2000 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

2000 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
Country  United States
Champions Chicago Fire
(2nd title)
Runner-up Miami Fusion
Top goal scorer(s) Josh Wolff
Welton
(6 each)

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.

Contents

Open Cup Bracket

Home teams listed on top of bracket

  Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                               
D3  Riverside County Elite 1  
A-L  San Diego Flash 2  
  A-L  San Diego Flash 0  
  MLS  Los Angeles Galaxy 2  
MLS  Los Angeles Galaxy 2
A-L  Seattle Sounders 1  
  MLS  Los Angeles Galaxy 2  
  MLS  San Jose Earthquakes 0  
USASA  Stanislaus United Cruisers 0  
MLS  San Jose Earthquakes 5  
  MLS  San Jose Earthquakes 2
  A-L  Richmond Kickers 0  
A-L  Richmond Kickers 3
MLS  Colorado Rapids 0  
  MLS  Los Angeles Galaxy (ASDET) 1  
  MLS  Chicago Fire 2  
PDL  Chicago Sockers 0 (7)  
MLS  Kansas City Wizards
(ASDET, PSO)
0 (6)  
  PDL  Chicago Sockers 0
  MLS  Chicago Fire 1  
MLS  Chicago Fire 4
D3  Texas Rattlers 0  
  MLS  Chicago Fire 5
  MLS  Dallas Burn 1  
A-L  Minnesota Thunder 7  
USASA  Mexico SC 0  
  A-L  Minnesota Thunder 0
  MLS  Dallas Burn 2  
MLS  Dallas Burn 3
A-L  Tennessee Rhythm 0  
MLS  Chicago Fire 2
MLS  Miami Fusion 1
PDL  Cape Cod Crusaders 0  
MLS  Columbus Crew 2  
  MLS  Columbus Crew 4  
  A-L  Hampton Roads Mariners 1  
A-L  Hampton Roads Mariners 3
D3  Northern Virginia Royals 2  
  MLS  Columbus Crew (ASDET, PSO) 1 (6)  
  MLS  MetroStars 1 (7)  
D3  Wilmington Hammerheads 1  
MLS  MetroStars 2  
  MLS  MetroStars 3
  MLS  Tampa Bay Mutiny 0  
MLS  Tampa Bay Mutiny (ASDET) 1
USASA  Uruguay SC 0  
  MLS  MetroStars 2
  MLS  Miami Fusion 3  
A-L  Charleston Battery 0  
MLS  D.C. United 4  
  MLS  D.C. United 3
  A-L  Rochester Rhinos 0  
A-L  Pittsburgh Riverhounds 1
A-L  Rochester Rhinos 2  
  MLS  D.C. United 2
  MLS  Miami Fusion (ASDET) 3  
MLS  New England Revolution 0  
PDL  Mid Michigan Bucks 1  
  PDL  Mid Michigan Bucks 3 (5)
  MLS  Miami Fusion (ASDET, PSO) 3 (6)  
MLS  Miami Fusion 6
D3  New Jersey Stallions 1  

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.


Second round

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


Third round


Quarter finals


Semi finals


Final

October 21, 2000
Miami Fusion (MLS) 1–2 Chicago Fire (MLS) Soldier Field
Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 19,146
Referee: Kevin Stott (USA)
Wélton 90' (Report) Hristo Stoitchkov 44'
Tyrone Marshall 88' (og)

Top scorers

Position Player Club Goals
1 Josh Wolff Chicago Fire 6
Welton Miami Fusion 6
2 Jaime Moreno D.C. United 5
Diego Serna Miami Fusion 5

See also