2007 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
Tournament details
CountryUnited States
Final positions
ChampionsNew England Revolution
(1st title)
Runner-upFC Dallas
2008–09 CONCACAF Champions LeagueNew England Revolution
Tournament statistics
Top goal scorer(s)Sébastien Le Toux
(5 goals)
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The 2007 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup was the 94th edition of the USSF's annual national soccer championship, running from June through early October.

The New England Revolution defeated FC Dallas 3–2 in the final played at Pizza Hut Park, Frisco, Texas.

Pairings for the competition were announced on Tuesday, May 29, 2007. The 2007 tournament was the first since 2002 to not include all Major League Soccer teams. Instead, MLS had eight teams in the tournament; six qualified automatically, while the remaining six US-based sides participated in a playoff for the final two positions.[1] In another change for the tournament, all nine US-based USL First Division teams entered into the Cup. The Puerto Rico Islanders are not eligible for the tournament, as Puerto Rico has a soccer federation independent from US Soccer.

Matchdays

Date Round Notes
June 12 First All 32 lower division teams enter
June 26 Second
July 10 Third 8 MLS teams enter
Aug. 7 Quarterfinals
Sept. 4 Semifinals
Oct. 2 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 9
United Soccer Leagues Second Division 7
Amateur 16*

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

Prize money

There is a total of $180,000 in prize money at stake in the 2007 version of the competition. The prize money breakdown is as follows: $100,000 to the champion, $50,000 to the runner up and $10,000 to the team advancing the deepest in the tournament from each of the Division II, Division III and amateur levels.[2]

Qualifying

Main article: 2007 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup qualification

Qualified teams by classification

Tier 1: Major League Soccer (MLS)

Tier 2: USL First Division (USL-1)

Tier 3: USL Second Division (USL-2)

Tier 4: Premier Development League (PDL)

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 12 		Second Round
June 26
      
USL-1 Seattle Sounders 4
USASA Banat Arsenal 1
USL-1 Seattle Sounders 2
USL-1 Portland Timbers 1
PDL Bakersfield Brigade 0
USL-1 Portland Timbers 2
First Round
June 12 		Second Round
June 26
      
USL-1 Minnesota Thunder 3
USASA Indios USA 2
USL-1 Minnesota Thunder 0
USL-1 California Victory (AET) 1
PDL BYU Cougars 1
USL-1 California Victory 2
First Round
June 12 		Second Round
June 26
      
USL-1 Charleston Battery 3
PDL Central Florida Kraze 0
USL-1 Charleston Battery 1
PDL El Paso Patriots 0
PDL El Paso Patriots (AET/PSO) 2 (4)
USL-1 Miami FC 2 (3)
First Round
June 12/13 		Second Round
June 26
      
USL-1 Atlanta Silverbacks 10
USASA Azzurri FC 0
USL-1 Atlanta Silverbacks 1
USL-2 Charlotte Eagles 0
USL-2 Charlotte Eagles 2
USASA Lynch's Irish Pub FC 0
First Round
June 12 		Second Round
June 26
      
USL-1 Rochester Raging Rhinos 1
PDL Long Island Rough Riders 0
USL-1 Rochester Raging Rhinos (AET) 2
USL-2 Western Mass Pioneers 1
USASA Danbury United 2
USL-2 Western Mass Pioneers (AET) 3
First Round
June 12 		Second Round
June 26
      
PDL Ocean City Barons 1
USL-2 Crystal Palace Baltimore 0
PDL Ocean City Barons 1
USL-2 Harrisburg City Islanders 2
USL-2 Harrisburg City Islanders 4
USASA Aegean Hawks 0
First Round
June 12 		Second Round
June 26
      
USL-1 Carolina RailHawks 4
USASA RWB Adria 1
USL-1 Carolina RailHawks 4
USASA Milwaukee Bavarians 0
USASA Milwaukee Bavarians 1
USL-2 Cincinnati Kings 0
First Round
June 12 		Second Round
June 26
      
