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.

DateRoundNotes
June 9First round32 USL and USASA clubs enter
June 16Second round
June 30/July 1Third round8 MLS clubs enter
July 7Quarterfinals
July 21Semifinals
September 2Final

Teams

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)

Chicago Fire Chivas USA Columbus Crew D.C. UnitedHouston Dynamo Kansas City Wizards New England Revolution Seattle Sounders FC

USL First Division (8 teams)

Austin Aztex FC Carolina RailHawks FC Charleston Battery Cleveland City StarsMiami FC Minnesota Thunder Portland Timbers Rochester Rhinos

USL Second Division (8 teams)

Charlotte Eagles Crystal Palace Baltimore Harrisburg City Islanders Pittsburgh RiverhoundsReal Maryland Monarchs Richmond Kickers Western Mass Pioneers Wilmington Hammerheads

USL PDL (8 teams)

Chicago Fire Premier El Paso Patriots Kitsap Pumas Mississippi BrillaOcean City Barons Orange County Blue Star Reading Rage St. Louis Lions

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 RoundSecond Round
Harrisburg City Islanders4
Reading Rage1
Harrisburg City Islanders (aet/pso)0 (4)
Western Mass Pioneers0 (3)
Western Mass Pioneers (aet)3
Emigrantes das Ilhas2
First RoundSecond Round
Ocean City Barons3
Crystal Palace Baltimore0
Ocean City Barons (aet)1
Real Maryland Monarchs0
Real Maryland Monarchs1
Aegean Hawks0
First RoundSecond Round
Carolina RailHawks2
Richmond Kickers1
Carolina RailHawks (aet/PSO)3 (3)
Wilmington Hammerheads3 (4)
Wilmington Hammerheads2
Charlotte Eagles0
First RoundSecond Round
Miami FC2
Lynch's FC1
Miami FC0
Charleston Battery1
Charleston Battery2
Atlanta FC0
First RoundSecond Round
Rochester Rhinos1 (4)
Pittsburgh Riverhounds1 (2)
Rochester Rhinos (aet)2
Cleveland City Stars1
Cleveland City Stars3
St. Louis Lions0
First RoundSecond Round
Minnesota Thunder3
402 FC2
Minnesota Thunder4
Chicago Fire Premier0
Chicago Fire Premier3
Milwaukee Bavarians1
First RoundSecond Round
Austin Aztex2
Mississippi Brilla0
Austin Aztex2
El Paso Patriots0
El Paso Patriots2
Arizona Sahuaros1
First RoundSecond Round
Orange County Blue Star2
Sonoma County Sol5
Sonoma County Sol0
Portland Timbers3
Kitsap Pumas0
Portland Timbers3
Third RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
D.C. United2
Ocean City Barons0
D.C. United2
Harrisburg City Islanders1
New England Revolution1
Harrisburg City Islanders2
D.C. United2
Rochester Rhinos1
Rochester Rhinos1 (5)
Columbus Crew1 (3)
Rochester Rhinos2
Wilmington Hammerheads1
Wilmington Hammerheads1
Chicago Fire0
D.C. United1
Seattle Sounders FC2
Portland Timbers1
Seattle Sounders FC2
Seattle Sounders FC1
Kansas City Wizards0
Minnesota Thunder3 (2)
Kansas City Wizards3 (4)
Seattle Sounders FC (aet)2
Houston Dynamo1
Austin Aztex0
Houston Dynamo2
Houston Dynamo4
Charleston Battery0
Charleston Battery3
Chivas USA1

