The 2009 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup was the 96th edition of the USSF's annual national soccer championship, running from June through early September.

2009 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
Tournament details
CountryUnited States
Teams40
Defending championsD.C. United
Final positions
ChampionsSeattle Sounders FC (1st title)
Runner-upD.C. United
2010–11 CONCACAF Champions LeagueSeattle Sounders FC
Tournament statistics
Matches played39
Goals scored107 (2.74 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Taiwo Atieno
Bryan Kanu
Stephen King
Sébastien Le Toux
Keita Mandjou
Randi Patterson
Melvin Tarley
(3 goals each)
← 2008
2010 →

The tournament proper features teams from the top five levels of the American Soccer Pyramid. These five levels, namely Major League Soccer, the United Soccer Leagues (First Division, 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 receive byes into the third round, while the remaining 32 teams play in the first two round with brackets influenced by geography.

Seattle Sounders FC defeated defending-champion D.C. United 2–1 in the final at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. Both clubs had started in the MLS qualification tourney, and ended up playing 6 matches each.

Matchdays

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Match pairings were announced on May 27.[1]

Date Round Notes
June 9 First round 32 USL and USASA clubs enter
June 16 Second round
June 30/July 1 Third round 8 MLS clubs enter
July 7 Quarterfinals
July 21 Semifinals
September 2 Final

Teams

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As in the previous tournament, forty teams qualified to the tournament. The qualifying process for MLS took the form of an eight-team play-off tournament. The top six finishers, regardless of conference, in 2008 were given six of the berths into the Third Round. The eight remaining U.S.-based clubs competed for the final two berths via a playoff.

Continuing the format of recent seasons, no qualification process was needed for USL-1 and USL-2 as each level has exactly eight U.S.-based clubs for the 2009 season. The PDL announced that four selected early season games will again double as qualifying matches, as they had in recent years. Each division received a berth, since there are eight divisions instead of the ten that existed in 2008. The qualifying process for the USASA took the form of four regional tournaments, with the two finalists in each region being awarded berths.

Major League Soccer (8 teams)
USL First Division (8 teams)
USL Second Division (8 teams)
USL PDL (8 teams)
USASA (8 teams)

Open Cup bracket

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Second Round winners advance to play one of 8 clubs in 16-team knockout tournament
Home teams listed on top of bracket

First Round Second Round
      
Harrisburg City Islanders 4
Reading Rage 1
Harrisburg City Islanders (aet/pso) 0 (4)
Western Mass Pioneers 0 (3)
Western Mass Pioneers (aet) 3
Emigrantes das Ilhas 2
First Round Second Round
      
Ocean City Barons 3
Crystal Palace Baltimore 0
Ocean City Barons (aet) 1
Real Maryland Monarchs 0
Real Maryland Monarchs 1
Aegean Hawks 0
First Round Second Round
      
Carolina RailHawks 2
Richmond Kickers 1
Carolina RailHawks (aet/PSO) 3 (3)
Wilmington Hammerheads 3 (4)
Wilmington Hammerheads 2
Charlotte Eagles 0
First Round Second Round
      
Miami FC 2
Lynch's FC 1
Miami FC 0
Charleston Battery 1
Charleston Battery 2
Atlanta FC 0
First Round Second Round
      
Rochester Rhinos 1 (4)
Pittsburgh Riverhounds 1 (2)
Rochester Rhinos (aet) 2
Cleveland City Stars 1
Cleveland City Stars 3
St. Louis Lions 0
First Round Second Round
      
Minnesota Thunder 3
402 FC 2
Minnesota Thunder 4
Chicago Fire Premier 0
Chicago Fire Premier 3
Milwaukee Bavarians 1
First Round Second Round
      
Austin Aztex 2
Mississippi Brilla 0
Austin Aztex 2
El Paso Patriots 0
El Paso Patriots 2
Arizona Sahuaros 1
First Round Second Round
      
Orange County Blue Star 2
Sonoma County Sol 5
Sonoma County Sol 0
Portland Timbers 3
Kitsap Pumas 0
Portland Timbers 3
Third Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
            
