The 2010

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was the 97th edition of the USSF's annual national soccer championship, running from June through early October. The tournament proper featured teams from the top five levels of the American Soccer Pyramid. These five levels, namely Major League Soccer, the USSF D-2 Pro League, the

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and Premier Development League), and the

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, each have their own separate qualification process to trim their ranks down to their final eight team delegations in the months leading up to the start of the tournament proper. The eight MLS clubs received byes into the third round, while the remaining 32 teams played in the first two rounds, with brackets influenced by geography. The

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took place on October 5, with Seattle Sounders FC defeating the

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2–1 at

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, in front of a U.S. Open Cup record crowd of 31,311. The Sounders became the first MLS team (and first team in 27 years) to win back-to-back Open Cups.

Matchdays

Participating teams

The tournament consisted of 40 teams. Eight teams each from the MLS, PDL, and USASA qualified according to their own procedures. All 15 American D-2 Pro league and USL Second Division teams qualified. The final slot went to the winner of a one-game playoff between the Sonoma County Sol and PSA Los Gatos Storm. ;Major League Soccer (8 teams) * Chicago Fire *

Chivas USA Chivas USA (pronounced ''CHEE-vahs'') was an American professional soccer team based in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson, California. The club played from 2005 to 2014 in Major League Soccer (MLS) and was a subsidiary of Mexican club C.D. G ...

* Houston Dynamo *

Los Angeles Galaxy LA Galaxy, also known as the Los Angeles Galaxy, are an American professional soccer club based in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Galaxy competes in Major League Soccer (MLS), as a member of the Western Conference. The club began pla ...

* Seattle Sounders FC *

New York Red Bulls The New York Red Bulls are an American professional soccer club based in the New York metropolitan area. The Red Bulls compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference. The club was established in October 1994 and be ...

D.C. United D.C. United is a professional soccer club based in Washington, D.C. that competes in the Eastern Conference of Major League Soccer, the top tier of American soccer. Domestically, the club has won four MLS Cups (league championships), four Supp ...

;USSF D-2 Pro League (9 teams) *

Austin Aztex FC Austin Aztex FC was an American professional soccer team based in Austin, Texas, United States. Founded in 2008, the team played in the USL First Division, and in the USL Division of the USSF D2 Pro League, the second tier of the American Soccer ...

Carolina RailHawks FC North Carolina FC is an American professional soccer team in Cary, North Carolina, a suburb of Raleigh. Founded in 2006, the team plays in USL League One, the third tier of the American league system. The team has played its home games a ...

Crystal Palace Baltimore Crystal Palace Baltimore was an American professional soccer team based in Baltimore, Maryland, US. Founded in 2006, the club was originally named Crystal Palace USA and was affiliated with English side Crystal Palace. The club was a member of t ...

Miami FC The Miami FC is an American professional soccer team based in Miami, Florida that competes in the USL Championship, the second tier of the American soccer pyramid. The club began play in the North American Soccer League (NASL) in the 2016 se ...

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* Portland Timbers *

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FC Tampa Bay The Tampa Bay Rowdies are an American professional soccer team based in St. Petersburg, Florida. The club was founded in 2008 and first took the pitch in 2010. Since 2017, the Rowdies have been members of the USL Championship in the second ti ...

;USL Second Division (6 teams) *

Charleston Battery The Charleston Battery are an American professional soccer club based in Charleston, South Carolina, and member of the USL Championship. Founded in 1993, the Battery are one of the oldest continuously operating professional soccer clubs in th ...

Charlotte Eagles The Charlotte Eagles are an American professional soccer team based in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. Founded in 1991, the team plays in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. The team plays its home games at ...

Harrisburg City Islanders Penn FC (formerly the Harrisburg City Islanders) was an American professional soccer team based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 2003, the team most recently played in the USL Pro, the second tier of the United States soccer ...

Pittsburgh Riverhounds Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC is an American professional soccer team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1999 and beginning play in 1999, the club plays in the Eastern Conference of the USL Championship, the second tier of the American so ...

Real Maryland Monarchs Real Maryland F.C., commonly known as the Real Maryland Monarchs, was an American soccer team based in Rockville, Maryland, United States. Founded in 2007, the team played in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the Amer ...

* Richmond Kickers ;Premier Development League (8 teams) *

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* Reading United *

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Des Moines Menace Des Moines Menace is an American soccer team based in Des Moines, Iowa, United States. Founded in 1994, the team plays in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. The Menace have had sustained success in USL League Two dur ...

