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.

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

Participating teams

The tournament consists of 40 teams, according to the following distribution:

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

Qualified Clubs

Tier 1: Major League Soccer (MLS)

• Chicago Fire
• Chivas USA
• D.C. United
• FC Dallas
• Houston Dynamo
• Kansas City Wizards
• New England Revolution
• New York Red Bulls

Tiers 2 – 4: United Soccer Leagues (USL)

Tier 5: United States Adult Soccer Association (USASA)

• RWB Adria
• Arizona Sahuaros
• Boston Olympiakos
• Clearwater Galactics
• A.A.C. Eagles
• Hollywood United
• New Stars
• New York Pancyprian-Freedoms

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

Clearwater Galactics (USASA) v Charlotte Eagles (USL-2)

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

Yakima Reds (PDL) v Harrisburg City Islanders (USL-2)

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

Brooklyn Knights (PDL) v Carolina RailHawks (USL-1)

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

Boston Olympiakos (USASA) v Western Mass Pioneers (USL-2)

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

Pittsburgh Riverhounds (USL-2) v Eagles (USASA)

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

Cleveland City Stars (USL-2) v Michigan Bucks (PDL)

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

Adria (USASA) v Rochester Rhinos (USL-1)

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 Attendance: 1,152 Referee: Chris Penso

New Stars (USASA) v Charleston Battery (USL-1)

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

Fredericksburg Gunners (PDL) v Richmond Kickers (USL-2)

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

St. Louis Lions (PDL) v Minnesota Thunder (USL-1)

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

Bradenton Academics (PDL) v Miami FC (USL-1)

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

Atlanta Silverbacks (USL-1) v Austin Aztex U23 (PDL)

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

Hollywood United F.C. (USASA) v Portland Timbers (USL-1)

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

Seattle Sounders (USL-1) v Arizona Sahuaros (USASA)

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

Crystal Palace Baltimore (USL-2) v Los Angeles Legends (PDL)

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

NY Pancyprian-Freedoms (USASA) v Real Maryland Monarchs (USL-2)

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

Cleveland City Stars (USL-2) v Minnesota Thunder (USL-1)

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

Crystal Palace Baltimore (USL-2) v Harrisburg City Islanders (USL-2)

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

Richmond Kickers (USL-2) v Western Mass Pioneers (USL-2)

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

Real Maryland Monarchs (USL-2) v Carolina RailHawks (USL-1)

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

Pittsburgh Riverhounds (USL-2) v Rochester Rhinos (USL-1)

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

Charlotte Eagles (USL-2) v Charleston Battery (USL-1)

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

Atlanta Silverbacks (USL-1) v Miami FC (USL-1)

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

Hollywood United F.C. (USASA) v Seattle Sounders (USL-1)

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

Richmond Kickers (USL-2) v New England Revolution (MLS)

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)

Houston Dynamo (MLS) v Charleston Battery (USL-1)

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

New York Red Bulls (MLS) v Crystal Palace Baltimore (USL-2)

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)

Kansas City Wizards (MLS) v Carolina RailHawks (USL-1)

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)

Rochester Rhinos (USL-1) v D.C. United (MLS)

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)

Cleveland City Stars (USL-2) v Chicago Fire (MLS)

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)

Miami FC (USL-1) v FC Dallas (MLS)

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)

Chivas USA (MLS) v Seattle Sounders (USL-1)

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

Crystal Palace Baltimore (USL-2) v New England Revolution (MLS)

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

Chicago Fire (MLS) v D.C. United (MLS)

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)

Charleston Battery (USL-1) v FC Dallas (MLS)

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)

Kansas City Wizards (MLS) v Seattle Sounders (USL-1)

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

New England Revolution (MLS) v D.C. United (MLS)

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)

Seattle Sounders (USL-1) v Charleston Battery (USL-1)

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

September 3, 2008

7:30 ET

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