2014 U.S. Open Cup qualification

The 2014 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup tournament proper features teams from all five tiers of men's soccer of the American Soccer Pyramid.

The 2014 tournament added another round to include the largest field of teams (80) in tournament history. All American-based teams from the top three tiers, Major League Soccer, the North American Soccer League, and USL Pro earned berths into the fourth, third, and second rounds of the tournament, respectively.

For the fourth and fifth tiers of the pyramid, a series of qualification and state tournaments are held to determine the berths into the tournament. These teams will complete the 80-team field in the U.S. Open Cup.[1]

National Premier Soccer League

In addition to the two teams from the West Region (CD Aguiluchos USA & San Diego Flash), the other regions qualifiers are Brooklyn Italians, Greater Binghamton Thunder, RVA FC, Jacksonville United, Chattanooga FC, FC Lehigh Valley United Sonic, Tulsa Athletics, Detroit City FC, New York Red Bulls U-23s

West Region - Southwest Conference Qualifying Tournament

All six teams of the 2014 Southwest Conference competed in the qualifying tournament with FC Hasental and the San Diego Flash receiving first round byes.[2]

  March 1     March 9     March 15
                           
      San Diego Flash 3  
  Temecula FC 2     FC Force 0    
  FC Force 5         San Diego Flash 2
      FC Hasental 1
      FC Hasental 6    
  FC Santa Clarita 1     FC Santa Clarita 1  
  Del Rey City SC 0  

Matches
March 1, 2014 Match 1Temecula FC2–5FC ForceTemecula, California
20:30 PST UTC−8 Report
March 1, 2014 Match 2FC Santa Clarita1–0Del Rey City SCMalibu, California
19:00 PST UTC−8 Report Stadium: Malibu High School Stadium
March 8, 2014 Match 3FC Hasental6–1FC Santa ClaritaOak Park, California
19:00 PDT UTC−7 Stadium: Oak Park High School Stadium
March 9, 2014 Match 4San Diego Flash3–0FC ForceSan Diego, California
18:30 PDT UTC−7 Stadium: Mira Mesa High School Stadium
March 15, 2014 Match 5San Diego Flash2–1FC HasentalSan Diego, California
TBD PDT UTC−7 Stadium: Mira Mesa High School Stadium

West Region - Golden Gate Conference Qualifying Tournament

All five teams of the 2014 Golden Gate Conference will compete in the qualifying tournament with Sonoma County Sol and Sacramento Gold starting off with a play-in game.[3]

  February 22     March 1     March 8
                           
      Sonoma County Sol 2  
  Sonoma County Sol 2     Real San Jose 0    
  Sacramento Gold 1         Sonoma County Sol 1(3)
      CD Aguiluchos USA 1(4)
      SF Stompers FC 0    
        CD Aguiluchos USA 1  

Matches
February 22, 2014 Match 1Sonoma County Sol2–1Sacramento GoldRohnert Park, California
19:00 PST UTC−8 Eric Larson  14'
Tyler Hurst  48'		 Report
Report		 Jose Martinez  24' Stadium: Rancho Cotate High School Stadium
March 1, 2014 Match 2San Francisco Stompers FC0–1CD Aguiluchos USASan Francisco, California
15:00 PST UTC−8 Report Nestor Palacios  89' Stadium: Lowell High School Stadium
March 1, 2014 Match 3Sonoma County Sol2–0Real San JoseRohnert Park, California
19:00 PST UTC−8 Report Stadium: Rancho Cotate High School Stadium
March 8, 2014 Match 4Sonoma County Sol1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)		CD Aguiluchos USARohnert Park, California
19:00 PST UTC−8 Stadium: Rancho Cotate High School Stadium

West Region - Northwest Conference Qualifying Tournament

All four teams of the new 2014 Northwest Conference will compete in the qualifying tournament.[4]

March 9 March 13
      
SO Samba FC 0
Spartans Futbol Club 6
Spartans Futbol Club 3
Oregon
Seattle Sporting FC 0
Inter United FC 0
Seattle Sporting FC 1

Matches
March 8, 2014 Match 1SO Samba FC0–6Spartans Futbol ClubPortland, Oregon
19:00 PDT UTC−7 Stadium: Buckman Field
March 9, 2014 Match 2Inter United FC0–1Seattle Sporting FCTukwila, Washington
17:00 PDT UTC−7 Stadium: Foster High School Stadium
March 13, 2014 Match 3Spartans Futbol Club3–0Seattle Sporting FCPortland, Oregon
19:30 PDT UTC−7 Stadium: Buckman Field

West Region - Golden Gate/Northwest Playoff Game

The champions of the Golden Gate and Northwest Conference Qualifying Tournaments will play each other to determine the qualifier for the US Open Cup.

March 15
   
CD Aguiluchos USA 2
Spartans Futbol Club 1

Matches
March 16, 2014 PlayoffCD Aguiluchos USA2–1Spartans Futbol ClubOakland, California
Stadium: Raimondi Park

USASA

Based on the USASA retaining their eight qualification spots, although this has yet to be confirmed by US Soccer.

