2008 U.S. Open Cup

Football tournament season

2008 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open CupTournament details

Country| United States
Final positions
Champions| D.C. United
(2nd title)
Runner-up| Charleston Battery
2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League| D.C. United
Tournament statistics
Top goal scorer(s)| Sébastien Le Toux
(5 goals)

<- 2007

2009 ->

The 2008 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup was the 95th edition of the USSF's annual national soccer championship, running from June through early September.

D.C. United won the final 2–1 over the Charleston Battery on September 3 at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C., on a pair of goals from Brazilians Luciano Emilio and Fred. It was United's second Open Cup title.

The Battery were the first USL club in the final since the Rochester Rhinos won the cup in 1999.

The Cup schedule was shortened in 2008, ending in September instead of October, so as to avoid interfering with Major League Soccer's end-of-season playoff drive in the fall and the new CONCACAF Champions League.[1]

The 13 US-based MLS clubs participated, although only 8 competed in the main tournament (Chicago Fire, Chivas USA, D.C. United, FC Dallas, Houston Dynamo, Kansas City Wizards, New England Revolution, New York Red Bulls). Qualifying was similar to the 2007 tournament, with the top 3 teams from each conference in 2007 qualifying automatically, and the other 7 playing off during the early part of the 2008 season for the remaining 2 spots.

United Soccer Leagues had a separate qualifying plan for each tier. The 8 US-based USL-1 teams qualified automatically (Puerto Rico has its own federation, thus the Puerto Rico Islanders are not eligible to participate in the Open Cup). 8 of the 9 US-based USL-2 teams qualified. The defending USL-2 playoff champions, the Harrisburg City Islanders, and the 2007 regular-season champion Richmond Kickers qualified automatically. The remaining 7 teams played off for 6 spots, based on early regular season results. The PDL used selected early regular-season games for qualification. The top two teams in the Eastern and Central conferences, and the top teams in the Mid-South, Southeast, Northwest, and Southwest divisions qualified.

The tournament was rounded out by 8 amateur USASA clubs (Adria, Arizona Sahuaros, Boston Olympiakos, Clearwater Galactics, Eagles, Hollywood United, New Stars, New York Pancyprian-Freedoms). USASA qualifying began in the fall of 2007. Clubs from the NPSL enter the Cup through USASA qualifying.

## Matchdays

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Date  | Round  | Notes

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June 10  | First | 32 USL and USASA clubs enter
June 24  | Second |
July 1  | Third | 8 MLS clubs enter
July 8  | Quarterfinals |
Aug. 12  | Semifinals |
September 3  | Final |

## Participating teams

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The tournament consists of 40 teams, according to the following distribution:

Classification  | Number of Teams

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Major League Soccer | 8
United Soccer Leagues First Division | 8
United Soccer Leagues Second Division | 8
Amateur  | 16*

*Includes 8 USL Premier Development League teams and 8 USASA regional qualifiers

## Qualified Clubs

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See also: 2008 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup qualification

### Tier 1: Major League Soccer (MLS)

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* Chicago Fire
* Chivas USA
* D.C. United
* FC Dallas
* Houston Dynamo
* Kansas City Wizards
* New England Revolution
* New York Red Bulls

### Tiers 2 – 4: United Soccer Leagues (USL)

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Tier 2 – First Division (USL-1)

* Atlanta Silverbacks
* Carolina RailHawks
* Charleston Battery
* Miami FC
* Minnesota Thunder
* Portland Timbers
* Rochester Rhinos
* Seattle Sounders

Tier 3 – Second Division (USL-2)

* Charlotte Eagles
* Cleveland City Stars
* Crystal Palace Baltimore
* Harrisburg City Islanders
* Pittsburgh Riverhounds
* Real Maryland Monarchs
* Richmond Kickers
* Western Mass Pioneers

Tier 4 – Premier Development League (PDL)

* Austin Aztex U23
* Bradenton Academics
* Brooklyn Knights
* Fredericksburg Gunners
* Los Angeles Legends
* Michigan Bucks
* St. Louis Lions
* Yakima Reds

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### Tier 5: United States Adult Soccer Association (USASA)

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* RWB Adria
* Arizona Sahuaros
* Boston Olympiakos
* Clearwater Galactics
* A.A.C. Eagles
* Hollywood United
* New Stars
* New York Pancyprian-Freedoms

