2014 U.S. Open Cup qualification

Main article: 2014 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

The 2014 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup tournament proper features teams from all five tiers of men's soccer of the American Soccer Pyramid.

The 2014 tournament added another round to include the largest field of teams (80) in tournament history. All American-based teams from the top three tiers, Major League Soccer, the North American Soccer League, and USL Pro earned berths into the fourth, third, and second rounds of the tournament, respectively.

For the fourth and fifth tiers of the pyramid, a series of qualification and state tournaments are held to determine the berths into the tournament. These teams will complete the 80-team field in the U.S. Open Cup.[1]

National Premier Soccer League

In addition to the two teams from the West Region (CD Aguiluchos USA & San Diego Flash), the other regions qualifiers are Brooklyn Italians, Greater Binghamton Thunder, RVA FC, Jacksonville United, Chattanooga FC, FC Lehigh Valley United Sonic, Tulsa Athletics, Detroit City FC, New York Red Bulls U-23s

West Region - Southwest Conference qualifying tournament

All six teams of the 2014 Southwest Conference competed in the qualifying tournament with FC Hasental and the San Diego Flash receiving first round byes.[2]

March 1 March 9 March 15
San Diego Flash 3
Temecula FC 2 FC Force 0
FC Force 5 San Diego Flash 2
FC Hasental 1
FC Hasental 6
FC Santa Clarita 1 FC Santa Clarita 1
Del Rey City SC 0

Matches

March 1, 2014 Match 1 Temecula FC 2–5 FC Force Temecula, California
20:30 PST UTC−8 Report
March 1, 2014 Match 2 FC Santa Clarita 1–0 Del Rey City SC Malibu, California
19:00 PST UTC−8 Report Stadium: Malibu High School Stadium
March 8, 2014 Match 3 FC Hasental 6–1 FC Santa Clarita Oak Park, California
19:00 PDT UTC−7 Stadium: Oak Park High School Stadium
March 9, 2014 Match 4 San Diego Flash 3–0 FC Force San Diego, California
18:30 PDT UTC−7 Stadium: Mira Mesa High School Stadium
March 15, 2014 Match 5 San Diego Flash 2–1 FC Hasental San Diego, California
TBD PDT UTC−7 Stadium: Mira Mesa High School Stadium

West Region - Golden Gate Conference qualifying tournament

All five teams of the 2014 Golden Gate Conference will compete in the qualifying tournament with Sonoma County Sol and Sacramento Gold starting off with a play-in game.[3]

February 22 March 1 March 8
         
Sonoma County Sol 2
Real San Jose 0
Sonoma County Sol 2
Sacramento Gold 1
Sonoma County Sol 1(3)
CD Aguiluchos USA 1(4)
SF Stompers FC 0
CD Aguiluchos USA 1

Matches

February 22, 2014 Match 1 Sonoma County Sol 2–1 Sacramento Gold Rohnert Park, California
19:00 PST UTC−8 Eric Larson 14'
Tyler Hurst 48'		 Report
Report		 Jose Martinez 24' Stadium: Rancho Cotate High School Stadium
March 1, 2014 Match 2 San Francisco Stompers FC 0–1 CD Aguiluchos USA San Francisco, California
15:00 PST UTC−8 Report Nestor Palacios 89' Stadium: Lowell High School Stadium
March 1, 2014 Match 3 Sonoma County Sol 2–0 Real San Jose Rohnert Park, California
19:00 PST UTC−8 Report Stadium: Rancho Cotate High School Stadium
March 8, 2014 Match 4 Sonoma County Sol 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)		 CD Aguiluchos USA Rohnert Park, California
19:00 PST UTC−8 Stadium: Rancho Cotate High School Stadium

West Region - Northwest Conference qualifying tournament

All four teams of the new 2014 Northwest Conference will compete in the qualifying tournament.[4]

