2008 U.S. Open Cup

The 2008 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup was the 95th edition of the USSF's annual national soccer championship, running from June through early September.

2008 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
CountryUnited States
ChampionsD.C. United
(2nd title)
Runners-upCharleston Battery
Top goal scorer(s)Sébastien Le Toux
(5 goals)
← 2007
2009 →

D.C. United won the final 2–1 over the Charleston Battery on September 3 at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. on a pair of goals from Brazilians Luciano Emilio and Fred. It was United's second Open Cup title.

The Battery were the first USL club in the final since the Rochester Rhinos won the cup in 1999.

The Cup schedule was shortened in 2008, ending in September instead of October, so as to avoid interfering with Major League Soccer's end-of-season playoff drive in the fall and the new CONCACAF Champions League.[1]

The 13 US-based MLS clubs participated, although only 8 competed in the main tournament (Chicago Fire, Chivas USA, D.C. United, FC Dallas, Houston Dynamo, Kansas City Wizards, New England Revolution, New York Red Bulls). Qualifying was similar to the 2007 tournament, with the top 3 teams from each conference in 2007 qualifying automatically, and the other 7 playing off during the early part of the 2008 season for the remaining 2 spots.

United Soccer Leagues had a separate qualifying plan for each tier. The 8 US-based USL-1 teams qualified automatically (Puerto Rico has its own federation, thus the Puerto Rico Islanders are not eligible to participate in the Open Cup). 8 of the 9 US-based USL-2 teams qualified. The defending USL-2 playoff champions, the Harrisburg City Islanders, and the 2007 regular-season champion Richmond Kickers qualified automatically. The remaining 7 teams played off for 6 spots, based on early regular season results. The PDL used selected early regular-season games for qualification. The top two teams in the Eastern and Central conferences, and the top teams in the Mid-South, Southeast, Northwest, and Southwest divisions qualified.

The tournament was rounded out by 8 amateur USASA clubs (Adria, Arizona Sahuaros, Boston Olympiakos, Clearwater Galactics, Eagles, Hollywood United, New Stars, New York Pancyprian-Freedoms). USASA qualifying began in the fall of 2007. Clubs from the NPSL enter the Cup through USASA qualifying.

Matchdays
Date Round Notes
June 10 First 32 USL and USASA clubs enter
June 24 Second
July 1 Third 8 MLS clubs enter
July 8 Quarterfinals
Aug. 12 Semifinals
September 3 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 8
United Soccer Leagues Second Division 8
Amateur 16*

*Includes 8 USL Premier Development League teams and 8 USASA regional qualifiers

Qualified Clubs

Tier 1: Major League Soccer (MLS)

Tiers 2 – 4: United Soccer Leagues (USL)

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 10 		Second Round
June 24
      
USL-2 Western Mass Pioneers 2
USASA Boston Olympiakos 0
USL-2 Western Mass Pioneers 1
USL-2 Richmond Kickers 2
USL-2 Richmond Kickers 3
PDL Fredericksburg Gunners 0
First Round
June 10 		Second Round
June 24
      
USL-2 Harrisburg City Islanders 5
PDL Yakima Reds 1
USL-2 Harrisburg City Islanders 2 (1)
USL-2 Crystal Palace Baltimore (p) 2 (3)
PDL Los Angeles Legends 1
USL-2 Crystal Palace Baltimore 2
First Round
June 10 		Second Round
June 24
      
USL-1 Rochester Rhinos (aet) 2
USASA RWB Adria 1
USL-1 Rochester Rhinos 3
USL-2 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 0
USASA A.A.C. Eagles 0
USL-2 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 4
First Round
June 10 		Second Round
June 24
      
USL-1 Minnesota Thunder 4
PDL St. Louis Lions 1
USL-1 Minnesota Thunder 0
USL-2 Cleveland City Stars (aet) 2
PDL Michigan Bucks 1
USL-2 Cleveland City Stars 2
First Round
June 10 		Second Round
June 24
      
USL-1 Miami FC 4
PDL Bradenton Academics 2
USL-1 Miami FC 1
USL-1 Atlanta Silverbacks 0
PDL Austin Aztex U23 2 (4)
USL-1 Atlanta Silverbacks (p) 2 (5)
First Round
June 10 		Second Round
June 24
      
USL-1 Charleston Battery 3
USASA New Stars 0
USL-1 Charleston Battery 2
USL-2 Charlotte Eagles 1
USL-2 Charlotte Eagles 5
USASA Clearwater Galactics 2
First Round
June 10 		Second Round
June 24
      