## Open Cup bracket

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Second Round winners advance to play one of 8 MLS clubs in 16-team knockout tournament
Home teams listed on top of bracket

| First round
June 10 | | | Second round
June 24 |

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| USL-2 |  Western Mass Pioneers | 2 | |
| USASA |  Boston Olympiakos | 0 |
| | USL-2 |  Western Mass Pioneers | 1 |
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| | | USL-2 |  Richmond Kickers | 2 |
| USL-2 |  Richmond Kickers | 3 |

| PDL |  Fredericksburg Gunners | 0 |
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June 10 | | | Second round
June 24 |

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| USL-2 |  Harrisburg City Islanders | 5 | |
| PDL |  Yakima Reds | 1 |
| | USL-2 |  Harrisburg City Islanders | 2 (1) |
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| | | USL-2 |  Crystal Palace Baltimore (p) | 2 (3) |
| PDL |  Los Angeles Legends | 1 |

| USL-2 |  Crystal Palace Baltimore | 2 |
| First round
June 10 | | | Second round
June 24 |

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| USL-1 |  Rochester Rhinos (aet) | 2 | |
| USASA |  RWB Adria | 1 |
| | USL-1 |  Rochester Rhinos | 3 |
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| | | USL-2 |  Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 0 |
| USASA |  A.A.C. Eagles | 0 |

| USL-2 |  Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 4 |
| First round
June 10 | | | Second round
June 24 |

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| USL-1 |  Minnesota Thunder | 4 | |
| PDL |  St. Louis Lions | 1 |
| | USL-1 |  Minnesota Thunder | 0 |
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| | | USL-2 |  Cleveland City Stars (aet) | 2 |
| PDL |  Michigan Bucks | 1 |

| USL-2 |  Cleveland City Stars | 2 |
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June 10 | | | Second round
June 24 |

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| USL-1 |  Miami FC | 4 | |
| PDL |  Bradenton Academics | 2 |
| | USL-1 |  Miami FC | 1 |
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| | | USL-1 |  Atlanta Silverbacks | 0 |
| PDL |  Austin Aztex U23 | 2 (4) |

| USL-1 |  Atlanta Silverbacks (p) | 2 (5) |
| First round
June 10 | | | Second round
June 24 |

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| USL-1 |  Charleston Battery | 3 | |
| USASA |  New Stars | 0 |
| | USL-1 |  Charleston Battery | 2 |
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| | | USL-2 |  Charlotte Eagles | 1 |
| USL-2 |  Charlotte Eagles | 5 |

| USASA |  Clearwater Galactics | 2 |
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June 10 | | | Second round
June 24 |

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| USASA |  Arizona Sahuaros | 0 | |
| USL-1 |  Seattle Sounders (aet) | 1 |
| | USL-1 |  Seattle Sounders | 6 |
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| | | USASA |  Hollywood United | 0 |
| USL-1 |  Portland Timbers | 2 |

| USASA |  Hollywood United | 3 |
| First round
June 10/13 | | | Second round
June 24 |

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| USL-1 |  Carolina RailHawks | 1 | |
| PDL |  Brooklyn Knights | 0 |
| | USL-1 |  Carolina RailHawks | 1 |
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| | | USL-2 |  Real Maryland Monarchs | 0 |
| USL-2 |  Real Maryland Monarchs (aet) | 3 |

| USASA |  New York Pancyprian-Freedoms | 2 |
| Third round
July 1 | | | Quarterfinals
July 8 | | | Semifinals
August 12 | | | Final
September 3 |

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| MLS |  D.C. United | 2 | | | |
| USL-1 |  Rochester Rhinos | 0 |
| | MLS |  D.C. United (aet) | 2 |
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| | | MLS | Chicago Fire | 1 |
| MLS |  Chicago Fire | 4 |

| USL-2 |  Cleveland City Stars | 1 |
| | MLS | D.C. United | 3 |
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| | | MLS | New England Revolution | 1 |
| MLS |  New England Revolution | 3 | |

| USL-2 |  Richmond Kickers | 0 |
| | MLS |  New England Revolution (p) | 1 (5) |
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| | | USL-2 | Crystal Palace Baltimore | 1 (3) |
| USL-2 |  Crystal Palace Baltimore | 2 |