D.C. United 2
Ocean City Barons 0
D.C. United 2
Harrisburg City Islanders 1
New England Revolution 1
Harrisburg City Islanders 2
D.C. United 2
Rochester Rhinos 1
Rochester Rhinos 4 (5)
Columbus Crew 4 (3)
Rochester Rhinos 2
Wilmington Hammerheads 1
Wilmington Hammerheads 1
Chicago Fire 0
D.C. United 1
Seattle Sounders FC 2
Portland Timbers 1
Seattle Sounders FC 2
Seattle Sounders FC 1
Kansas City Wizards 0
Minnesota Thunder 3 (2)
Kansas City Wizards 3 (4)
Seattle Sounders FC (aet) 2
Houston Dynamo 1
Austin Aztex 0
Houston Dynamo 2
Houston Dynamo 4
Charleston Battery 0
Charleston Battery 3
Chivas USA 1

Schedule

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

First round

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June 9, 2009 Sonoma County Sol (USASA) 5 – 2 Orange County Blue Star (PDL) Irvine, California
5:00 PM EDT Hurst   5'
Percell   55', 81'
Lafon   73'
Larson   78'
Report Turner   60'
Stoll   80'
Ponce   83'
Stadium: Concordia University
Attendance: 50
Referee: Miguel Chicas
June 9, 2009 Milwaukee Bavarians (USASA) 1 – 3 Chicago Fire Premier (PDL) Bridgeview, Illinois
6:00 PM EDT Sabich   30'
Meier   40'
Zenoni   63' (pen.),   74'
Asen   88'
Report Braun   26'
Akpan   28'
Milien   53'
Maurer   63'
Stadium: Toyota Park Practice Field
Referee: Pawel Wydra
June 9, 2009 Charlotte Eagles (USL-2) 0 – 2 Wilmington Hammerheads (USL-2) Wilmington, North Carolina
7:00 PM EDT Shak   63' Report Watson   82'
Bundy   88'
Hufstader   90'
Stadium: Legion Stadium
Referee: Abbas Piran
June 9, 2009 Emigrantes das Ilhas (USASA) 2 – 3 (a.e.t.) Western Mass Pioneers (USL-2) Ludlow, Massachusetts
7:00 PM EDT Viega   16'
Fernandes   62' (pen.)
Report Willis   45+'
Neil Krause   73'
Barbosa   98'
Stadium: Lusitano Stadium
Attendance: 1,401
Referee: Niko Bratsis
June 9, 2009 Pittsburgh Riverhounds (USL-2) 1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
(2 – 4 p)
Rochester Rhinos (USL-1) Rochester, New York
7:00 PM EDT Bonseu   22'   1'   72'
Gray   29'
Evans   36'
Katic   48'
Salsi   90'
Riley   118'
Report Bertz   57'
Salles   67'
Nurse   71'
Atieno   90+'
Stadium: Rochester Rhinos Stadium
Attendance: 2,723
Referee: Jason Krnac
Penalties
Hayden  
Salsi  
Evans  
Brown  
  Atieno
  Gregor
  Bertz
  Salles
  Fitzpatrick
June 9, 2009 Richmond Kickers (USL-2) 1 – 2 Carolina RailHawks (USL-1) Cary, North Carolina
7:00 PM EDT Bulow   20' (pen.)
Kalungi   59'
Report Paladini   14'
Diallo   48'
McKenney   54'
Kabwe   76'
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 1,362
Referee: Daniel Fitzgerald