March 9 March 13
      
SO Samba FC 0
Spartans Futbol Club 6
Spartans Futbol Club 3
Oregon
Washington
Seattle Sporting FC 0
Inter United FC 0
Seattle Sporting FC 1

Matches

March 8, 2014 Match 1 SO Samba FC 0–6 Spartans Futbol Club Portland, Oregon
19:00 PDT UTC−7 Stadium: Buckman Field
March 9, 2014 Match 2 Inter United FC 0–1 Seattle Sporting FC Tukwila, Washington
17:00 PDT UTC−7 Stadium: Foster High School Stadium
March 13, 2014 Match 3 Spartans Futbol Club 3–0 Seattle Sporting FC Portland, Oregon
19:30 PDT UTC−7 Stadium: Buckman Field

West Region - Golden Gate/Northwest Playoff Game

The champions of the Golden Gate and Northwest Conference Qualifying Tournaments will play each other to determine the qualifier for the US Open Cup.

March 15
   
CD Aguiluchos USA 2
Spartans Futbol Club 1

Matches

March 16, 2014 Playoff CD Aguiluchos USA 2–1 Spartans Futbol Club Oakland, California
Stadium: Raimondi Park

USASA

Based on the USASA retaining their eight qualification spots, although this has yet to be confirmed by US Soccer.

The USASA adopted new qualification standards for the 2014 tournament citing earlier qualifying deadlines by USSF. They will now use the results from the previous calendar years tournaments to determine regional qualifiers. Region I has already adopted that their qualifiers will be the regional champion of both the USASA National Cup and the USASA US Amateur Cup. Some regions have adopted different methods in this transition year.[5]

Region Qualification method Qualified team
I Amateur Cup Regional Champion New York (state) NY Greek-American Atlas
I Open Cup Regional Champion New Jersey Icon FC
II 2013 Qualifying Tournament Finalist Iowa Des Moines Menace
II 2013 Qualifying Tournament Finalist Illinois Schwaben AC
III 2013 Open Cup Regional Runner-up Florida Red Force FC
III 2013 Open Cup Regional Champion Texas NTX Rayados
IV 2013 Fall Play-in Game Winner California Cal FC
IV 2013 Open Cup Regional Champion California PSA Elite
WC 2013 Region I Open Cup runner-up Massachusetts Mass Premier Soccer
WC 2013 Amateur Cup National Champion Illinois RWB Adria

US Club Soccer

NorCal Premier League will host a tournament that is open to any team that is a registered US soccer team. Chivas USA U23s & Corinthians USA from the SoCal Premier League have already signed up. The winner of this tournament will play a Play-In match against No. 6 seed Juventus SC Black 93.

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
 
Play-In Winner 1 DV8 Defenders
3 Vacaville United Elite  
 
 
5 San Ramon Soccer Azuri 2 Pacific Soccer Academy
4 Oakland Ambassadors FC

[6]

USSSA

[7]

Based on keeping one qualifying spot from the 2013 tournament, the winner will be the qualifier. Due to field conditions and rescheduling issues, all games except the final will be shortened 50-minute games. The final will still be the standard 90 minutes.

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Colorado Rovers S.C. 3 2 1 0 3 0 +3 7
CO Sporting Premier 3 2 0 1 9 1 +8 6
Boulevard 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
Comets Express 3 0 0 3 0 11 −11 0
Source: [citation needed]
Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
KC Athletics 3 2 1 0 13 0 +13 7
FC Denver 3 1 2 0 3 0 +3 5
Aztecs Mojos 3 1 1 1 7 4 +3 4
Performance Soccer 3 0 0 3 0 19 −19 0
Source: [citation needed]