| MLS |  New York Red Bulls | 0 |
| | MLS | D.C. United | 2 |
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| MLS |  FC Dallas | 2 | | |

| USL-1 |  Miami FC | 1 |
| | MLS | FC Dallas | 1 |
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| USL-1 |  Charleston Battery (p) | 1 (4) |

| MLS |  Houston Dynamo | 1 (3) |
| | USL-1 |  Charleston Battery (p) | 1 (4) |
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| | | USL-1 | Seattle Sounders | 1 (3) |
| USL-1 |  Seattle Sounders | 2 | |

| MLS |  Chivas USA | 0 |
| | USL-1 |  Seattle Sounders (p) | 0 (6) |
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| | | MLS | Kansas City Wizards | 0 (5) |
| USL-1 |  Carolina RailHawks | 2 |

| MLS |  Kansas City Wizards (aet) | 4 |

## Schedule

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

### First round

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Clearwater Galactics (USASA) v  Charlotte Eagles (USL-2) June 10, 2008 |  Clearwater Galactics (USASA) | 2–5|  Charlotte Eagles (USL-2) | Charlotte, North Carolina

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7:00 ET | Cormona 42'
Diaz 48'
Garcia 61'
Restrepo 82' | Report (Charlotte)
Report (USL) | Ssejjemba 34' 76'
Swinehart 54' (pen.),  66'
Herrara 73' | Stadium: Charlotte Christian School
Referee: Daniel Burak

Yakima Reds (PDL) v  Harrisburg City Islanders (USL-2) June 10, 2008 |  Yakima Reds (PDL) | 1–5|  Harrisburg City Islanders (USL-2) | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

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7:00 ET | Valencia 60'
Rojas 86' | Report (Yakima)
Report (Harrisburg) | Schofield 1'
Hacker 16' (o.g.)
Wiesner
Barbosa 45+'
Bloes 57' | Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex
Referee: Stanford Nagle

Brooklyn Knights (PDL) v  Carolina RailHawks (USL-1) June 10, 2008 |  Brooklyn Knights (PDL) | 0–1|  Carolina RailHawks (USL-1) | Cary, North Carolina

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7:30 ET | Smith 31'
Niebles 76' | Report (Carolina)
Report (USL) | Low 86' | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Referee: Abbas Piran

Boston Olympiakos (USASA) v  Western Mass Pioneers (USL-2) June 10, 2008 |  Boston Olympiakos (USASA) | 0–2|  Western Mass Pioneers (USL-2) | Ludlow, Massachusetts

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7:30 ET | Walker 36' | Report (Western Mass) | Neil Krause  32' 45'
Augustine 35'
Deren  66' | Stadium: Lusitano Stadium
Referee: Giany Barbat

Pittsburgh Riverhounds (USL-2) v  Eagles (USASA) June 10, 2008 |  Pittsburgh Riverhounds (USL-2) | 4–0|  Eagles (USASA) | Lisle, Illinois

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7:30 ET | Salsi
Browne
Jerome
MacKenzie | Report (Pittsburgh) |  | Stadium: Benedictine University
Referee: Victor Herrera

Cleveland City Stars (USL-2) v  Michigan Bucks (PDL) June 10, 2008 |  Cleveland City Stars (USL-2) | 2–1|  Michigan Bucks (PDL) | Pontiac, Michigan

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7:30 ET | Franks 23'
Hlavaty 34' | Report (Michigan)
Report (USL) | Shipalane 4' | Stadium: Ultimate Soccer Arena
Referee: Mike Sharrah

Adria (USASA) v  Rochester Rhinos (USL-1) June 10, 2008 |  Adria (USASA) | 1–2|  Rochester Rhinos (USL-1) | Rochester, New York

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7:30 ET | Mesanovic 65'
Dugena 78'
Morad 86' | Report (Rochester)
Report (USL) | Menyongar 55'
Fitzpatrick 72' (pen.) 116'
Diallo 96' | Stadium: PAETEC Park
Attendance: 1,152
Referee: Chris Penso

New Stars (USASA) v  Charleston Battery (USL-1) June 10, 2008 |  New Stars (USASA) | 0–3|  Charleston Battery (USL-1) | Charleston, South Carolina

