The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup is a knockout tournament in American soccer. The tournament is the oldest ongoing national soccer competition in the U.S. and is presently open to all United States Soccer Federation affiliated teams, from amateur adult club teams to the professional clubs of Major League Soccer.
The Open Cup was first held in 1913–14, when it was called the National Challenge Cup.
The defending Open Cup champions are Seattle Sounders FC, who beat the Chicago Fire 2-0 in the 2011 final. It was the Sounders' third Open Cup title, as well as their third consecutive title won. The last time a club won three consecutive Open Cups was the Greek American AA who won the 1967, 1968, and 1969 editions of the tournament.
[edit] History
The competition dates back to 1914, when it was known as the National Challenge Cup. In 1999, U.S. Soccer honored one of American soccer's most important patrons, Lamar Hunt, by changing the official title of the tournament to the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. The winners of the tournament were awarded the Dewar Cup, donated by Sir Thomas Dewar for the promotion of soccer in America in 1912, until it was retired due to poor condition in 1979. It was brought back into use by the United States Adult Soccer Association in 1997, but is now back on permanent display at the National Soccer Hall of Fame in Oneonta, New York, and the recent winners of the tournament have been awarded a new, different trophy. Despite this, the name of each winning club is still added to the base of the original Dewar Cup.
Trophy awarded to the Rochester Rhinos in 1999
The National Challenge Cup was the first truly national cup competition in the United States, as previous cups had been effectively relegated to regional status by the difficulties in coordination and travel caused by the size of the United States in the early 1900s. While U.S. Soccer had initially administered the competition, in 1985 they handed over management to the USASA. In 1995, U.S. Soccer resumed its administration of the competition.[1]
Maccabi Los Angeles of California and Bethlehem Steel of Pennsylvania have both won the cup a record five times, while Greek American AA of New York and Seattle Sounders FC are tied for the record for most consecutive cup victories at three. Most of these records are likely to fall over time, now that Major League Soccer offers a fully professional league, and its teams typically dominate the competition. The old NASL did not participate in the Open Cup.
Since MLS' debut in 1996, MLS clubs have won the cup in all but one of those years. The Rochester Rhinos of the 2nd division A-League were surprise winners in 1999, defeating four MLS clubs, including the Colorado Rapids 2-0 in the championship match. The first professional team to win in the modern era were the Richmond Kickers of the USISL (the predecessor to the A-League, USL First Division, and USL Pro) in 1995, one year before the start of MLS. D.C. United were the first MLS team to win in 1996.
Currently, eight teams from each level of the American Soccer Pyramid take part in the competition proper, with each league narrowing its delegation separately in the spring before the competition officially begins in the summer. In some cases, additional teams play in qualifying rounds to gain entry. One example is found with MLS clubs, as only the top six from the previous regular season get an automatic bid, while the bottom U.S.-based MLS teams face each other to qualify for the remaining two MLS slots.
Since 2008, the champion of the U.S. Open Cup has earned the right to play the CONCACAF Champions League.[2] The first team to represent the U.S. as Open Cup champion was 2007's winner, the New England Revolution.
