2007 U.S. Open Cup qualification

This page describes the qualification procedure for the 2007 U.S. Open Cup.

Major League Soccer

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2 teams advance (1 from each bracket) to tournament
Top team hosts match

Semifinal (April 24, 7:30 PM EDT) Final (May 8, 10:30 PM EDT)
Los Angeles Galaxy (AET) 3
Columbus Crew 0 New York Red Bulls 1
Los Angeles Galaxy 1
Semifinal (April 18, 7:00 PM EDT) Final (May 23, 9:30 PM EDT)
Colorado Rapids 2
Real Salt Lake (AET) 2 Real Salt Lake 1
Kansas City Wizards 1

USL 1st Division

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All 9 US-based USL First Division teams will be 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.

USL 2nd Division

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Top 6 teams in table will advance to tournament
All regular season games through May 28 count
Green indicates U.S. Open Cup berth clinched

Club GP W L T Pts Pts/G GD Total games
Cleveland City Stars 5 4 0 1 13 2.6 +7 5
Charlotte Eagles 7 5 2 0 15 2.14 +7 7
Harrisburg City Islanders 7 3 1 3 12 1.71 +1 7
Western Mass Pioneers 6 2 2 2 8 1.33 0 6
Cincinnati Kings 7 2 3 2 8 1.14 +1 7
Crystal Palace Baltimore 6 1 4 1 4 0.67 -6 6
Wilmington Hammerheads 7 0 4 3 3 0.43 -7 7
New Hampshire Phantoms 6 0 4 2 2 0.33 -10 6

USL Premier Development League

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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

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Great Lakes Division

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Club GP W L T Pts GD*
Michigan Bucks 4 3 0 1 10 +7
Indiana Invaders 4 2 0 2 8 +3
Chicago Fire Premier 4 2 1 1 7 0
Fort Wayne Fever 4 2 2 0 6 -1
West Michigan Edge 4 1 3 0 3 -2
Cleveland Internationals 4 0 4 0 0 -8

Heartland Division

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Club GP W L T Pts GD*
Kansas City Brass 4 4 0 0 12 +6
St. Louis Lions 4 2 2 0 6 0
Springfield Demize 4 2 2 0 6 0
Colorado Rapids U23's 4 2 2 0 6 -2
Des Moines Menace 4 1 3 0 3 -1
Sioux Falls Spitfire 4 1 3 0 3 -3

Eastern Conference

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Mid Atlantic Division

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Club GP W L T Pts GD*
Ocean City Barons 4 4 0 0 12 +7
Hampton Roads Piranhas 4 3 0 1 10 +8
Richmond Kickers Future 4 2 1 1 7 +2
Fredericksburg Gunners 4 2 1 1 7 +2
Virginia Legacy 4 2 2 0 6 -1
Reading Rage 4 1 1 2 5 -2
Northern Virginia Royals 4 1 2 1 4 -5
Delaware Dynasty 4 0 4 0 0 -4
West Virginia Chaos 4 0 4 0 0 -7

Northeast Division

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Club GP W L T Pts GD*
Long Island Rough Riders 4 4 0 0 12 +5
Cape Cod Crusaders 4 2 0 2 8 +6
Brooklyn Knights 4 2 1 1 7 +2
Albany Admirals 4 2 2 0 6 -2
Rhode Island Stingrays 4 1 3 0 3 -2
Westchester Flames 4 0 2 2 2 -2
Vermont Voltage 4 0 3 1 1 -7

Southern Conference

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Mid South Division

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Club GP W L T Pts GD*
El Paso Patriots 4 3 0 1 10 +4
DFW Tornados 4 2 1 1 7 +2
Laredo Heat 4 1 1 2 5 +2
New Orleans Shell Shockers 4 1 1 2 5 +1
Austin Lightning 4 1 2 1 4 0
Mississippi Brilla 4 1 2 1 4 -2
Baton Rouge Capitals 4 1 3 0 3 -7

Southeast Division

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Club GP W L T Pts GD*
Central Florida Kraze 4 3 1 0 9 +4
Atlanta Silverbacks U23's 4 2 0 2 8 +3
Carolina Dynamo 4 2 1 1 7 +4
Bradenton Academics 4 2 2 0 6 +2
Cary RailHawks U23's 4 1 1 2 5 0
Nashville Metros 4 1 1 2 5 -1
Palm Beach Pumas 4 1 3 0 3 -3
Cocoa Expos 4 0 3 1 1 -9

Western Conference

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Northwest Division

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Club GP W L T Pts GD*
BYU Cougars 4 3 1 0 9 +2
Tacoma Tide 4 2 1 1 7 +2
Yakima Reds 4 2 1 1 7 +1
Spokane Spiders 4 2 2 0 6 -2
Ogden Outlaws 4 1 3 0 3 -1
Cascade Surge 4 1 3 0 3 -2