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, 2009Sonoma County Sol (USASA)5 – 2Orange County Blue Star (PDL)Irvine, California
5:00 PM EDTHurst 5' Percell 55', 81' Lafon 73' Larson 78'Turner 60' Stoll 80' Ponce 83'Stadium: Concordia University Attendance: 50 Referee: Miguel Chicas
June 9, 2009Milwaukee Bavarians (USASA)1 – 3Chicago Fire Premier (PDL)Bridgeview, Illinois
6:00 PM EDTSabich 30' Meier 40' Zenoni 63' (pen.), 74' Asen 88'Braun 26' Akpan 28' Milien 53' Maurer 63'Stadium: Toyota Park Practice Field Referee: Pawel Wydra
June 9, 2009Charlotte Eagles (USL-2)0 – 2Wilmington Hammerheads (USL-2)Wilmington, North Carolina
7:00 PM EDTShak 63'Watson 82' Bundy 88' Hufstader 90'Stadium: Legion Stadium Referee: Abbas Piran
June 9, 2009Emigrantes das Ilhas (USASA)2 – 3(a.e.t.)Western Mass Pioneers (USL-2)Ludlow, Massachusetts
7:00 PM EDTViega 16' Fernandes 62' (pen.)Willis 45+' Neil Krause 73' Barbosa 98'Stadium: Lusitano Stadium Attendance: 1,401 Referee: Niko Bratsis
June 9, 2009Pittsburgh Riverhounds (USL-2)1 – 1(a.e.t.) (2 – 4 p)Rochester Rhinos (USL-1)Rochester, New York
7:00 PM EDTBonseu 22' 1' 72' Gray 29' Evans 36' Katic 48' Salsi 90' Riley 118'Bertz 57' Salles 67' Nurse 71' Atieno 90+'Stadium: Rochester Rhinos Stadium Attendance: 2,723 Referee: Jason Krnac
Penalties
Hayden Salsi Evans BrownAtieno Gregor Bertz Salles Fitzpatrick
June 9, 2009Richmond Kickers (USL-2)1 – 2Carolina RailHawks (USL-1)Cary, North Carolina
7:00 PM EDTBulow 20' (pen.) Kalungi 59'Paladini 14' Diallo 48' McKenney 54' Kabwe 76'Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 1,362 Referee: Daniel Fitzgerald
June 9, 2009St. Louis Lions (PDL)0 – 3Cleveland City Stars (USL-1)Bedford, Ohio
7:00 PM EDTStewart 29' Pierre-Louis 33' Gillespie 68'Stadium: Middlefield Cheese Stadium Attendance: 827 Referee: Mikael Lundqvist
June 9, 2009402 FC (USASA)2 – 3Minnesota Thunder (USL-1)Blaine, Minnesota
7:05 PM EDTGotsmanov 12' 84' Schmitz 57' 38' 84' Walters 90'Saint-Preux 25' 40' Cvilikas 30', 46'Stadium: National Sports Center Attendance: 245 Referee: Elias Bazakos
June 9, 2009Reading Rage (PDL)1 – 4Harrisburg City Islanders (USL-2)Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
7:05 PM ETPorts 8' Oblio 28' Smith 31' Wheeler 57' O'Connor 59'Fisher 1' Pelletier 22' Reinberg 30' Shipalane 42' Paterson 49' Severs 60' (pen.) Velten 68'Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex Referee: Ian Bongaardt
June 9, 2009Atlanta FC (USASA)0 – 2Charleston Battery (USL-1)Charleston, South Carolina
7:30 PM EDTSand 24' Venn 28' Munilla 40' 66' Liza 42' Sandoval 49' 69' Quintero 72'Patterson 1' Yoshitake 32' Williams 64'Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 1,318 Referee: Alan Schechtman
June 9, 2009Lynch's Irish Pub FC (USASA)1 – 2Miami FC (USL-1)Miami, Florida
8:00 PMCatullo 35' Schell 52' Command 55'Serna 51' 65' Araujo 64' Marcina 82' Hannigan 90'Stadium: Tropical Park Stadium Referee: Brian Poeschel
June 9, 2009Mississippi Brilla (PDL)0 – 2Austin Aztex (USL-1)Austin, Texas
8:30 PM EDTLawrence 16'Harwell 18' Caugherty 32' Johnson 64' Pope 69' Alcala 73'Stadium: Nelson Field Referee: Matthew Foerster
June 9, 2009Arizona Sahuaros (USASA)1 – 2El Paso Patriots (PDL)El Paso, Texas
10:00 PM EDTKellar 67'Morín 27' Moreira 59'Stadium: Patriot Stadium Referee: Carlos Salas
June 9, 2009Portland Timbers (USL-1)3 – 0Kitsap Pumas (PDL)Bremerton, Washington
10:00 PM EDTFarber 33' 46' Savage 37' McLaughlin 90' Hayes 90'Kerr 11' Megson 74' Wheelock 90'Stadium: Memorial Stadium Referee: Josh Wilkens
June 10, 2009Aegean Hawks (USASA)0 – 1Real Maryland Monarchs (USL-2)Rockville, Maryland
6:30 PM EDT Note: Match stopped at 74' due to lightning.Goldman 16'Cordeiro 14'Stadium: Richard Montgomery HS Referee: Matthew Kreitzer
June 10, 2009Crystal Palace Baltimore (USL-2)0 – 3Ocean City Barons (PDL)Ocean City, New Jersey
7:00 PM EDTCarmichael 7', 33' Noone 78'Stadium: Carey Stadium Referee: Hossam Saad

