2003 U.S. Open Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Chicago Fire (3rd title) |
| Runner-up | MetroStars |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Top goal scorer(s) |  Amado Guevara(4 goals) |
The 2003 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup ran from June through October, 2003, open to all soccer teams in the United States.
The Chicago Fire won their 3rd Open Cup title with a 1-0 victory over the MetroStars in the final at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey. Chicago missed out on a domestic treble (with the Supporters' Shield) when the Fire lost MLS Cup 2003.
The Open Cup tournament was dominated by MLS squads, as only two non-MLS teams reached the quarterfinals. The Pro Select League's Wilmington Hammerheads were the story of the tournament, winning four straight games to reach the quarterfinals, including a 4-1 thrashing of MLS side Dallas Burn. The A-League's Seattle Sounders were the only other minor-league team to beat an MLS team, winning 1-0 over San Jose.
Open Cup bracket
Home teams listed on top of bracket
Schedule
Note: Scorelines use the standard U.S. convention of placing the home team on the right-hand side of box scores.
First round
Four PDL and four USASA teams start.
| June 4, 2003 protested | Bridgeport Italians (USASA) | 1–0 – n/a | Chesapeake Dragons (PDL) | Bowie, Maryland |
| Rubén Fernández 25' | (Report) | Stadium: Bowie State University Attendance: 200 Referee: Joe Rieck (USA) |
forfeit for ineligible player | Bridgeport Italians (USASA) | 0–2 / f | Chesapeake Dragons (PDL) | |
| (Report) |
| June 4, 2003 | Chico Rooks (USASA) | 0–1 | Fresno Fuego (PDL) | Fresno, California |
| (Report) | Jose Luis Espindola 80' | Stadium: Steinert Field Attendance: 200 Referee: Abi Mohebbi (USA) |
| June 5, 2003 | Bavarian Soccer Club (USASA) | 2–1 (asdet) | Des Moines Menace (PDL) | Des Moines, Iowa |
| Ryan Seymour 66' Brian Doherty 111' |
(Report) | Daryl Brazeau 90' | Stadium: Cara McGrane Memorial Stadium Attendance: 3,152 Referee: Douglas Jotzke (USA) |
| June 7, 2003 | D.S. United (USASA) | 1–4 | Raleigh CASL Elite (PDL) | Cary, North Carolina |
| Adrian Miron 45' | (Report) | David Buehler 26' Keith Nicholson 34' Ray Fumo 55' John Izzo 87' |
Stadium: SAS Stadium Attendance: 389 Referee: Guy Goodrich (USA) |
Second round
Six PSL and two PDL teams enter.
| June 24, 2003 | Reading Rage (PSL) | 0–1 | Bavarian SC (USASA) | Milwaukee |
| (Report) | Dan Stebbins 86' | Stadium: Bavarian Soccer Park Attendance: 450 Referee: Kelly Ross (USA) |
| June 25, 2003 | Long Island Rough Riders (PSL) | 1–2 | Mid Michigan Bucks (PDL) | Berkley, Michigan |
| Darrell Etienne 56' | (Report) | Kevin Taylor 74' Simon Omekanda 80' |
Stadium: Hurley Field Attendance: 1,105 Referee: Brent Song (USA) |
| June 25, 2003 | Bradenton Academics (PDL) | 1–2 (asdet) | Wilmington Hammerheads (PSL) | Wilmington, North Carolina |
| Rory Dowdell 82' | (Report) | Chad Goulding 34' Ryan Miller 94' |
Stadium: Legion Stadium Attendance: -- Referee: Daniel Burack (USA) |
| June 25, 2003 | Utah Blitzz (PSL) | 0–4 | Fresno Fuego (PDL) | Fresno, California |
| (Report) | Jose Luis Espindola 28' Edgardo Contreras 69', 86 Orlando Ramirez 78' |
Stadium: Steinert Field Attendance: 1,076 Referee: Cory Dean (USA) |
| June 25, 2003 | Raleigh CASL Elite (PDL) | 1–2 | Carolina Dynamo (PSL) | Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Chris Norbert 88' | (Report) | Steve Armas 49' T. J. Rolfing 53' |
Stadium: Macpherson Stadium Attendance: 703 Referee: John Frey (USA) |
| June 25, 2003 match annulled after first-rd. protest upheld | Bridgeport Italians (USASA) | 0–3 – n/a | New Hampshire Phantoms (PSL) | Manchester, New Hampshire |
| (Report) | Ryan Ackerman 19' Bjørn Hansen 38' (pen) Ebbie Kodiat 83' |
Stadium: Singer Park Attendance: -- Referee: Erich Simmons (USA) |
| July 10, 2003 replay | Chesapeake Dragons (PDL) | 2–3 (asdet) | New Hampshire Phantoms (PSL) | Manchester, New Hampshire |
| Justin Combs 61', 73' | (Report) | Tsuyoshi Tanikawa 38', 63' Ebbie Kodiat 101' |
Stadium: Singer Park Attendance: 451 Referee: Gus St. Silva (USA) |
Third round
Eight A-League and two MLS teams enter.
