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2008 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
Tournament details
CountryUnited States
Final positions
ChampionsD.C. United
(2nd title)
Runner-upCharleston Battery
2009–10 CONCACAF Champions LeagueD.C. United
Tournament statistics
Top goal scorer(s)Sébastien Le Toux
(5 goals)
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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

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Date Round Notes
June 10 First 32 USL and USASA clubs enter
June 24 Second
July 1 Third 8 MLS clubs enter
July 8 Quarterfinals
Aug. 12 Semifinals
September 3 Final

Participating teams

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

Classification Number of Teams
Major League Soccer 8
United Soccer Leagues First Division 8
United Soccer Leagues Second Division 8
Amateur 16*

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

Qualified Clubs

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Tier 1: Major League Soccer (MLS)

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Tiers 2 – 4: United Soccer Leagues (USL)

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Tier 5: United States Adult Soccer Association (USASA)

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Open Cup bracket

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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 Massachusetts Western Mass Pioneers 2
USASA Massachusetts Boston Olympiakos 0
USL-2 Massachusetts Western Mass Pioneers 1
USL-2 Virginia Richmond Kickers 2
USL-2 Virginia Richmond Kickers 3
PDL Virginia Fredericksburg Gunners 0
First round
June 10
Second round
June 24
      
USL-2 Pennsylvania Harrisburg City Islanders 5
PDL Washington (state) Yakima Reds 1
USL-2 Pennsylvania Harrisburg City Islanders 2 (1)
USL-2 Maryland Crystal Palace Baltimore (p) 2 (3)
PDL California Los Angeles Legends 1
USL-2 Maryland Crystal Palace Baltimore 2
First round
June 10
Second round
June 24
      
USL-1 New York (state) Rochester Rhinos (aet) 2
USASA Illinois RWB Adria 1
USL-1 New York (state) Rochester Rhinos 3
USL-2 Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Riverhounds 0
USASA Illinois A.A.C. Eagles 0
USL-2 Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Riverhounds 4
First round
June 10
Second round
June 24
      
USL-1 Minnesota Minnesota Thunder 4
PDL Missouri St. Louis Lions 1
USL-1 Minnesota Minnesota Thunder 0
USL-2 Ohio Cleveland City Stars (aet) 2
PDL Michigan Michigan Bucks 1
USL-2 Ohio Cleveland City Stars 2
First round
June 10
Second round
June 24
      
USL-1 Florida Miami FC 4
PDL Florida Bradenton Academics 2
USL-1 Florida Miami FC 1
USL-1 Georgia (U.S. state) Atlanta Silverbacks 0
PDL Texas Austin Aztex U23 2 (4)
USL-1 Georgia (U.S. state) Atlanta Silverbacks (p) 2 (5)
First round
June 10
Second round
June 24
      
USL-1 South Carolina Charleston Battery 3
USASA Texas New Stars 0
USL-1 South Carolina Charleston Battery 2
USL-2 North Carolina Charlotte Eagles 1
USL-2 North Carolina Charlotte Eagles 5
USASA Florida Clearwater Galactics 2
First round
June 10
Second round
June 24
      
USASA Arizona Arizona Sahuaros 0
USL-1 Washington (state) Seattle Sounders (aet) 1
USL-1 Washington (state) Seattle Sounders 6
USASA California Hollywood United 0
USL-1 Oregon Portland Timbers 2
USASA California Hollywood United 3
First round
June 10/13
Second round
June 24
      
USL-1 North Carolina Carolina RailHawks 1
PDL New York (state) Brooklyn Knights 0
USL-1 North Carolina Carolina RailHawks 1
USL-2 Maryland Real Maryland Monarchs 0
USL-2 Maryland Real Maryland Monarchs (aet) 3
USASA New York (state) New York Pancyprian-Freedoms 2
Third round
July 1
Quarterfinals
July 8
Semifinals
August 12
Final
September 3
            
MLS Washington, D.C. D.C. United 2
USL-1 New York (state) Rochester Rhinos 0
MLS D.C. United (aet) 2
MLS Chicago Fire 1
MLS Illinois Chicago Fire 4
USL-2 Ohio Cleveland City Stars 1
MLS D.C. United 3
MLS New England Revolution 1
MLS Massachusetts New England Revolution 3
USL-2 Virginia Richmond Kickers 0
MLS New England Revolution (p) 1 (5)
USL-2 Crystal Palace Baltimore 1 (3)
USL-2 Maryland Crystal Palace Baltimore 2
MLS New Jersey New York Red Bulls 0
MLS D.C. United 2
USL-1 Charleston Battery 1
MLS Texas FC Dallas 2
USL-1 Florida Miami FC 1
MLS FC Dallas 1
USL-1 Charleston Battery 3
USL-1 South Carolina Charleston Battery (p) 1 (4)
MLS Texas Houston Dynamo 1 (3)
USL-1 Charleston Battery (p) 1 (4)
USL-1 Seattle Sounders 1 (3)
USL-1 Washington (state) Seattle Sounders 2
MLS California Chivas USA 0
USL-1 Seattle Sounders (p) 0 (6)
MLS Kansas City Wizards 0 (5)
USL-1 North Carolina Carolina RailHawks 2
MLS Kansas Kansas City Wizards (aet) 4

