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2013 U.S. Open Cup qualification

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Main article: 2013 U.S. Open Cup

The 2013 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup tournament proper features teams from all five tiers of men's soccer of the American soccer pyramid.

For the 2013 tournament, all American-based teams from the top two tiers, Major League Soccer and the North American Soccer League, will earns berths into the third and second round propers of the tournament, respectively.

For the third, fourth and fifth tiers of the pyramid, a series of qualification and state tournaments are held to determine the berths into the tournament. Most states began their qualification in October or November 2012 and will conclude in March 2013. These teams will complete the 64-team field in the U.S. Open Cup.

League

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National Premier Soccer League

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In addition to the two teams from the West qualifying tournament, the following NPSL teams also qualified:[1]

The Erie Admirals, 2012 Great Lakes Division regular season champions, were expected to join but declined citing a variety of reasons. AFC Cleveland as the division's playoff champion was next in line but also declined. Rather than giving the Open Cup berth to the division's third choice, Detroit City FC, they awarded the berth to the club that had the best overall record among the remaining teams league wide (excluding Western Conference), which was the Brooklyn Italians.[1]

NPSL Western Conference Northern Division qualifying tournament

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All five teams of the 2013 Northern Division competed in the qualifying tournament with Real San Jose, San Francisco Stompers, and Sonoma County Sol receiving first round byes.[1][2]

First Round - March 9 Semifinals - March 16 Final - March 23
         
Sacramento Gold 2
Real San Jose 0
Sacramento Gold 3
CD Aguiluchos USA 0
Sonoma County Sol 1
Sacramento Gold 5
San Francisco Stompers 2
Sonoma County Sol 5

Matches

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March 9, 2013 Match 1 CD Aguiluchos USA 0–3 Sacramento Gold Oakland, California
March 16, 2013 Match 2 Real San Jose 0–2 Sacramento Gold San Jose, California
March 16, 2013 Match 3 Sonoma County Sol 5–2 San Francisco Stompers
March 23, 2013 Match 4 Sacramento Gold 5–1 Sonoma County Sol West Sacramento, California
19:00 PDT UTC−7 [1] Stadium: River City High School Stadium

NPSL Western Conference Southern Division qualifying tournament

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All six teams of the 2013 Southern Division competed in the qualifying tournament with FC Santa Clarita and San Diego Flash receiving first round byes.[1][2]

First Round - March 17 Semifinals - March 23, 24 Final - March 30
San Diego Flash 4
Orange County Spartans1 2 San Diego Boca 2
San Diego Boca 0 San Diego Flash 0
FC Hasental 2
FC Santa Clarita 1
FC Hasental FC Hasental 2
Las Vegas Stallions2
  1. Orange County Spartans forfeited due to improper player registration
  2. Las Vegas Stallions forfeited due to improper player registration

Matches

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March 17, 2013 Match 1 FC Hasental v Las Vegas Stallions
Las Vegas Stallions forfeited due to improper player registration [3]
March 17, 2013 Match 2 Orange County Spartans 2-0 San Diego Boca
Orange County Spartans forfeited due to improper player registration[3]
March 23, 2013 Match 3 FC Santa Clarita 1-2 FC Hasental Santa Clarita, California
Stadium: Canyon High School
March 24, 2013 Match 4 San Diego Flash 4-2 San Diego Boca San Diego, California
17:00 PDT UTC−7 Stadium: Del Norte High School
March 30, 2013 Match 5 San Diego Flash 1-2 FC Hasental San Diego, California
17:00 PDT UTC−7 Stadium: Del Norte High School

USASA

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The top 2 finishers in each region will qualify directly to the U.S. Open Cup tournament proper.

Region I

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Main article: 2013 USASA Region I National Cup

Region II

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Main article: 2013 USASA Region II National Cup

Region III

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Main article: 2013 USASA Region III National Cup

Region IV

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Main article: 2013 USASA Region IV National Cup
  •   Doxa Italia
  •   PSA Elite

US Club Soccer

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The USCS qualifying tournament consists of 2 groups with the top two finishers moving on to a single elimination bracket, with the winner qualifying for the 2013 U.S. Open Cup play-in round.[5]

Group A

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Team Pts Pld W L D GF GA GD
San Ramon SC 9 3 3 0 0 11 0 +11
Capital FC 6 3 2 1 0 11 5 +6
North Coast Tsunami 3 3 1 2 0 3 7 -4
Southern Oregon Fuego 0 3 0 3 0 0 13 -13
March 16, 2013 Capital FC 0 - 3 San Ramon SC
March 16, 2013 North Coast Tsunami 1 - 0 Southern Oregon Fuego
March 23, 2013 Southern Oregon Fuego 0 - 5 San Ramon SC
March 24, 2013 Capital FC 4 - 2 North Coast Tsunami
March 29, 2013 San Ramon SC 3 - 0 North Coast Tsunami
March 30, 2013 Southern Oregon Fuego 0 - 7 Capital FC

Group B

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Team Pts Pld W L D GF GA GD
Fresno Fuego Future 7 3 2 0 1 6 3 3
Los Gatos Storm 6 3 2 1 0 6 3 3
Stanislaus United 2 3 0 1 2 5 6 -1
Bullard United 1 3 0 2 1 2 7 -5
March 16, 2013 Fresno Fuego Future 1 - 0 Los Gatos Storm
March 17, 2013 Los Gatos Storm 3 - 2 Stanislaus United
March 22, 2013 Bullard United 0 - 3 Los Gatos Storm
March 24, 2013 Stanislaus United 2 - 2 Fresno Fuego Future
March 27, 2013 Fresno Fuego Future 3 - 1 Bullard United
March 30, 2013 Bullard United 1 - 1 Stanislaus United

Knock-Out Round

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Semifinals Final
      
San Ramon SC 1/0 +
Los Gatos Storm 1/2 +
Los Gatos Storm 1
Fresno Fuego Future 5
Capital FC 2
Fresno Fuego Future 10

+ The San Ramon SC/Los Gatos Storm semifinal was suspended 1–1 in extra time due to a power failure which caused the lights to go out at the stadium. The match was replayed on April 21.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Hakala, Josh. "Great Lakes Division teams decline 2013 US Open Cup berths as NPSL entries finalized". TheCup.us. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d Anderson, Eric. "NPSL Western Conference kicks off 2013 US Open Cup qualifying tournament this weekend". TheCup.us. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d Hakala, Josh. "2013 US Open Cup qualifying: NPSL West tournament continues this weekend; Sacramento Gold qualify (UPDATED)". TheCup.us. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  4. ^ a b Josh, Hakala. "2013 US Open Cup qualifying: Saturday's NPSL "Win & You're In" to decide who will join Sacramento Gold in Open Cup (video)". TheCup.us. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  5. ^ "2013 US Open Cup qualifying: Eight US Club Soccer teams battling for tournament berth". TheCup.us. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
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