| Country | United States | ||
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| Champions | D.C. United (1st title) |
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| Runner-up | Rochester Rhinos | ||
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The 1996 United States Open Cup was the 83rd edition of the tournament, and the first Open Cup to include Major League Soccer teams.
D.C. United defeated the Rochester Raging Rhinos 3-0 in the final at RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
Originally, four of the ten MLS teams entered the tournament. Five ended up participating, as D.C. United replaced the Los Angeles Galaxy (due to the Galaxy's congested schedule), and the Colorado Rapids replaced the Colorado Foxes (when the team could not reschedule its third-round match against Kansas City). The A-League Rochester side beat two MLS teams en route to the final before falling to already-crowned MLS Cup champion United.
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| Second Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinal | Final | |||||||||||||||
| MLS | Dallas Burn | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| A-L | Seattle Sounders | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| USASA | San Jose Oaks | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| A-L | Seattle Sounders | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| MLS | Dallas Burn | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| MLS | D.C. United | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| MLS | D.C. United | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| USISL | Carolina Dynamo | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| A-L | New York Fever | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| USISL | Carolina Dynamo | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| MLS | D.C. United | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| A-L | Rochester Rhinos | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| A-L | Rochester Rhinos | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| USISL | Fort Myers Manatees | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| A-L | Rochester Rhinos (AET) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| MLS | Tampa Bay Mutiny | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| A-L | Rochester Rhinos | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| MLS | Colorado Rapids | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| MLS | Kansas City Wizards | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| MLS | Colorado Rapids | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| A-L | Colorado Foxes | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| USISL | El Paso Patriots | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| September 4, 1996 |
Carolina Dynamo (USISL) | 0–2 | D.C. United (MLS) | Klockner Stadium; Charlottesville, Virginia Attendance: 1,829 Referee: Ruben Rodhas (USA) |
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| Steve Rammel 50' Steve Rammel 83' |
| September 7, 1996 |
Tampa Bay Mutiny (MLS) | 3–4 (AET) | Rochester Raging Rhinos (A-L) | Frontier Field; Rochester, New York Attendance: 12,428 Referee: Robert Sheker (USA) |
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| Roy Lassiter 80' Carlos Valderrama 85' (pen) Evans Wise 86' |
Henry Gutierrez 34' Doug Miller 42', 82' Chris Kennell 113' |
| September 15, 1996 |
Colorado Rapids (MLS) | 3–2 | Kansas City Wiz (MLS) | Arrowhead Stadium; Kansas City, Missouri Attendance: 5,009 Referee: Ron Corey (USA) |
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| Chris Henderson 10', 85' 45' (og) |
Sean Bowers 36' Digital Takawira 62' |
Note: The Colorado Rapids replaced the Colorado Foxes when the team could not reschedule its Quarterfinal match.
| September 16, 1996 |
Seattle Sounders (A-L) | 2–3 | Dallas Burn (MLS) | Cotton Bowl; Dallas, Texas Attendance: 1,305 Referee: Kevin Terry (USA) |
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| Joey Leonetti 3' David Hoggan 90' (pen) |
Lawrence Lozzano 58' Gerell Elliott 70' Ted Eck 79' |
| October 12, 1996 |
Colorado Rapids (MLS) | 0–3 | Rochester Raging Rhinos (A-L) | Frontier Field; Rochester, New York Attendance: 12,179 Referee: -- (USA) |
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| Lenin Steenkamp 32' Doug Miller 56' Doug Miller 85' |
| October 27, 1996 |
D.C. United (MLS) | 2–0 | Dallas Burn (MLS) | Cotton Bowl; Dallas, Texas Attendance: 1,958 Referee: Kevin Terry (USA) |
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| Jaime Moreno 12' Jaime Moreno 82' |
| October 30, 1996 |
Rochester Raging Rhinos (A-L) | 0–3 | D.C. United (MLS) | RFK Stadium; Washington, D.C. Attendance: 7,234 Referee: Esse Baharast (USA) |
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| Raúl Díaz Arce 45' Eddie Pope 63' Jaime Moreno 89' |
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