The USASA adopted new qualification standards for the 2014 tournament citing earlier qualifying deadlines by USSF. They will now use the results from the previous calendar years tournaments to determine regional qualifiers. Region I has already adopted that their qualifiers will be the regional champion of both the USASA National Cup and the USASA US Amateur Cup. Some regions have adopted different methods in this transition year.[5]

RegionQualification methodQualified team
IAmateur Cup Regional Champion NY Greek-American Atlas
IOpen Cup Regional Champion Icon FC
II2013 Qualifying Tournament Finalist Des Moines Menace
II2013 Qualifying Tournament Finalist Schwaben AC
III2013 Open Cup Regional Runner-up Red Force FC
III2013 Open Cup Regional Champion NTX Rayados
IV2013 Fall Play-in Game Winner Cal FC
IV2013 Open Cup Regional Champion PSA Elite
WC2013 Region I Open Cup runner-up Mass Premier Soccer
WC2013 Amateur Cup National Champion RWB Adria

US Club Soccer

NorCal Premier League will host a tournament that is open to any team that is a registered US soccer team. Chivas USA U23s & Corinthians USA from the SoCal Premier League have already signed up. The winner of this tournament will play a Play-In match against No. 6 seed Juventus SC Black 93.

         
                           
       
  Play-In Winner     1 DV8 Defenders    
  3 Vacaville United Elite        
     
         
  5 San Ramon Soccer Azuri     2 Pacific Soccer Academy  
  4 Oakland Ambassadors FC  

[6]

USSSA

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Based on keeping one qualifying spot from the 2013 tournament, the winner will be the qualifier. Due to field conditions and rescheduling issues, all games except the final will be shortened 50-minute games. The final will still be the standard 90 minutes.

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Colorado Rovers S.C. 3 2 1 0 3 0 +3 7
CO Sporting Premier 3 2 0 1 9 1 +8 6
Boulevard 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
Comets Express 3 0 0 3 0 11 −11 0
Source:
Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
KC Athletics 3 2 1 0 13 0 +13 7
FC Denver 3 1 2 0 3 0 +3 5
Aztecs Mojos 3 1 1 1 7 4 +3 4
Performance Soccer 3 0 0 3 0 19 −19 0
Source:

Group play
March 14, 2014 Match 1Colorado Rovers2–0Comets ExpressOverland Park, Kansas
7:00 PM CDT UTC−5 Stadium: Field 1, Overland Park Soccer Complex
March 14, 2014 Match 2Boulevard0–5CO Sporting PremierOverland Park, Kansas
7:00 PM CDT UTC−5 Stadium: Field 2, Overland Park Soccer Complex
March 14, 2014 Match 3FC Denver3–0Performance SoccerOverland Park, Kansas
8:15 PM CDT UTC−5 Stadium: Field 1, Overland Park Soccer Complex
March 14, 2014 Match 4KC Athletics4–0Azteca MojosOverland Park, Kansas
8:15 PM CDT UTC−5 Stadium: Field 2, Overland Park Soccer Complex
March 15, 2014 Match 5Boulevard0–0Colorado RoversOverland Park, Kansas
10:00 AM CDT UTC−5 Stadium: Field 1, Overland Park Soccer Complex
March 15, 2014 Match 6CO Sporting Premier4–0Comets ExpressOverland Park, Kansas
10:00 AM CDT UTC−5 Stadium: Field 2, Overland Park Soccer Complex
March 15, 2014 Match 7Performance Soccer0–9KC AthleticsOverland Park, Kansas
11:15 AM CDT UTC−5 Stadium: Field 1, Overland Park Soccer Complex
March 14, 2014 Match 8Azteca Mojos0–0FC DenverOverland Park, Kansas
11:15 AM CDT UTC−5 Stadium: Field 2, Overland Park Soccer Complex
March 15, 2014 Match 9Colorado Rovers1–0CO Sporting PremierOverland Park, Kansas
2:00 PM CDT UTC−5 Stadium: Field 1, Overland Park Soccer Complex
March 15, 2014 Match 10Comets Express0–5BoulevardOverland Park, Kansas
2:00 PM CDT UTC−5 Stadium: Field 2, Overland Park Soccer Complex
March 15, 2014 Match 11FC Denver0–0KC AthleticsOverland Park, Kansas
3:15 PM CDT UTC−5 Stadium: Field 1, Overland Park Soccer Complex
March 15, 2014 Match 12Performance Soccer0–7Aztecs MojosOverland Park, Kansas
3:15 PM CDT UTC−5 Stadium: Field 2, Overland Park Soccer Complex

Championship stage
March 16, 2014 Match 13Colorado Rovers1–0FC DenverOverland Park, Kansas
9:30 AM CDT UTC−5 Stadium: Field 1, Overland Park Soccer Complex
March 16, 2014 Match 14KC Athletics6–0CO Sporting PremierOverland Park, Kansas
9:30 AM CDT UTC−5 Stadium: Field 2, Overland Park Soccer Complex
March 16, 2014 Match 15KC Athletics0–1 (aet)Colorado RoversOverland Park, Kansas
12:00 PM CDT UTC−5 Stadium: Field 1, Overland Park Soccer Complex
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References
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  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-02-26. Retrieved 2014-02-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-02-27. Retrieved 2014-02-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Seattle, Vancouver clubs advance in NPSL Open Cup qualifying". goalWA.net. March 10, 2014. Retrieved March 10, 2014.
  5. http://thecup.us/icon-fc-ny-greek-american-atlas-earn-2014-us-open-cup-berths-as-usasa-region-i-adopts-early-qualifying-format/
  6. http://thecup.us/2014-us-open-cup-qualifying-us-club-soccers-all-california-play-in-tournament-begins-in-march/
  7. http://thecup.us/2014-us-open-cup-qualifying-rescheduled-usssa-tournament-kicks-off-with-50-minute-games-to-decide-entry/

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