June 9, 2009 St. Louis Lions (PDL) 0 – 3 Cleveland City Stars (USL-1) Bedford, Ohio
7:00 PM EDT Report Stewart   29'
Pierre-Louis   33'
Gillespie   68'
Stadium: Middlefield Cheese Stadium
Attendance: 827
Referee: Mikael Lundqvist
June 9, 2009 402 FC (USASA) 2 – 3 Minnesota Thunder (USL-1) Blaine, Minnesota
7:05 PM EDT Gotsmanov   12'   84'
Schmitz   57'   38'   84'
Walters   90'
Report Saint-Preux   25'   40'
Cvilikas   30', 46'
Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 245
Referee: Elias Bazakos
June 9, 2009 Reading Rage (PDL) 1 – 4 Harrisburg City Islanders (USL-2) Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
7:05 PM ET Ports   8'
Oblio   28'
Smith   31'
Wheeler   57'
O'Connor   59'
Report Fisher   1'
Pelletier   22'
Reinberg   30'
Shipalane   42'
Paterson   49'
Severs   60' (pen.)
Velten   68'
Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex
Referee: Ian Bongaardt
June 9, 2009 Atlanta FC (USASA) 0 – 2 Charleston Battery (USL-1) Charleston, South Carolina
7:30 PM EDT Sand   24'
Venn   28'
Munilla   40'   66'
Liza   42'
Sandoval   49'   69'
Quintero   72'
Report Patterson   1'
Yoshitake   32'
Williams   64'
Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 1,318
Referee: Alan Schechtman
June 9, 2009 Lynch's Irish Pub FC (USASA) 1 – 2 Miami FC (USL-1) Miami, Florida
8:00 PM Catullo   35'
Schell   52'
Command   55'
Report Serna   51'   65'
Araujo   64'
Marcina   82'
Hannigan   90'
Stadium: Tropical Park Stadium
Referee: Brian Poeschel
June 9, 2009 Mississippi Brilla (PDL) 0 – 2 Austin Aztex (USL-1) Austin, Texas
8:30 PM EDT Lawrence   16' Report Harwell   18'
Caugherty   32'
Johnson   64'
Pope   69'
Alcala   73'
Stadium: Nelson Field
Referee: Matthew Foerster
June 9, 2009 Arizona Sahuaros (USASA) 1 – 2 El Paso Patriots (PDL) El Paso, Texas
10:00 PM EDT Kellar   67' Report Morín   27'
Moreira   59'
Stadium: Patriot Stadium
Referee: Carlos Salas
June 9, 2009 Portland Timbers (USL-1) 3 – 0 Kitsap Pumas (PDL) Bremerton, Washington
10:00 PM EDT Farber   33'   46'
Savage   37'
McLaughlin   90'
Hayes   90'
Report Kerr   11'
Megson   74'
Wheelock   90'
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Referee: Josh Wilkens
June 10, 2009 Aegean Hawks (USASA) 0 – 1 Real Maryland Monarchs (USL-2) Rockville, Maryland
6:30 PM EDT Note: Match stopped at 74' due to lightning. Goldman   16' Report Cordeiro   14' Stadium: Richard Montgomery HS
Referee: Matthew Kreitzer
June 10, 2009 Crystal Palace Baltimore (USL-2) 0 – 3 Ocean City Barons (PDL) Ocean City, New Jersey
7:00 PM EDT Report Carmichael   7', 33'
Noone   78'
Stadium: Carey Stadium
Referee: Hossam Saad