Southwest Division

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Club GP W L T Pts GD*
Bakersfield Brigade 4 3 1 0 9 +6
Ventura County Fusion 4 3 1 0 9 +3
San Jose Frogs 4 3 1 0 9 +2
San Fernando Valley Quakes 4 2 1 1 7 +2
Fresno Fuego 4 2 2 0 6 0
Los Angeles Storm 4 2 2 0 6 -1
San Francisco Seals 4 2 2 0 6 -2
Southern California Seahorses 4 1 3 0 3 -2
Lancaster Rattlers 4 1 3 0 3 -5
Orange County Blue Star 4 0 3 1 1 -3

*-maximum goal differential of +/- 3 per game

USASA

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Region 1

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Teams that reach final advance to tournament

First round
April 29
Quarterfinals
May 6
Semifinals
May 20
Region Final
June 24
            
MD A.C. United 7
E PA 2 Ukrainian Nationals 1
MD A.C. United 4
E PA 1 Vereinigung Erzebirge 1
MD A.C. United 0
Group A
DC/VA Aegean Hawks 4
DC/VA Aegean Hawks (AET, PSO) 1 (4)
E NY Greek American Atlas 1 (2)
DC/VA Aegean Hawks
CT Danbury United
NH NH Phantoms Future 0
NPSL NE Queen City FC 5
NPSL NE Queen City FC 0
RI Emigrantes Das Ilhas 1
RI Emigrantes Das Ilhas 1 (5)
Group B
CT Danbury United (AET/PSO) 1 (6)
CT Danbury United 5
MA Lowell Revolution 0

Region 2

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Teams that reach final advance to tournament.

Quarterfinals
April 21
Semifinals
May 12
Finals
June 17
         
MO St. Louis Kutis S.C. L
MI 2 AAFC Elite (forfeit) W
MI 2 AAFC Elite 0
WI Milwaukee Bavarians 6
IN Lafayette Veracruz 1
WI Milwaukee Bavarians 4
WI Milwaukee Bavarians 1
IL RWB Adria 2
IL RWB Adria 1
IA Des Moines Menace Reserves 0
IL RWB Adria 3
MI 1 Detroit United 0
NPSL MW Princeton 56ers 1
MI 1 Detroit United 2

Region 3

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Winners of groups advance to tournament
All matches at Jordan Soccer Complex in Fayetteville, North Carolina
Green indicates U.S. Open Cup berth clinched

Group A

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Club GP W L T Pts GD
Lynch's Irish Pub 2 2 0 0 6 +6
Dallas Roma F.C. 2 1 1 0 3 -1
Saturn FC 2 0 2 0 0 -5

Group B

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Club GP W L T Pts GD
Azzurri FC 2 2 0 0 6 +8
Death Penguins 2 1 1 0 3 0
Lake Charles Sting 2 0 2 0 0 -8

Matches

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Saturn FC1–3Lynch's Irish Pub
Group A
Death Penguins1–4Azzurri FC
Group B

Dallas Roma F.C.4–1Saturn FC
Group A
Lake Charles Sting1–6Azzurri FC
Group B

Region 4

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Teams that reach final advance to tournament
All times in Pacific Daylight Time

First round

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Winners of groups plus best second-place finisher advance to Semifinal
Green indicates advancement to Semifinal

Group A

Club GP W L T Pts GD
Indios USA 3 2 0 1 7 +4
San Diego Pumitas 3 0 2 1 1 -12
SudaCA FC 3 0 3 0 0 -17

Group B

Club GP W L T Pts GD
Banat Arsenal 3 2 1 0 6 +10
Sonoma County Sol 3 2 1 0 6 +9
Albuquerque Asylum 3 1 0 2 5 +6

Group C

Club GP W L T Pts GD
Arizona Sahuaros 3 2 0 1 7 +2
Hollywood United 3 2 1 0 6 +5
Southern Cal. Fusion 3 1 1 1 4 -2
Salinas Valley Samba 3 0 3 0 0 -5

First round matches

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Indios USA3–0Sonoma County Sol
Field 1
San Diego Pumitas1–1Albuquerque Asylum
Field 2
SudaCA FC0–5Banat Arsenal
Field 3
Hollywood United1–2Arizona Sahuaros
Field 1

Albuquerque Asylum2–2Indios USA
Field 3
Banat Arsenal6–0San Diego Pumitas
Field 1
Sonoma County Sol6–0SudaCA FC
Field 2
Salinas Valley Samba3–6Hollywood United
Field 3
Arizona Sahuaros1–1Southern California Fusion
Field 4

Banat Arsenal0–1Indios USA
Field 2
San Diego Pumitas0–6Sonoma County Sol
Field 4
SudaCA FC0–6Albuquerque Asylum
Field 1
Southern California Fusion0–3*Hollywood United
Field 1
Arizona Sahuaros1–0Salinas Valley Samba
Field 2

* - Southern California Fusion were forced to forfeit the match (originally a 3-2 win) due to use of an illegal player

Tournament

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Semifinals
May 19, 1:00 PM
Final
May 20, 10:00 AM
      
A1 Indios USA 3
C1 Arizona Sahuaros 1
A1 Indios USA 2
B1 Banat Arsenal 3
B1 Banat Arsenal 4
B2 Sonoma County Sol 2

See also

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