Schedule

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

First round

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June 10, 2008 Florida Clearwater Galactics (USASA) 2–5 North Carolina Charlotte Eagles (USL-2) Charlotte, North Carolina
7:00 ET Cormona 42'
Diaz 48'
Garcia Yellow card 61'
Restrepo Yellow card 82'
Report (Charlotte)
Report (USL)
Ssejjemba 34' 76'
Swinehart 54' (pen.), 66'
Herrara 73'
Stadium: Charlotte Christian School
Referee: Daniel Burak
June 10, 2008 Massachusetts Boston Olympiakos (USASA) 0–2 Massachusetts Western Mass Pioneers (USL-2) Ludlow, Massachusetts
7:30 ET Walker Yellow card 36' Report (Western Mass) Neil Krause 32' Yellow card 45'
Augustine Yellow card 35'
Deren 66'
Stadium: Lusitano Stadium
Referee: Giany Barbat
June 10, 2008 Illinois Adria (USASA) 1–2 New York (state) Rochester Rhinos (USL-1) Rochester, New York
7:30 ET Mesanovic Yellow card 65'
Dugena Yellow card 78'
Morad 86'
Report (Rochester)
Report (USL)
Menyongar Yellow card 55'
Fitzpatrick 72' (pen.) Yellow card 116'
Diallo 96'
Stadium: PAETEC Park
Attendance: 1,152
Referee: Chris Penso
June 10, 2008 Missouri St. Louis Lions (PDL) 1–4 Minnesota Minnesota Thunder (USL-1) Blaine, Minnesota
8:00 ET Gelvin Yellow card 45'
Merrick Yellow card 45'
Heinemann Yellow card 70' 79'
Report (Minnesota) Tarley 44' 80'
Sánchez 57'
Paye 89'
Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 483
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
June 10, 2008 Florida Bradenton Academics (PDL) 2–4 Florida Miami FC (USL-1) Miami, Florida
8:00 ET Boggs
Ampaipitakwong Yellow card 36'
Ibegha Yellow card 41'
Gutierrez 49' (o.g.)
McFarland Yellow card 56'
Report (USL) Cameron 25'
Cauê Yellow card 48'
John Yellow card 49'
Nunes 58' Yellow card 78'
Afonso 59' 90+'
Cristiano Red card 69'
Stadium: Tropical Park Stadium
Referee: Reggie Rutty
June 10, 2008 California Hollywood United F.C. (USASA) 3–2 Oregon Portland Timbers (USL-1) Portland, Oregon
10:00 ET Dunseth Yellow card 26'
Taylor 45+' (pen.), 58' (pen.)
Droze Yellow card 50'
Alexander 90'
Report (Portland)
Report (USL)
Brown 32' Yellow card 45'
Little Yellow card 36'
Oka 51' Yellow card 90'
Thompson Yellow card 65'
Guante Yellow card 73'
Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 3,089
Referee: Andres Pfefferkorn

Second round

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June 24, 2008 Virginia Richmond Kickers (USL-2) 2–1 Massachusetts Western Mass Pioneers (USL-2) Ludlow, Massachusetts
7:30 ET Nyazamba Yellow card 48' 84'
Jones 59'
Bennett Yellow card 62'
Harding Yellow card 90'
Viray Red card 90'
Report (Richmond)
Report (Western Mass)
Petrarca Yellow card 40'
Glaeser Yellow card 60' Yellow-red card 90'
Deren 63'
Lima Yellow card 81'
Molinari Yellow card 89' Yellow-red card 90'
Augustine Red card 90'
Stadium: Lusitano Stadium
Referee: Niko Bratsis
June 24, 2008 California Hollywood United F.C. (USASA) 0–6 Washington (state) Seattle Sounders (USL-1) Tukwila, Washington
11:00 ET Barragan Yellow card 2'
Pinto Yellow card 56'
Dunseth Yellow card 57'
Report (Seattle) Scott 3'
Gardner 15' Yellow card 16'
Le Toux 22' 38' 60' 63'
Treschuk Yellow card 50'
Besagno Yellow card 80'
Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex
Referee: Kevin O'Daniel