Second round

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June 16, 2009 Real Maryland Monarchs (USL-2) 0 – 1 (a.e.t.) Ocean City Barons (PDL) Ocean City, New Jersey
7:00 PM EDT Brooks   72' Report Swetra   78'
Noone   108' (pen.)
Stadium: Carey Stadium
Referee: Garry Beauliere
June 16, 2009 Wilmington Hammerheads (USL-2) 3 – 3 (a.e.t.)
(4 – 3 p)
Carolina RailHawks (USL-1) Cary, North Carolina
7:00 PM EDT Tatters   18'
Bagley   21'
Watson   32'
Karalexis   93'
Falvey   120'
Bundy   120+'
Report Diallo   34'
Lowery   35'
Cunliffe   43'
McKenny   95'
Plotkin   98'
Schulte   105'
Glinton   118'
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
Penalties
Murray  
Bundy  
Briggs  
Watson  
  Paladini
  Cunliffe
  Glinton
  Plotkin
  Schulte
June 16, 2009 Cleveland City Stars (USL-1) 1 – 2 (a.e.t.) Rochester Rhinos (USL-1) Rochester, New York
7:00 PM EDT Kljestan   25'
Stewart   59' (pen.),   66'
Aguilera   101'
Report Vallow   59'
Nurse   70'
Salles   77'
Heins   82'   101'
Gregor   89'
Bertz   111'
Stadium: Marina Auto Stadium
Attendance: 2,788
Referee: Steve Montanino
June 16, 2009 Western Mass Pioneers (USL-2) 0 – 0 (a.e.t.)
(3 – 4 p)
Harrisburg City Islanders (USL-2) Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
7:05 PM EDT Report Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex
Referee: Ed Marco
Penalties
Molinari  
Klukowski  
Barbosa  
Dubois  
Deren  
Tyrie  
  Severs
  Baker
  Velten
  Paterson
  Kasiguran
  Swartzendruber
June 16, 2009 Charleston Battery (USL-1) 1 – 0 Miami FC (USL-1) Miami, Florida
8:00 PM EDT Hemming   65' (pen.) Report Stadium: Tropical Park Stadium
Referee: Carlos Sandoval
June 16, 2009 Chicago Fire Premier (PDL) 0 – 4 Minnesota Thunder (USL-1) Blaine, Minnesota
7:05 PM CDT Adlard   79' Report[permanent dead link] Saint-Preux   23'
Cvilikas   39'
Clements   41'
Dyachenko   68'
Tarley   78', 81'
Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 359
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
June 16, 2009 El Paso Patriots (PDL) 0 – 2 Austin Aztex (USL-1) Austin, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Castañeda   28'
Garcia   75'
Muniz   75'
Alvarez   77'
Report McMahen   45+'
O'Brien   48'
Silva   69'   75'
Stadium: Nelson Field
Referee: Luis Guardia
June 16, 2009 Portland Timbers (USL-1) 3 – 0 Sonoma County Sol (USASA) Santa Rosa, California
7:00 PM PDT Josten   7'
Suzuki   45+1'
Mandjou   87', 90+1'
Report M. Daly   51' Stadium: Ernie Nevers Stadium
Attendance: 2,000 approx
Referee: Andres Pfefferkorn

Third round

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June 30, 2009 Harrisburg City Islanders (USL-2) 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) New England Revolution (MLS) New Britain, Connecticut
7:00 PM EDT Calvano   51'
Odour   72'
Bloes   105'
Report Larentowicz   38'
Osei   63'
Nyassi   67'
Colaluca   92'   117'
Stadium: Veteran's Stadium
Attendance: 3,100
Referee: Lee Suckle
June 30, 2009 Chicago Fire (MLS) 0 – 1 Wilmington Hammerheads (USL-2) Wilmington, North Carolina
7:00 PM EDT Soumaré   42' Report Walters   6'
Bundy   37'
Briggs   66'
Watson   70'
Stadium: Legion Stadium
Referee: Daniel Fitzgerald
June 30, 2009 Columbus Crew (MLS) 4 – 4 (a.e.t.)
(3 – 5 p)
Rochester Rhinos (USL-1) Rochester, New York
7:00 PM EDT Oughton   37' Report Harden   32' Stadium: Marina Auto Stadium
Attendance: 6,098
Referee: Shane Moody
Penalties
Ekpo  
Moreno  
Oughton  
Garey  
  Kenton
  Salles
  Gregor
  Bertz
  Heins
June 30, 2009 Ocean City Barons (PDL) 0 – 2 D.C. United (MLS) Boyds, Maryland
7:30 PM EDT Brown   67' Report[permanent dead link] Gómez   74'
N'Silu   93'
Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 2,021
Referee: Jeff Gontarek
June 30, 2009 Chivas USA (MLS) 1 – 3 Charleston Battery (USL-1) Charleston, South Carolina
7:30 PM EDT Marsch   28'
Victorine   43'
Nagamura   54'
Harris   83'
Galindo   86'
Marsch   89'
Talley   90'
Report Patterson   9', 45'
Hemming   66'
Wilson   86'
Treschuk   87'
Hudock   89'
Yoshitake   90+'
Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 3,268
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
June 30, 2009 Kansas City Wizards (MLS) 3 – 3 (a.e.t.)
(4 – 2 p)
Minnesota Thunder (USL-1) Blaine, Minnesota
7:05 PM CDT Kraus   17'
Thompson   20' (pen.)
Wolff   103'
McKenzie   105+'
Report Sánchez   41' (pen.), 84' (pen.)
Arango   56'
Tarley   85'   117'
Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 3,878
Referee: Chris Penso
Penalties
López  
Wolff  
Thompson  
Gomez  
  Greenfield
  Sánchez
  Bass
  Weiler
July 1, 2009 Houston Dynamo (MLS) 2 – 0 Austin Aztex (USL-1) Austin, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Ashe   70'
Oduro   90'
Report[permanent dead link] Caugherty   37'
Callahan   62'
Stadium: Nelson Field
Attendance: 4,826
Referee: Jeremy Vehar
July 1, 2009 Seattle Sounders FC (MLS) 2 – 1 Portland Timbers (USL-1) Portland, Oregon
7:00 PM PDT Ianni   5'
Levesque   1'
King   26'
Nyassi   59'
Riley   93+'
Report Hayes   26'
Mandjou   43'
McManus   61'
Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 16,382 (SO)
Referee: Yader Reyes