[edit] Winners
- 5 times
- 4 times
- 3 times
- 2 times
- 1 time
[edit] Winners by State
| State |
Titles |
Teams |
| New York |
26
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Greek American AA (4), New York Pancyprian-Freedoms (3), Brooklyn Hispano (2), Brooklyn Italians (2), New York Americans (2), Brookhattan, Brooklyn Field Club, Brooklyn St. Mary's Celtic, Eintracht, German Hungarian, Krete, Hota, New York Hakoah, New York Hungaria, New York Nationals, New York Ukrainians, Robins Dry Dock, Rochester Rhinos |
| California |
15
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Maccabi Los Angeles (5), Greek-American (2), Los Angeles Galaxy (2), Los Angeles Kickers (2), McIlvaine Canvasbacks, C.D. Mexico, San Francisco, San Jose Oaks |
| Pennsylvania |
12
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Bethlehem Steel (5), Philadelphia Ukrainians (4), Harmarville Hurricanes (2), Gallatin, Morgan-Strasser, Uhrik Truckers |
| Missouri |
12
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St. Louis Kutis (2), St. Louis Simpkins-Ford (2), Stix, Baer and Fuller (2), Ben Millers, Busch, Kansas City Wizards,[N 1] St. Louis Central Breweries, St. Louis Scullin Steel |
| Illinois |
9
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Chicago Fire (4), Sparta (2), Chicago Viking, Eagles, Falcons |
| Massachusetts |
9
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Fall River Marksmen (4), Fall River Rovers, New Bedford Whalers, New England Revolution, Ponta Delgada, Shawsheen Indians |
| Washington, D.C. |
3
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D.C. United (2), España |
| New Jersey |
3
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Elizabeth (2), Paterson F.C. |
| Washington |
3
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Seattle Sounders FC (3) |
| Rhode Island |
1
|
Pawtucket |
| Maryland |
1
|
Baltimore |
| Ohio |
1
|
Columbus Crew |
| Texas |
1
|
FC Dallas |
| Florida |
1
|
Kickers |
| Virginia |
1
|
Richmond Kickers |
- ^ The club, now known as Sporting Kansas City, was based in Kansas City, Missouri when it won its lone U.S. Open Cup title in 2004. The club did not move to its current home of Kansas City, Kansas until 2008.
[edit] MLS Honors
| Rank |
Team |
Wins |
Runners-up |
Years won |
Years runner-up |
| 1 |
Chicago Fire |
4 |
2 |
1998, 2000, 2003, 2006 |
2004, 2011 |
| 2 |
Seattle Sounders FC |
3 |
0 |
2009, 2010, 2011 |
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| 3 |
Los Angeles Galaxy |
2 |
2 |
2001, 2005 |
2002, 2006 |
| D.C. United |
2 |
2 |
1996, 2008 |
1997, 2009 |
| 5 |
Columbus Crew |
1 |
2 |
2002 |
1998, 2010 |
| 6 |
F.C. Dallas |
1 |
2 |
1997 |
2005, 2007 |
| 7 |
New England Revolution |
1 |
1 |
2007 |
2001 |
| 8 |
Sporting Kansas City |
1 |
0 |
2004 |
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| 9 |
Colorado Rapids |
0 |
1 |
|
1999 |
| New York Red Bulls |
0 |
1 |
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2003 |
| Miami Fusion |
0 |
1 |
|
2000 |
[edit] Finalists
| Year |
Winner |
Runner-up |
Venue |
1914
Details |
Brooklyn Field Club |
Brooklyn Celtic |
Coates Field, Pawtucket, Rhode Island |
1915
Details |
Bethlehem Steel |
Brooklyn Celtic |
Taylor Field, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
1916
Details |
Bethlehem Steel |
Fall River Rovers |
Coates Field, Pawtucket, Rhode Island |
1917
Details |
Fall River Rovers |
Bethlehem Steel |
Coates Field, Pawtucket, Rhode Island |
1918
Details |
Bethlehem Steel |
Fall River Rovers |
Federal League Park, Harrison, New Jersey |
1919
Details |
Bethlehem Steel |
Paterson F.C. |
Athletic Field, Fall River, Massachusetts |
1920
Details |
Ben Millers |
Fore River |
Handlan's Park, St. Louis, Missouri |
1921
Details |
Brooklyn Robins Dry Dock |
St. Louis Scullin Steel |
Athletic Park, Fall River, Massachusetts |
1922
Details |
St. Louis Scullin Steel |
Todd Shipyards |
St. Louis, Missouri |
