The 2000 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup ran from June through October, 2000, open to all soccer teams in the United States.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Chicago Fire (2nd title) |
| Runner-up | Miami Fusion |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Welton Josh Wolff (6 goals each) |
The Chicago Fire earned their second Open Cup by defeating the Miami Fusion 2–1 in the final at Soldier Field, Chicago.
Amateur club Uruguay SC narrowly missed a major second-round upset, losing in overtime to the Tampa Bay Mutiny. Two PDL teams - the Mid Michigan Bucks and the Chicago Sockers - beat MLS teams in the second round, but the quarterfinals were an all-MLS affair. Mid Michigan came closest to duplicating its second-round upset, losing in a shootout to eventual runner-up Miami. Two referees were used for all games from the second round through the semifinals as part of a FIFA experiment.
Open Cup Bracket
editHome teams listed on top of bracket
Schedule
editNote: Scorelines use the standard U.S. convention of placing the home team on the right-hand side of box scores.
First round
editFour PDL and four USASA teams start.
| June 4, 2000 | Mexico SC (USASA) | 3–2 | San Gabriel Valley Highlanders (PDL) | Glendale, California |
| (Report) | Stadium: Glendale High School Attendance: -- Referee: Eugene Selivanov (USA) |
| June 5, 2000 | Uruguay SC (USASA) | 2–1 | Central Florida Kraze (PDL) | Kissimmee, Florida |
| Gustavo Britos 13' Carlos Vasquez 77' |
(Report) | Marcelo Cerminato 7' | Stadium: Eagle Stadium Attendance: 272 Referee: Roger Sill (USA) |
| June 6, 2000 | Milwaukee Bavarians (USASA) | 0–3 | Chicago Sockers (PDL) | Arlington Heights, Illinois |
| (Report) | Stadium: Forest View Park Attendance: -- Referee: Ricardo Salazar (USA) |
| June 6, 2000 | Jerry D's (USASA) | 0–6 | Mid Michigan Bucks (PDL) | Saginaw Township, Michigan |
| (Report) | Joe Malachino 12' David Hall 32', 42' Boniventure Marti 39', 60' Paul Snape 82' |
Stadium: White Pine Stadium Attendance: 290 Referee: John Paul Spicer (USA) |
Second round
editTwelve MLS, nine A-League, seven D3 Pro League teams enter.
| June 13, 2000 | San Diego Flash (A-League) | 2–1 | Riverside County Elite (D3 Pro) | Hemet, California |
Carlos Farias  56'Shandley Phillips 60' |
(Report) | 34' Joe Owen |
Stadium: West Valley HS Stadium Attendance: 548 Referee: Kevin Stott (USA) Emiliano Monje (USA) |
| June 14, 2000 | Rochester Raging Rhinos (A-League) | 2–1 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds (A-League) | Bethel Park, Pennsylvania |
| Martin Nash 15' Onandi Lowe 74' |
(Report) | Phil Karn 20' | Stadium: Bethel Park Stadium Attendance: 1,626 Referee: Brian Fenlon (USA) JR Perdue (USA) |
| June 14, 2000 | Northern Virginia Royals (D3 Pro) | 2–3 | Hampton Roads Mariners (A-League) | Virginia Beach, Virginia |
| Richard Engelfried 4' Mark Vita 88' |
(Report) | Michael Lawrence 46' Jeff Clarke 53' Chris Scrofani 64' |
Stadium: Virginia Beach Sportsplex Attendance: 680 Referee: Thomas Perry (USA) Daniel Stead (USA) |
| June 14, 2000 | Mexico SC (USASA) | 0–7 | Minnesota Thunder (A-League) | St. Paul, Minnesota |
| (Report) | Johnny Menyongar 8', 20', 68' Stoian Mladenov 45' Gerard Lagos 48' Paul Schneider 55' Morgan Zeba 60' |
Stadium: Macalester College Attendance: 1,209 Referee: Richard Huber (USA) Siavosh Rahimi (USA) |
| June 14, 2000 | MetroStars (MLS) | 2–1 | Wilmington Hammerheads (D3 Pro) | Wilmington, North Carolina |
| Mark Chung 39' Clint Mathis 43' |
(Report) | 67' Willie Files 67' |
Stadium: Legion Stadium Attendance: 5,426 Referee: Kermit Quisenberry (USA) Glenn Prechac (USA) |
| June 14, 2000 | Kansas City Wizards (MLS) | 0–0 (asdet) (6–7 p) | Chicago Sockers (PDL) | Arlington Heights, Illinois |
| (Report) | Stadium: Forest View Park Attendance: 3,140 Referee: Michael Kennedy (USA) Marcel Yonan (USA) | |||
| Penalties | ||||