USASA Arizona Sahuaros 0
USL-1 Seattle Sounders (aet) 1
USL-1 Seattle Sounders 6
USASA Hollywood United 0
USL-1 Portland Timbers 2
USASA Hollywood United 3
First Round
June 10/13 		Second Round
June 24
      
USL-1 Carolina RailHawks 1
PDL Brooklyn Knights 0
USL-1 Carolina RailHawks 1
USL-2 Real Maryland Monarchs 0
USL-2 Real Maryland Monarchs (aet) 3
USASA New York Pancyprian-Freedoms 2
Third Round
July 1 		Quarterfinals
July 8 		Semifinals
August 12 		Final
September 3
            
MLS D.C. United 2
USL-1 Rochester Rhinos 0
MLS D.C. United (aet) 2
MLS Chicago Fire 1
MLS Chicago Fire 4
USL-2 Cleveland City Stars 1
MLS D.C. United 3
MLS New England Revolution 1
MLS New England Revolution 3
USL-2 Richmond Kickers 0
MLS New England Revolution (p) 1 (5)
USL-2 Crystal Palace Baltimore 1 (3)
USL-2 Crystal Palace Baltimore 2
MLS New York Red Bulls 0
MLS D.C. United 2
USL-1 Charleston Battery 1
MLS FC Dallas 2
USL-1 Miami FC 1
MLS FC Dallas 1
USL-1 Charleston Battery 3
USL-1 Charleston Battery (p) 1 (4)
MLS Houston Dynamo 1 (3)
USL-1 Charleston Battery (p) 1 (4)
USL-1 Seattle Sounders 1 (3)
USL-1 Seattle Sounders 2
MLS Chivas USA 0
USL-1 Seattle Sounders (p) 0 (6)
MLS Kansas City Wizards 0 (5)
USL-1 Carolina RailHawks 2
MLS Kansas City Wizards (aet) 4

