The 2006 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup ran from June through September, open to all soccer teams in the United States. The Chicago Fire won 3–1 over defending-champion

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in the final at

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. It was the Fire's fourth Open Cup title in nine years. The early rounds were most notable for the surprising run of amateur side Dallas Roma F.C. of the North Texas Premier Soccer Association. Roma barely survived the first round in a

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win over PDL side

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before upsetting

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of the

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1–0 in the second round. Roma's biggest upset came in the third round with another shootout win, this time over

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. The latter rounds of the tournament were dominated by

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teams and both semifinals were matchups between conference rivals. The Galaxy, who had ended Roma's Cinderella run, beat Houston Dynamo in one semifinal, while Chicago beat league leader D.C. United in the other semifinal. In the championship game played at first-year

, the host side scored two early goals en route to their 3–1 win.

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.

Qualifying round

Teams from USASA and PDL start. ----

First round

Teams from USASA, PDL, and USL-2. ----

Second round

USL-1 teams enter. ----

Third round

Four MLS teams enter. ----

Fourth round

Eight MLS teams enter. ----

Quarterfinals

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Semifinals

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Final

''Note: All times

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unless noted.''

Top scorers

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