2010 U.S. Open Cup

2010 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
Tournament details
Country	United States
Teams	40
Final positions
Champions	Seattle Sounders FC (2nd title)
Runner-up	Columbus Crew
2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League	Seattle Sounders FC
Tournament statistics
Matches played	39
Goals scored	110 (2.82 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Paulo Araujo Jr.; Nate Jaqua; (5)
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The 2010 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup was the 97th edition of the USSF's annual national soccer championship, running from June through early October.

The tournament proper featured teams from the top five levels of the American Soccer Pyramid. These five levels, namely Major League Soccer, the USSF D-2 Pro League, the United Soccer Leagues (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. The eight MLS clubs received byes into the third round, while the remaining 32 teams played in the first two rounds, with brackets influenced by geography.^[1]

The final took place on October 5, with Seattle Sounders FC defeating the Columbus Crew 2–1 at Qwest Field in Seattle, WA, in front of a U.S. Open Cup record crowd of 31,311. The Sounders became the first MLS team (and first team in 27 years) to win back-to-back Open Cups.^[2]

Matchdays

Date	Round	Notes
June 15	First	32 USSF D2, USL, and USASA clubs enter
June 22	Second
June 29/30	Round of 16	8 MLS clubs enter
July 6/7	Quarterfinals
Sept. 1	Semifinals
Oct. 5	Final

Participating teams

The tournament consisted of 40 teams. Eight teams each from the MLS, PDL, and USASA qualified according to their own procedures. All 15 American D-2 Pro league and USL Second Division teams qualified. The final slot went to the winner of a one-game playoff between the Sonoma County Sol and PSA Los Gatos Storm.^[3]

Major League Soccer (8 teams)

USSF D-2 Pro League (9 teams)

USL Second Division (6 teams)

Premier Development League (8 teams)

United States Adult Soccer Association (9 teams)

Open Cup bracket

Match pairings were determined by a blind draw. The Second round winners advanced to play one of eight MLS clubs in 16-team knockout tournament.
Home teams listed on top of bracket

First round		Second round

Harrisburg City Islanders (AET)	4

Brooklyn Italians	2
		Harrisburg City Islanders	1

		Long Island Rough Riders	0
Long Island Rough Riders	2

NY Pancyprian-Freedoms	0

First round		Second round

Richmond Kickers (AET)	1

Crystal Palace Baltimore	0
		Richmond Kickers	3

		Real Maryland Monarchs	1
Reading United	1

Real Maryland Monarchs (AET)	2

First round		Second round

Charleston Battery	4

CASL Elite	2
		Charleston Battery	2

		Carolina RailHawks	1
Carolina RailHawks	1

Charlotte Eagles	0

First round		Second round

Rochester Rhinos	2

Dayton Dutch Lions	0
		Rochester Rhinos	3

		Pittsburgh Riverhounds	0
Pittsburgh Riverhounds	2

Detroit United	0

First round		Second round

NSC Minnesota Stars	4

KC Athletics	2
		NSC Minnesota Stars	0

		AC St. Louis	1
Des Moines Menace	0

AC St. Louis	1

First round		Second round

Miami FC (AET)	5

Central Florida Kraze	1
		Miami FC (AET)	2

		FC Tampa Bay	1
Legends FC	0

FC Tampa Bay	3

First round		Second round

Austin Aztex	3

DFW Tornados	0
		Austin Aztex	3

		Arizona Sahuaros	1
Ventura County Fusion	1 (2)

Arizona Sahuaros (AET/PSO)	1 (4)

First round		Second round

Kitsap Pumas (AET)	4

Bay Area Ambassadors	2
		Kitsap Pumas	1

		Portland Timbers	4
Portland Timbers	3

Sonoma County Sol	0

Round of 16		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final

Portland Timbers	1 (3)

Seattle Sounders FC	1 (4)
		Seattle Sounders FC	2

		Los Angeles Galaxy	0
Los Angeles Galaxy	2

AC St. Louis	0
				Seattle Sounders FC	3

				Chivas USA	1
Houston Dynamo	1

Miami FC	0
		Houston Dynamo	1

		Chivas USA	3
Chivas USA	1

Austin Aztex	0
						Seattle Sounders FC	2

						Columbus Crew	1
D.C. United	2

Richmond Kickers	0
		D.C. United	2

		Harrisburg City Islanders	0
Harrisburg City Islanders (AET)	1

New York Red Bulls	0
				D.C. United	1

				Columbus Crew	2
Columbus Crew	2

Rochester Rhinos	1
		Columbus Crew	3

		Charleston Battery	0
Chicago Fire	0 (0)