Preki  Peter Vermes Chris Brown  Kerry Zavagnin Chris Klein Gary Glasgow Chris Henderson Uche Okafor |
Rodrigo Costa David Lara John Collins Tim Regan Joe Carver Eric Wilson Matt Bobo Jason Baker |
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| June 14, 2000 | Mid Michigan Bucks (PDL) | 1–0 | New England Revolution (MLS) | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| Chad Schomaker 90' |
(Report) | Stadium: Foxboro Stadium Attendance: 1,857 Referee: Gus St. Silva (USA) Peter Kokolski (USA) |
| June 14, 2000 | San Jose Earthquakes (MLS) | 5–0 | Stanislaus United Cruisers (D3 Pro) | Modesto, California |
| Harut Karapetyan 26' Ian Russell 61' 71'Abdul Thompson Conteh 75' 88' |
(Report) | Stadium: Central Catholic High School Attendance: 3,600 Referee: David Bragg (USA) Kari Seitz (USA) |
| June 14, 2000 | New Jersey Stallions (D3 Pro) | 1–6 | Miami Fusion (MLS) | Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
| Julio Cesar Dos Santos 83' | (Report) | Nelson Vargas 13' Welton 27', 40', 48', 71' Diego Serna 88' |
Stadium: Lockhart Stadium Attendance: -- Referee: Reggie Rutty (USA) Brian Poeschel (USA) |
| June 14, 2000 | Colorado Rapids (MLS) | 0–3 | Richmond Kickers (A-League) | Richmond, Virginia |
| (Report) | Gregory Messam 66' Keith Donohue 74' Tony Williams 77' |
Stadium: Richmond City Stadium Attendance: 1,244 Referee: Gerry Corrie (USA) Noel Kenny (USA) |
| June 14, 2000 | Uruguay SC (USASA) | 0–1 (asdet) | Tampa Bay Mutiny (MLS) | Tampa, Florida |
| (Report) | 94' Mamadou Diallo |
Stadium: USF Soccer Stadium Attendance: 515 Referee: Roger Sill (USA) Robert Mann (USA) |
| June 14, 2000 | Texas Rattlers (D3 Pro) | 0–4 | Chicago Fire (MLS) | Arlington Heights, Illinois |
| (Report) | Ante Razov 18', 61' Own goal 27' Dema Kovalenko 87' |
Stadium: Forest View Park Attendance: 3,140 Referee: Sergio Vega (USA) Ted Covaciu (USA) |
| June 14, 2000 | Columbus Crew (MLS) | 2–0 | Cape Cod Crusaders (D3 Pro) | South Yarmouth, Massachusetts |
| Brian West 46' Roland Aguilera 55' |
(Report) | Stadium: Alan Carson Field Attendance: 848 Referee: Richard Eddy (USA) Kenneth Heller (USA) |
| June 14, 2000 | Tennessee Rhythm (A-League) | 0–3 | Dallas Burn (MLS) | Dallas, Texas |
| (Report) | Chad Deering 27', 75' Lazo Alavanja 72' |
Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 477 Referee: Alex Prus (USA) Kevin Terry (USA) |
| June 14, 2000 | D.C. United (MLS) | 4–0 | Charleston Battery (A-League) | Charleston, South Carolina |
| Jaime Moreno 62' Raúl Díaz Arce 67', 78', 84' |
(Report) | Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 3,672 Referee: Terry Vaughn (USA) Misail Tsapos (USA) |
| June 14, 2000 | Seattle Sounders (A-League) | 1–2 | Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS) | Fullerton, California |
| Greg Howes 48' | (Report) | Greg Vanney 23' Cobi Jones 90' |
Stadium: Titan Stadium Attendance: 3,063 Referee: Kevin Stott (USA) Raymundo Prisco (USA) |
Third round
edit| July 19, 2000 | Hampton Roads Mariners (A-League) | 1–4 | Columbus Crew (MLS) | Columbus, Ohio |
| Jakob Fenger 39' | (Report) | Miles Joseph 25' Jason Farrell 30' Mike Duhaney 60' Dominic Schell 90' |
Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 3,036 Referee: Kevin Stott (USA) Raymundo Prisco (USA) |
| July 25, 2000 | Tampa Bay Mutiny (MLS) | 0–3 | MetroStars (MLS) | Uniondale, New York |
| (Report) | Mark Chung 23' Alex Comas 31' Clint Mathis 51' |
Stadium: Mitchel Athletic Complex Attendance: 5,183 Referee: Gus St. Silva (USA) Peter Kokolski (USA) |
| July 25, 2000 | Chicago Fire (MLS) | 1–0 | Chicago Sockers (PDL) | Arlington Heights, Illinois |
| Josh Wolff 22' | (Report) | Stadium: Forest View Park Attendance: 5,127 Referee: Michael Kennedy (USA) Reggie Rutty (USA) |
| July 25, 2000 | Miami Fusion (MLS) | 3–3 (asdet) (6–5 p) | Mid Michigan Bucks (PDL) | Saginaw Township, Michigan |
| Martín Machón 60' Diego Serna 65' Andy Williams 82' |
(Report) | Joe Malachino 53' Sam Piraine 79' Boniventure Maruti 88' |