| July 16, 2003 | MetroStars (MLS) | 4–0 | Mid Michigan Bucks (PDL) | Berkley, Michigan |
| Amado Guevara 5' John Wolyniec 83' Mike Nugent 87' José Galván 88' |
(Report) | Stadium: Hurley Stadium Attendance: 4,010 Referee: Richard Rodriguez (USA) |
| July 16, 2003 | New Hampshire Phantoms (PSL) | 1–4 | Rochester Raging Rhinos (A-League) | Rochester, New York |
| Bjørn Hansen 10' | (Report) | Viktor Paco 17' Stoian Mladenov 67' Fred Commodore 85' David Hayes 90' |
Stadium: Frontier Field Attendance: 7,461 Referee: Vladimir Fabre (USA) |
| July 16, 2003 | Atlanta Silverbacks (A-League) | 1–2 | Wilmington Hammerheads (PSL) | Wilmington, North Carolina |
| Mac Cozier 52' | (Report) | Byron Charmichael 66' Kevin Nyland 75' |
Stadium: Legion Stadium Attendance: 1,568 Referee: Abbas Piran (USA) |
| July 16, 2003 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds (A-League) | 1–2 | D.C. United (MLS) | Germantown, Maryland |
| Thiago Martins 74' | (Report) | Mike Petke 33' Dema Kovalenko 44' |
Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 3,073 Referee: Hector Tobon (USA) |
| July 16, 2003 | Carolina Dynamo (PDL) | 0–5 | Virginia Beach Mariners (A-League) | Virginia Beach, Virginia |
| (Report) | Dante Washington 16', 35' Roland Aguilera Roland Aguilera 72' Carlos Garcia |
Stadium: Virginia Beach Sportsplex Attendance: 518 Referee: Dan Stead (USA) |
| July 16, 2003 | Seattle Sounders (A-League) | 1–0 | Minnesota Thunder (A-League) | Blaine, Minnesota |
| Kyle Smith 50' | (Report) | Stadium: National Sports Center Attendance: 3,182 Referee: Brian Hall (USA) |
| July 16, 2003 | Fresno Fuego (PDL) | 5–2 | El Paso Patriots (A-League) | El Paso, Texas |
| Eric Farfan 11' Orlando Ramirez 73', 81' Ernie Vega 83' Eddie Gutierrez 87' |
(Report) | Omar Mora 16' Laurenco Andrade 34' (pen) |
Stadium: Dudley Stadium Attendance: 1,750 Referee: Troy Travis (USA) |
| July 23, 2003 | Bavarian Soccer Club (USASA) | 1–4 | Milwaukee Wave United (A-League) | Milwaukee |
| Dominic DePra 85' | (Report) | Greg Howes 10', 19' Dino Delevski 61' Vitalis Takawira 69' |
Stadium: Uihlein Soccer Park Attendance: 4,161 Referee: Robert Petersen (USA) |
Fourth round
Eight MLS teams enter.
