| Country | United States | ||
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| Champions | Columbus Crew (1st title) |
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| Runner-up | Los Angeles Galaxy | ||
| Top goal scorer(s) | Johnny Menyongar (4) | ||
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The 2002 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, a tournament open to all soccer teams in the United States, ran from June through October.
The Columbus Crew won the Cup with a 1-0 victory over the defending-champion Los Angeles Galaxy in the final at Columbus Crew Stadium. Just three days before, Los Angeles had won MLS Cup 2002.
Every third-round game featured an MLS team against an A-League squad. Although MLS won seven of the eight games, four went to overtime, including San Jose's memorable 4-3 win over Seattle. The Des Moines Menace turned in the best performance by a PDL team, taking Rochester to overtime in a 3-2 second-round loss.
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Home teams listed on top of bracket
Note: Scorelines use the standard U.S. convention of placing the home team on the right-hand side of box scores.
Seven D3 Pro League, five PDL, and four USASA teams start.
| June 9, 2002 | Real Madrid (Texas) (USASA) | 1–3 | Greenville Lions (D3 Pro) | Greenville, South Carolina | ||
| Marlon Irias 22' | (Report) | Jerome Lee Yaw 20', 31', 69' | Stadium: Sirrine Stadium Attendance: -- Referee: John Frey (USA) |
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| June 9, 2002 | South Jersey Barons (D3 Pro) | 4–0 | Vereinigung Erzgebirge (USASA) | Doylestown, Pennsylvania | ||
| James Harvey Kevin Griffin Gary Williams Matt Miles |
(Report) | Stadium: Vereinigung Erzgebirge Soccer Club Attendance: -- Referee: Stanford Nagle (USA) |
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| June 11, 2002 | Carolina Dynamo (D3 Pro) | 2–5 | Raleigh CASL Elite (PDL) | Cary, North Carolina | ||
| Mario Benjamin 28' Lester Felician 60' |
(Report) | Matt Crawford 6' Michael Karim 36' Logan Pause 70' Trevor Perea 79' Ryan Kneipper 86' |
Stadium: SAS Stadium Attendance: 815 Referee: Charles Mitchell (USA) |
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| June 11, 2002 | New Jersey Stallions (D3 Pro) | 1–3 | Des Moines Menace (PDL) | Des Moines, Iowa | ||
| Julio Cesar dos Santos 53' (pen) | (Report) | Tomas Boltnar 45', 48' Matt Nickell 62' |
Stadium: Cara McGrane Stadium Attendance: 2,780 Referee: Terry Vaughn (USA) |
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| June 11, 2002 forfeit for ineligible player |
Mexico SC (USASA) | 0–2 / f | San Diego Gauchos (D3 Pro) | Chula Vista, California | ||
| (Report) | Stadium: Stan Canaris Stadium Attendance: -- Referee: -- (USA) |
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| June 12, 2002 | Utah Blitzz (D3 Pro) | 2–0 | Chico Rooks (PDL) | Chico, California | ||
| Sterling Wescott 5', 90' | (Report) | Stadium: University Soccer Stadium Attendance: -- Referee: David Bragg (USA) |
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| June 12, 2002 | AAC Eagles (USASA) | 0–1 (asdet) | New York Freedom (D3 Pro) | Queens, New York | ||
| (Report) | Shalrie Joseph 119' | Stadium: St. John's University Attendance: -- Referee: John Konstantinidis (USA) |
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| June 12, 2002 | Memphis Express (PDL) | 2–0 | Texas Spurs (PDL) | Richardson, Texas | ||
| Tony Kuhn 67', 84' | (Report) | Stadium: UT-Dallas Attendance: -- Referee: Troy Travis (USA) |
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Eight A-League teams enter.