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 10, 2008 Clearwater Galactics (USASA)2–5 Charlotte Eagles (USL-2)Charlotte, North Carolina
7:00 ET Cormona  42'
Diaz  48'
Garcia  61'
Restrepo  82'		 Report (Charlotte)
Report (USL)		 Ssejjemba  34'  76'
Swinehart  54' (pen.),  66'
Herrara  73'		 Stadium: Charlotte Christian School
Referee: Daniel Burak
June 10, 2008 Yakima Reds (PDL)1–5 Harrisburg City Islanders (USL-2)Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
7:00 ET Valencia  60'
Rojas  86'		 Report (Yakima)
Report (Harrisburg)		 Schofield  1'
Hacker  16' (o.g.)
Wiesner
Barbosa  45+'
Bloes  57'		 Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex
Referee: Stanford Nagle
June 10, 2008 Brooklyn Knights (PDL)0–1 Carolina RailHawks (USL-1)Cary, North Carolina
7:30 ET Smith  31'
Niebles  76'		 Report (Carolina)
Report (USL)		 Low  86' Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Referee: Abbas Piran
June 10, 2008 Boston Olympiakos (USASA)0–2 Western Mass Pioneers (USL-2)Ludlow, Massachusetts
7:30 ET Walker  36' Report (Western Mass) Neil Krause  32'  45'
Augustine  35'
Deren  66'		 Stadium: Lusitano Stadium
Referee: Giany Barbat
June 10, 2008 Pittsburgh Riverhounds (USL-2)4–0 Eagles (USASA)Lisle, Illinois
7:30 ET Salsi
Browne
Jerome
MacKenzie 		Report (Pittsburgh) Stadium: Benedictine University
Referee: Victor Herrera
June 10, 2008 Cleveland City Stars (USL-2)2–1 Michigan Bucks (PDL)Pontiac, Michigan
7:30 ET Franks  23'
Hlavaty  34'		 Report (Michigan)
Report (USL)		 Shipalane  4' Stadium: Ultimate Soccer Arena
Referee: Mike Sharrah
June 10, 2008 Adria (USASA)1–2 Rochester Rhinos (USL-1)Rochester, New York
7:30 ET Mesanovic  65'
Dugena  78'
Morad  86'		 Report (Rochester)
Report (USL)		 Menyongar  55'
Fitzpatrick  72' (pen.)  116'
Diallo  96'		 Stadium: PAETEC Park
Referee: Chris Penso
June 10, 2008 New Stars (USASA)0–3 Charleston Battery (USL-1)Charleston, South Carolina
7:30 ET Report (Charleston)
Report (USL)		 Spicer  23'  30'  43'
Alonso  55'		 Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Referee: Alan Schechtman
June 10, 2008 Fredericksburg Gunners (PDL)0–3 Richmond Kickers (USL-2)Richmond, Virginia
8:00 ET Bownes  23' Report (Fredericksburg)
Report (Richmond)
Report (USL)		 Paschalis  11'
Nyazamba  20'
Bulow  24' (pen.)		 Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium
Attendance: 592
Referee: Shaun Papperman
June 10, 2008 St. Louis Lions (PDL)1–4 Minnesota Thunder (USL-1)Blaine, Minnesota
8:00 ET Gelvin  45'
Merrick  45'
Heinemann  70'  79'		 Report (Minnesota) Tarley  44'  80'
Sánchez  57'
Paye  89'		 Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 483
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
June 10, 2008 Bradenton Academics (PDL)2–4 Miami FC (USL-1)Miami, Florida
8:00 ET Boggs
Ampaipitakwong  36'
Ibegha  41'
Gutierrez  49' (o.g.)
McFarland  56'		 Report (USL) Cameron  25'
Cauê  48'
John  49'
Nunes  58'  78'
Afonso  59'  90+'
Cristiano  69'		 Stadium: Tropical Park Stadium
Referee: Reggie Rutty
June 10, 2008 Atlanta Silverbacks (USL-1)2 – 2 (aet)
(5–4 p)		 Austin Aztex U23 (PDL)Round Rock, Texas
8:30 ET Bolton  23'
Bobo  38'
Kandji  81'
Mahaffey  99'
Hayes  113' (pen.)		 Report (Austin)
Report (USL)		 Lewis  40'
Watson  45+'  75'
Guadarrama  101'
Vega  105'
Gallardo  113'
Vicens  116'		 Stadium: Dragon Stadium
Referee: Andrew Gage
Penalties
Bolton
Camp
Kandji
McLaughlin
Hayes 		da Luz
Papandrea
Guadarrama
Watson
Alcala
June 10, 2008 Hollywood United F.C. (USASA)3–2 Portland Timbers (USL-1)Portland, Oregon
10:00 ET Dunseth  26'
Taylor  45+' (pen.),  58' (pen.)
Droze  50'
Alexander  90'		 Report (Portland)
Report (USL)		 Brown  32'  45'
Little  36'
Oka  51'  90'
Thompson  65'
Guante  73'		 Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 3,089
Referee: Andres Pfefferkorn
June 10, 2008 Seattle Sounders (USL-1)1 – 0 (aet) Arizona Sahuaros (USASA)Phoenix, Arizona
10:30 ET Treschuk  118' Report (Seattle)
Report (Arizona)
Report (USL)		 Sumter  80' Stadium: Grand Canyon University
Attendance: 3,559
Referee: Richard Heron
June 10, 2008 Crystal Palace Baltimore (USL-2)2–1 Los Angeles Legends (PDL)Azusa, California
10:30 ET Healey  43'  88' Report (Los Angeles)
Report (USL)		 Pacheco  44'
Schunk  59'
Gallaugher  62'		 Stadium: Cougar Stadium
Referee: Miguel Chicas
June 13, 2008 NY Pancyprian-Freedoms (USASA)2 – 3 (aet) Real Maryland Monarchs (USL-2)Boyds, Maryland
8:00 ET Dos Santos  22'
Damiani  60'  69'
Halkidis  82'  83' 
Reeves  119'		 Report (USL) Hassen  56'
Bissohong  69'
Perez  85'
Chantal  117'		 Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Referee: Bryan Roslund

