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)
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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.

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

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

See also: 2009 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup qualification

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

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

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

First round

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 Red card 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 Yellow card 30'
Meier Yellow card 40'
Zenoni 63' (pen.), Yellow card 74'
Asen Yellow card 88'		 Report Braun 26'
Akpan 28'
Milien 53'
Maurer Red card 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 Yellow card 63' Report Watson 82'
Bundy Yellow card 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' Yellow card 1' Yellow-red card 72'
Gray Yellow card 29'
Evans Yellow card 36'
Katic Yellow card 48'
Salsi Yellow card 90'
Riley Yellow card 118'		 Report Bertz Yellow card 57'
Salles Yellow card 67'
Nurse Yellow card 71'
Atieno 90+'		 Stadium: Rochester Rhinos Stadium
Attendance: 2,723
Referee: Jason Krnac
Penalties
Hayden soccer ball with check mark
Salsi soccer ball with red X
Evans soccer ball with red X
Brown soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with red X Atieno
soccer ball with check mark Gregor
soccer ball with check mark Bertz
soccer ball with check mark Salles
soccer ball with check mark 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 Yellow card 59'		 Report Paladini 14'
Diallo 48'
McKenney Yellow card 54'
Kabwe Yellow card 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' Yellow card 84'
Schmitz 57' Yellow card 38' Yellow-red card 84'
Walters Red card 90'		 Report Saint-Preux Yellow card 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 Yellow card 28'
Smith Yellow card 31'
Wheeler Yellow card 57'
O'Connor Yellow card 59'		 Report Fisher 1'
Pelletier Yellow card 22'
Reinberg Yellow card 30'
Shipalane 42'
Paterson 49'
Severs 60' (pen.)
Velten Yellow card 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 Yellow card 24'
Venn Red card 28'
Munilla Yellow card 40' Yellow-red card 66'
Liza Yellow card 42'
Sandoval Yellow card 49' Yellow-red card 69'
Quintero Yellow card 72'		 Report Patterson 1'
Yoshitake 32'
Williams Yellow card 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 Yellow card 52'
Command Yellow card 55'		 Report Serna Yellow card 51' 65'
Araujo 64'
Marcina Yellow card 82'
Hannigan Yellow card 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 Yellow card 16' Report Harwell 18'
Caugherty Yellow card 32'
Johnson 64'
Pope Yellow card 69'
Alcala Yellow card 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 Yellow card 33' 46'
Savage Yellow card 37'
McLaughlin 90'
Hayes 90'		 Report Kerr Yellow card 11'
Megson Yellow card 74'
Wheelock Yellow card 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 Red card 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

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 Yellow card 72' Report Swetra Yellow card 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 Yellow card 18'
Bagley 21'
Watson Yellow card 32'
Karalexis 93'
Falvey Yellow card 120'
Bundy 120+'		 Report Diallo 34'
Lowery Yellow card 35'
Cunliffe Yellow card 43'
McKenny Yellow card 95'
Plotkin 98'
Schulte Yellow card 105'
Glinton 118'		 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
Penalties
Murray soccer ball with check mark
Bundy soccer ball with check mark
Briggs soccer ball with check mark
Watson soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with red X Paladini
soccer ball with check mark Cunliffe
soccer ball with check mark Glinton
soccer ball with check mark Plotkin
soccer ball with red X 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 Yellow card 25'
Stewart 59' (pen.), Yellow card 66'
Aguilera Yellow card 101'		 Report Vallow Yellow card 59'
Nurse Yellow card 70'
Salles Yellow card 77'
Heins 82' Yellow card 101'
Gregor Yellow card 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 soccer ball with check mark
Klukowski soccer ball with red X
Barbosa soccer ball with red X
Dubois soccer ball with check mark
Deren soccer ball with check mark
Tyrie soccer ball with red X		 soccer ball with check mark Severs
soccer ball with red X Baker
soccer ball with red X Velten
soccer ball with check mark Paterson
soccer ball with check mark Kasiguran
soccer ball with check mark 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 Yellow card 79' Report[permanent dead link] Saint-Preux 23'
Cvilikas 39'
Clements Yellow card 41'
Dyachenko Yellow card 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 Yellow card 28'
Garcia Red card 75'
Muniz Red card 75'
Alvarez Red card 77'		 Report McMahen 45+'
O'Brien 48'
Silva Yellow card 69' Red card 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 Yellow card 45+1'
Mandjou 87', 90+1'		 Report M. Daly Yellow card 51' Stadium: Ernie Nevers Stadium
Attendance: 2,000 approx
Referee: Andres Pfefferkorn

