2002 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
Tournament details
CountryUnited States
Final positions
ChampionsColumbus Crew
(1st title)
Runner-upLos Angeles Galaxy
2003 CONCACAF Champions' CupColumbus Crew
Tournament statistics
Top goal scorer(s)Johnny Menyongar
(4 goals)
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The 2002 U.S. Open Cup was the 89th edition of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup was a club soccer tournament in the United States open to all men's teams in the country. It was organized by the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) and featured 32 teams. The tournament ran from June to October.[1][2]

The Columbus Crew won the Open Cup with a 1–0 victory over the defending-champion Los Angeles Galaxy in the final at Columbus Crew Stadium. Just three days before, Los Angeles had won MLS Cup 2002; Columbus was the MLS Supporters' Shield champion.[3]

Every third-round game featured an MLS team against an A-League squad. Although the MLS teams won seven of the eight games, four went to overtime, including San Jose's memorable 4–3 win over Seattle. The Des Moines Menace turned in the best performance by a PDL team, taking Rochester to overtime in a 3-2 second-round loss.

Open Cup Bracket

Home teams listed on top of bracket

Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
D3 South Jersey Barons 0
A-L Hampton Roads Mariners 1
A-L Hampton Roads Mariners 0
MLS MetroStars 1
 
 
MLS MetroStars 1
MLS Columbus Crew 2
 
 
MLS Columbus Crew 3
A-L Richmond Kickers 0
PDL Raleigh CASL Elite 0
A-L Richmond Kickers 3
MLS Columbus Crew (ASDET) 3
MLS Kansas City Wizards 2
A-L Milwaukee Rampage 4
D3 New York Freedom 0
A-L Milwaukee Rampage 1
MLS Chicago Fire 0
 
 
A-L Milwaukee Rampage 0
MLS Kansas City Wizards 2
A-L Rochester Rhinos (ASDET) 3
PDL Des Moines Menace 2
A-L Rochester Rhinos (ASDET) 2
MLS Kansas City Wizards 3
 
 
MLS Columbus Crew 1
MLS Los Angeles Galaxy 0
D3 Utah Blitzz 1
A-L Seattle Sounders 2
A-L Seattle Sounders 3
MLS San Jose Earthquakes (ASDET) 4
 
 
MLS San Jose Earthquakes 0
MLS Los Angeles Galaxy (ASDET) 1
A-L Minnesota Thunder 6
PDL San Diego Gauchos 1
A-L Minnesota Thunder 0
MLS Los Angeles Galaxy 4
 
 
MLS Los Angeles Galaxy 4
MLS Dallas Burn 1
A-L Atlanta Silverbacks 2
PDL Memphis Express 0
A-L Atlanta Silverbacks 1
MLS Dallas Burn (ASDET) 2
 
 
MLS Dallas Burn (ASDET) 1
MLS Colorado Rapids 0
 
 
A-L Charleston Battery 0
MLS Colorado Rapids (ASDET) 1
D3 Greenville Lions 0
A-L Charleston Battery 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

Seven D3 Pro League, five PDL, and four USASA teams start.

June 9, 2002 Real Madrid (Texas) (USASA) 1–3 Greenville Lions (D3 Pro) Greenville, South Carolina
Marlon Irias 22' (Report) Jerome Lee Yaw 20', 31', 69' Stadium: Sirrine Stadium
Attendance: --
Referee: John Frey (USA)
June 9, 2002 South Jersey Barons (D3 Pro) 4–0 Vereinigung Erzgebirge (USASA) Doylestown, Pennsylvania
James Harvey
Kevin Griffin
Gary Williams
Matt Miles		 (Report) Stadium: Vereinigung Erzgebirge Soccer Club
Attendance: --
Referee: Stanford Nagle (USA)
June 11, 2002 Carolina Dynamo (D3 Pro) 2–5 Raleigh CASL Elite (PDL) Cary, North Carolina
Mario Benjamin 28'
Lester Felician 60'		 (Report) Matt Crawford 6'
Michael Karim 36'
Logan Pause 70'
Trevor Perea 79'
Ryan Kneipper 86'		 Stadium: SAS Stadium
Attendance: 815
Referee: Charles Mitchell (USA)
June 11, 2002 New Jersey Stallions (D3 Pro) 1–3 Des Moines Menace (PDL) Des Moines, Iowa
Júlio Santos 53' (pen) (Report) Tomas Boltnar 45', 48'
Matt Nickell 62'		 Stadium: Cara McGrane Stadium
Attendance: 2,780
Referee: Terry Vaughn (USA)
June 11, 2002
(forfeit) 		(({team1))} 0–2 / f San Diego Gauchos (D3 Pro) Chula Vista, California
(Report) Stadium: Stan Canaris Stadium
Attendance: --
Referee: -- (USA)
Note: San Diego was awarded a 2–0 victory due to an ineligible player for Mexico SC. The match was originally a 2–2 draw with a 6–5 victory on penalty kicks for Mexico SC.[2] team1 = Mexico SC (USASA)
June 12, 2002 Utah Blitzz (D3 Pro) 2–0 Chico Rooks (PDL) Chico, California
Sterling Wescott 5', 90' (Report) Stadium: University Soccer Stadium
Attendance: --
Referee: David Bragg (USA)
June 12, 2002 AAC Eagles (USASA) 0–1 (asdet) New York Freedom (D3 Pro) Queens, New York
(Report) Shalrie Joseph 119' Stadium: St. John's University
Attendance: --
Referee: John Konstantinidis (USA)
June 12, 2002 Memphis Express (PDL) 2–0 Texas Spurs (PDL) Richardson, Texas
Tony Kuhn 67', 84' (Report) Stadium: UT-Dallas
Attendance: --
Referee: Troy Travis (USA)

