The 2012–13 US Open Arena Soccer Championship is the fifth edition of an open knockout style tournament for arena/indoor soccer. In this edition, teams from the Professional Arena Soccer League, Premier Arena Soccer League, and other independent indoor soccer teams participate in the tournament.
US Open Arena Soccer Championship Bracket
Confirmed dates and matchups All times local † Game doubles as regular season match
Wild Card round Sat. Nov. 17th, 7:05pm - San Diego Sockers (PASL) 18, Arizona Storm (PASL) 3 † Sat. Dec. 1st, 8:00pm - CSC Cavalry (PASL-Premier) 12, Denver Dynamite (PASL-Premier) 7 Sat. Dec. 1st, 5:30pm - Chicago Mustangs (PASL) 8, Rockford Rampage (PASL) 7 Fri. Dec. 14th - Anaheim Bolts (PASL) - Rescheduled as a Bye Sat. Dec. 15th, 7:00pm - Las Vegas Legends (PASL) 10, Real Phoenix (PASL) 4 † Fri. Dec. 21st, 7:00pm - Turlock Express (PASL) 9, Sacramento Surge (PASL) 6 † Fri. Dec. 29th - Real Harrisburg (Independent) 3, Harrisburg United (Independent) 1
Round of 16 Sun. Dec. 2nd - Tacoma Stars (PASL) 12, Oregon Blacktails (PASL-Premier) 2 Sat. Dec. 8th, 7:35pm - Detroit Waza (PASL) 13, Ohio Vortex (PASL) 3 † Sat. Dec. 15th, 5:30pm - Chicago Mustangs (PASL) 15, Illinois Piasa (PASL) 8 † Sat. Dec. 15th, 7:00pm - Cincinnati Saints (PASL-Premier) 12, River City Legends (PASL-Premier) 1 † Sat. Dec. 22nd, 7:05pm - San Diego Sockers (PASL) 14, Anaheim Bolts (PASL) 3 † Fri. Dec. 28th, 5:30pm - Turlock Express (PASL) 11, Las Vegas Knights (PASL-Premier) 10 (OT) Fri. Dec. 28th, 7:00pm - Las Vegas Legends (PASL) 18, CSC Cavalry (PASL-Premier) 3 Fri. Jan. 4th, 7:30pm - Harrisburg Heat (PASL) 11, Real Harrisburg (Independent) 8
Quarterfinals Fri. Jan. 4th, 7:00pm - Las Vegas Legends (PASL) 15, Tacoma Stars (PASL) 6 † Sat. Jan. 5th, 7:05pm - San Diego Sockers (PASL) 11, Turlock Express (PASL) 7 † Sat. Jan. 12th, 7:30pm - Detroit Waza (PASL) 8, Harrisburg Heat (PASL) 4 † Sun. Jan. 20th, 5:00pm - Chicago Mustangs (PASL) 10, Cincinnati Saints (PASL-Premier) 7
Semifinals Fri. Jan 18th, 7:00pm - San Diego Sockers (PASL) 6, Las Vegas Legends (PASL) 5 † Sun. Jan 27th, 4:30pm - Detroit Waza (PASL) 9, Chicago Mustangs (PASL) 6 †
Championship Sat. Mar. 2nd, 7:35pm - Detroit Waza (PASL) 7, San Diego Sockers (PASL) 6 (at Melvindale Ice Arena)
Qualifying Green indicates qualification for Qualifying Tournament Knockout Round(s) Bold Indicates Qualifying Tournament Winner and qualification to US Arena Open Cup All times local PlaceTeamWLTGFGAPoints US Open Cup – Arena Soccer Qualifiers (Lafayette Qualifier) - Group A Standings (@ Lafayette, IN)1FC Indiana (PASL-Premier)30013292Indiana University (University)210201063Purdue University (University)12091534Chargers FC (University)0303180 US Open Cup – Arena Soccer Qualifiers (Lafayette Qualifying) - Group B Standings (@ Lafayette, IN)1Cincinnati Saints (PASL-Premier)30015892Fort Wayne Sport Club (MWSL)111111243AAFC (Independent)012121324San Luis FC (Independent)0219141
US Open Cup - Arena Soccer Qualifiers
Saturday, November 3, 2012 Group Play Group A 8:00 am - FC Indiana 3, Purdue University 0 9:00 am - Indiana University 8, Chargers FC 1 Group B 10:00 am Cincinnati Saints 4, A.A.F.C 3 11:00 am - Fort Wayne Sport Club 4, San Luis FC 2 Group A 12:00 pm - Indiana University 2, FC Indiana 6 1:00 pm - Chargers FC 2, Purdue University 6 Group B 2:00 pm - Fort Wayne Sport Club 2, Cincinnati Saints 5 3:00 pm - San Luis FC 4, A.A.F.C. 4 Group A 4:00 pm - Purdue University 3, Indiana University 10 5:00 pm - FC Indiana 4, Chargers FC 0 Group B 6:00 pm - A.A.F.C 5, Fort Wayne Sport Club 5 7:00 pm - Cincinnati Saints 6, San Luis FC 3
Sunday, November 4, 2012 Elimination Round 8:00 am - FC Indiana 3, San Luis FC 5 9:00 am - A.A.F.C. 3, Indiana University 2 10:00 am - Cincinnati Saints 3, Chargers FC 0 11:00 am - Fort Wayne Sports Club 8, Purdue University 3 Semi-Finals 12:00 pm - San Luis FC 4, A.A.F.C. 5 1:00 pm - Cincinnati Saints 4, Fort Wayne Sport Club 3 Championship Final 3:00 pm - Cincinnati Saints 5, A.A.F.C. 3 Cincinnati Saints Qualify for US Arena Open Cup.
PlaceTeamWLTGFGAPoints Hoosier Cup (Evansville Qualifying) - Group A Standings (@ Evansville, IN)1Los Bravos (Independent)11011932Evansville Crush (PASL-Premier)1109933Cincinnati Saints (PASL-Premier)110793 Hoosier Cup (Evansville Qualifying) - Group B Standings (@ Evansville, IN)1Paducah Premier (PASL-Premier)2007362River City Legends (PASL-Premier)1105433Indy Elite FC (PASL-Premier)020490
Group Matches: Sat. Nov. 10, 2012 10:00am - Los Bravos 7, Evansville Crush 4 12:00pm - River City Legends 4, Indy Elite FC 2 1:00pm - Evansville Crush 5, Cincinnati Saints 2 2:00pm - Paducah Premier 2, River City Legends 1 3:00pm - Cincinnati Saints 5, Los Bravos 4 4:00pm - Paducah Premier 5, Indy Elite FC 2
5th Place: Sat. Nov. 10, 2012 5:00pm - Cincinnati Saints v. Indy Elite FC
Semifinals: Sat. Nov. 10, 2012 6:00pm - River City Legends 7, Los Bravos 1 7:00pm - Paducah Premier 4, Evansville Crush 3
Finals: Sat. Nov. 10, 2012 8:00pm - River City Legends 3, Paducah Premier 0 (forfeit) River City Legends qualify for US Arena Open Cup
Rocky Mountain Qualifying - Sat. Dec. 1, 2012 (@ Monument, CO)
CSC Cavalry qualify for US Arena Open Cup
Harrisburg Qualifying - Sat. Dec. 29, 2012 (@ Harrisburg, PA)
Real Harrisburg qualify for US Arena Open Cup
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