2000 U.S. Open Cup

Football tournament season

2000 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
Tournament details
Country	United States
Final positions
Champions	Chicago Fire (2nd title)
Runner-up	Miami Fusion
Tournament statistics
Top goal scorer(s)	Welton Josh Wolff (6 goals each)
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The 2000 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup ran from June through October, 2000, open to all soccer teams in the United States.

The Chicago Fire earned their second Open Cup by defeating the Miami Fusion 2–1 in the final at Soldier Field, Chicago.

Amateur club Uruguay SC narrowly missed a major second-round upset, losing in overtime to the Tampa Bay Mutiny. Two PDL teams - the Mid Michigan Bucks and the Chicago Sockers - beat MLS teams in the second round, but the quarterfinals were an all-MLS affair. Mid Michigan came closest to duplicating its second-round upset, losing in a shootout to eventual runner-up Miami. Two referees were used for all games from the second round through the semifinals as part of a FIFA experiment.

Open Cup Bracket

Home teams listed on top of bracket

Second Round

Third Round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

Riverside County Elite

A-L

San Diego Flash

A-L

San Diego Flash

MLS

Los Angeles Galaxy

MLS

Los Angeles Galaxy

A-L

Seattle Sounders

MLS

Los Angeles Galaxy

MLS

San Jose Earthquakes

Stanislaus United Cruisers

MLS

San Jose Earthquakes

MLS

San Jose Earthquakes

A-L

Richmond Kickers

A-L

Richmond Kickers

MLS

Colorado Rapids

MLS

Los Angeles Galaxy (ASDET)

MLS

Chicago Fire

PDL

Chicago Sockers

0 (7)

MLS

Kansas City Wizards
(ASDET, PSO)

0 (6)

PDL

Chicago Sockers

MLS

Chicago Fire

MLS

Chicago Fire

Texas Rattlers

MLS

Chicago Fire

MLS

Dallas Burn

A-L

Minnesota Thunder

USASA

Mexico SC

A-L

Minnesota Thunder

MLS

Dallas Burn

MLS

Dallas Burn

A-L

Tennessee Rhythm

MLS

Chicago Fire

MLS

Miami Fusion

PDL

Cape Cod Crusaders

MLS

Columbus Crew

MLS

Columbus Crew

A-L

Hampton Roads Mariners

A-L

Hampton Roads Mariners

Northern Virginia Royals

MLS

Columbus Crew (ASDET, PSO)

1 (6)

MLS

MetroStars

1 (7)

Wilmington Hammerheads

MLS

MetroStars

MLS

MetroStars

MLS

Tampa Bay Mutiny

MLS

Tampa Bay Mutiny (ASDET)

USASA

Uruguay SC

MLS

MetroStars

MLS

Miami Fusion

A-L

Charleston Battery

MLS

D.C. United

MLS

D.C. United

A-L

Rochester Rhinos

A-L

Pittsburgh Riverhounds

A-L

Rochester Rhinos

MLS

D.C. United

MLS

Miami Fusion (ASDET)

MLS

New England Revolution

PDL

Mid Michigan Bucks

PDL

Mid Michigan Bucks

3 (5)

MLS

Miami Fusion (ASDET, PSO)

3 (6)

MLS

Miami Fusion

New Jersey Stallions

Schedule

Note: Scorelines use the standard U.S. convention of placing the home team on the right-hand side of box scores.

First round

Four PDL and four USASA teams start.

Mexico SC (USASA) v San Gabriel Valley Highlanders (PDL)

June 4, 2000	Mexico SC (USASA)	3–2	San Gabriel Valley Highlanders (PDL)	Glendale, California
		(Report)		Stadium: Glendale High School Attendance: -- Referee: Eugene Selivanov (USA)

Uruguay SC (USASA) v Central Florida Kraze (PDL)

June 5, 2000	Uruguay SC (USASA)	2–1	Central Florida Kraze (PDL)	Kissimmee, Florida
	Gustavo Britos 13' Carlos Vasquez 77'	(Report)	Marcelo Cerminato 7'	Stadium: Eagle Stadium Attendance: 272 Referee: Roger Sill (USA)

Milwaukee Bavarians (USASA) v Chicago Sockers (PDL)

June 6, 2000	Milwaukee Bavarians (USASA)	0–3	Chicago Sockers (PDL)	Arlington Heights, Illinois
		(Report)		Stadium: Forest View Park Attendance: -- Referee: Ricardo Salazar (USA)

Jerry D's (USASA) v Mid Michigan Bucks (PDL)

June 6, 2000	Jerry D's (USASA)	0–6	Mid Michigan Bucks (PDL)	Saginaw Township, Michigan
		(Report)	Joe Malachino 12' David Hall 32', 42' Boniventure Marti 39', 60' Paul Snape 82'	Stadium: White Pine Stadium Attendance: 290 Referee: John Paul Spicer (USA)

Second round

Twelve MLS, nine A-League, seven D3 Pro League teams enter.