USL-2 Richmond Kickers 4
PDL Michigan Bucks 2
USL-2 Richmond Kickers 2
USL-2 Cleveland City Stars 1
PDL Kansas City Brass 0
USL-2 Cleveland City Stars 4
Third Round
July 9 – 18 		Quarterfinals
August 7 – 8 		Semifinals
September 4 		Final
October 3
            
USL-1 Seattle Sounders 3
MLS Chivas USA 1
USL-1 Seattle Sounders 5
MLS Colorado Rapids 0
MLS Colorado Rapids 3
USL-1 California Victory 1
USL-1 Seattle Sounders 1
MLS FC Dallas (AET) 2
USL-1 Charleston Battery (AET) 1
MLS Houston Dynamo 0
USL-1 Charleston Battery 1
MLS FC Dallas (AET) 2
MLS FC Dallas (AET/PSO) 1 (4)
USL-1 Atlanta Silverbacks 1 (3)
MLS FC Dallas 2
MLS New England Revolution 3
USL-1 Rochester Raging Rhinos 2
MLS New England Revolution 4
MLS New England Revolution 2
USL-2 Harrisburg City Islanders 1
USL-2 Harrisburg City Islanders 1
MLS D.C. United 0
MLS New England Revolution (AET) 2
USL-1 Carolina RailHawks 1
USL-1 Carolina RailHawks 1
MLS Chicago Fire 0
USL-1 Carolina RailHawks 1
USL-2 Richmond Kickers 0
USL-2 Richmond Kickers 1
MLS Los Angeles Galaxy 0