| June 25, 2002 | Seattle Sounders (A-League) | 2–1 | Utah Blitzz (D3 Pro) | Salt Lake City, Utah | ||
| Leighton O'Brien 61' (pen) Greg Foisie 81' |
(Report) | Jorge Estrada 89' | Stadium: Cottonwood High School Attendance: -- Referee: Cory Dean (USA) |
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| June 26, 2002 | San Diego Gauchos (D3 Pro) | 1–6 | Minnesota Thunder (A-League) | Blaine, Minnesota | ||
| Ralph Dartt 58' | (Report) | Johnny Menyongar 24', 32', 77', 89' Johnny Torres 64' Zafer Kilickan 75' |
Stadium: National Sports Center Attendance: 4,789 Referee: Robert Petersen (USA) |
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| June 26, 2002 | Memphis Express (PDL) | 0–2 | Atlanta Silverbacks (A-League) | Clarkston, Georgia | ||
| (Report) | John Barry Nusum 22', 78' | Stadium: DeKalb Memorial Stadium Attendance: -- Referee: Brian D'Amato (USA) |
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| June 26, 2002 | Charleston Battery (A-League) | 3–0 | Greenville Lions (D3 Pro) | Greenville, South Carolina | ||
| Steve Klein 58' John Jones 61' Raúl Díaz Arce 68' |
(Report) | Stadium: Sirrine Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Roni Canales (USA) |
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| June 26, 2002 | Des Moines Menace (PDL) | 2–3 (asdet) | Rochester Raging Rhinos (A-League) | Rochester, New York | ||
| Tomas Boltnar 35' Edward Child 70' |
(Report) | Kirk Wilson 2' Martin Nash 21' Lenin Steenkamp 93' |
Stadium: Frontier Field Attendance: 8,485 Referee: Islam Sallaj (USA) |
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| June 26, 2002 | New York Freedom (D3 Pro) | 0–4 | Milwaukee Rampage (A-League) | Franklin, Wisconsin | ||
| (Report) | Angel Rivillo 54' Jason Russell 70' John Wolyniec 81' Destin Makumbu 90' |
Stadium: Milwaukee Rampage Sports Complex Attendance: 2,241 Referee: Francisco Sanchez (USA) |
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| June 26, 2002 | Richmond Kickers (A-League) | 3–0 | Raleigh CASL Elite (PDL) | Cary, North Carolina | ||
| Josh Henderson 40', 81' Tony Williams 86' |
(Report) | Stadium: SAS Stadium Attendance: 347 Referee: Daniel Purak (USA) |
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| June 26, 2002 | Hampton Roads Mariners (A-League) | 1–0 | South Jersey Barons (D3 Pro) | Camden, New Jersey | ||
| Richard Hansen 64' | (Report) | Stadium: Rutgers University Attendance: -- Referee: William Guarini (USA) |
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Eight MLS teams enter.
| July 16, 2002 | MetroStars (MLS) | 1–0 | Hampton Roads Mariners (A-League) | Virginia Beach, Virginia | ||
| Rodrigo Faria 76' | (Report) | Stadium: Virginia Beach Sportsplex Attendance: 828 Referee: Mike Stutts (USA) |
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| July 17, 2002 | Richmond Kickers (A-League) | 0–3 | Columbus Crew (MLS) | Columbus, Ohio | ||
| (Report) | Brian McBride 34' (pen) Dante Washington 68', 73' |
Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 7,887 Referee: Misail Tsapos (USA) |
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| July 17, 2002 | Kansas City Wizards (MLS) | 3–2 (asdet) | Rochester Raging Rhinos (A-League) | Webster, New York | ||
| Dario Fabbro 86' Igor Simutenkov 90' Chris Brown 105' |
(Report) | Temoc Suarez 6' Kirk Wilson 63' |
Stadium: Webster Municipal Stadium Attendance: 4,665 Referee: Kevin Barci (USA) |
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| July 17, 2002 | Chicago Fire (MLS) | 0–1 | Milwaukee Rampage (A-League) | Franklin, Wisconsin | ||
| (Report) | Ranko Golijanin 54' | Stadium: Milwaukee Rampage Sports Complex Attendance: 5,323 Referee: Marcel Yonan (USA) |
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| July 17, 2002 | San Jose Earthquakes (MLS) | 4–3 (asdet) | Seattle Sounders (A-League) | Seattle, Washington | ||
