The 1996 United States Open Cup was the 83rd edition of the tournament, and the first U.S. Open Cup to include Major League Soccer teams.

D.C. United defeated the Rochester Raging Rhinos 3–0 in the final at RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.

Originally, four of the ten MLS teams entered the tournament. Five ended up participating, as D.C. United replaced the Los Angeles Galaxy (due to the Galaxy's congested schedule), and the Colorado Rapids replaced the Colorado Foxes (when the team could not reschedule its quarterfinal match against Kansas City). The A-League Rochester side beat two MLS teams en route to the final before falling to already-crowned MLS Cup champion D.C. United.

Schedule

+ Schedule for 1996 U.S. Open Cup Round Match day Entrants Teams entered to date First round June 28 – July 4 5 USISL Select League teams3 USASA teams 8 teams Second round July 30 – August 4 4 winners from first round4 A-League teams 12 teams Quarterfinals September 4–16 3 winners from second round5 Major League Soccer teams17 teams Semifinals October 12–27 4 winners from quarterfinals Final October 30 2 winners from semifinals

Bracket

First Round

Second Round

Quarterfinals

Note: The Colorado Rapids replaced the Colorado Foxes when the team could not reschedule its Quarterfinal match after player availability conflicts due to CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying.

Semifinals

Final

GK 2 Mark Simpson DF 4 Clint Peay DF 23 Eddie Pope DF 12 Jeff Agoos DF 11 Mario Gori MF 16 Richie Williams MF 19 John Maessner MF 6 John Harkes MF 10 Marco Etcheverry FW 21 Raul Diaz Arce FW 9 Jaime MorenoSubstitution: DF David Vaudreuil DF Tony Sanneh MF Brian Kamler MF Erik Imler FW Steve Rammel Head Coach: Bruce Arena

GK 1 Bill Andracki DF 17 Fuseini Dauda DF 5 Yuriy Smotrych DF 6 Rene Rivass DF 14 Gustavo Villagra MF 7 Henry Gutierrez MF 8 Tommy Tanner MF 10 Yogi McKay MF 23 Lenin Steenkamp FW 19 Doug Miller FW 21 Hector Marinaro Substitutions: MF 22 Darrell Stuart Chris Kennell Head Coach: Pat Ercoli

See also 1996 National Amateur Cup

External links 1996 U.S. Open Cup results