Second round

June 16, 2009Real Maryland Monarchs (USL-2)0 – 1(a.e.t.)Ocean City Barons (PDL)Ocean City, New Jersey
7:00 PM EDTBrooks 72'Swetra 78' Noone 108' (pen.)Stadium: Carey Stadium Attendance: 350 Referee: Garry Beauliere
June 16, 2009Wilmington Hammerheads (USL-2)3 – 3 (a.e.t.) (4 – 3 p)Carolina RailHawks (USL-1)Cary, North Carolina
7:00 PM EDTTatters 18' Bagley 21' Watson 32' Karalexis 93' Falvey 120' Bundy 120+'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 WatsonPaladini Cunliffe Glinton Plotkin Schulte
June 16, 2009Cleveland City Stars (USL-1)1 – 2(a.e.t.)Rochester Rhinos (USL-1)Rochester, New York
7:00 PM EDTKljestan 25' Stewart 59' (pen.), 66' Aguilera 101'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, 2009Western Mass Pioneers (USL-2)0 – 0(a.e.t.) (3 – 4 p)Harrisburg City Islanders (USL-2)Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
7:05 PM EDTStadium: Skyline Sports Complex Referee: Ed Marco
Penalties
Molinari Klukowski Barbosa Dubois Deren TyrieSevers Baker Velten Paterson Kasiguran Swartzendruber
June 16, 2009Charleston Battery (USL-1)1 – 0Miami FC (USL-1)Miami, Florida
8:00 PM EDTHemming 65' (pen.)Stadium: Tropical Park Stadium Referee: Carlos Sandoval
June 16, 2009Chicago Fire Premier (PDL)0 – 4Minnesota Thunder (USL-1)Blaine, Minnesota
7:05 PM CDTAdlard 79'[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, 2009El Paso Patriots (PDL)0 – 2Austin Aztex (USL-1)Austin, Texas
7:30 PM CDTCastañeda 28' Garcia 75' Muniz 75' Alvarez 77'McMahen 45+' O'Brien 48' Silva 69' 75'Stadium: Nelson Field Referee: Luis Guardia
June 16, 2009Portland Timbers (USL-1)3 – 0Sonoma County Sol (USASA)Santa Rosa, California
7:00 PM PDTJosten 7' Suzuki 45+1' Mandjou 87', 90+1'M. Daly 51'Stadium: Ernie Nevers Stadium Attendance: 2,000 approx Referee: Andres Pfefferkorn

Third round

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

Quarterfinals

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

Semifinals

July 21, 2009Rochester Rhinos (USL-1)1 – 2D.C. United (MLS)Boyds, Maryland
7:00 PM EDTGregor 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, 2009Houston Dynamo (MLS)1 – 2(a.e.t.)Seattle Sounders FC (MLS)Tukwila, Washington
7:00 PM PDTJames 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

