 Colorado Rapids (MLS) Commerce City, Colorado
9:00 ET
Juan Epitié
79'		 (Report) José Cancela 22'
Herculez Gomez 50'
Omar Cummings 89'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: --
Referee: Ramon Hernandez (USA)
July 11, 2007 D.C. United (MLS) 0–1 Harrisburg City Islanders (USL-2) Landisville, Pennsylvania
7:30 ET (Report)
Steve Fisher
44'		 Stadium: Hempfield High School
Attendance: 5,219
Referee: Jeff Gonerik (USA)
Chivas USA (MLS) v Seattle Sounders (USL-1)
July 18, 2007
Washington
10:30 ET Laurent Merlin 16' (Report) Sébastien Le Toux 44', 50'
Roger Levesque 81'		 Stadium:
Qwest Field
Attendance: 3,589
Referee: Richard Heron (USA
)

Quarterfinals

FC Dallas (MLS) v Charleston Battery (USL-1)
August 7, 2007 FC Dallas (MLS) 2–1 (a.e.t.) Charleston Battery (USL-1) Charleston, South Carolina
7:30 ET Clarence Goodson 22'
Arturo Alvarez 95'		 (Report) Stephen Armstrong 17' Stadium:
Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 3,262
Referee: Hilario Grajeda (USA
)
August 7, 2007
Washington
10:00 ET (Report) Taylor Graham 23'
Zach Scott 25'
Ugo Ihemelu og 41'
Josh Gardner 56'
Sébastien Le Toux 68'		 Stadium:
Qwest Field
Attendance: 6,619
Referee: Ricardo Salazar (USA
)
August 8, 2007 Harrisburg City Islanders (USL-2) 1–2 New England Revolution (MLS) Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:30 ET Matt Tanzini 78' (Report) Andy Dorman 4'
Taylor Twellman 17'		 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 1,512
Referee: Richard Heron (USA)

Semifinals

FC Dallas (MLS) v Seattle Sounders (USL-1)
September 4, 2007
Washington
10:00 ET Carlos Ruiz 92'
Abe Thompson 119'(pen)		 (Report) Leighton O'Brien 120'+ Stadium:
Qwest Field
Attendance: 10,385
Referee: Abiodun Okulaja (USA
)

Final

Main article: 2007 U.S. Open Cup final
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. Archived from the original on May 6, 2007. Retrieved January 30, 2007.
  2. ^ "US Soccer announces potential pairings for round 3". USOpenCup.com. Archived from the original on June 27, 2007. Retrieved June 21, 2007.

External links

Notes

  • 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

See also

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