Third round

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July 1, 2008 New Jersey New York Red Bulls (MLS) 0–2 Maryland Crystal Palace Baltimore (USL-2) Annapolis, Maryland
7:30 ET Magee Yellow card 26' Yellow-red card 90+2' Report (New York)
Report (Baltimore)
Marshall 18'
Mark Yellow card 21'
Harkin Yellow card 26'
Brooks Yellow card 30' 75'
Kante Yellow card 30' Yellow-red card 34'
Mbuta Yellow card 44'
Stadium: Lawrence E. Knight Stadium
Attendance: 1,654
Referee: Andrew Chapin (Virginia)
July 1, 2008 Kansas Kansas City Wizards (MLS) 4 – 2 (aet) North Carolina Carolina RailHawks (USL-1) Cary, North Carolina
7:30 ET Trujillo 68' 94'
López 82' (pen.)
Morsink Yellow card 104'
López Yellow card 111'
Pore Yellow card 117' 119'
Report (Kansas City)
Report (Carolina)
Fusilier 43'
Watson 58'
Solle Yellow card 89' Yellow-red card 108'
Dombrowski Red card 120'
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,116
Referee: Niko Bratsis (Massachusetts)
July 1, 2008 New York (state) Rochester Rhinos (USL-1) 0–2 Washington, D.C. D.C. United (MLS) Boyds, Maryland
7:30 ET Bonseu Yellow card 79'
Fitzpatrick Yellow card 84'
Salles Yellow card 90'
Report (Rochester)
Report (D.C.)
Burch 78' 85' Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 2,752
Referee: Mark Kadlecik (North Carolina)
July 1, 2008 Ohio Cleveland City Stars (USL-2) 1–4 Illinois Chicago Fire (MLS) Bridgeview, Illinois
8:30 ET McClung 61'
Stewart Yellow card 78'
Report Banner 13' 73'
Carr 23'
Barrett 26'
Mármol Yellow card 57'
Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 6,678
Referee: Hidajet Tica (Iowa)
July 1, 2008 Florida Miami FC (USL-1) 1–2 Texas FC Dallas (MLS) Frisco, Texas
8:30 ET Afonso 7'
Nunes Yellow card 36'
de Mata Yellow card 88'
Report (Miami)
Report (Dallas)
Thompson 45+3' 90+2'
Moor Yellow card 84'
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
Attendance: 6,559
Referee: Jasen Anno (Texas)
July 1, 2008 California Chivas USA (MLS) 0–2 Washington (state) Seattle Sounders (USL-1) Tukwila, Washington
10:00 ET Kljestan Yellow card 69' Report (Chivas)
Report (Seattle)
Graham 43'
Schmid Yellow card 64'
Le Toux 80'
O'Brien Yellow card 81'
Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex
Attendance: 2,997
Referee: Yader Reyes (California)

Quarterfinals

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July 8, 2008 Illinois Chicago Fire (MLS) 1 – 2 (aet) Washington, D.C. D.C. United (MLS) Boyds, Maryland
7:30 ET Woolard 36'
Soumaré Yellow card 48'
Pause Yellow card 78'
Thorrington Yellow card 81'
Blanco Red card 108'
Report (Chicago)
Report (D.C.)
Doe Yellow card 52' 77'
Moreno Yellow card 89'
Namoff 99'
Fred Yellow card 107'
Burch Red card 108'
Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 4,118
Referee: Shane Moody (Florida)
July 8, 2008 South Carolina Charleston Battery (USL-1) 3–1 Texas FC Dallas (MLS) Frisco, Texas
8:30 ET Alavanja 28'
Fuller 43'
King Yellow card 77'
Patterson 91+'
Report (Charleston)
Report (Dallas)
Cooper 94+' Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
Attendance: 5,911
Referee: Doug Wolff (Missouri)

Semifinals

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August 12, 2008 Massachusetts New England Revolution (MLS) 1–3 Washington, D.C. D.C. United (MLS) Washington, D.C.
7:30 ET Germanese 34'
Iqwe Yellow card 38'
Thompson Yellow card 54' Yellow-red card 71'
Report (New England)
Report (D.C.)
Emilio 4' 81'
Quaranta 48'
Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 6,797
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez (New York)

Final

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South Carolina Charleston Battery (USL-1)1–2Washington, D.C. D.C. United (MLS)
Fuller 10'
Nylen Yellow card 33'
Alonso Yellow card 62'
Report (D.C.)
Report (Charleston)
Emilio 4'
Martínez Yellow card 35'
Simms Yellow card 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
Washington, D.C.
D.C. United
2nd title

Top scorers

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Position Player Club Goals
1 Sébastien Le Toux Seattle Sounders 5
2 Darren Spicer Charleston Battery 4
Alex Afonso Miami FC 4
4 Emilio D.C. United 3
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References

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