Seattle Sounders FC (MLS)2 – 1D.C. United (MLS)
Ianni 25' González 49' Montero 67' Vagenas 79' Levesque 86'Wicks 69' Simms 89'

Goal scorers

3 goals Kenya Taiwo Atieno (ROC) United States Brian Cvilikas (MIN) Guinea Keita Mandjou (POR) France Sébastien Le Toux (SEA) United States Stephen King (SEA) Trinidad and Tobago Randi Patterson (CHA) Liberia Melvin Tarley (MIN) 2 goals United States Kenny Bundy (WIL) United States Geoff Cameron (HOU) United States Byron Carmichael (OCC) Ivory Coast Hamed Diallo (CAR) United States Nate Jaqua (SEA) United States Roger Levesque (SEA) United States J.T. Noone (OCC) Ghana Dominic Oduro (HOU) Scotland Nicki Paterson (HAR) United States Shawn Percell (SON) Haiti Leonel Saint-Preux (MIN) Mexico Ricardo Sánchez (MIN) Trinidad and Tobago Ryan Stewart (CLE) United States Jamie Watson (WIL) Japan Tsuyoshi Yoshitake (CHA) South Africa Thabiso Khumalo (DC) 1 goal Nigeria Ade Akinbiyi (HOU) United States Andre Akpan (CHI) Brazil Paulo Araujo Jr. (MIA) United States Corey Ashe (HOU)1 goal (continued) United States Chris Bagley (WIL) United States Almir Barbosa (WM) United States Kenney Bertz (ROC) United States Geoff Bloes (HAR) Uganda Tenywa Bonseu (PIT) United States Bobby Boswell (HOU) United States Freddie Braun (CHI) United States David Bulow (RIC) United States Carl Catullo (LYN) United States Ryan Cordeiro (RM) United States Brian Farber (POR) Portugal Carlos Fernandes (EI) United States Steve Fisher (HAR) United States Steve Gillespie (CLE) Turks and Caicos Islands Gavin Glinton (CAR) Argentina Christian Gómez (DC) Belarus Andrei Gotsmanov (402) United States Andrew Gregor (ROC) United States Ty Harden (ROC) United States Jeff Harwell (AUS) United States David Hayes (POR) United States Ryan Heins (ROC) Canada Tyler Hemming (CHA) United States Philip Hufstader (WIL) United States Trevor Hurst (SON) United States Andrew Jacobson (DC) England Eddie Johnson (AUS) United States George Josten (POR) United States Tim Karalexis (WIL) United States Skelly Kellar (ARI) United States Michael Kraus (KC) United States Neil Krause (WM)1 goal (continued) United States Eric Lafon (SON) United States Jeff Larentowicz (NE) United States Eric Larson (SON) United States Jesse Marsch (CHV) United States Rauwshan McKenzie (KC) United States Jason McLaughlin (POR) United States Ryan McMahen (AUS) Haiti Pascal Milien (CHI) Colombia Fredy Montero (SEA) Mexico Gerardo Moreira (EP) Bolivia Jaime Moreno (DC) United States Rodrigo Morín (EP) United States Ciaran O'Brien (AUS) Kenya Mo Oduor (HAR) New Zealand Duncan Oughton (CLB) United States Daniel Paladini (CAR) Haiti Ricardo Pierre-Louis (CLE) United States Brian Plotkin (CAR) United States David Ponce (ORC) United States Jon Ports (REA) United States Tony Schmitz (402) Colombia Diego Serna (MIA) United States Chad Severs (HAR) South Africa Ty Shipalane (HAR) United States Clyde Simms (DC) Democratic Republic of the Congo Ange N'Silu (DC) United States Kevin Stoll (ORC) United States Abe Thompson (KC) Cape Verde Zico Viega (EI) United States Jay Willis (WM) United States Kyle Zenoni (MIL)

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