Second round
June 24, 2008 Cleveland City Stars (USL-2)2 – 0 (aet) Minnesota Thunder (USL-1)Blaine, Minnesota
7:00 ET Williams  76'
Franks  104'  119' (pen.)
Stovall  105'		 Report (Cleveland)
Report (Minnesota)		 Gibson  76'
Kallman  107'
Platter  118'		 Stadium: National Sports Center
Referee: Jorge Oconitrillo
June 24, 2008 Crystal Palace Baltimore (USL-2)2 – 2 (aet)
(3–1 p)		 Harrisburg City Islanders (USL-2)Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
7:05 ET King  10'  31'
Brooks  55'
Medd (coach)  56'
Mark  60'
Robson  73'
Harkin  102'
Mbuta  105'		 Report (Harrisburg) Calvano  24'
Marples  35'
Ombiji  63'
Pope  118'
Hoshide  120' (pen.)		 Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex
Attendance: 1,100+
Referee: Tim Snyder
Penalties
Lookingland
Kante
Lewis
Healey
Teixeira 		Hoshide
Devlin
Wiesner
Clay
June 24, 2008 Richmond Kickers (USL-2)2–1 Western Mass Pioneers (USL-2)Ludlow, Massachusetts
7:30 ET Nyazamba  48'  84'
Jones  59'
Bennett  62'
Harding  90'
Viray  90'		 Report (Richmond)
Report (Western Mass)		 Petrarca  40'
Glaeser  60'  90'
Deren  63'
Lima  81'
Molinari  89'  90'
Augustine  90'		 Stadium: Lusitano Stadium
Referee: Niko Bratsis
June 24, 2008 Real Maryland Monarchs (USL-2)0–1 Carolina RailHawks (USL-1)Cary, North Carolina
7:30 ET Basso  17'
Ramirez  74'		 Report (Carolina) Segovia  45'
Low  72'  90+' (pen.)		 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
June 24, 2008 Pittsburgh Riverhounds (USL-2)0–3 Rochester Rhinos (USL-1)Rochester, New York
7:30 ET Report (Pittsburgh)
Report (Rochester)		 Menyongar  26'
Roberto  40'
Salles  61'  64'
Charles  66'
Guppy  70'
Kreamalmeyer  75'
Vallow  87'		 Stadium: PAETEC Park
Attendance: 3,526
Referee: Jeffrey Mellen
June 24, 2008 Charlotte Eagles (USL-2)1–2 Charleston Battery (USL-1)Charleston, South Carolina
7:30 ET Bryant  35'
Herrara  67'
Swinehart  84'		 Report (Charlotte)
Report (Charleston)		 Spicer  12'
Alonso  90+' (pen.)		 Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Referee: Skye Arthur-Banning
June 24, 2008 Atlanta Silverbacks (USL-1)0–1 Miami FC (USL-1)Miami, Florida
8:00 ET Buete  67' Report (Atlanta)
Report (Miami)		 Afonso  40'
Saunders  53'
Inacio  54'
Ramirez  69'
Cameron  83'		 Stadium: Tropical Park Stadium
Referee: Roni Canales
June 24, 2008 Hollywood United F.C. (USASA)0–6 Seattle Sounders (USL-1)Tukwila, Washington
11:00 ET Barragan  2'
Pinto  56'
Dunseth  57'		 Report (Seattle) Scott  3'
Gardner  15'  16'
Le Toux  22'  38'  60'  63'
Treschuk  50'
Besagno  80'		 Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex
Referee: Kevin O'Daniel

Third round
July 1, 2008 Richmond Kickers (USL-2)0–3 New England Revolution (MLS)New Britain, Connecticut
7:00 ET Report (Richmond)
Report (New England)		 Brill  46'
Germanese  63'
Twellman  67'		 Stadium: Veteran's Stadium
Attendance: 3,950
Referee: Tony Russo (Georgia)
July 1, 2008 Houston Dynamo (MLS)1 – 1 (aet)
(3–4 p)		 Charleston Battery (USL-1)Charleston, South Carolina
7:30 ET S. Wondolowski  89' Report (Houston)
Report (Charleston)		 Reda  31' Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 3,103
Referee: Joe Caroccio (Florida)
Penalties
Holden
C. Wondolowski
Cameron
Hayden
Caraccio 		Alonso
Armstrong
Spicer
Velten
July 1, 2008 New York Red Bulls (MLS)0–2 Crystal Palace Baltimore (USL-2)Annapolis, Maryland
7:30 ET Magee  26'  90+2' Report (New York)
Report (Baltimore)		 Marshall  18'
Mark  21'
Harkin  26'
Brooks  30'  75'
Kante  30'  34'
Mbuta  44'		 Stadium: Lawrence E. Knight Stadium
Attendance: 1,654
Referee: Andrew Chapin (Virginia)
July 1, 2008 Kansas City Wizards (MLS)4 – 2 (aet) Carolina RailHawks (USL-1)Cary, North Carolina
7:30 ET Trujillo  68'  94'
López  82' (pen.)
Morsink  104'
López  111'
Pore  117'  119'		 Report (Kansas City)
Report (Carolina)		 Fusilier  43'
Watson  58'
Solle  89'  108'
Dombrowski  120'		 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,116
Referee: Niko Bratsis (Massachusetts)
July 1, 2008 Rochester Rhinos (USL-1)0–2 D.C. United (MLS)Boyds, Maryland
7:30 ET Bonseu  79'
Fitzpatrick  84'
Salles  90'		 Report (Rochester)
Report (D.C.)		 Burch  78'  85' Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 2,752
Referee: Mark Kadlecik (North Carolina)
July 1, 2008 Cleveland City Stars (USL-2)1–4 Chicago Fire (MLS)Bridgeview, Illinois
8:30 ET McClung  61'
Stewart  78'		 Report Banner  13'  73'
Carr  23'
Barrett  26'
Mármol  57'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 6,678
Referee: Hidajet Tica (Iowa)
July 1, 2008 Miami FC (USL-1)1–2 FC Dallas (MLS)Frisco, Texas
8:30 ET Afonso  7'
Nunes  36'
de Mata  88'		 Report (Miami)
Report (Dallas)		 Thompson  45+3'  90+2'
Moor  84'		 Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
Attendance: 6,559
Referee: Jasen Anno (Texas)
July 1, 2008 Chivas USA (MLS)0–2 Seattle Sounders (USL-1)Tukwila, Washington
10:00 ET Kljestan  69' Report (Chivas)
Report (Seattle)		 Graham  43'
Schmid  64'
Le Toux  80'
O'Brien  81'		 Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex
Attendance: 2,997
Referee: Yader Reyes (California)