San Diego Flash (A-League) v Riverside County Elite (D3 Pro)

June 13, 2000	San Diego Flash (A-League)	2–1	Riverside County Elite (D3 Pro)	Hemet, California
	Carlos Farias 56' Shandley Phillips 60'	(Report)	34' Joe Owen	Stadium: West Valley HS Stadium Attendance: 548 Referee: Kevin Stott (USA) Emiliano Monje (USA)

Rochester Raging Rhinos (A-League) v Pittsburgh Riverhounds (A-League)

June 14, 2000	Rochester Raging Rhinos (A-League)	2–1	Pittsburgh Riverhounds (A-League)	Bethel Park, Pennsylvania
	Martin Nash 15' Onandi Lowe 74'	(Report)	Phil Karn 20'	Stadium: Bethel Park Stadium Attendance: 1,626 Referee: Brian Fenlon (USA) JR Perdue (USA)

Northern Virginia Royals (D3 Pro) v Hampton Roads Mariners (A-League)

June 14, 2000	Northern Virginia Royals (D3 Pro)	2–3	Hampton Roads Mariners (A-League)	Virginia Beach, Virginia
	Richard Engelfried 4' Mark Vita 88'	(Report)	Michael Lawrence 46' Jeff Clarke 53' Chris Scrofani 64'	Stadium: Virginia Beach Sportsplex Attendance: 680 Referee: Thomas Perry (USA) Daniel Stead (USA)

Mexico SC (USASA) v Minnesota Thunder (A-League)

June 14, 2000	Mexico SC (USASA)	0–7	Minnesota Thunder (A-League)	St. Paul, Minnesota
		(Report)	Johnny Menyongar 8', 20', 68' Stoian Mladenov 45' Gerard Lagos 48' Paul Schneider 55' Morgan Zeba 60'	Stadium: Macalester College Attendance: 1,209 Referee: Richard Huber (USA) Siavosh Rahimi (USA)

MetroStars (MLS) v Wilmington Hammerheads (D3 Pro)

June 14, 2000	MetroStars (MLS)	2–1	Wilmington Hammerheads (D3 Pro)	Wilmington, North Carolina
	Mark Chung 39' Clint Mathis 43'	(Report)	67' Willie Files 67'	Stadium: Legion Stadium Attendance: 5,426 Referee: Kermit Quisenberry (USA) Glenn Prechac (USA)

Kansas City Wizards (MLS) v Chicago Sockers (PDL)

June 14, 2000	Kansas City Wizards (MLS)	0–0 (asdet) (6–7 p)	Chicago Sockers (PDL)	Arlington Heights, Illinois
		(Report)		Stadium: Forest View Park Attendance: 3,140 Referee: Michael Kennedy (USA) Marcel Yonan (USA)
	Penalties
	Preki Peter Vermes Chris Brown Kerry Zavagnin Chris Klein Gary Glasgow Chris Henderson Uche Okafor		Rodrigo Costa David Lara John Collins Tim Regan Joe Carver Eric Wilson Matt Bobo Jason Baker

Mid Michigan Bucks (PDL) v New England Revolution (MLS)

June 14, 2000	Mid Michigan Bucks (PDL)	1–0	New England Revolution (MLS)	Foxborough, Massachusetts
	Chad Schomaker 90'	(Report)		Stadium: Foxboro Stadium Attendance: 1,857 Referee: Gus St. Silva (USA) Peter Kokolski (USA)

San Jose Earthquakes (MLS) v Stanislaus United Cruisers (D3 Pro)

June 14, 2000	San Jose Earthquakes (MLS)	5–0	Stanislaus United Cruisers (D3 Pro)	Modesto, California
	Harut Karapetyan 26' Ian Russell 61' 71' Abdul Thompson Conteh 75' 88'	(Report)		Stadium: Central Catholic High School Attendance: 3,600 Referee: David Bragg (USA) Kari Seitz (USA)

New Jersey Stallions (D3 Pro) v Miami Fusion (MLS)

June 14, 2000	New Jersey Stallions (D3 Pro)	1–6	Miami Fusion (MLS)	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
	Julio Cesar Dos Santos 83'	(Report)	Nelson Vargas 13' Welton 27', 40', 48', 71' Diego Serna 88'	Stadium: Lockhart Stadium Attendance: -- Referee: Reggie Rutty (USA) Brian Poeschel (USA)

