2010 U.S. Open Cup qualification

The 2010 U.S. Open Cup 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 team delegations in the months leading up to the start of the tournament proper.

The 2010 Cup will feature 8 teams from the MLS, 9 from the USSF Division 2 (being all 9 US-based teams), all 6 teams from the USL Second Division, 8 teams from the PDL, 8 from USASA, and an additional team resulting from a single match between Sonoma County Sol of the National Premier Soccer League and PSA Los Gatos Storm of US Club Soccer.[1] The eight clubs from MLS will receive byes into the Third Round.

Tier 1: Major League Soccer (MLS)

The top six MLS clubs in the 2009 standings were given six of the berths into the Third Round while the nine remaining U.S.-based clubs will compete for the final two berths via a playoff.

Bracket
Play-in Round
   
9 Philadelphia Union 1
8 New York Red Bulls 2
Qualification Semifinals Qualification Finals Qualified
         
1 New England Revolution 0
8 New York Red Bulls 3
8 New York Red Bulls 3
3 Colorado Rapids 0
3 Colorado Rapids 2
6 Kansas City Wizards 1
8 New York Red Bulls
4 D.C. United
2 Real Salt Lake (p) 3
7 San Jose Earthquakes 3
2 Real Salt Lake 1
4 D.C. United (aet) 2
5 FC Dallas 2
4 D.C. United 4

Schedule

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

Play-in Round
April 27, 2010 Philadelphia Union 1 – 2 New York Red Bulls Harrison, New Jersey
20:00 EST Jacobson Yellow card 31'
Le Toux 68'
Miglioranzi Yellow card 76'		 (Report) 16' 41' Chinn
Yellow card 66' Borman
Yellow card 81' Boyens		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 3,015
Referee: Andrew Chapin

Qualification Semifinals
April 14, 2010 Real Salt Lake 3 – 3 (a.e.t.)
(5 – 3 p)		 San Jose Earthquakes Santa Clara, California
19:00 PDT Findley 7'
Johnson Yellow card 8'
González 60'
Beckerman Yellow card 89'
Borchers 117'		 (Report) Yellow card 51' Beitashour
68' Leitch
88' Álvarez
108' Yellow card 109' Burling		 Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 2,718
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal
Penalties
Johnson soccer ball with check mark
Beckerman soccer ball with check mark
Findley soccer ball with check mark
Russell soccer ball with check mark
Williams soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with red X Álvarez
soccer ball with check mark Gjertsen
soccer ball with check mark McDonald
soccer ball with check mark Sánchez
April 14, 2010 Colorado Rapids 2 – 1 Kansas City Wizards Kansas City, Missouri
19:30 CDT Thompson 24' Yellow card 32' 80' (Report) 4' Bunbury
Yellow card 20' Chhetri
Yellow card 60' Conrad		 Stadium: Durwood Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 1,226
Referee: Tony Russo
April 28, 2010 FC Dallas 2 – 4 D.C. United Washington, D.C.
19:30 EDT Guarda 52'
McCarty 57' (pen.)
Wallace Yellow card 67'
Edward Yellow card 72'		 (Report) 4', 59' Cristman
Yellow card 21' Morsink
Yellow card 28' Wallace
39' Castillo
51' Najar		 Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 2,804
Referee: Chris Penso
May 12, 2010 New England Revolution 0 – 3 New York Red Bulls Harrison, New Jersey
20:00 EDT Phelan Yellow card 88' (Report) 36' 64' Wolyniec
62' Ubiparipović		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 1,935
Referee: Shane Moody

Qualification Finals
Colorado Rapids0 – 3New York Red Bulls
LarentowiczYellow card 12'
Thompson Yellow card 54'
Earls Red card 86'		 (Report) 11' 43' Wolyniec
56' Chinn
Yellow card 77' Stammler
Attendance: 2,637
Referee: Niko Bratsis

New York Red Bulls qualify for the Round of 16.

Real Salt Lake1 – 2
(aet)		D.C. United
Beltran Yellow card 70'
Warner Yellow card 73'
Alexandre Yellow card 77'
Johnson 81' (pen.)		 (Report) 75' (pen.) Emilio
Yellow card 90+3' Morsink
107' Najar
Red card 120+2' James
Attendance: 3,074
Referee: Mark Kadlecik

D.C. United qualify for the Round of 16.