Stadium: White Pine Stadium Attendance: 4,006 Referee: Gerry Corrie (USA) Noel Kenny (USA) | |
| Penalties | ||||
| Henry Gutierrez scored Jim Rooney scored Martín Machón scored Jay Heaps scored Tyrone Marshall scored Pablo Mastroeni scored |
Paul Snape scored David Hall scored Joe Piraine scored Anthonsen scored Adam Heinemann scored Eric Pogue missed |
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| July 25, 2000 | Dallas Burn (MLS) | 2–0 | Minnesota Thunder (A-League) | Blaine, Minnesota |
| Jason Kreis 36' Lazo Alavanja 88' |
(Report) | Stadium: National Sports Center Attendance: 3,110 Referee: Terry Vaughn (USA) Sia Rahimi (USA) |
| July 25, 2000 | Richmond Kickers (A-League) | 0–2 | San Jose Earthquakes (MLS) | San Jose, California |
| (Report) | Scott Bower 15' Ian Russell 79' |
Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 1,021 Referee: Kevin Stott (USA) Richard Heron (USA) |
| July 25, 2000 | Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS) | 2–0 | San Diego Flash (A-League) | San Diego, California |
| Sasha Victorine 50' Ivan Polic 67' |
(Report) | Stadium: Douglas Stadium Attendance: 6,118 Referee: Sergio Vega (USA) Misail Tsapos (USA) |
| July 26, 2000 | Rochester Raging Rhinos (A-League) | 0–3 | D.C. United (MLS) | Washington, D.C. |
| (Report) | Chris Albright 12', 89' Jaime Moreno 59' |
Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 3,186 Referee: Gerry Corrie (USA) Noel Kenny (USA) |
Quarterfinals
edit| August 9, 2000 | Miami Fusion (MLS) | 3–2 (asdet) | D.C. United (MLS) | Washington, D.C. |
| Eddie Pope 5' (og) Diego Serna 43' Jim Rooney 112' |
(Report) | Jaime Moreno 42' Jaime Moreno 65' (pen) |
Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 3,864 Referee: Sergio Vega (USA) Misail Tsapos (USA) |
| August 9, 2000 | Dallas Burn (MLS) | 1–5 | Chicago Fire (MLS) | Naperville, Illinois |
| Chad Deering 82' | (Report) | Josh Wolff 2', 47', 72', 87' Dema Kovalenko 9' |
Stadium: Cardinal Stadium Attendance: 7,096 Referee: Terry Vaughn (USA) Ricardo Salazar (USA) |
| August 9, 2000 | MetroStars (MLS) | 1–1 (asdet) (7–6 p) | Columbus Crew (MLS) | Columbus, Ohio |
| Tab Ramos 62' | (Report) | Brian McBride 74' | Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 7,096 Referee: Noel Kenny (USA) Gerry Corrie (USA) | |
| Penalties | ||||
| Adolfo Valencia scored Billy Walsh scored Mark Chung scored Steve Jolley scored Tab Ramos saved Ramiro Corrales scored Steve Shak scored Mike Petke scored |
Robert Warzycha scored Brian McBride scored John Wilmar Perez scored Miles Joseph scored Jason Farrell saved Roland Aguilera scored Todd Yeagley scored Mike Lapper saved |
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| August 9, 2000 | San Jose Earthquakes (MLS) | 0–2 | Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS) | Fullerton, California |
| (Report) | Mauricio Cienfuegos 77 Seth George 81' |
Stadium: Titan Stadium Attendance: 4,345 Referee: Gus St. Silva (USA) Peter Kokolski (USA) |
Semifinals
edit| August 23, 2000 | Chicago Fire (MLS) | 2–1 (asdet) | Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS) | Fullerton, California |
| Ante Razov 85' Josh Wolff 112' |
(Report) | Cobi Jones 79' | Stadium: Titan Stadium Attendance: 7,124 Referee: Sergio Vega (USA) Terry Vaughn (USA) |
| September 12, 2000 | Miami Fusion (MLS) | 3–2 | MetroStars (MLS) | Uniondale, New York |
| Andy Williams 11' Wélton 61' Diego Serna 63' |
(Report) | Billy Walsh 40' Adolfo Valencia 84' |
Stadium: Mitchel Athletic Complex Attendance: 3,109 Referee: Gus St. Silva (USA) Peter Kokolski (USA) |
Final
edit| Miami Fusion (MLS) | 1–2 | Chicago Fire (MLS) |
|---|---|---|
| Wélton 90' |
(Report) | Stoichkov 44' Marshall 88' (o.g.) |
Top scorers
edit| Position | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josh Wolff | Chicago Fire | 6 |
| Welton | Miami Fusion | 6 | |
| 2 | Jaime Moreno | D.C. United | 5 |
| Diego Serna | Miami Fusion | 5 |