Quarterfinals
July 8, 2008 Crystal Palace Baltimore (USL-2)1 – 1 (aet)
(3–5 p)		 New England Revolution (MLS)New Britain, Connecticut
7:00 ET Lader  20'
Teixeira  78'
Harkin  109'
Flores  119'		 Report (Baltimore)
Report (New England)		 Mansally  6'
Igwe  33'
Hilgenbrinck  59'		 Stadium: Veteran's Stadium
Attendance: 2,590
Referee: Hilario Grajeda (Ohio)
Penalties
Harada
Harkin
Mbuta
Teixeira 		Hilgenbrinck
Dube
Tierney
Igwe
Castro
July 8, 2008 Chicago Fire (MLS)1 – 2 (aet) D.C. United (MLS)Boyds, Maryland
7:30 ET Woolard  36'
Soumaré  48'
Pause  78'
Thorrington  81'
Blanco  108'		 Report (Chicago)
Report (D.C.)		 Doe  52'  77'
Moreno  89'
Namoff  99'
Fred  107'
Burch  108'		 Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 4,118
Referee: Shane Moody (Florida)
July 8, 2008 Charleston Battery (USL-1)3–1 FC Dallas (MLS)Frisco, Texas
8:30 ET Alavanja  28'
Fuller  43'
King  77'
Patterson  91+'		 Report (Charleston)
Report (Dallas)		 Cooper  94+' Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
Attendance: 5,911
Referee: Doug Wolff (Missouri)
July 8, 2008 Kansas City Wizards (MLS)0 – 0 (aet)
(5–6 p)		 Seattle Sounders (USL-1)Seattle, Washington
10:00 ET Report (Seattle) Stadium: Qwest Field
Attendance: 4,674
Referee: Jeremy Vehar (New Mexico)
Penalties
Pore
Conrad
McMahen
Espinoza
Zavagnin
Harrington
Wahl 		Jackson
Le Toux
Treschuk
Sakuda
O'Brien
Kanté
Scott

Semifinals
August 12, 2008 New England Revolution (MLS)1–3 D.C. United (MLS)Washington, D.C.
7:30 ET Germanese  34'
Iqwe  38'
Thompson  54'  71'		 Report (New England)
Report (D.C.)		 Emilio  4'  81'
Quaranta  48'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 6,797
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez (New York)
August 12, 2008 Seattle Sounders (USL-1)1–1
(3–4 p)		 Charleston Battery (USL-1)Charleston, South Carolina
7:30 ET Alonso  20' (o.g.)
Scott  43'
Graham  63'
Forrest  97'		 Report (Seattle) Patterson  32'
Fuller  58'		 Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 3,798
Referee: Oscar Ortiz (Florida)
Penalties
Jackson
Le Toux
Sakuda
C. O'Brien
Forrest 		Armstrong
Alonso
Richardson
Velten
Akwari

Final
Charleston Battery (USL-1)1–2 D.C. United (MLS)
Fuller  10'
Nylen  33'
Alonso  62'		 Report (D.C.)
Report (Charleston)		 Emilio  4'
Martínez  35'
Simms  46'
Fred  50'
RFK Stadium
Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 8,212
Referee: Mark Geiger (New Jersey)
Charleston Battery
D.C. United
Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
2008 Champion
D.C. United
2nd title

Top scorers
Position Player Club Goals
1 Sébastien Le Toux Seattle Sounders 5
2 Darren Spicer Charleston Battery 4
Alex Afonso Miami FC 4
4 Emilio D.C. United 3
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References
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