Charleston Battery (AET/PSO)	0 (3)

Schedule

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

First round

June 15, 2010	Brooklyn Italians (USASA)	2 – 4 (a.e.t.)	Harrisburg City Islanders (USL-2)	Harrisburg, PA
7:00 pm EDT	Hamilton 16' Nittoli 65' 74' Hunter 115' Candela 115'	Report	Jafta 19' Hotchkin 66' Calvano 76' Bloes 89' Pelletier 90+' Noone 97' Oppong 119'	Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex Attendance: 521 Referee: Ian Bongaardt

June 15, 2010	Crystal Palace Baltimore (USSF D-2)	0 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Richmond Kickers (USL-2)	Richmond, VA
7:00 pm EDT	Brooks 70' Yoshitake 100' Neto 104'	Report	Burke 41' Foglesong 70' Delicâte 119'	Stadium: University of Richmond Stadium Attendance: 1,123 Referee: Terrence Andrews

June 15, 2010	Detroit United (USASA)	0–2	Pittsburgh Riverhounds (USL-2)	Bridgeville, PA
7:00 pm EDT	Gatica 51'	Report	Weekes 35' Gazda 42' Tuttle 85'	Stadium: Chartiers Valley High School Attendance: 257 Referee: John Safar

June 15, 2010	Dayton Dutch Lions (PDL)	0–2	Rochester Rhinos (USSF D-2)	Rochester, NY
7:05 pm EDT		Report^{[permanent dead link]}	Nuñez 18' Franks 28' (pen.)	Stadium: Marina Auto Stadium Attendance: 3,127 Referee: Islam Sallaj

June 15, 2010	Charlotte Eagles (USL-2)	0–1	Carolina Railhawks (USSF D-2)	Cary, NC
7:30 pm EDT	Bentos 80' Herrera 86'	Report	Bundu 23'	Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Referee: Daniel Burak

June 15, 2010	NY Pancyprian-Freedoms (USASA)	0–2	Long Island Rough Riders (PDL)	South Huntington, NY
7:30 pm EDT	Pafitis 40' Matteo 43' Gustafsson 68'	Report	Hole 16' Kramer 19' Todd 42' Grendi 65' Gatti 78'	Stadium: Cy Donnelly Stadium Attendance: 250 Referee: Richard Sanchez

June 15, 2010	Real Maryland Monarchs (USL-2)	2 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Reading United (PDL)	Reading, PA
7:30 pm EDT	Paterson 20' 71' Hunter 44' Evans 69' Noviello 90' 99' Sesay 105' Borrajo 116'	Report	Schoenle 57' Gaddis 98'	Stadium: Don Thomas Stadium Attendance: 236 Referee: Stan Nagle

June 15, 2010	CASL Elite (USASA)	2–4	Charleston Battery (USL-2)	Charleston, SC
7:30 pm EDT	Merritt 53' Coggins 76' Swinehart 80'	Report	Massie 7' Coleman 12' Prince 42' Heinemann 68'	Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 797 Referee: Skye Arthur-Banning

June 15, 2010	Central Florida Kraze (PDL)	1 – 5 (a.e.t.)	Miami FC (USSF D-2)	Lauderhill, FL
7:30 pm EDT	Sosa 1' Gutierrez 20' Millar 57'		Gómez 2' Dias 10' Araujo 110', 112', 113', 119'	Stadium: Central Broward Regional Park Referee: Fernando Iturriaga

June 15, 2010	KC Athletics (USASA)	2–4	NSC Minnesota Stars (USSF D-2)	Blaine, MN
7:00 pm CDT	Vermillion 27' Hoffman 61' (pen.) Perkins 72'	Report^{[permanent dead link]}	Ukah 35', 45+1' Hlavaty 45' 75' (pen.) Bracalello 71'	Stadium: National Sports Center Referee: Sam Trigui

June 15, 2010	AC St. Louis (USSF D-2)	1–0	Des Moines Menace (PDL)	West Des Moines, IA
7:30 pm CDT	Ambersley 52' 70' Velten 56' Nzinga 82'	Report	Bradford 46' 59' Pearson 72'	Stadium: Valley Stadium Attendance: 2,090 Referee: Landis Wiley

June 15, 2010	DFW Tornados (PDL)	0–3	Austin Aztex (USSF D-2)	Austin, TX
7:30 pm CDT	Ward 45' Shirley 49' Noel-Williams 58'	Report^{[permanent dead link]}	Caicedo 21' Watson 25', 63' Worthen 33' Campbell 37'	Stadium: House Park Referee: Luis Guardia

