This page details the qualification process for the
2009 U.S. Open Cup
The 2009 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup was the 96th edition of the USSF's annual national soccer championship, running from June through early September.
The tournament proper features teams from the top five levels of the American Soccer Pyramid. Th ...
.
The tournament proper features teams from the top five levels of the
American Soccer Pyramid
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. These five levels, namely
Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer (MLS) is a men's professional soccer league sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation, which represents the sport's highest level in the United States. The league comprises 29 teams—26 in the U.S. and 3 in Cana ...
, the
United Soccer Leagues
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(
First Division,
Second Division
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, and
Premier Development League
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), and the
United States Adult Soccer Association
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The National Premier Soccer League, NI ...
, 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. It is expected that eight teams from each level will compete in the tournament proper, with the eight clubs from MLS receiving byes into the Third Round.
The qualifying process for MLS will take the form of an eight-team play-off tournament. The top six finishers, regardless of conference, in
2008
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were given six of the berths into the Third Round. The eight remaining U.S.-based clubs will compete for the final two berths via a playoff.
Continuing the format of recent seasons, no qualification process will be needed for USL-1 and USL-2 as each level has exactly eight U.S.-based clubs for the
2009 season. The PDL has announced that selected early season games will again double as qualifying matches, as they had in recent years. Each conference will be given two berths that will be awarded to the best team in each division.
The qualifying process for the USASA will take the form of four regional tournaments. Assuming the continuation of recent seasons' format, the two finalists in each region will be awarded berths.
Tier 1:
Major League Soccer
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(MLS)
Bracket
Schedule
Note: Scorelines use the standard U.S. convention of placing the home team on the right-hand side of box scores.
Qualification Semifinals
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Qualification Finals
''D.C. United qualify for the Third round.''
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''Seattle Sounders F.C. qualify for the Third round.''
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Tier 2:
USL-1
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During its existence, it formed the second tier of soccer in the United States soccer league system ...
and Tier 3:
USL-2
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No qualification is necessary for USL-1 and USL-2 since each level has eight U.S.-based clubs for the 2009 season.
Tier 4:
USL Premier Development League
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(PDL)
Winners in each division advance to tournament
''All teams play 4 designated games doubled as regular season games''
''Green indicates U.S. Open Cup berth clinched''
Central Conference
Great Lakes Division
Heartland Division
Eastern Conference
Mid Atlantic Division
Northeast Division
Southern Conference
Mid South Division
Southeast Division
Western Conference
Northwest Division
Southwest Division
*-maximum goal differential of +/- 3 per game
Tier 5:
United States Adult Soccer Association
The United States Adult Soccer Association (USASA) is a national organization for amateur soccer in the United States. It consists of 55 state organizations as well as national, regional and state leagues.
The National Premier Soccer League, NI ...
(USASA)
Region I
Nine teams will compete for the two Region I berths in the U.S. Open Cup.
Bracket
Preliminary Round
Qualification Semifinals
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Qualification Finals
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Region II
Seven teams have qualified from Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Indiana and Iowa.
Region III
The following teams have qualified for the regional finals to be held in St. Johns, Florida from May 22 to 25, 2009.
''Group A''
*
Lynch's Irish Pub F.C.
Lynch's Irish Pub F.C. (usually known by the shortened name, Lynch's F.C.) is an American amateur soccer team based in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. Founded in 1999, the team plays in the Beaches Adult Soccer League, part of Region III o ...
(Florida)
*
Pumas FC
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(NPSL - Alabama)
*
Baton Rouge Classics (Louisiana)
*
Greenwood Wanderers Green wood is unseasoned wood.
Greenwood or Green wood may also refer to:
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* Greenwood (surname)
Settlements
Australia
* Greenwood, Queensland, a locality in the Toowoomba Region
* Greenwood, Western Australia, a suburb of Perth
...
(South Carolina)
''Group B''
*
Dynamo New Tampa (Florida)
*
Legends F.C. (North Texas)
*
Rocket City United
Rocket City United (RCU) was an American soccer team based in Huntsville, Alabama, United States. Founded in 2007, the team formerly played in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), a national amateur league at the fourth tier of the American ...
(NPSL - Alabama)
*
Atlanta FC
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(NPSL - Georgia)
Group A
*Greenwood Wanderers failed to show, so all games were 3–0 forfeits
Group B
*Dynamo New Tampa failed to show, so all games were 3–0 forfeits
Final
Region IV
The following teams participated in the regional finals to be held in Scottsdale, Arizona from May 15 to 17, 2009.
''Group A''
*
Doxa-Italia (Southern California)
*
F.C. Hasental (Southern California)
*
San Diego United
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(on hiatus from
NPSL)
*
Sonoma County Sol
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(on hiatus from
NPSL)
''Group B''
*
All Sol F.C. (New Mexico)
*
Arizona Sahuaros
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The foundation of Sporting's development model is to bring international talent to play in Arizona, ...
(on hiatus from
NPSL)
*
Miran F.C. (Southern California)
*
Rockstar United (Arizona)
Group A
Group B
Final
*Miran F.C. was disqualified for using illegitimate players, so the group runner up (Arizona Sahuaros) will participate in the U.S. Open Cup
See also
References
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qualification
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