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* Central Florida Kraze ;United States Adult Soccer Association (9 teams) *

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* New York Pancyprian-Freedoms *

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* Detroit United * CASL Elite * Legends FC *

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(NPSL) *

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(NPSL) * Sonoma County Sol (NPSL)

Open Cup bracket

Match pairings were determined by a blind draw. The Second round winners advanced to play one of eight MLS clubs in 16-team knockout tournament.
''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

Goal scorers

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) *

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( SEA) ;4 goals * Bright Dike ( POR) ;3 goals *

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( AUS) ;2 goals * Mike Ambersley ( STL) * Geoff Bloes ( HAR) * Justin Braun ( CHV) * Phil Da Silva ( BAY) *

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( RIC) * John Fishbaugher ( KIT) *

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( CLB) * Thabiso Khumalo ( DC) * Steven Lenhart ( CLB) *

Sanna Nyassi Sanna Nyassi (born 31 January 1989) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a forward. He played for the Gambia national team from 2010 to 2015, making fourteen appearances. Club career Gambia Ports Authority Nyassi began his ...

( SEA) *

Dominic Oppong Dominic Oppong (born January 21, 1986) is a Ghanaian-born Canadian former soccer player. Career College and Amateur Oppong grew up in Scarborough, Ontario, attended St John Henry Newman CHS (Cardinal Newman CHS at the time), and played two ye ...

( HAR) * Jesús Padilla ( CHV) *

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( ROC) * Warren Ukah (

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) * Jamie Watson ( AUS) ;1 goal * Kwame Adjeman-Pamboe ( TB) * Guillermo Barros Schelotto ( CLB) * Simone Bracalello (

) *

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( DC) *

Sallieu Bundu Sallieu Bundu (born January 1, 1984, in Freetown, Sierra Leone) nicknamed Teacher, is a Sierra Leonean Association football, footballer. Early life Bundu, who is commonly known by his nickname Teacher, grew up in his hometown of Freetown, Sierr ...

( CAR) ;1 goal ''(continued)'' *

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( CLB) * Chad Burt ( TB) * Robby Christner ( KIT) * Levi Coleman ( CHS) * Kevin Cornwall ( AZ) * Nick DeLeon ( AZ) * Yendry Diaz ( TB) *

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( RIC) * Jamie Franks ( ROC) * Eddie Gaven ( CLB) * Adam Gazda ( PIT) * Christian Gómez (

) * Alex Grendi ( LI) * Marco Hamilton (

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) * Tommy Heinemann ( CHS) * Pablo Hernández ( DC) * Neil Hlavaty (

) * Stephen Hoffman ( KC) * Taylor Hyde ( KIT) * Nate Jafta ( HAR) * Ousman Jagne (

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) * Juninho ( LA) *

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( TB) * Chris Klein ( LA) * Danny Kramer ( LI) *

Michael Lahoud Michael Lahoud (french: Michel Lahoud, ar, مايكل لحود; born September 15, 1986) is a former Sierra Leonean footballer and current broadcaster for Austin FC. He also holds American citizenship. Career College Born in Freetown, Lahoud m ...

( CHV) * James Marcelin ( POR) * Brandon Massie ( CHS) *

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( CHS) * Tim Merritt ( CAS) ;1 goal ''(continued)'' * Josiah Millar ( CF) *

Fredy Montero Fredy Henkyer Montero Muñoz (born 26 July 1987), known as Fredy Montero (, is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Major League Soccer club Seattle Sounders FC. He is Seattle's all-time top scorer in official clu ...

( SEA) * Jaime Moreno ( DC) * Alex Nimo ( POR) * Paul Nittoli (

) * J.T. Noone ( HAR) * Jyler Noviello ( RMM) *

Tino Nuñez Agustin "Tino" Nuñez (born August 22, 1984) is an American soccer player who most recently played for Ontario Fury in the Major Arena Soccer League. Playing career Youth and college Nuñez was a four-year letter-winner at Millikan High S ...

( ROC) * Dominic Oduro ( HOU) *

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( HOU) *

Nicki Paterson Nicholas Stephen "Nicki" Paterson (born 19 January 1985, in Lanark) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder. Career Early career in Scotland Paterson grew up in Motherwell, and was a member of the academy at Scottish football club ...

( RMM) *

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( KC) * Stephen Phillips ( KIT) * Aaron Pitchkolan ( ROC) *

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( CHS) * Santino Quaranta ( DC) * Emilio Rentería ( CLB) * Alan Sanchez ( RMM) * Eric Schoenle ( REA) *

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( CAR) * Ross Smith ( POR) *

Darren Spicer Darren Spicer (born August 27, 1983) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a midfielder. Career Youth and College Spicer attended Diamond Bar High School in Diamond Bar, California, played club soccer with the Newport ...

( ROC) *

Takayuki Suzuki is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a forward. He made over 50 appearances for the Japanese national team and he played professionally for two decades in Japan, Brazil, Belgium, Serbia and the United States. Club caree ...

( POR) * Dustin Swinehart ( CAS) * Abe Thompson (

) * Alex Weekes ( PIT) *

Yomby William Richard Lowe Yomby William (born June 18, 1981 in Bafoussam) is a retired Cameroonian footballer who spent the majority of his career with the Richmond Kickers. He is currently an assistant coach at Old Dominion University for their men's socce ...

( RIC) * Joey Worthen ( AUS)

External links

TheCup.us 2010 match reports and results

References

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