Colorado Rapids (MLS) v Richmond Kickers (A-League)

June 14, 2000	Colorado Rapids (MLS)	0–3	Richmond Kickers (A-League)	Richmond, Virginia
		(Report)	Gregory Messam 66' Keith Donohue 74' Tony Williams 77'	Stadium: Richmond City Stadium Attendance: 1,244 Referee: Gerry Corrie (USA) Noel Kenny (USA)

Uruguay SC (USASA) v Tampa Bay Mutiny (MLS)

June 14, 2000	Uruguay SC (USASA)	0–1 (asdet)	Tampa Bay Mutiny (MLS)	Tampa, Florida
		(Report)	94' Mamadou Diallo	Stadium: USF Soccer Stadium Attendance: 515 Referee: Roger Sill (USA) Robert Mann (USA)

Texas Rattlers (D3 Pro) v Chicago Fire (MLS)

June 14, 2000	Texas Rattlers (D3 Pro)	0–4	Chicago Fire (MLS)	Arlington Heights, Illinois
		(Report)	Ante Razov 18', 61' Own goal 27' Dema Kovalenko 87'	Stadium: Forest View Park Attendance: 3,140 Referee: Sergio Vega (USA) Ted Covaciu (USA)

Columbus Crew (MLS) v Cape Cod Crusaders (D3 Pro)

June 14, 2000	Columbus Crew (MLS)	2–0	Cape Cod Crusaders (D3 Pro)	South Yarmouth, Massachusetts
	Brian West 46' Roland Aguilera 55'	(Report)		Stadium: Alan Carson Field Attendance: 848 Referee: Richard Eddy (USA) Kenneth Heller (USA)

Tennessee Rhythm (A-League) v Dallas Burn (MLS)

June 14, 2000	Tennessee Rhythm (A-League)	0–3	Dallas Burn (MLS)	Dallas, Texas
		(Report)	Chad Deering 27', 75' Lazo Alavanja 72'	Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 477 Referee: Alex Prus (USA) Kevin Terry (USA)

D.C. United (MLS) v Charleston Battery (A-League)

June 14, 2000	D.C. United (MLS)	4–0	Charleston Battery (A-League)	Charleston, South Carolina
	Jaime Moreno 62' Raúl Díaz Arce 67', 78', 84'	(Report)		Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 3,672 Referee: Terry Vaughn (USA) Misail Tsapos (USA)

Seattle Sounders (A-League) v Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS)

June 14, 2000	Seattle Sounders (A-League)	1–2	Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS)	Fullerton, California
	Greg Howes 48'	(Report)	Greg Vanney 23' Cobi Jones 90'	Stadium: Titan Stadium Attendance: 3,063 Referee: Kevin Stott (USA) Raymundo Prisco (USA)

Third round

Hampton Roads Mariners (A-League) v Columbus Crew (MLS)

July 19, 2000	Hampton Roads Mariners (A-League)	1–4	Columbus Crew (MLS)	Columbus, Ohio
	Jakob Fenger 39'	(Report)	Miles Joseph 25' Jason Farrell 30' Mike Duhaney 60' Dominic Schell 90'	Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 3,036 Referee: Kevin Stott (USA) Raymundo Prisco (USA)

Tampa Bay Mutiny (MLS) v MetroStars (MLS)

July 25, 2000	Tampa Bay Mutiny (MLS)	0–3	MetroStars (MLS)	Uniondale, New York
		(Report)	Mark Chung 23' Alex Comas 31' Clint Mathis 51'	Stadium: Mitchel Athletic Complex Attendance: 5,183 Referee: Gus St. Silva (USA) Peter Kokolski (USA)

Chicago Fire (MLS) v Chicago Sockers (PDL)

July 25, 2000	Chicago Fire (MLS)	1–0	Chicago Sockers (PDL)	Arlington Heights, Illinois
	Josh Wolff 22'	(Report)		Stadium: Forest View Park Attendance: 5,127 Referee: Michael Kennedy (USA) Reggie Rutty (USA)

Miami Fusion (MLS) v Mid Michigan Bucks (PDL)

July 25, 2000	Miami Fusion (MLS)	3–3 (asdet) (6–5 p)	Mid Michigan Bucks (PDL)	Saginaw Township, Michigan
	Martín Machón 60' Diego Serna 65' Andy Williams 82'	(Report)	Joe Malachino 53' Sam Piraine 79' Boniventure Maruti 88'	Stadium: White Pine Stadium Attendance: 4,006 Referee: Gerry Corrie (USA) Noel Kenny (USA)
	Penalties
	Henry Gutierrez scored Jim Rooney scored Martín Machón scored Jay Heaps scored Tyrone Marshall scored Pablo Mastroeni scored		Paul Snape scored David Hall scored Joe Piraine scored Anthonsen scored Adam Heinemann scored Eric Pogue missed