Second round

Eight A-League teams enter.

June 25, 2002 Seattle Sounders (A-League) 2–1 Utah Blitzz (D3 Pro) Salt Lake City, Utah
Leighton O'Brien 61' (pen)
Greg Foisie 81'		 (Report) Jorge Estrada 89' Stadium: Cottonwood High School
Attendance: --
Referee: Cory Dean (USA)
June 26, 2002 San Diego Gauchos (D3 Pro) 1–6 Minnesota Thunder (A-League) Blaine, Minnesota
Ralph Dartt 58' (Report) Johnny Menyongar 24', 32', 77', 89'
Johnny Torres 64'
Zafer Kilickan 75'		 Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 4,789
Referee: Robert Petersen (USA)
June 26, 2002 Memphis Express (PDL) 0–2 Atlanta Silverbacks (A-League) Clarkston, Georgia
(Report) John Barry Nusum 22', 78' Stadium: DeKalb Memorial Stadium
Attendance: --
Referee: Brian D'Amato (USA)
June 26, 2002 Charleston Battery (A-League) 3–0 Greenville Lions (D3 Pro) Greenville, South Carolina
Steve Klein 58'
John Jones 61'
Raúl Díaz Arce 68'		 (Report) Stadium: Sirrine Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Roni Canales (USA)
June 26, 2002 Des Moines Menace (PDL) 2–3 (asdet) Rochester Raging Rhinos (A-League) Rochester, New York
Tomas Boltnar 35'
Edward Child 70'		 (Report) Kirk Wilson 2'
Martin Nash 21'
Lenin Steenkamp 93'		 Stadium: Frontier Field
Attendance: 8,485
Referee: Islam Sallaj (USA)
June 26, 2002 New York Freedom (D3 Pro) 0–4 Milwaukee Rampage (A-League) Franklin, Wisconsin
(Report) Angel Rivillo 54'
Jason Russell 70'
John Wolyniec 81'
Destin Makumbu 90'		 Stadium: Milwaukee Rampage Sports Complex
Attendance: 2,241
Referee: Francisco Sanchez (USA)
June 26, 2002 Richmond Kickers (A-League) 3–0 Raleigh CASL Elite (PDL) Cary, North Carolina
Josh Henderson 40', 81'
Tony Williams 86'		 (Report) Stadium: SAS Stadium
Attendance: 347
Referee: Daniel Purak (USA)
June 26, 2002 Hampton Roads Mariners (A-League) 1–0 South Jersey Barons (D3 Pro) Camden, New Jersey
Richard Hansen 64' (Report) Stadium: Rutgers University
Attendance: --
Referee: William Guarini (USA)

Third round

Eight MLS teams enter.