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7:30 ET |  | Report (Charleston)
Report (USL) | Spicer 23' 30' 43'
Alonso 55' | Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Referee: Alan Schechtman

Fredericksburg Gunners (PDL) v  Richmond Kickers (USL-2) June 10, 2008 |  Fredericksburg Gunners (PDL) | 0–3|  Richmond Kickers (USL-2) | Richmond, Virginia

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8:00 ET | Bownes 23' | Report (Fredericksburg)
Report (Richmond)
Report (USL) | Paschalis 11'
Nyazamba 20'
Bulow 24' (pen.) | Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium
Attendance: 592
Referee: Shaun Papperman

St. Louis Lions (PDL) v  Minnesota Thunder (USL-1) June 10, 2008 |  St. Louis Lions (PDL) | 1–4|  Minnesota Thunder (USL-1) | Blaine, Minnesota

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8:00 ET | Gelvin 45'
Merrick 45'
Heinemann 70' 79' | Report (Minnesota) | Tarley 44' 80'
Sánchez 57'
Paye 89' | Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 483
Referee: Fotis Bazakos

Bradenton Academics (PDL) v  Miami FC (USL-1) June 10, 2008 |  Bradenton Academics (PDL) | 2–4|  Miami FC (USL-1) | Miami, Florida

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8:00 ET | Boggs
Ampaipitakwong 36'
Ibegha 41'
Gutierrez 49' (o.g.)
McFarland 56' | Report (USL) | Cameron 25'
Cauê 48'
John 49'
Nunes 58' 78'
Afonso 59' 90+'
Cristiano 69' | Stadium: Tropical Park Stadium
Referee: Reggie Rutty

Atlanta Silverbacks (USL-1) v  Austin Aztex U23 (PDL) June 10, 2008 |  Atlanta Silverbacks (USL-1) | 2 – 2 (aet)
(5–4 p)|  Austin Aztex U23 (PDL) | Round Rock, Texas

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8:30 ET | Bolton 23'
Bobo 38'
Kandji 81'
Mahaffey 99'
Hayes 113' (pen.) | Report (Austin)
Report (USL) | Lewis 40'
Watson 45+' 75'
Guadarrama 101'
Vega 105'
Gallardo 113'
Vicens 116' | Stadium: Dragon Stadium
Referee: Andrew Gage
| Penalties|
Bolton
Camp
Kandji
McLaughlin
Hayes |  |  da Luz
Papandrea
Guadarrama
Watson
Alcala

Hollywood United F.C. (USASA) v  Portland Timbers (USL-1) June 10, 2008 |  Hollywood United F.C. (USASA) | 3–2|  Portland Timbers (USL-1) | Portland, Oregon

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10:00 ET | Dunseth 26'
Taylor 45+' (pen.),  58' (pen.)
Droze 50'
Alexander 90' | Report (Portland)
Report (USL) | Brown 32' 45'
Little 36'
Oka 51' 90'
Thompson 65'
Guante 73' | Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 3,089
Referee: Andres Pfefferkorn

Seattle Sounders (USL-1) v  Arizona Sahuaros (USASA) June 10, 2008 |  Seattle Sounders (USL-1) | 1 – 0 (aet)|  Arizona Sahuaros (USASA) | Phoenix, Arizona

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10:30 ET | Treschuk 118' | Report (Seattle)
Report (Arizona)
Report (USL) | Sumter 80' | Stadium: Grand Canyon University
Attendance: 3,559
Referee: Richard Heron

Crystal Palace Baltimore (USL-2) v  Los Angeles Legends (PDL) June 10, 2008 |  Crystal Palace Baltimore (USL-2) | 2–1|  Los Angeles Legends (PDL) | Azusa, California

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10:30 ET | Healey 43' 88' | Report (Los Angeles)
Report (USL) | Pacheco 44'
Schunk 59'
Gallaugher 62' | Stadium: Cougar Stadium
Referee: Miguel Chicas

NY Pancyprian-Freedoms (USASA) v  Real Maryland Monarchs (USL-2) June 13, 2008 |  NY Pancyprian-Freedoms (USASA) | 2 – 3 (aet)|  Real Maryland Monarchs (USL-2) | Boyds, Maryland

