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2012 U.S. Open Cup

The 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup was the 99th edition of the U.S. Open Cup, the annual national soccer championship of the United States. It ran from May to August and was organized by the United States Soccer Federation. Seattle Sounders FC of Major League Soccer entered the competition as the three-time defending champions and appeared in their fourth consecutive U.S. Open Cup Final, losing to Sporting Kansas City on August 8, 2012.

For the 2012 tournament, U.S. Soccer increased the main tournament from a 40-club tournament, to a 64-club tournament. All Major League Soccer clubs based in the U.S. received automatic berths. This made the U.S. Open Cup very similar to other domestic knock-out competitions where all top-tier clubs earn automatic berths.

The farthest advancing NASL teams were the Minnesota Stars FC, Carolina RailHawks, and San Antonio Scorpions (all beat 1 MLS team), while the farthest advancing USL Pro teams were the Charlotte Eagles, Dayton Dutch Lions, and the Harrisburg City Islanders, who beat 2 MLS sides. All three USL Pro teams advanced a round past their division two NASL counterparts. The farthest advancing USL PDL team was the Michigan Bucks, who advanced to the 4th round after beating an MLS club. An amateur club, Cal FC of the USASA, won 1–0 away to MLS's Portland Timbers in a third round upset.[1]

The winner, Sporting Kansas City, received a cash prize of $100,000[2] and also qualified for the 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League (placed in Pot B).[3]

Qualification

For the first time, all 32 professional teams from the first 3 tiers of American Soccer will be participating. Additionally, 32 teams will also qualify from the USL Premier Development League, National Premier Soccer League, United States Adult Soccer Association, and US Club Soccer.[4]

 † League Champions in 2011
 ‡ League Premiers in 2011
 * Stanislaus United Turlock Express defeated the Bay Area Ambassadors of the NPSL in a play-in game[4] on April 28 to qualify for the first round.[13]

Brackets

Home team is listed first, winners are in bold.

Schedule

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

First round

32 Teams from USL PDL, NPSL, and USASA begin competition.[14][15]

Second round

16 teams from NASL and USL Pro enter.[14]

Third round

16 teams from MLS enter.[17][18]

Fourth round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Top scorers

Statistics current through the Cup Final.[19]

References

  1. ^ Straus, Brian (June 5, 2012). "U.S. Open Cup success makes Cal FC, Eric Wynalda impossible to ignore". The Oregonian. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
  2. ^ Borg, Simon (January 11, 2012). "US Open Cup gets facelift as 2012 details announced". LA Galaxy. Archived from the original on January 15, 2012. Retrieved June 4, 2012.
  3. ^ "Winner qualifies for CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage". April 26, 2012. Archived from the original on June 19, 2012. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
  4. ^ a b Format, Composition and Schedule Finalized for 99th Edition of Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Archived 2013-05-16 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Report: PDL selects 16 entries for 2012 US Open Cup; No qualification matches". December 16, 2011. Retrieved December 17, 2011.
  6. ^ a b c d e "Lamar Hunt/U.S. Open Cup Qualifying". Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved April 24, 2012.
  7. ^ "LOCALS: Fullerton Rangers in Open Cup". April 2, 2012. Retrieved April 3, 2012.
  8. ^ a b c NY Greek American Atlas, Dulles Sportsplex Aegean Hawks emerge from USASA Region I
  9. ^ a b "USASA Region III tournament updates: ASC New Stars, NTX Rayados clinch US Open Cup berths". TheCup.us. April 28, 2012. Retrieved April 28, 2012.
  10. ^ a b "2012 US Open Cup qualifying updates: Cal FC, PSA Elite emerge from Region IV tournament". TheCup.us. May 6, 2012. Archived from the original on May 5, 2012. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
  11. ^ "2012 US Open Cup qualifying: Croatian Eagles from Milwaukee return to the Open Cup". TheCup.us. April 15, 2012. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
  12. ^ KC Athletics qualify; AAC Eagles, Croatian Eagles play Sunday in a “Win & You’re In” match
  13. ^ "Stanislaus United Turlock Express become first US Club Soccer team to qualify for US Open Cup". TheCup.us. April 30, 2012. Retrieved May 1, 2012.
  14. ^ a b 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Pairings Announced for First and Second Rounds Archived 2012-05-02 at the Wayback Machine
  15. ^ OPEN CUP: Coin flip falls as choices did (7 May 2012). ESPN.
  16. ^ "US Open Cup". Rhinos Archive.
  17. ^ UPDATED: US Open Cup Third Round Pairings Unveiled: 11 MLS clubs could travel for Round 3; 2 PDL clubs with shot to host from USSoccer.com.
  18. ^ USL PRO, NASL Sides Provide Offensive Pop During Second Round of 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Archived 2012-05-23 at the Wayback Machine
  19. ^ "2012 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup goalscoring leaders". TheCup.us. Retrieved July 12, 2012.

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