June 15, 2010	FC Tampa Bay (USSF D-2)	3–0	Legends FC (USASA)	Dallas, TX
8:00 pm CDT	Burt 2' Adjeman-Pamboe 38' Ustruck 43' King 85'			Stadium: Richland Stadium Referee: Jorge Luna Hernandez

June 15, 2010	Sonoma County Sol (USASA)	0–3	Portland Timbers (USSF D-2)	Portland, OR
7:00 pm PDT	Santoya 34' Summerscales 77'	Report	Nimo 58' Suzuki 88' Marcelin 90'	Stadium: PGE Park Attendance: 2,107 Referee: Josh Wilkens

June 15, 2010	Bay Area Ambassadors (USASA)	2 – 4 (a.e.t.)	Kitsap Pumas (PDL)	Bremerton, WA
7:00 pm PDT	Begovic 16' Mohammed 26' Da Silva 71' 77'	Report	Fishbaugher 3', 110' 40' Hyde 16' Besagno 38' Gray 80' Phillips 96'	Stadium: Bremerton Memorial Stadium Attendance: 504 Referee: Jeff Hosking

June 15, 2010	Arizona Sahuaros (USASA)	1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	Ventura County Fusion (PDL)	Ventura, CA
7:05 pm PDT	DeLeon 26' Parsons 40'	Report	Nicholson 25' Jagne 60'	Stadium: Ventura College Attendance: 487 Referee: Miguel Chicas
	Penalties
	C. Green B. Green LaMarca Garcia DeLeon		Watson Hustedt Di. Barrera Da. Barrera

Second round

June 22, 2010	Long Island Rough Riders (PDL)	0–1	Harrisburg City Islanders (USL-2)	Harrisburg, PA
7:00 pm EDT	Magill 83'	Report	Bloes 33'	Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex Attendance: 457 Referee: Brian Dunn

June 22, 2010	Real Maryland Monarchs (USL-2)	1–3	Richmond Kickers (USL-2)	Richmond, VA
7:00 pm EDT	Sola 58' Hunter 73' Sanchez 83'	Report	William 10' Vercollone 60' Delicâte 69' Foglesong 79'	Stadium: University of Richmond Stadium Attendance: 1,360 Referee: Mark Gorak

June 22, 2010	Pittsburgh Riverhounds (USL-2)	0–3	Rochester Rhinos (USSF D-2)	Rochester, NY
7:05 pm EDT		Report	Rosenlund 3', 66' Pitchkolan 8'	Stadium: Marina Auto Stadium Attendance: 1,788 Referee: Sorin Stoica

June 22, 2010	Carolina RailHawks (USSF D-2)	1–2	Charleston Battery (USL-2)	Charleston, SC
7:30 pm EDT	Richardson 16' Shields 64'	Report	Mayard 23' Neagle 41'	Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 1,409 Referee: Mark Cleland

June 22, 2010	FC Tampa Bay (USSF D-2)	1 – 2 (a.e.t.)	Miami FC (USSF D-2)	Fort Lauderdale, FL
7:30 pm EDT	Diaz 32' 82' Nyazamba 58' Valentino 79' Burt 110'	(Report)	Araujo 2' Kirby 22' Thompson 61' 98' (pen.) Arguez 85'	Stadium: Lockhart Stadium Attendance: 972 Referee: Mark Kadlecik

June 22, 2010	AC St. Louis (USSF D-2)	1–0	NSC Minnesota Stars (USSF D-2)	Blaine, MN
7:00 CDT	Cole 5' Ambersley 30' 35' Stisser 62'	Report		Stadium: National Sports Center Attendance: 265 Referee: Elias Bazakos

June 22, 2010	Arizona Sahuaros (USASA)	1–3	Austin Aztex (USSF D-2)	Austin, TX
7:30 CDT	Cornwall 55' Thames 64' Blaze 74' Hampton 90'	Report	Marošević 31' 35', 81', 90+' Callahan 89'	Stadium: House Park Referee: Carlos Salas

June 22, 2010	Portland Timbers (USSF D-2)	4–1	Kitsap Pumas (PDL)	Bremerton, WA
7:00 PDT	Smith 34' Dike 37', 47', 62' Keel 85'	(Report)	Besagno 63' Christner 90'	Stadium: Bremerton Memorial Stadium Attendance: 1,205 Referee: Manuel Soledad

Third round

June 29, 2010	New York Red Bulls (MLS)	0 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Harrisburg City Islanders (USL-2)	Harrisburg, PA
7:00 pm EDT	Chinn 11'	Report	Oppong 117'	Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex Attendance: 1,868 Referee: Alex Prus (South Carolina)