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8:00 ET | Dos Santos 22'
Damiani 60' 69'
Halkidis 82' 83'
Reeves 119' | Report (USL) | Hassen 56'
Bissohong 69'
Perez 85'
Chantal 117' | Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Referee: Bryan Roslund

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Cleveland City Stars (USL-2) v  Minnesota Thunder (USL-1) June 24, 2008 |  Cleveland City Stars (USL-2) | 2 – 0 (aet)|  Minnesota Thunder (USL-1) | Blaine, Minnesota

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7:00 ET | Williams 76'
Franks 104' 119' (pen.)
Stovall 105' | Report (Cleveland)
Report (Minnesota) | Gibson 76'
Kallman 107'
Platter 118' | Stadium: National Sports Center
Referee: Jorge Oconitrillo

Crystal Palace Baltimore (USL-2) v  Harrisburg City Islanders (USL-2) June 24, 2008 |  Crystal Palace Baltimore (USL-2) | 2 – 2 (aet)
(3–1 p)|  Harrisburg City Islanders (USL-2) | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

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7:05 ET | King  10' 31'
Brooks 55'
Medd (coach)  56'
Mark 60'
Robson 73'
Harkin 102'
Mbuta 105' | Report (Harrisburg) | Calvano 24'
Marples 35'
Ombiji 63'
Pope 118'
Hoshide 120' (pen.) | Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex
Attendance: 1,100+
Referee: Tim Snyder
| Penalties|
Lookingland
Kante
Lewis
Healey
Teixeira |  |  Hoshide
Devlin
Wiesner
Clay

Richmond Kickers (USL-2) v  Western Mass Pioneers (USL-2) June 24, 2008 |  Richmond Kickers (USL-2) | 2–1|  Western Mass Pioneers (USL-2) | Ludlow, Massachusetts

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7:30 ET | Nyazamba 48' 84'
Jones 59'
Bennett 62'
Harding 90'
Viray 90' | Report (Richmond)
Report (Western Mass) | Petrarca 40'
Glaeser 60' 90'
Deren  63'
Lima 81'
Molinari 89' 90'
Augustine 90' | Stadium: Lusitano Stadium
Referee: Niko Bratsis

Real Maryland Monarchs (USL-2) v  Carolina RailHawks (USL-1) June 24, 2008 |  Real Maryland Monarchs (USL-2) | 0–1|  Carolina RailHawks (USL-1) | Cary, North Carolina

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7:30 ET | Basso 17'
Ramirez 74' | Report (Carolina) | Segovia 45'
Low 72' 90+' (pen.) | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Referee: Mark Kadlecik

Pittsburgh Riverhounds (USL-2) v  Rochester Rhinos (USL-1) June 24, 2008 |  Pittsburgh Riverhounds (USL-2) | 0–3|  Rochester Rhinos (USL-1) | Rochester, New York

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7:30 ET |  | Report (Pittsburgh)
Report (Rochester) | Menyongar 26'
Roberto 40'
Salles 61' 64'
Charles 66'
Guppy 70'
Kreamalmeyer 75'
Vallow 87' | Stadium: PAETEC Park
Attendance: 3,526
Referee: Jeffrey Mellen

Charlotte Eagles (USL-2) v  Charleston Battery (USL-1) June 24, 2008 |  Charlotte Eagles (USL-2) | 1–2|  Charleston Battery (USL-1) | Charleston, South Carolina

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7:30 ET | Bryant 35'
Herrara 67'
Swinehart 84' | Report (Charlotte)
Report (Charleston) | Spicer 12'
Alonso 90+' (pen.) | Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Referee: Skye Arthur-Banning

Atlanta Silverbacks (USL-1) v  Miami FC (USL-1) June 24, 2008 |  Atlanta Silverbacks (USL-1) | 0–1|  Miami FC (USL-1) | Miami, Florida

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8:00 ET | Buete 67' | Report (Atlanta)
Report (Miami) | Afonso 40'
Saunders 53'
Inacio 54'
Ramirez 69'
Cameron 83' | Stadium: Tropical Park Stadium
Referee: Roni Canales

Hollywood United F.C. (USASA) v  Seattle Sounders (USL-1) June 24, 2008 |  Hollywood United F.C. (USASA) | 0–6|  Seattle Sounders (USL-1) | Tukwila, Washington

