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 DateRoundNotesJune 12 FirstAll 32 lower division teams enterJune 26 SecondJuly 10 Third8 MLS teams enterAug. 7 QuarterfinalsSept. 4 SemifinalsOct. 2 Final
Participating teams The tournament consists of 40 teams, according to the following distribution: Classification Number of TeamsMajor League Soccer8United Soccer Leagues First Division9United Soccer Leagues Second Division7Amateur16* *Includes 8 USL Premier Development League teams and 8 USASA regional qualifiers
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 (Va.) Azzurri FC (Tex.) Banat Arsenal (Ariz.) Danbury United (Conn.) Indios USA (Tex./NPSL) Lynch's Irish Pub FC (Fla.) Milwaukee Bavarians (Wisc./NPSL) RWB Adria (Ill.)
Open Cup bracket Second Round winners advance to play one of 8 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
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
References
External links TheCup.us - 2007 match reports and results
Notes Charlotte v. Lynch's Irish Pub was postponed after delayed and cancelled flights prevented Lynch's Irish Pub from arriving in North Carolina on time. The game was pushed back one day. Top goal scorers
See also 2007 U.S. Open Cup qualification United States Soccer Federation Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Major League Soccer United Soccer Leagues USASA National Premier Soccer League