2008–09 United States Open Cup for Arena Soccer
The 2008–09 United States Open Cup for Arena Soccer was the first open knockout style tournament for Arena/Indoor Soccer. In its inaugural season, the St. Louis Illusion were cup winners, due to their victory over the Detroit Waza and the Stockton Cougars inability to field a team for the final due to the late finish of the competition.
| Season | 2008-09 |
|---|---|
| Champions | St. Louis Illusion |
| Highest scoring | 19-4 Games |
| Longest winning run | 3- Stockton |
| Highest attendance | 3,116- Detroit, 1/25/09 (QF)(DH w/ XSL Ignition) |
← None 2009-10 → | |
US Arena Open Cup bracket
| Wild Card Round December 2008-January 2009 |
Round of 16 December 2008-January 2009 |
Quarterfinals January 2009 |
Semifinals March 1, April 18 |
Final † April 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Independent |  |
7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| PASL-Premier | |
1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Independent | |
7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| PASL-Pro | |
12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| PASL-Premier | |
3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| PASL-Pro | |
11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| PASL-Pro | |
11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| PASL-Premier |  |
8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| PASL-Premier | |
6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| PASL-Premier | |
4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| PASL-Premier | |
10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| PASL-Pro | |
9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| PASL-Premier | |
11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| PASL-Pro |  |
2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| PASL-Pro | |
4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| PASL-Pro | |
5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| PASL-Pro | |
9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| PASL-Premier | |
7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| PASL-Pro |  |
3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| PASL-Pro |  |
8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| PASL-Pro | |
11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| PASL-Premier |  |
6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| PASL-Pro | |
6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| PASL-Pro |  |
1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| PASL-Pro | |
13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| PASL-Premier |  |
6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| PASL-Pro | |
10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| PASL-Premier | |
1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| PASL-Pro | |
3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| PASL-Pro | |
8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| PASL-Pro | |
- | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Bye | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| PASL-Pro | |
5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| PASL-Premier |  |
3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| PASL-Premier | |
- | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Bye | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||
† Due to the withdrawal of the Semifinal Winning Stockton Cougars before April 18, what was originally supposed to be a Semifinal Match between the St. Louis Illusion and Detroit Waza became the Championship Match.[1]
Qualifying
| Place | Team | GP | W/L | Pct | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Qualifying | ||||||||
| 1 | San Diego Fusion (PASL-Premier) | 2 | 2-0 | 1.000 | ||||
| 2 | Pumitas (Independent) | 2 | 1-1 | .500 | ||||
| 3 | San Diego Select (Independent) | 2 | 0-2 | .000 | ||||
San Diego Fusion qualify for US Arena Open Cup Round of 16
| Place | Team | GP | W/L/T | Pct | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Qualifying | ||||||||
| 1 | OTW Santa Clara (PASL-Premier) | 3 | 2-0-1 | .833 | ||||
| 2 | Turlock Express (PASL-Premier) | 3 | 1-0-2 | .667 | ||||
| 3 | Chico Bigfoot (PASL-Premier) | 3 | 1-2 | .333 | ||||
| 4 | Sacramento Scorpions (PASL-Premier) | 3 | 0-2-1 | .167 | ||||
Final: November 22, 2008
OTW Santa Clara 7, Turlock Express 2
OTW Santa Clara qualify for US Arena Open Cup Round of 16
| Place | Team | GP | W/L | Pct | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Mountain Qualifying | ||||||||
| 1 | Fort Collins Fury (PASL-Premier) | 3 | 3-0 | 1.000 | ||||
| 2 | Dynamite Reserves (PASL-Premier) | 3 | 2-1 | .667 | ||||
| 3 | Golden Strikers (PASL-Premier) | 3 | 1-2 | .333 | ||||
| 4 | Nah Nah's (PASL-Premier) | 3 | 0-3 | .000 | ||||
- Final
- November 30, 2008
- Fort Collins Fury 4, Dynamite Reserves 0
- Fort Collins Fury qualify for US Arena Open Cup Wild Card Round
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References
- "St. Louis Illusion Capture First US Open Championship, 8-3". arenaleague.com. 2009-04-18. Archived from the original on 2013-11-09. Retrieved 2009-04-18.
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