2007 U.S. Open Cup
The 2007 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup was the 94th edition of the USSF's annual national soccer championship, running from June through early October.
The New England Revolution defeated FC Dallas 3–2 in the final played at Pizza Hut Park, Frisco, Texas.
Pairings for the competition were announced on Tuesday, May 29, 2007. The 2007 tournament was the first since 2002 to not include all Major League Soccer teams. Instead, MLS had eight teams in the tournament; six qualified automatically, while the remaining six US-based sides participated in a playoff for the final two positions. In another change for the tournament, all nine US-based USL First Division teams entered into the Cup. The Puerto Rico Islanders are not eligible for the tournament, as Puerto Rico has a soccer federation independent from US Soccer.
Matchdays
Participating teams
The tournament consists of 40 teams, according to the following distribution:Classification | Number of Teams |
Major League Soccer | 8 |
United Soccer Leagues First Division | 9 |
United Soccer Leagues Second Division | 7 |
Amateur | 16* |
Prize money
There is a total of $180,000 in prize money at stake in the 2007 version of the competition. The prize money breakdown is as follows: $100,000 to the champion, $50,000 to the runner up and $10,000 to the team advancing the deepest in the tournament from each of the Division II, Division III and amateur levels.Qualifying
Qualified teams by classification
Tier 1: Major League Soccer (MLS)
- Chicago Fire
- Chivas USA
- Colorado Rapids
- D.C. United
- FC Dallas
- Houston Dynamo
- Los Angeles Galaxy
- New England Revolution
Tier 2: USL First Division (USL-1)
- Atlanta Silverbacks
- California Victory
- Carolina RailHawks
- Charleston Battery
- Miami FC
- Minnesota Thunder
- Portland Timbers
- Rochester Raging Rhinos
- Seattle Sounders
Tier 3: USL Second Division (USL-2)
- Charlotte Eagles
- Cincinnati Kings
- Cleveland City Stars
- Crystal Palace Baltimore
- Harrisburg City Islanders
- Richmond Kickers
- Western Mass Pioneers
Tier 4: Premier Development League (PDL)
- Bakersfield Brigade
- BYU Cougars
- Central Florida Kraze
- El Paso Patriots
- Kansas City Brass
- Long Island Rough Riders
- Michigan Bucks
- Ocean City Barons
Tier 5: United States Adult Soccer Association (USASA)
- Aegean Hawks
- Azzurri FC
- Banat Arsenal
- Danbury United
- Indios USA
- Lynch's Irish Pub FC
- Milwaukee Bavarians
- RWB Adria
Open Cup bracket
Home teams listed on top of bracket
Schedule
Note: Scorelines use the standard U.S. convention of placing the home team on the right-hand side of box scores.First round
----Second round
----Third round
----Quarterfinals
----Semifinals
----Final
Top scorers
Position | Player | Club | Goals |
1 | Sébastien Le Toux | Seattle Sounders | 5 |
2 | Taylor Twellman | New England Revolution | 4 |
Warren Ukah | Atlanta Silverbacks | 4 | |
Connally Edozien | Carolina Railhawks | 4 |