Third round

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 Yellow card 51'
Odour 72'
Bloes 105'		 Report Larentowicz 38'
Osei Yellow card 63'
Nyassi Yellow card 67'
Colaluca Yellow card 92' Yellow-red card 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 Yellow card 42' Report Walters Yellow card 6'
Bundy 37'
Briggs Yellow card 66'
Watson Yellow card 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 Kanu 33' 38' 74'
Oughton 37'		 Report Harden 31'
Ambersley 87'Yellow card 34'
Menyongar Yellow card 48'
Nurse 15' 18'Yellow card 103'		 Stadium: Marina Auto Stadium
Attendance: 6,098
Referee: Shane Moody
Penalties
Ekpo soccer ball with check mark
Moreno soccer ball with check mark
Oughton soccer ball with red X
Garey soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Kenton
soccer ball with check mark Salles
soccer ball with check mark Gregor
soccer ball with check mark Bertz
soccer ball with check mark Heins
June 30, 2009 Ocean City Barons (PDL) 0 – 2 D.C. United (MLS) Boyds, Maryland
7:30 PM EDT Brown Yellow card 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 Yellow card 43'
Nagamura Yellow card 54'
Harris Yellow card 83'
Galindo Yellow card 86'
Marsch Yellow card 89'
Talley Red card 90'		 Report Patterson 9', 45'
Hemming Yellow card 66'
Wilson Yellow card 86'
Treschuk Yellow card 87'
Hudock Yellow card 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 Yellow card 103'
McKenzie 105+'		 Report Sánchez 41' (pen.), 84' (pen.)
Arango Yellow card 56'
Tarley Yellow card 85' 117'		 Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 3,878
Referee: Chris Penso
Penalties
López soccer ball with check mark
Wolff soccer ball with check mark
Thompson soccer ball with check mark
Gomez soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Greenfield
soccer ball with check mark Sánchez
soccer ball with red X Bass
soccer ball with red X 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 Yellow card 37'
Callahan Yellow card 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 Yellow card 5'
Levesque 1'
King 26'
Nyassi Yellow card 59'
Riley Yellow card 93+'		 Report Hayes Yellow card 26'
Mandjou 43'
McManus Yellow card 61'		 Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 16,382 (SO)
Referee: Yader Reyes

Quarterfinals

July 7, 2009 Wilmington Hammerheads (USL-2) 1 – 2 Rochester Rhinos (USL-1) Rochester, New York
7:00 PM EDT Walters Yellow card 43'
Watson 72'		 Report Short Yellow card 41'
Atieno 54'
Menyongar Yellow card 62'
Gregor 67' (pen.), Yellow card 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 Red card 49'
Paterson 64'		 Report Khumalo 8'
Jacobson 18'
N'Silu Yellow card 83'
Gómez Yellow card 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 Yellow card 53'		 Report Buete Yellow card 1'
Treschuk Yellow card 80'
Yoshitake Yellow card 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 Yellow card 76' Yellow-red card 93+' Report Montero Yellow card 79'
Le Toux 89' (pen.)		 Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex
Attendance: 4,352
Referee: Abbey Okulaja (Illinois)

Semifinals

July 21, 2009 Rochester Rhinos (USL-1) 1 – 2 D.C. United (MLS) Boyds, Maryland
7:00 PM EDT Gregor Yellow card 18'
Atieno 68'
Bertz Yellow card 88'		 Jacobson Yellow card 39'
Moreno 41' (pen.)
John Yellow card 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 Yellow card 30'
Boswell Yellow card 30'
Akinbiyi 32'
Davis Yellow card 42'
Mullan Yellow card 70'
Chabala Yellow card 91+'		 Jaqua Yellow card 62' 89'
Hurtado Yellow card 67' Yellow-red card 110'
Marshall Yellow card 80'
King 94'		 Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex
Attendance: 4,895
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic (Nebraska)

Final

Main article: 2009 U.S. Open Cup Final
Seattle Sounders FC (MLS)2 – 1D.C. United (MLS)
Ianni Yellow card 25'
González Yellow card 49'
Montero 67'
Vagenas Yellow card 79'
Levesque 86'		 (Report) Wicks Red card 69'
Simms 89'
RFK Stadium
Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 17,329
Referee: Alex Prus (South Carolina)

Goal scorers

External links

References

  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.
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