Tier 2: USSF D-2 Pro League and Tier 3: USL-2

Due to the reshuffling of teams and the compromise between the United Soccer Leagues and the breakaway North American Soccer League, there are only 6 teams in USL-2 and 9 eligible teams in the newly formed USSF Division 2 Professional League (Montreal Impact, Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Puerto Rico Islanders are not eligible because they are Canadian or Puerto Rican clubs). All 15 eligible teams will automatically qualify rather than 8 from each league as in years past, leaving an additional slot to be filled .

Tier 4: Premier Development League

PDL eligible clubs (59 of 67) qualify by playing in PDL league matches in April and May that double as US Open Cup qualifying matches. The team with the best record in those games from each of the eight divisions will advance to the Cup.

The Abbotsford Mariners, Ottawa Fury, Toronto Lynx, Thunder Bay Chill, Vancouver Whitecaps Residency, Victoria Highlanders and Forest City London are not eligible because they are Canadian clubs. Also the Bermuda Hogges is not eligible because it is a Bermudian club.

Western Conference
Northwest DivisionKitsap Pumas
Southwest DivisionVentura County Fusion
Central Conference
Great Lakes DivisionDayton Dutch Lions
Heartland DivisionDes Moines Menace
Southern Conference
Mid-South DivisionDFW Tornados
Southeast DivisionCentral Florida Kraze
Eastern Conference
Mid-Atlantic DivisionReading United
Northeast DivisionLong Island Rough Riders
Northwest Division
Team W D L Pts
Kitsap Pumas40012
Portland Timbers U23's40012
Tacoma Tide2026
Yakima Reds1033
Washington Crossfire1033
Spokane Spiders0040
Southwest Division
Team W D L Pts
Ventura County Fusion3019
Orange County Blue Star2208
Los Angeles Azul Legends2117
Fresno Fuego1215
Lancaster Rattlers1215
BYU Cougars1124
Hollywood United Hitmen1124
Ogden Outlaws1124
Southern California Seahorses1033
Great Lakes Division
Team W D L Pts
Dayton Dutch Lions31010
Michigan Bucks3019
Chicago Fire Premier2117
Indiana Invaders1114
Cleveland Internationals1124
Cincinnati Kings1033
Kalamazoo Outrage0030
Heartland Division
Team W D L Pts
Des Moines Menace3019
Rochester Thunder2117
Real Colorado Foxes2117
St. Louis Lions2026
Kansas City Brass1124
Springfield Demize0131
Mid-South Division
Team W D L Pts
DFW Tornados3019
Rio Grande Valley Bravos2117
Laredo Heat2026
El Paso Patriots2026
West Texas United Sockers2026
Houston Leones0131
Southeast Division
Team W D L Pts
Central Florida Kraze31010
Mississippi Brilla31010
Baton Rouge Capitals2208
New Orleans Jesters2026
Atlanta Blackhawks1215
Bradenton Academics1124
Nashville Metros1124
Fort Lauderdale Schulz Academy0030
Mid-Atlantic Division
Team W D L Pts
Reading United40012
Newark Ironbound Express40012
New Jersey Rangers3019
Carolina Dynamo1114
Central Jersey Spartans1124
West Virginia Chaos1033
Ocean City Nor'easters0222
Hampton Roads Piranhas0121
Northern Virginia Royals0131
Northeast Division
Team W D L Pts
Long Island Rough Riders31010
Albany BWP Highlanders31010
Western Mass Pioneers2117
Portland Phoenix1306
New Hampshire Phantoms1215
Vermont Voltage1033
Westchester Flames0222
Brooklyn Knights0040

Tier 5: United States Adult Soccer Association (USASA)

USASA is divided into four geographical regions, each of which will advance two teams to the US Open Cup. Assuming the continuation of recent seasons' format, the two finalists in each region will be awarded berths.