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 12, 2007 Western Mass Pioneers (USL-2) 3–2 (a.e.t.) Danbury United (USASA) Danbury, CT
5:15 ET Maciel 59' (pen.)
Deren 105' (pen.)
Wilson 109'		 (Report) Costa 86'
Santos 92'		 Stadium: Portuguese Cultural Center
Referee: Kenneth Etheridge (USA)
June 12, 2007 Michigan Bucks (PDL) 2–4 Richmond Kickers (USL-2) Richmond, VA
7:00 ET Uzoigwe Yellow card 62'
Djokic 73' 76'
Holody Yellow card 80'		 (Report) Ssejjemba 7'
McEachron 36'
Gorres 70'
Dotsenko Yellow card 85'
Watson 86'		 Stadium: University of Richmond Stadium
Attendance: 522
Referee: Shaun Papperman (USA)
June 12, 2007 Aegean Hawks (USASA) 0–4 Harrisburg City Islanders (USL-2) Harrisburg, PA
7:05 ET Bodiya Yellow card 19' (Report) Morman Yellow card 28'
Clay 56'
Velten Yellow card 64'
Pierce Yellow card 67'
Oduor 68'
Schofield 69'
Fisher 87'		 Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex
Attendance: 874
Referee: Daun White (USA)
June 12, 2007 Crystal Palace Baltimore (USL-2) 0–1 Ocean City Barons (PDL) Ocean City, NJ
7:30 ET Urquijo Red card 22'
Flores Red card 90+'		 (Report) Carmichael 45' Stadium: Carey Stadium
Referee: Mark Geiger (USA)
June 12, 2007 RWB Adria (USASA) 1–4 Carolina RailHawks (USL-1) Cary, NC
7:30 ET Carrillo 76'
Alebic Red card 89'		 (Report) Worthen 5'
Edozien 31' 34'
Norkus 64'		 Stadium: SAS Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,062
Referee: Mark Kadlecik (USA)
June 12, 2007 Central Florida Kraze (PDL) 0–3 Charleston Battery (USL-1) Charleston, SC
7:30 ET Fadida Red card 76' (Report) Armstrong 5'
Vercollone 12' 42'		 Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Shane Moody (USA)
June 12, 2007 Long Island Rough Riders (PDL) 0–1 Rochester Raging Rhinos (USL-1) Rochester, NY
7:35 ET (Report) Matthew Delicâte 20' Stadium: PAETEC Park
Attendance: 3,721
Referee: Jason Krnac (USA)
June 12, 2007 Azzurri FC (USASA) 0–10 Atlanta Silverbacks (USL-1) Chamblee, Georgia
7:55 ET (Report) Dayton O'Brien 10'
Rodrigo Rios 14', 25', 90'
Rafique Hassim 19', 74'
Dan Antoniuk 80'
Warren Ukah 84', 86', 88'		 Stadium: Silverbacks Park
Attendance: –
Referee: Tony Russo (USA)
June 12, 2007 Indios USA (NPSL) 2–3 Minnesota Thunder (USL-1) St. Paul, Minnesota
8:05 ET Marco Vidal 5'
Joel Rios 77'		 (Report) Jeremiah Bass 37'
Darren Spicer 40'
Leo Gibson 66'		 Stadium: James Griffin Stadium
Attendance: 1,132
Referee: Troy Cohrs (USA)
June 12, 2007 Cleveland City Stars (USL-2) 4–0 Kansas City Brass (PDL) Liberty, Missouri
8:30 ET Ian Leibbrant 19', 81'
Adam Moffat 34'
Nigel Codrington 63'		 (Report) Stadium: William Jewell College
Attendance: --
Referee: Younasse Tarbouni (USA)
June 12, 2007 Cincinnati Kings (USL-2) 0–1 Milwaukee Bavarians (NPSL) Milwaukee, Wisconsin
8:30 ET (Report) Steve Sperl 10' Stadium: Bavarian Soccer Park
Attendance: --
Referee: Pawel Wydra (USA)
June 12, 2007 Miami FC (USL-1) 2–2 (a.e.t.) El Paso Patriots (PDL) El Paso, Texas
9:30 ET Zinho 70'
Sean Fraser 78'		 (Report) Michael Griego 21'
Omar Mora 89'		 Stadium: Patriot Stadium
Attendance: --
Referee: Jeremy Vehar (USA)
June 12, 2007 California Victory (USL-1) 2–1 BYU Cougars (PDL) Provo, Utah
9:30 ET Raul Palomares 23'
Yuri Morales 65'		 (Report) Daniel McKinley 89' Stadium: South Stadium
Attendance: --
Referee: Tyler Ploeger (USA)
June 12, 2007 Portland Timbers (USL-1) 2–0 Bakersfield Brigade (PDL) Bakersfield, California
10:30 ET Lawrence Olum 4'
Luc Harrington 18'		 (Report) Stadium: Bakersfield Christian HS
Attendance: --
Referee: Miguel Chicas (USA)
June 12, 2007 Banat Arsenal (USASA) 1–4 Seattle Sounders (USL-1) Tukwila, Washington
11:00 ET Hughes 18' (Report) Nathan Knox 9'
Sébastien Le Toux 32', 37'
Greg Howes 45'		 Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex
Attendance: --
Referee: Mike Rottersman (USA)
June 13, 2007 Lynch's Irish Pub FC (USASA) 0–2 Charlotte Eagles (USL-2) Charlotte, North Carolina
7:30 ET (Report) Dustin Swinehart 21'
Jacob Coggins 84'		 Stadium: Transamerica Field
Attendance: --
Referee: Daniel Burak (USA)