Group play

March 14, 2014 Match 1 Colorado Rovers 2–0 Comets Express Overland Park, Kansas
7:00 PM CDT UTC−5 Stadium: Field 1, Overland Park Soccer Complex
March 14, 2014 Match 2 Boulevard 0–5 CO Sporting Premier Overland Park, Kansas
7:00 PM CDT UTC−5 Stadium: Field 2, Overland Park Soccer Complex
March 14, 2014 Match 3 FC Denver 3–0 Performance Soccer Overland Park, Kansas
8:15 PM CDT UTC−5 Stadium: Field 1, Overland Park Soccer Complex
March 14, 2014 Match 4 KC Athletics 4–0 Azteca Mojos Overland Park, Kansas
8:15 PM CDT UTC−5 Stadium: Field 2, Overland Park Soccer Complex
March 15, 2014 Match 5 Boulevard 0–0 Colorado Rovers Overland Park, Kansas
10:00 AM CDT UTC−5 Stadium: Field 1, Overland Park Soccer Complex
March 15, 2014 Match 6 CO Sporting Premier 4–0 Comets Express Overland Park, Kansas
10:00 AM CDT UTC−5 Stadium: Field 2, Overland Park Soccer Complex
March 15, 2014 Match 7 Performance Soccer 0–9 KC Athletics Overland Park, Kansas
11:15 AM CDT UTC−5 Stadium: Field 1, Overland Park Soccer Complex
March 14, 2014 Match 8 Azteca Mojos 0–0 FC Denver Overland Park, Kansas
11:15 AM CDT UTC−5 Stadium: Field 2, Overland Park Soccer Complex
March 15, 2014 Match 9 Colorado Rovers 1–0 CO Sporting Premier Overland Park, Kansas
2:00 PM CDT UTC−5 Stadium: Field 1, Overland Park Soccer Complex
March 15, 2014 Match 10 Comets Express 0–5 Boulevard Overland Park, Kansas
2:00 PM CDT UTC−5 Stadium: Field 2, Overland Park Soccer Complex
March 15, 2014 Match 11 FC Denver 0–0 KC Athletics Overland Park, Kansas
3:15 PM CDT UTC−5 Stadium: Field 1, Overland Park Soccer Complex
March 15, 2014 Match 12 Performance Soccer 0–7 Aztecs Mojos Overland Park, Kansas
3:15 PM CDT UTC−5 Stadium: Field 2, Overland Park Soccer Complex

Championship stage

March 16, 2014 Match 13 Colorado Rovers 1–0 FC Denver Overland Park, Kansas
9:30 AM CDT UTC−5 Stadium: Field 1, Overland Park Soccer Complex
March 16, 2014 Match 14 KC Athletics 6–0 CO Sporting Premier Overland Park, Kansas
9:30 AM CDT UTC−5 Stadium: Field 2, Overland Park Soccer Complex
March 16, 2014 Match 15 KC Athletics 0–1 (a.e.t.) Colorado Rovers Overland Park, Kansas
12:00 PM CDT UTC−5 Stadium: Field 1, Overland Park Soccer Complex

References

  1. ^ "New USASA qualifying deadline for US Open Cup: Greek American Atlas, Icon FC first to qualify for 2014".
  2. ^ "USOC QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT ANNOUNCED FOR SOUTHWEST - National Premier Soccer League". Archived from the original on 2014-02-26. Retrieved 2014-02-22.
  3. ^ "GOLDEN GATE CONFERENCE ANNOUNCES USOC QUALIFIERS - National Premier Soccer League". Archived from the original on 2014-02-27. Retrieved 2014-02-22.
  4. ^ "Seattle, Vancouver clubs advance in NPSL Open Cup qualifying". goalWA.net. March 10, 2014. Retrieved March 10, 2014.
  5. ^ "New USASA qualifying deadline for US Open Cup: Greek American Atlas, Icon FC first to qualify for 2014".
  6. ^ "2014 US Open Cup qualifying: US Club Soccer's all-California play-in tournament begins in March".
  7. ^ "2014 US Open Cup qualifying: Rescheduled USSSA tournament kicks off with 50-minute games to decide entry (With updates)".

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