2000 U.S. Open Cup

2000 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
Tournament details
CountryUnited States
Final positions
ChampionsChicago Fire
(2nd title)
Runner-upMiami Fusion
Tournament statistics
Top goal scorer(s)Welton
Josh Wolff
(6 goals each)
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The 2000 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup ran from June through October, 2000, open to all soccer teams in the United States.

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

Home teams listed on top of bracket

Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
D3 Riverside County Elite 1
A-L San Diego Flash 2
A-L San Diego Flash 0
MLS Los Angeles Galaxy 2
MLS Los Angeles Galaxy 2
A-L Seattle Sounders 1
MLS Los Angeles Galaxy 2
MLS San Jose Earthquakes 0
D3 Stanislaus United Cruisers 0
MLS San Jose Earthquakes 5
MLS San Jose Earthquakes 2
A-L Richmond Kickers 0
A-L Richmond Kickers 3
MLS Colorado Rapids 0
MLS Los Angeles Galaxy (ASDET) 1
MLS Chicago Fire 2
PDL Chicago Sockers 0 (7)
MLS Kansas City Wizards
(ASDET, PSO) 		0 (6)
PDL Chicago Sockers 0
MLS Chicago Fire 1
MLS Chicago Fire 4
D3 Texas Rattlers 0
MLS Chicago Fire 5
MLS Dallas Burn 1
A-L Minnesota Thunder 7
USASA Mexico SC 0
A-L Minnesota Thunder 0
MLS Dallas Burn 2
MLS Dallas Burn 3
A-L Tennessee Rhythm 0
MLS Chicago Fire 2
MLS Miami Fusion 1
PDL Cape Cod Crusaders 0
MLS Columbus Crew 2
MLS Columbus Crew 4
A-L Hampton Roads Mariners 1
A-L Hampton Roads Mariners 3
D3 Northern Virginia Royals 2
MLS Columbus Crew (ASDET, PSO) 1 (6)
MLS MetroStars 1 (7)
D3 Wilmington Hammerheads 1
MLS MetroStars 2
MLS MetroStars 3
MLS Tampa Bay Mutiny 0
MLS Tampa Bay Mutiny (ASDET) 1
USASA Uruguay SC 0
MLS MetroStars 2
MLS Miami Fusion 3
A-L Charleston Battery 0
MLS D.C. United 4
MLS D.C. United 3
A-L Rochester Rhinos 0
A-L Pittsburgh Riverhounds 1
A-L Rochester Rhinos 2
MLS D.C. United 2
MLS Miami Fusion (ASDET) 3
MLS New England Revolution 0
PDL Mid Michigan Bucks 1
PDL Mid Michigan Bucks 3 (5)
MLS Miami Fusion (ASDET, PSO) 3 (6)
MLS Miami Fusion 6
D3 New Jersey Stallions 1

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, 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

Twelve 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 soccer ball with check mark
Peter Vermes soccer ball with check mark
Chris Brown soccer ball with red X
Kerry Zavagnin soccer ball with check mark
Chris Klein soccer ball with check mark
Gary Glasgow soccer ball with check mark
Chris Henderson soccer ball with check mark
Uche Okafor soccer ball with red X		 soccer ball with check mark Rodrigo Costa
soccer ball with check mark David Lara
soccer ball with red X John Collins
soccer ball with check mark Tim Regan
soccer ball with check mark Joe Carver
soccer ball with check mark Eric Wilson
soccer ball with check mark Matt Bobo
soccer ball with check mark Jason Baker
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

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
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

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
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

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

Miami Fusion
(MLS)		1–2Chicago Fire
(MLS)
Wélton 90' (Report) Stoichkov 44'
Marshall 88' (o.g.)
Attendance: 19,146
Referee: Kevin Stott (USA)

Top scorers

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

See also