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11:00 ET | Barragan 2'
Pinto 56'
Dunseth 57' | Report (Seattle) | Scott 3'
Gardner 15' 16'
Le Toux 22' 38' 60' 63'
Treschuk 50'
Besagno 80' | Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex
Referee: Kevin O'Daniel

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### Third round

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Richmond Kickers (USL-2) v  New England Revolution (MLS) July 1, 2008 |  Richmond Kickers (USL-2) | 0–3|  New England Revolution (MLS) | New Britain, Connecticut

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7:00 ET |  | Report (Richmond)
Report (New England) | Brill 46'
Germanese 63'
Twellman 67' | Stadium: Veteran's Stadium
Attendance: 3,950
Referee: Tony Russo (Georgia)

Houston Dynamo (MLS) v  Charleston Battery (USL-1) July 1, 2008 |  Houston Dynamo (MLS) | 1 – 1 (aet)
(3–4 p)|  Charleston Battery (USL-1) | Charleston, South Carolina

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7:30 ET | S. Wondolowski  89' | Report (Houston)
Report (Charleston) | Reda 31' | Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 3,103
Referee: Joe Caroccio (Florida)
| Penalties|
Holden
C. Wondolowski
Cameron
Hayden
Caraccio |  |  Alonso
Armstrong
Spicer
Velten

New York Red Bulls (MLS) v  Crystal Palace Baltimore (USL-2) July 1, 2008 |  New York Red Bulls (MLS) | 0–2|  Crystal Palace Baltimore (USL-2) | Annapolis, Maryland

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7:30 ET | Magee 26' 90+2' | Report (New York)
Report (Baltimore) | Marshall 18'
Mark 21'
Harkin 26'
Brooks 30' 75'
Kante 30' 34'
Mbuta 44' | Stadium: Lawrence E. Knight Stadium
Attendance: 1,654
Referee: Andrew Chapin (Virginia)

Kansas City Wizards (MLS) v  Carolina RailHawks (USL-1) July 1, 2008 |  Kansas City Wizards (MLS) | 4 – 2 (aet)|  Carolina RailHawks (USL-1) | Cary, North Carolina

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7:30 ET | Trujillo 68' 94'
López 82' (pen.)
Morsink 104'
López 111'
Pore 117' 119' | Report (Kansas City)
Report (Carolina) | Fusilier 43'
Watson 58'
Solle 89' 108'
Dombrowski 120' | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,116
Referee: Niko Bratsis (Massachusetts)

Rochester Rhinos (USL-1) v  D.C. United (MLS) July 1, 2008 |  Rochester Rhinos (USL-1) | 0–2|  D.C. United (MLS) | Boyds, Maryland

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7:30 ET | Bonseu 79'
Fitzpatrick 84'
Salles 90' | Report (Rochester)
Report (D.C.) | Burch 78' 85' | Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 2,752
Referee: Mark Kadlecik (North Carolina)

Cleveland City Stars (USL-2) v  Chicago Fire (MLS) July 1, 2008 |  Cleveland City Stars (USL-2) | 1–4|  Chicago Fire (MLS) | Bridgeview, Illinois

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8:30 ET | McClung 61'
Stewart 78' | Report | Banner 13' 73'
Carr 23'
Barrett 26'
Mármol 57' | Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 6,678
Referee: Hidajet Tica (Iowa)

Miami FC (USL-1) v  FC Dallas (MLS) July 1, 2008 |  Miami FC (USL-1) | 1–2|  FC Dallas (MLS) | Frisco, Texas

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8:30 ET | Afonso 7'
Nunes 36'
de Mata 88' | Report (Miami)
Report (Dallas) | Thompson 45+3' 90+2'
Moor 84' | Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
Attendance: 6,559
Referee: Jasen Anno (Texas)

Chivas USA (MLS) v  Seattle Sounders (USL-1) July 1, 2008 |  Chivas USA (MLS) | 0–2|  Seattle Sounders (USL-1) | Tukwila, Washington

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10:00 ET | Kljestan 69' | Report (Chivas)
Report (Seattle) | Graham 43'
Schmid 64'
Le Toux 80'
O'Brien 81' | Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex
Attendance: 2,997
Referee: Yader Reyes (California)