| Ronnie Ekelund 30', 78' (pen) Dwayne De Rosario 39' Ariel Graziani 120' |
(Report) | Andrew Gregor 11' Scott Jenkins 58' Brian Ching 60' |
Stadium: Interbay Stadium Attendance: 1,275 Referee: Cory Dean (USA) |
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| July 17, 2002 | Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS) | 4–0 | Minnesota Thunder (A-League) | Blaine, Minnesota | ||
| Alejandro Moreno 18' Chris Albright 26' Carlos Ruiz 59' Chris Albright 70' |
(Report) | Stadium: National Sports Center Attendance: 5,154 Referee: Sean O'Grady (USA) |
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| July 17, 2002 | Dallas Burn (MLS) | 2–1 (asdet) | Atlanta Silverbacks (A-League) | Clarkston, Georgia | ||
| Antonio Martinez 82', 102' | (Report) | Velco Iotov 18' | Stadium: DeKalb Memorial Stadium Attendance: -- Referee: Robert Mann (USA) |
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| July 17, 2002 | Colorado Rapids (MLS) | 1–0 (asdet) | Charleston Battery (A-League) | Charleston, South Carolina | ||
| John Spencer 98' | (Report) | Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 4,125 Referee: Brian Poeschel (USA) |
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| August 7, 2002 | Columbus Crew (MLS) | 2–1 | MetroStars (MLS) | Uniondale, New York | ||
| Brian McBride 34' Kyle Martino 46' |
(Report) | Rodrigo Faria 49' | Stadium: Mitchel Athletic Complex Attendance: 8,314 Referee: Brian Poeschel (USA) |
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| August 7, 2002 | Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS) | 1–0 (asdet) | San Jose Earthquakes (MLS) | San Jose, California | ||
| Carlos Ruiz 101' | (Report) | Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 6,481 Referee: Terry Vaughn (USA) |
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| August 7, 2002 | Colorado Rapids (MLS) | 0–1 (asdet) | Dallas Burn (MLS) | Dallas, Texas | ||
| (Report) | Ronnie O'Brien 111' | Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 1,301 Referee: Jair Marrufo (USA) |
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| August 24, 2002 | Kansas City Wizards (MLS) | 2–0 | Milwaukee Rampage (A-League) | Franklin, Wisconsin | ||
| Eric Quill 1' Preki 21' |
(Report) | Stadium: Milwaukee Rampage Sports Complex Attendance: 6,576 Referee: Jesse Johnson (USA) |
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| September 3, 2002 | Dallas Burn (MLS) | 1–4 | Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS) | Fullerton, California | ||
| Ronald Cerritos 89' | (Report) | Carlos Ruiz 11' Mauricio Cienfuegos 17' Cobi Jones 34' Simon Elliott 81' |
Stadium: Titan Stadium Attendance: 3,132 Referee: Kevin Scott (USA) |
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| September 10, 2002 | Kansas City Wizards (MLS) | 2–3 (asdet) | Columbus Crew (MLS) | Columbus, Ohio | ||
| Chad McCarty 2' (og) Chris Brown 62' |
(Report) | Edson Buddle 76' John Wilmar Perez 90' John Wilmar Perez 108' |
Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 2,103 Referee: Casey Frankewicz (USA) |
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| October 24, 2002 |
Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS) | 0–1 | Columbus Crew (MLS) | Crew Stadium Columbus, Ohio Attendance: 6,054 Referee: Brian Hall (USA) |
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| (Report) | Fredy García 30' |
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Los Angeles Galaxy
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Columbus Crew
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| Position | Player | Club | Goals |
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| 1 | Johnny Menyongar | Minnesota Thunder | 4 |
| 2 | Carlos Ruiz | Los Angeles Galaxy | 3 |
| Tomas Boltnar | Des Moines Menace | 3 | |
| Jerome Lee Yaw | Greenville Lions | 3 |
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