Region I

Region I represents the northeastern region of the US. The regional tournament began April 10 and the remaining four teams will compete in the semifinals on May 23. The two regional finalists will advance to the 2010 US Open Cup. The quarterfinalists are:

Aegean Hawks Virginia
Brooklyn Italians New York
Charm City FC Maryland
Danbury United Connecticut
Fenerbahce USA New York
Go Soccer FC New Jersey
NY Pancyprian-Freedoms New York
United German Hungarians Pennsylvania
Quarterfinals Semifinals Qualified
         
United German Hungarians 3
Charm City FC 1
United German Hungarians 0 (0)
NY Pancyprian-Freedoms 0 (3)
NY Pancyprian-Freedoms 2
Aegean Hawks 1
NY Pancyprian-Freedoms
Brooklyn Italians
Go Soccer FC 0
Brooklyn Italians 1
Brooklyn Italians 4
Fenerbahce USA 0
Fenerbahce USA 4
Danbury United 4

Region II

Region II represents the midwestern region of the US. The regional tournament began May 1 and the semifinal matches were played May 15. Both finalists qualified for the 2010 US Open Cup. The quarterfinalists were:

402 FC Nebraska
AAC Eagles Illinois
Des Moines Menace Iowa
Detroit United Michigan
Fire SC '00 Minnesota
KC Athletics Kansas
Milwaukee Kickers Wisconsin
St. Paul Twin Stars (NPSL) Minnesota
Quarterfinals Semifinals Qualified
         
Fire SC '00 3
AAC Eagles 8
AAC Eagles 3 (3)
KC Athletics 3 (5)
KC Athletics 4 (6)
Des Moines Menace 4 (5)
KC Athletics
Detroit United
St. Paul Twin Stars 1
402 FC 2
402 FC 5 (2)
Detroit United 5 (4)
Detroit United 2
Milwaukee Kickers 1

Region III

Region III represents the southeastern region of the US. The regional tournament was conducted from May 29 to May 30 at the University of Alabama. Though it was originally scheduled to feature nine clubs organized into three groups of three followed by an elimination bracket, a lightning storm canceled the first day of games and Brazil Soccer Academy was disqualified for failing to show. The tournament was reorganized into two groups of four with the winner of each group qualifying for the US Open Cup.

Group A
Team W D L Pts
Legends FC Texas3009
Pumas FC (NPSL) Alabama1013
Lynch's Irish Pub Florida0111
Rocket City United (NPSL) Alabama0121
Group B
Team W D L Pts
CASL Elite North Carolina2107
FC Tulsa (NPSL) Oklahoma1114
Atlanta FC (NPSL)Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia1114
ASC New Stars Texas0121

Region IV

Region IV represents the western region of the US. The regional tournament was conducted from May 21 to May 23 in Sacramento, CA. An initial eleven teams divided into three groups, each of which played round-robin, and the winner of each group as well as the best performing second place team advanced to a four team bracket. The two semifinal winners advanced to the regional final as well as the 2010 US Open Cup.

Flight A
Team W D L Pts
Real San Jose (NPSL) California2006
FC Hasental California1013
SF Italian Athletics California0020
Flight B
Team W D L Pts
Bay Area Ambassadors (NPSL) California3009
San Diego Boca FC (NPSL) California1114
French Soccer Academy Washington1114
Arizona Pros Arizona0030
Flight C
Team W D L Pts
Sacramento Gold (NPSL) California3009
Arizona Sahuaros (NPSL) Arizona1114
Doxa Italia California1114
Yakima United Washington0030
Semifinals Qualified
      
1 Bay Area Ambassadors 1
4 Sacramento Gold (NPSL) 0
Bay Area Ambassadors
Arizona Sahuaros
3 Real San Jose 1
2 Arizona Sahuaros 2

40th place

Due to the 2010 restructuring of the USSF Division 2, only 15 US-based teams were available to take the USL and NASL's non-amateur slots. On May 5, 2010 the USSF announced that the remaining slot would be allotted to the winner of a game between the Sonoma County Sol and PSA Los Gatos Storm, two California-based clubs in the US Soccer amateur structure.

Los Gatos Storm0 – 3Sonoma County Sol (NPSL)
(Report)

References
  1. "2010 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Competition Structure Finalized - U.S. Soccer". Archived from the original on May 7, 2010. Retrieved May 5, 2010.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.