Quarterfinals

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July 7, 2009 Wilmington Hammerheads (USL-2) 1 – 2 Rochester Rhinos (USL-1) Rochester, New York
7:00 PM EDT Walters   43'
Watson   72'
Report Short   41'
Atieno   54'
Menyongar   62'
Gregor   67' (pen.),   69'
Stadium: Marina Auto Stadium
Attendance: 3,598
Referee: Niko Bratsis (Massachusetts)
July 7, 2009 Harrisburg City Islanders (USL-2) 1 – 2 D.C. United (MLS) Boyds, Maryland
7:30 PM EDT Oduor   49'
Paterson   64'
Report Khumalo   8'
Jacobson   18'
N'Silu   83'
Gómez   86'
Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 2,137
Referee: Lee Suckle (New York)
July 7, 2009 Houston Dynamo (MLS) 4 – 0 Charleston Battery (USL-1) Charleston, South Carolina
7:30 p.m. EDT Cameron   16', 73'
Boswell   47'
Oduro   52'
Ustruck   53'
Report Buete   1'
Treschuk   80'
Yoshitake   90+'
Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 2,473
Referee: Tony Russo (Georgia)
July 7, 2009 Kansas City Wizards (MLS) 0 – 1 Seattle Sounders FC (MLS) Tukwila, Washington
7:00 PM PDT Hirsig   76'   93+' Report Montero   79'
Le Toux   89' (pen.)
Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex
Attendance: 4,352
Referee: Abbey Okulaja (Illinois)

Semifinals

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July 21, 2009 Rochester Rhinos (USL-1) 1 – 2 D.C. United (MLS) Boyds, Maryland
7:00 PM EDT Gregor   18'
Atieno   68'
Bertz   88'
Jacobson   39'
Moreno   41' (pen.)
John   42'
Khumalo   83'
Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 2,457
Referee: Abbey Okulaja (Illinois)
July 21, 2009 Houston Dynamo (MLS) 1 – 2 (a.e.t.) Seattle Sounders FC (MLS) Tukwila, Washington
7:00 PM PDT James   30'
Boswell   30'
Akinbiyi   32'
Davis   42'
Mullan   70'
Chabala   91+'
Jaqua   62'   89'
Hurtado   67'   110'
Marshall   80'
King   94'
Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex
Attendance: 4,895
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic (Nebraska)

Final

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Seattle Sounders FC (MLS)2 – 1D.C. United (MLS)
Ianni   25'
González   49'
Montero   67'
Vagenas   79'
Levesque   86'
(Report) Wicks   69'
Simms   89'
RFK Stadium
Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 17,329
Referee: Alex Prus (South Carolina)

Goal scorers

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References

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  1. ^ "The Official Site of U.S. Soccer - Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup". Archived from the original on May 4, 2009. Retrieved May 1, 2009.