July 16, 2002 MetroStars (MLS) 1–0 Hampton Roads Mariners (A-League) Virginia Beach, Virginia
Rodrigo Faria 76' (Report) Stadium: Virginia Beach Sportsplex
Attendance: 828
Referee: Mike Stutts (USA)
July 17, 2002 Richmond Kickers (A-League) 0–3 Columbus Crew (MLS) Columbus, Ohio
(Report) Brian McBride 34' (pen)
Dante Washington 68', 73'		 Stadium: Crew Stadium
Attendance: 7,887
Referee: Misail Tsapos (USA)
July 17, 2002 Kansas City Wizards (MLS) 3–2 (asdet) Rochester Raging Rhinos (A-League) Webster, New York
Darío Fabbro 86'
Igor Simutenkov 90'
Chris Brown 105'		 (Report) Temoc Suarez 6'
Kirk Wilson 63'		 Stadium: Webster Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 4,665
Referee: Kevin Barci (USA)
July 17, 2002 Chicago Fire (MLS) 0–1 Milwaukee Rampage (A-League) Franklin, Wisconsin
(Report) Ranko Golijanin 54' Stadium: Milwaukee Rampage Sports Complex
Attendance: 5,323
Referee: Marcel Yonan (USA)
July 17, 2002 San Jose Earthquakes (MLS) 4–3 (asdet) Seattle Sounders (A-League) Seattle, Washington
Ronnie Ekelund 30', 78' (pen)
Dwayne De Rosario 39'
Ariel Graziani 120'		 (Report) Andrew Gregor 11'
Scott Jenkins 58'
Brian Ching 60'		 Stadium: Interbay Stadium
Attendance: 1,275
Referee: Cory Dean (USA)
July 17, 2002 Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS) 4–0 Minnesota Thunder (A-League) Blaine, Minnesota
Alejandro Moreno 18'
Chris Albright 26'
Carlos Ruiz 59'
Chris Albright 70'		 (Report) Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 5,154
Referee: Sean O'Grady (USA)
July 17, 2002 Dallas Burn (MLS) 2–1 (asdet) Atlanta Silverbacks (A-League) Clarkston, Georgia
Antonio Martínez 82', 102' (Report) Velco Iotov 18' Stadium: DeKalb Memorial Stadium
Attendance: --
Referee: Robert Mann (USA)
July 17, 2002 Colorado Rapids (MLS) 1–0 (asdet) Charleston Battery (A-League) Charleston, South Carolina
John Spencer 98' (Report) Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 4,125
Referee: Brian Poeschel (USA)

Quarterfinals

August 7, 2002 Columbus Crew (MLS) 2–1 MetroStars (MLS) Uniondale, New York
Brian McBride 34'
Kyle Martino 46'		 (Report) Rodrigo Faria 49' Stadium: Mitchel Athletic Complex
Attendance: 8,314
Referee: Brian Poeschel (USA)
August 7, 2002 Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS) 1–0 (asdet) San Jose Earthquakes (MLS) San Jose, California
Carlos Ruiz 101' (Report) Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 6,481
Referee: Terry Vaughn (USA)
August 7, 2002 Colorado Rapids (MLS) 0–1 (asdet) Dallas Burn (MLS) Dallas, Texas
(Report) Ronnie O'Brien 111' Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 1,301
Referee: Jair Marrufo (USA)
August 24, 2002 Kansas City Wizards (MLS) 2–0 Milwaukee Rampage (A-League) Franklin, Wisconsin
Eric Quill 1'
Preki 21'		 (Report) Stadium: Milwaukee Rampage Sports Complex
Attendance: 6,576
Referee: Jesse Johnson (USA)

Semifinals

September 3, 2002 Dallas Burn (MLS) 1–4 Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS) Fullerton, California
Ronald Cerritos 89' (Report) Carlos Ruiz 11'
Mauricio Cienfuegos 17'
Cobi Jones 34'
Simon Elliott 81'		 Stadium: Titan Stadium
Attendance: 3,132
Referee: Kevin Stott (USA)
September 10, 2002 Kansas City Wizards (MLS) 2–3 (asdet) Columbus Crew (MLS) Columbus, Ohio
Chad McCarty 2' (og)
Chris Brown 62'		 (Report) Edson Buddle 76'
John Wilmar Perez 90'
John Wilmar Perez 108'		 Stadium: Crew Stadium
Attendance: 2,103
Referee: Casey Frankewicz (USA)

Final

Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS)0–1Columbus Crew (MLS)
(Report) Freddy García 30'
Crew Stadium
Columbus, Ohio
Attendance: 6,054
Referee: Brian Hall (USA)
Los Angeles Galaxy
Columbus Crew

Top scorers

Position Player Club Goals
1 Johnny Menyongar Minnesota Thunder 4
2 Carlos Ruiz Los Angeles Galaxy 3
Tomas Boltnar Des Moines Menace 3
Jerome Lee Yaw Greenville Lions 3

References

  1. ^ "Kickers Begin Quest For 2002 U.S. Open Cup" (Press release). Richmond Kickers. June 25, 2002. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "2002 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Tournament" (PDF). U.S. Soccer Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 15, 2002. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  3. ^ Dillman, Lisa (October 25, 2002). "Galaxy Is Cut Down by Crew". Los Angeles Times. p. D1. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
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