Dallas Burn (MLS) v Minnesota Thunder (A-League)

July 25, 2000	Dallas Burn (MLS)	2–0	Minnesota Thunder (A-League)	Blaine, Minnesota
	Jason Kreis 36' Lazo Alavanja 88'	(Report)		Stadium: National Sports Center Attendance: 3,110 Referee: Terry Vaughn (USA) Sia Rahimi (USA)

Richmond Kickers (A-League) v San Jose Earthquakes (MLS)

July 25, 2000	Richmond Kickers (A-League)	0–2	San Jose Earthquakes (MLS)	San Jose, California
		(Report)	Scott Bower 15' Ian Russell 79'	Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 1,021 Referee: Kevin Stott (USA) Richard Heron (USA)

Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS) v San Diego Flash (A-League)

July 25, 2000	Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS)	2–0	San Diego Flash (A-League)	San Diego, California
	Sasha Victorine 50' Ivan Polic 67'	(Report)		Stadium: Douglas Stadium Attendance: 6,118 Referee: Sergio Vega (USA) Misail Tsapos (USA)

Rochester Raging Rhinos (A-League) v D.C. United (MLS)

July 26, 2000	Rochester Raging Rhinos (A-League)	0–3	D.C. United (MLS)	Washington, D.C.
		(Report)	Chris Albright 12', 89' Jaime Moreno 59'	Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 3,186 Referee: Gerry Corrie (USA) Noel Kenny (USA)

Quarterfinals

Miami Fusion (MLS) v D.C. United (MLS)

August 9, 2000	Miami Fusion (MLS)	3–2 (asdet)	D.C. United (MLS)	Washington, D.C.
	Eddie Pope 5' (og) Diego Serna 43' Jim Rooney 112'	(Report)	Jaime Moreno 42' Jaime Moreno 65' (pen)	Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 3,864 Referee: Sergio Vega (USA) Misail Tsapos (USA)

Dallas Burn (MLS) v Chicago Fire (MLS)

August 9, 2000	Dallas Burn (MLS)	1–5	Chicago Fire (MLS)	Naperville, Illinois
	Chad Deering 82'	(Report)	Josh Wolff 2', 47', 72', 87' Dema Kovalenko 9'	Stadium: Cardinal Stadium Attendance: 7,096 Referee: Terry Vaughn (USA) Ricardo Salazar (USA)

MetroStars (MLS) v Columbus Crew (MLS)

August 9, 2000	MetroStars (MLS)	1–1 (asdet) (7–6 p)	Columbus Crew (MLS)	Columbus, Ohio
	Tab Ramos 62'	(Report)	Brian McBride 74'	Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 7,096 Referee: Noel Kenny (USA) Gerry Corrie (USA)
	Penalties
	Adolfo Valencia scored Billy Walsh scored Mark Chung scored Steve Jolley scored Tab Ramos saved Ramiro Corrales scored Steve Shak scored Mike Petke scored		Robert Warzycha scored Brian McBride scored John Wilmar Perez scored Miles Joseph scored Jason Farrell saved Roland Aguilera scored Todd Yeagley scored Mike Lapper saved

San Jose Earthquakes (MLS) v Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS)

August 9, 2000	San Jose Earthquakes (MLS)	0–2	Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS)	Fullerton, California
		(Report)	Mauricio Cienfuegos 77 Seth George 81'	Stadium: Titan Stadium Attendance: 4,345 Referee: Gus St. Silva (USA) Peter Kokolski (USA)

Semifinals

Chicago Fire (MLS) v Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS)

August 23, 2000	Chicago Fire (MLS)	2–1 (asdet)	Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS)	Fullerton, California
	Ante Razov 85' Josh Wolff 112'	(Report)	Cobi Jones 79'	Stadium: Titan Stadium Attendance: 7,124 Referee: Sergio Vega (USA) Terry Vaughn (USA)

Miami Fusion (MLS) v MetroStars (MLS)

September 12, 2000	Miami Fusion (MLS)	3–2	MetroStars (MLS)	Uniondale, New York
	Andy Williams 11' Wélton 61' Diego Serna 63'	(Report)	Billy Walsh 40' Adolfo Valencia 84'	Stadium: Mitchel Athletic Complex Attendance: 3,109 Referee: Gus St. Silva (USA) Peter Kokolski (USA)