1923
Details |
Paterson F.C. |
St. Louis Scullin Steel |
Federal League Park, Harrison, New Jersey |
1924
Details |
Fall River Marksmen |
St. Louis Vesper Buick |
St. Louis, Missouri |
1925
Details |
Shawsheen Indians |
Chicago Canadian Club |
Marks Stadium, North Tiverton, Rhode Island |
1926
Details |
Bethlehem Steel |
Ben Millers |
Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, New York |
1927
Details |
Fall River Marksmen |
Holley Carburetor |
University of Detroit Stadium, Detroit, Michigan |
1928
Details |
New York Nationals |
Bricklayers and Masons |
Game 1: Polo Grounds, New York, New York
Game 2: Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois |
1929
Details |
New York Hakoah |
St. Louis Madison Kennel |
Game 1: Sportsman's Park, St. Louis, Missouri
Game 2: Dexter Park, Woodhaven, New York |
1930
Details |
Fall River Marksmen |
Cleveland Bruell Insurance |
Game 1: Polo Grounds, New York, New York
Game 2: Luna Bowl, Cleveland, Ohio |
1931
Details |
Fall River Marksmen |
Bricklayers and Masons |
Game 1: Polo Grounds, New York, New York
Game 2: Mills Stadium, Chicago, Illinois
Game 3: Sparta Field, Chicago, Illinois |
1932
Details |
New Bedford Whalers |
Stix, Baer and Fuller |
Games 1 and 2: Sportsman's Park, St. Louis, Missouri |
1933
Details |
Stix, Baer and Fuller |
New York Americans |
Game 1: Sportsman's Park, St. Louis, Missouri
Game 2: Starlight Park, Bronx, New York |
1934
Details |
Stix, Baer and Fuller |
Pawtucket Rangers |
Games 1 and 3: Walsh Memorial Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri
Game 2: Coates Field, Pawtucket, Rhode Island |
1935
Details |
St. Louis Central Breweries |
Pawtucket Rangers |
Game 1: Walsh Memorial Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri
Game 2: Coates Field, Pawtucket, Rhode Island
Game 3: Newark School Stadium, Newark, New Jersey |
1936
Details |
Uhrik Truckers |
St. Louis Shamrocks |
Game 1: Walsh Memorial Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri
Game 2: Rifle Club Grounds, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
1937
Details |
New York Americans |
St. Louis Shamrocks |
Game 1: Public Schools Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri
Game 2: Starlight Park, Bronx, New York |
1938
Details |
Chicago Sparta |
Brooklyn St. Mary's Celtic |
Game 1: Sparta Stadium, Chicago, Illinois
Game 2: Starlight Park, Bronx, New York |
1939
Details |
Brooklyn St. Mary's Celtic |
Chicago Manhattan Beer |
Game 1: Sparta Stadium, Chicago, Illinois
Game 2: Starlight Park, Bronx, New York |
1940
Details |
No final played. Baltimore and Chicago Sparta shared the title. |
1941
Details |
Pawtucket |
Detroit Chrysler |
1942
Details |
Gallatin |
Pawtucket |
1943
Details |
Brooklyn Hispano |
Morgan-Strasser |
1944
Details |
Brooklyn Hispano |
Morgan-Strasser |
1945
Details |
Brookhattan |
Cleveland Americans |
1946
Details |
Chicago Viking |
Ponta Delgada |
1947
Details |
Ponta Delgada |
Chicago Sparta |
1948
Details |
St. Louis Simpkins-Ford |
Brookhattan |
1949
Details |
Morgan-Strasser |
Ukrainian Nationals |
1950
Details |
St. Louis Simpkins-Ford |
Ponta Delgada |
1951
Details |
German Hungarian |
Pittsburgh Heidelberg |
1952
Details |
Harmarville Hurricanes |
Philadelphia Nationals |
1953
Details |
Falcons |
Harmarville Hurricanes |
1954
Details |
New York Americans |
St. Louis Kutis |
1955
Details |
Eintracht |
Los Angeles Danish Americans |
1956
Details |
Harmarville Hurricanes |
Chicago Schwaben |
1957
Details |
St. Louis Kutis |
New York Hakoah |
1958
Details |
Los Angeles Kickers |
Baltimore Pompei |
1959
Details |
McIlvane Canvasbacks |
Fall River |
1960
Details |
Philadelphia Ukrainians |
Los Angeles Kickers |
1961
Details |
Philadelphia Ukrainians |
Los Angeles Scots |
1962
Details |
New York Hungaria |
San Francisco Scots |
1963
Details |
Philadelphia Ukrainians |
Los Angeles Armenian |
1964
Details |
Los Angeles Kickers |