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### Quarterfinals

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Crystal Palace Baltimore (USL-2) v  New England Revolution (MLS) July 8, 2008 |  Crystal Palace Baltimore (USL-2) | 1 – 1 (aet)
(3–5 p)|  New England Revolution (MLS) | New Britain, Connecticut

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7:00 ET | Lader 20'
Teixeira 78'
Harkin 109'
Flores 119' | Report (Baltimore)
Report (New England) | Mansally 6'
Igwe 33'
Hilgenbrinck 59' | Stadium: Veteran's Stadium
Attendance: 2,590
Referee: Hilario Grajeda (Ohio)
| Penalties|
Harada
Harkin
Mbuta
Teixeira |  |  Hilgenbrinck
Dube
Tierney
Igwe
Castro

Chicago Fire (MLS) v  D.C. United (MLS) July 8, 2008 |  Chicago Fire (MLS) | 1 – 2 (aet)|  D.C. United (MLS) | Boyds, Maryland

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7:30 ET | Woolard 36'
Soumaré 48'
Pause 78'
Thorrington 81'
Blanco 108' | Report (Chicago)
Report (D.C.) | Doe 52' 77'
Moreno 89'
Namoff 99'
Fred 107'
Burch 108' | Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 4,118
Referee: Shane Moody (Florida)

Charleston Battery (USL-1) v  FC Dallas (MLS) July 8, 2008 |  Charleston Battery (USL-1) | 3–1|  FC Dallas (MLS) | Frisco, Texas

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8:30 ET | Alavanja 28'
Fuller 43'
King 77'
Patterson 91+' | Report (Charleston)
Report (Dallas) | Cooper 94+' | Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
Attendance: 5,911
Referee: Doug Wolff (Missouri)

Kansas City Wizards (MLS) v  Seattle Sounders (USL-1) July 8, 2008 |  Kansas City Wizards (MLS) | 0 – 0 (aet)
(5–6 p)|  Seattle Sounders (USL-1) | Seattle, Washington

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10:00 ET |  | Report (Seattle) |  | Stadium: Qwest Field
Attendance: 4,674
Referee: Jeremy Vehar (New Mexico)
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Pore
Conrad
McMahen
Espinoza
Zavagnin
Harrington
Wahl |  |  Jackson
Le Toux
Treschuk
Sakuda
O'Brien
Kanté
Scott

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### Semifinals

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New England Revolution (MLS) v  D.C. United (MLS) August 12, 2008 |  New England Revolution (MLS) | 1–3|  D.C. United (MLS) | Washington, D.C.

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7:30 ET | Germanese 34'
Iqwe 38'
Thompson 54' 71' | Report (New England)
Report (D.C.) | Emilio 4' 81'
Quaranta 48' | Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 6,797
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez (New York)

Seattle Sounders (USL-1) v  Charleston Battery (USL-1) August 12, 2008 |  Seattle Sounders (USL-1) | 1–1
(3–4 p)|  Charleston Battery (USL-1) | Charleston, South Carolina

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7:30 ET | Alonso 20' (o.g.)
Scott 43'
Graham 63'
Forrest 97' | Report (Seattle) | Patterson 32'
Fuller 58' | Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 3,798
Referee: Oscar Ortiz (Florida)
| Penalties|
Jackson
Le Toux
Sakuda
C. O'Brien
Forrest |  |  Armstrong
Alonso
Richardson
Velten
Akwari

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### Final

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Main article: 2008 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final

September 3, 2008

7:30 ET

Charleston Battery (USL-1)| 1–2|  D.C. United (MLS)

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Fuller 10'
Nylen 33'
Alonso 62' | Report (D.C.)
Report (Charleston) | Emilio 4'
Martínez 35'
Simms 46'
Fred 50'

RFK Stadium
Washington, D.C.

Attendance: 8,212

Referee: Mark Geiger (New Jersey)

Charleston Battery

D.C. United

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Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
2008 Champion

D.C. United
2nd title

## Top scorers

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Position  | Player  | Club  | Goals

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1  | Sébastien Le Toux | Seattle Sounders | 5
2  | Darren Spicer | Charleston Battery | 4
| Alex Afonso | Miami FC | 4
4  | Emilio | D.C. United | 3

## External links

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* TheCup.us – 2008 match reports and results

## References

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1. ^ Celebrating Presidents' Day – Soccer Insider Archived 2012-08-20 at the Wayback Machine

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