| August 5, 2003 | San Jose Earthquakes (MLS) | 0–1 | Seattle Sounders (A-League) | Seattle |
| (Report) | Kyle Smith 41' | Stadium: Husky Soccer Field Attendance: 2,510 Referee: David Simon (USA) |
| August 6, 2003 | MetroStars (MLS) | 4–3 | Columbus Crew (MLS) | Columbus, Ohio |
| Brian Maisonneuve 24'(og) Steve Jolley 54' Eddie Pope 77', 86' |
(Report) | Edson Buddle 10', 11' Brian Maisonneuve 43' |
Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 5,590 Referee: Kevin Stott (USA) |
| August 6, 2003 | Rochester Raging Rhinos (A-League) | 1–2 | New England Revolution (MLS) | Ludlow, Massachusetts |
| Stoian Mladenov 23' | (Report) | Steve Ralston 25' Taylor Twellman 45' |
Stadium: Lusitano Stadium Attendance: -- Referee: Gus St. Silva (USA) |
| August 6, 2003 | Dallas Burn (MLS) | 1–4 | Wilmington Hammerheads (PSL) | Wilmington, North Carolina |
| Eddie Johnson 6' | (Report) | Jeff Johnson 33' Kevin Nylen 52' Glenn Murray 69', 89' |
Stadium: Legion Stadium Attendance: 3,019 Referee: Roni Canales (USA) |
| August 6, 2003 | D.C. United (MLS) | 1–0 (asdet) | Virginia Beach Mariners (A-League) | Germantown, Maryland |
| Hristo Stoitchkov 97' | (Report) | Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 2,870 Referee: Abbey Okulaja (USA) |
| August 6, 2003 | Chicago Fire (MLS) | 4–1 | Milwaukee Wave United (A-League) | Milwaukee |
| Chris Armas 14' Ante Razov 34' Evan Whitfield 61' Dipsy Selolwane 80' |
(Report) | Greg Howes 2' | Stadium: Uihlein Soccer Park Attendance: 3,773 Referee: Marcel Yohan (USA) |
| August 6, 2003 | Kansas City Wizards (MLS) | 2–3 | Colorado Rapids (MLS) | Arvada, Colorado |
| (Report) | Stadium: North Area Athletic Complex Attendance: 1,421 Referee: Richard Heron (USA) |
| August 6, 2003 | Fresno Fuego (PDL) | 1–3 | Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS) | Carson, California |
| Eddie Gutierrez 89' | (Report) | Arturo Torres 25' Alejandro Moreno 33' Paul Broome 89' |
Stadium: Home Depot Center Attendance: 6,860 Referee: Ramón Hernández (USA) |
Quarter finals
| August 27, 2003 | New England Revolution (MLS) | 1–2 (asdet) | MetroStars (MLS) | Piscataway, New Jersey |
| Jay Heaps 45' | (Report) | Clint Mathis 29' Amado Guevara 116' |
Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 3,853 Referee: Roni Canales (USA) |
| August 27, 2003 | D.C. United (MLS) | 1–0 | Wilmington Hammerheads (PSL) | Wilmington, North Carolina |
| Ronald Cerritos 30' | (Report) | Stadium: Legion Field Attendance: 5,026 Referee: Gus St. Silva (USA) |
| August 27, 2003 | Colorado Rapids (MLS) | 1–2 | Chicago Fire (MLS) | Naperville, Illinois |
| John Spencer 36' | (Report) | DaMarcus Beasley 44' Robin Fraser 53' (og) |
Stadium: Cardinal Stadium Attendance: 5,156 Referee: Michael Kennedy (USA) |
| August 27, 2003 | Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS) | 5–1 | Seattle Sounders (A-League) | Seattle |
| Carlos Ruiz 3', 87', 90' Antonio Martínez 39' Alejandro Moreno 67' |
(Report) | Jason Farrell 70' | Stadium: Seahawks Stadium Attendance: 7,542 Referee: Jesse Johnson (USA) |
Semi finals
| September 23, 2003 | Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS) | 2–3 | Chicago Fire (MLS) | Naperville, Illinois |
| Alejandro Moreno 73' Arturo Torres 75' |
(Report) | DaMarcus Beasley 55' Damani Ralph 63' Ante Razov 69' |
Stadium: Cardinal Stadium Attendance: 5,327 Referee: Gus St. Silva (USA) |
| October 1, 2003 | D.C. United (MLS) | 2–3 | MetroStars (MLS) | Piscataway, New Jersey |
| Galin Ivanov 18' Ronald Cerritos 76' |
(Report) | Amado Guevara 20', 43' John Wolyniec 88' |
Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 3,791 Referee: Terry Vaughn (USA) |
Final
| Chicago Fire (MLS) | 1–0 | MetroStars (MLS) |
|---|---|---|
| Damani Ralph 68' | (Report) |
Top scorers
| Position | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amado Guevara | MetroStars | 4 |
| 2 | Antonio Martínez | Los Angeles Galaxy | 3 |
| Alejandro Moreno | Los Angeles Galaxy | 3 | |
| John Spencer | Colorado Rapids | 3 | |
| Greg Howes | Milwaukee Wave United | 3 | |
| Orlando Ramirez | Fresno Fuego | 3 | |
| Carlos Ruíz | Los Angeles Galaxy | 3 |