Philadelphia Ukrainians |
1965
Details |
New York Ukrainians |
Chicago Hansa |
1966
Details |
Philadelphia Ukrainians |
Orange County F.C. |
1967
Details |
Greek American AA |
Orange County |
1968
Details |
Greek American AA |
Chicago Olympic |
1969
Details |
Greek American AA |
Montabello Armenians |
1970
Details |
Elizabeth S.C. |
Los Angeles Croatia |
1971
Details |
New York Hota |
San Pedro Yugoslavs |
1972
Details |
Elizabeth S.C. |
San Pedro Yugoslavs |
1973
Details |
Maccabi Los Angeles |
Cleveland Inter |
1974
Details |
Greek American AA |
Chicago Croatia |
1975
Details |
Maccabi Los Angeles |
New York Inter-Giuliana |
1976
Details |
San Francisco |
New York Inter-Giuliana |
1977
Details |
Maccabi Los Angeles |
Philadelphia United German-Hungarians |
1978
Details |
Maccabi Los Angeles |
Bridgeport Vasco da Gama |
1979
Details |
Brooklyn Dodgers S.C. |
Chicago Croatian |
1980
Details |
New York Pancyprian-Freedoms |
Maccabi Los Angeles |
1981
Details |
Maccabi Los Angeles |
Brooklyn Dodgers S.C. |
1982
Details |
New York Pancyprian-Freedoms |
Maccabi Los Angeles |
1983
Details |
New York Pancyprian-Freedoms |
St. Louis Kutis |
1984
Details |
A.O. Krete |
Chicago Croatian |
1985
Details |
Greek-American |
St. Louis Kutis |
1986
Details |
St. Louis Kutis |
San Pedro Yugoslavs |
1987
Details |
Club España |
Seattle Eagles |
1988
Details |
St. Louis Busch Seniors |
Greek-American |
1989
Details |
St. Petersburg Kickers |
Greek American AA |
St. Louis Soccer Park, Fenton, Missouri |
1990
Details |
A.A.C. Eagles |
Brooklyn Italians |
Kuntz Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana |
1991
Details |
Brooklyn Italians |
Richardson Rockets |
Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, New York |
1992
Details |
San Jose Oaks |
Bridgeport Vasco da Gama |
Kuntz Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana |
1993
Details |
San Francisco C.D. Mexico |
Philadelphia United German-Hungarians |
Kuntz Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana |
1994
Details |
Greek-American |
Bavarian Leinenkugel |
UGH Field, Oakford, Pennsylvania |
1995
Details |
Richmond Kickers |
El Paso Patriots |
Socorro ISD Stadium, El Paso, Texas |
1996
Details |
D.C. United |
Rochester Raging Rhinos |
RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C. |
1997
Details |
Dallas Burn |
D.C. United |
Carroll Stadium at IUPUI, Indianapolis, Indiana |
1998
Details |
Chicago Fire |
Columbus Crew |
Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois |
1999
Details |
Rochester Raging Rhinos |
Colorado Rapids |
Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus, Ohio |
2000
Details |
Chicago Fire |
Miami Fusion |
Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois |
2001
Details |
Los Angeles Galaxy |
New England Revolution |
Titan Stadium, Fullerton, California |
2002
Details |
Columbus Crew |
Los Angeles Galaxy |
Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus, Ohio |
2003
Details |
Chicago Fire |
MetroStars |
Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey |
2004
Details |
Kansas City Wizards |
Chicago Fire |
Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri |
2005
Details |
Los Angeles Galaxy |
FC Dallas |
The Home Depot Center, Carson, California |
2006
Details |
Chicago Fire |
Los Angeles Galaxy |
Toyota Park, Bridgeview, Illinois |
2007
Details |
New England Revolution |
FC Dallas |
Pizza Hut Park, Frisco, Texas |
2008
Details |
D.C. United |
Charleston Battery |
RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C. |
2009
Details |
Seattle Sounders FC |
D.C. United |
RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C. |
2010
Details |
Seattle Sounders FC |
Columbus Crew |
Qwest Field, Seattle, Washington |
2011
Details |
Seattle Sounders FC |
Chicago Fire |
CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington |
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