June 29, 2010	Rochester Rhinos (USSF D-2)	1–2	Columbus Crew (MLS)	Columbus, OH
7:30 pm EDT	Spicer 69' Motagalvan 85'	Report	Iro 30' Lenhart 90+4'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 1,760^[4] Referee: Hilario Grajeda (Ohio)

June 29, 2010	Chicago Fire (MLS)	0 – 0 (a.e.t.) (0-3 p)	Charleston Battery (USL-2)	Bridgeview, IL
7:30 pm CDT	Nyarko 48' Conde 70' Watson-Siriboe 73' Pappa 88'	Report	Armstrong 16' Zaher 90'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 2,526 Referee: Victor Herrera (Illinois)
	Penalties
	McBride Król Conde		Neagle Zaher Fuller

June 29, 2010	Miami FC (USSF D-2)	0–1	Houston Dynamo (MLS)	Houston, TX
7:30 pm CDT	Patterson-Sewell 48' Rodrigues 66' 83'	Report	Palmer 80'	Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 832 Referee: Chris Penso (Ohio)

June 29, 2010	AC St. Louis (USSF D-2)	0–2	Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS)	Carson, CA
7:30 pm PDT	Salvaggione 72'	Report	Kirovski 55' Klein 69' Juninho 80'	Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 2,179 Referee: Alejandro Mariscal (California)

June 29, 2010	Austin Aztex (USSF D-2)	0–1	Chivas USA (MLS)	Fullerton, CA
7:30 pm PDT	Needham 25'	Report	Padilla 13'	Stadium: Fullerton State Sports Complex Referee: Josh Wilkens (Washington)

June 30, 2010	Richmond Kickers (USL-2)	0–2	D.C. United (MLS)	Fairfax, VA
7:30 pm EDT	Kalungi 31'	(Report)	Moreno 47' Quaranta 56' Allsopp 72'	Stadium: George Mason Stadium Attendance: 2,985 Referee: Richard Sanchez (New York)

June 30, 2010	Seattle Sounders FC (MLS)	1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Portland Timbers (USSF D-2)	Portland, OR
7:30 pm PDT	Jaqua 13' Riley 23' Graham 43' 100' Nyassi 58'	(Report)	Suzuki 23' Dike 38' Thompson 39'	Stadium: PGE Park Attendance: 15,422 Referee: Ronald Lagraff (Oregon)
	Penalties
	Sturgis Zakuani Montero Ianni Scott		Pore DeMartin Danso Smith López

Quarterfinals

July 6, 2010	Charleston Battery (USL-2)	0–3	Columbus Crew (MLS)	Columbus, OH
7:30 pm EDT	Fuller 37' Woodbine 64'	Report	Zayner 24' Rentería 38' (pen.) Lenhart 42' 70' Gaven 87'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 1,847 Referee: Hilario Grajeda (Ohio)

July 6, 2010	Chivas USA (MLS)	3–1	Houston Dynamo (MLS)	Houston, TX
7:30 pm CDT	Braun 5', 90' Lahoud 65' Padilla 68' Mayen 90+5'	Report	Robinson 54' Oduro 86' Waibel 90+3' Cruz 90+3'	Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 1,097 Referee: Daniel Fitzgerald (North Carolina)

July 7, 2010	Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS)	0–2	Seattle Sounders FC (MLS)	Tukwila, WA
7:00 pm PDT	Cazumba 45' Jordan 70' Gordon 89'	Report	Jaqua 50', 62' Estrada 89'	Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex Attendance: 4,512 Referee: Jair Marrufo (Texas)

July 21, 2010	Harrisburg City Islanders (USL-2)	0–2	D.C. United (MLS)	Boyds, MD
7:30 pm EDT	Pelletier 23' Noone 33' Ruthven 75'	Report	Bošković 1' Khumalo 47' Rice 62'	Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 2,089 Referee: Hilario Grajeda (Ohio)

Semifinals

September 1, 2010	Columbus Crew (MLS)	2 – 1 (a.e.t.)	D.C. United (MLS)	Washington, D.C.
7:30 pm EDT	Iro 89' O'Rourke 59' Lenhart 96' Barros Schelotto 98' (pen.)	Report	Hernández 13' (pen.) Jakovic 39' Hernández 59' Talley 97'	Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 3,411 Referee: Chris Penso (Ohio)

September 1, 2010	Chivas USA (MLS)	1–3	Seattle Sounders FC (MLS)	Tukwila, WA
7:30 pm PDT	Nagamura 51' Padilla 66'	Report	Jaqua 10', 92' Montero 59' Alonso 79'	Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex Attendance: 4,547 Referee: Ricardo Salazar (California)