Second round

June 26, 2007 Cleveland City Stars (USL-2) 1–2 Richmond Kickers (USL-2) Richmond, Virginia
7:00 ET Nigel Codrington 64' (Report) Matt Watson 28'
Robert Ssejjemba 45'+		 Stadium: University of Richmond Stadium
Attendance: 1,107
Referee: Robert Velbis (USA)
June 26, 2007 Harrisburg City Islanders (USL-2) 2–1 Ocean City Barons (PDL) Ocean City, New Jersey
7:30 ET Chad Severs 44'
David Schofield 48'		 (Report) Leon Brown 42' Stadium: Carey Stadium
Attendance: 1,019
Referee: Hossam Saad (USA)
June 26, 2007 Milwaukee Bavarians (NPSL) 0–4 Carolina RailHawks (USL-1) Cary, North Carolina
7:30 ET (Report) Connally Edozien 37'
Anthony Maher 45', 56'
Marcio Leite 79'		 Stadium: SAS Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,000 +
Referee: Charles Mitchell (USA)
June 26, 2007 El Paso Patriots (PDL) 0–1 Charleston Battery (USL-1) Charleston, South Carolina
7:30 ET (Report) Anthony Catalano 74' Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: --
Referee: Roni Canales (USA)
June 26, 2007 Western Mass Pioneers (USL-2) 1–2 (a.e.t.) Rochester Raging Rhinos (USL-1) Rochester, New York
7:35 ET Omar McFarlane 43' (Report) Matthew Delicâte 83'
Aaran Lines 105'		 Stadium: PAETEC Park
Attendance: 3,125
Referee: Rizal Milliken (USA)
June 26, 2007 Charlotte Eagles (USL-2) 0–1 Atlanta Silverbacks (USL-1) Atlanta, Georgia
7:55 ET (Report) Warren Ukah 49' Stadium: Silverbacks Park
Attendance: --
Referee: William Cleland (USA)
June 26, 2007 California Victory (USL-1) 1–0 (a.e.t.) Minnesota Thunder (USL-1) St. Paul, Minnesota
8:05 ET Ricardo Sanchez 95' (Report) Stadium: James Griffin Stadium
Attendance: 1,258
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic (USA)
June 26, 2007 Portland Timbers (USL-1) 1–2 Seattle Sounders (USL-1) Tukwila, Washington
10:00 ET Justin Thompson 19'
Cameron Knowles Red card 40'		 (Report) Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar 41' (pen.)
Jacob Besagno 70'		 Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex
Attendance: 711
Referee: Hidajet Tica (USA)

Third round

July 9, 2007 Atlanta Silverbacks (USL-1) 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)		 FC Dallas (MLS) Frisco, Texas
8:30 ET Dan Antoniuk 78' (Report) Carlos Ruiz 74' Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
Attendance: 2,510
Referee: Colin Tait (USA)
Penalties
Rodrigo Rios scored
Justin Moore saved
Dayton O'Brien missed
Angel Rivillo scored
David Hayes scored
Scott Buete missed		 Carlos Ruiz scored
Pablo Ricchetti saved
Juan Carlos Toja saved
Chris Gbandi scored
Abe Thompson scored
Arturo Alvarez scored
July 10, 2007 Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS) 0–1 Richmond Kickers (USL-2) Richmond, Virginia
7:00 ET (Report) David Bulow 31' Stadium: University of Richmond Stadium
Attendance: 4,578
Referee: Andrew Chapin (USA)
July 10, 2007 Houston Dynamo (MLS) 0–1 (a.e.t.) Charleston Battery (USL-1) Charleston, South Carolina
7:30 ET (Report) Stephen Armstrong 108' Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 2,569
Referee: Shane Moody (USA)
July 10, 2007 New England Revolution (MLS) 4–2 Rochester Raging Rhinos (USL-1) Rochester, New York
7:35 ET Steve Ralston 19', 94'+ (pen)
Taylor Twellman 67', 90'		 (Report) Hamed Diallo 76', 85' Stadium: PAETEC Park
Attendance: 8,551
Referee: Richard Sanchez (USA)
July 10, 2007 California Victory (USL-1) 1–3 Colorado Rapids (MLS) Commerce City, Colorado
9:00 ET Juan Epitié 79' (Report) José Cancela 22'
Herculez Gomez 50'
Omar Cummings 89'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: --
Referee: Ramon Hernandez (USA)
July 11, 2007 D.C. United (MLS) 0–1 Harrisburg City Islanders (USL-2) Landisville, Pennsylvania
7:30 ET (Report) Steve Fisher 44' Stadium: Hempfield High School
Attendance: 5,219
Referee: Jeff Gonerik (USA)
July 15, 2007 Chicago Fire (MLS) 0–1 Carolina RailHawks (USL-1) Cary, North Carolina
7:30 ET (Report) McColm Cephas 56' Stadium: SAS Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,485
Referee: Roni Canales (USA)
July 18, 2007 Chivas USA (MLS) 1–3 Seattle Sounders (USL-1) Seattle, Washington
10:30 ET Laurent Merlin 16' (Report) Sébastien Le Toux 44', 50'
Roger Levesque 81'		 Stadium: Qwest Field
Attendance: 3,589
Referee: Richard Heron (USA)

Quarterfinals

August 7, 2007 Richmond Kickers (USL-2) 0–1 Carolina RailHawks (USL-1) Cary, North Carolina
7:30 ET (Report) Connally Edozien 64' Stadium: SAS Soccer Park
Attendance: 2,900 +
Referee: Alex Prus (USA)
August 7, 2007 FC Dallas (MLS) 2–1 (a.e.t.) Charleston Battery (USL-1) Charleston, South Carolina
7:30 ET Clarence Goodson 22'
Arturo Alvarez 95'		 (Report) Stephen Armstrong 17' Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 3,262
Referee: Hilario Grajeda (USA)
August 7, 2007 Colorado Rapids (MLS) 0–5 Seattle Sounders (USL-1) Seattle, Washington
10:00 ET (Report) Taylor Graham 23'
Zach Scott 25'
Ugo Ihemelu og 41'
Josh Gardner 56'
Sébastien Le Toux 68'		 Stadium: Qwest Field
Attendance: 6,619
Referee: Ricardo Salazar (USA)
August 8, 2007 Harrisburg City Islanders (USL-2) 1–2 New England Revolution (MLS) Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:30 ET Matt Tanzini 78' (Report) Andy Dorman 4'
Taylor Twellman 17'		 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 1,512
Referee: Richard Heron (USA)

Semifinals

September 4, 2007 Carolina RailHawks (USL-1) 1–2 (a.e.t.) New England Revolution (MLS) New Britain, Connecticut
7:00 ET Anthony Maher 6' (Report) Jeff Larentowicz 47'+
Pat Noonan 94'		 Stadium: Veteran's Stadium
Attendance: 4,203
Referee: Shane Moody (USA)
September 4, 2007 FC Dallas (MLS) 2–1 (a.e.t.) Seattle Sounders (USL-1) Seattle, Washington
10:00 ET Carlos Ruiz 92'
Abe Thompson 119'(pen)		 (Report) Leighton O'Brien 120'+ Stadium: Qwest Field
Attendance: 10,385
Referee: Abiodun Okulaja (USA)

Final

Main article: 2007 U.S. Open Cup final
New England Revolution (MLS)3–2 FC Dallas (MLS)
Pat Noonan 21'
Taylor Twellman 41'
Wells Thompson 57'		 Report Arturo Alvarez 30'
Abe Thompson 64'
Pizza Hut Park, Frisco, Texas
Attendance: 10,618
Referee: Alex Prus (USA)
New England Revolution
FC Dallas

Top scorers

Position Player Club Goals
1 Sébastien Le Toux Seattle Sounders 5
2 Taylor Twellman New England Revolution 4
Warren Ukah Atlanta Silverbacks 4
Connally Edozien Carolina Railhawks 4

References

  1. ^ "Major League Soccer introduces qualification procedure for 2007 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup". MLSnet.com. Archived from the original on May 6, 2007. Retrieved January 30, 2007.
  2. ^ "US Soccer announces potential pairings for round 3". USOpenCup.com. Archived from the original on June 27, 2007. Retrieved June 21, 2007.

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