2007 U.S. Open Cup Possible Quarterfinal Pairings Announced

U.S. Soccer has announced the fourth round possible pairings for the 2007 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. The fourth round of the historic tournament will take place on August 7.

2007 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Possible Quarterfinal Pairings Announced

CHICAGO (July 2, 2007) – U.S. Soccer has announced the quarterfinal (fourth) round possible pairings for the 2007 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. The fourth round of the historic tournament will take place on August 7.

The original field of 40 participating teams will have been whittled down to eight after the conclusion of the third round, set to take place between July 9-18.

The tournament initially kicked off on June 12, with 32 teams from the United Soccer Leagues First Division, USL Second Division, Premier Development League and United States Adult Soccer Association ranks. Teams from Major League Soccer join the fray in the third round. The final match of the Open Cup will be played on Tuesday, October 2.

2007 LAMAR HUNT U.S. OPEN CUP POSSIBLE QUARTERFINAL PAIRINGS

No.	Date	Teams	Venue;Location	Time
33	August 7	Winner of Game 26 at D.C. United (MLS)	Maryland Soccerplex; Germantown, Md.	7:30pm ET
		OR
		Harrisburg City Islanders (USL-2) at New England Revolution (MLS)	Lusitano Field; Ludlow, Mass.	7:00pm ET
		OR
		Harrisburg City Islanders (USL-2) at Rochester Rhinos (USL-1)	PAETEC Park; Rochester, N.Y.	7:35pm ET
34	August 7	Winner of Game 27 at Carolina RailHawks (USL-1)	SAS Soccer Park; Cary, N.C.	7:30pm ET
		OR
		Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS) at Chicago Fire (MLS)	Toyota Park; Bridgeview, Ill.	7:30pm CT
		OR
		Richmond Kickers (USL-2) at Chicago Fire (MLS)	Toyota Park; Bridgeview, Ill.	7:30pm CT
35	August 7	FC Dallas (MLS) at Charleston Battery (USL-1)	Blackbaud Stadium; Charleston, S.C.	7:30pm ET
		OR
		Charleston Battery (USL-1) at Atlanta Silverbacks (USL-1)	Remax Greater Atlanta Stadium; Atlanta, Ga.	8:00pm ET
		OR
		Houston Dynamo (MLS) at  Atlanta Silverbacks (USL-1)	Remax Greater Atlanta Stadium; Atlanta Ga.	8:00pm ET
		OR
		Houston Dynamo (MLS) at FC Dallas (MLS)	Pizza Hut Park; Frisco Texas	7:30pm ET
36	August 7	Winner of Game 31 at Seattle Sounders (USL-1)	Qwest Field; Seattle Wash.	7:00pm PT
		OR
		Winner of Game 31 at CD Chivas USA (MLS)	Home Depot Track and Field Stadium; Carson Calif.	7:30pm PT

2007 LAMAR HUNT U.S. OPEN CUP THIRD ROUND PAIRINGS

No.	Date	Teams	Venue; Location	Time
25	July 11	D.C. United (MLS) at Harrisburg City Islanders (USL-2)	Hempfield High School Stadium; Lancaster, Pa.	7:30pm ET
26	July 10	New England Revolution (MLS) at Rochester Rhinos (USL-1)	PAETEC Park; Rochester, N.Y.	7:35pm ET
27	July 10	Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS) at Richmond Kickers (USL-2)	Univ. of Richmond Stadium; Richmond, Va.	7:00pm ET
28	July 15	Chicago Fire (MLS) at Carolina RailHawks (USL-1)	SAS Soccer Park; Cary, N.C.	5:00pm ET
29	July 9	Atlanta Silverbacks (USL-1) at FC Dallas (MLS)	Pizza Hut Park; Frisco, Texas	7:30pm CT
30	July 10	Houston Dynamo (MLS) at Charleston Battery (USL-1)	Blackbaud Stadium; Charleston, S.C.	7:30pm ET
31	July 10	California Victory (USL-1) at Colorado Rapids (MLS)	Dick’s Sporting Goods Park; Commerce City, Colo.	7:00pm MT
32	July 10	CD Chivas USA (MLS) at Seattle Sounders (USL-1)	Qwest Field; Seattle Wash.	7:00pm PT

*Please note that dates and/or times for the third round matches at Carolina, Dallas and Seattle have changed since the initial announcement on June 20

2007 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Schedule
June 26 Second Round 16 Round 1 winners face off
July 9-18 Third Round Round 2 winners face eight MLS teams
Aug. 7 Quarterfinals Round 3 winners
Sept. 4 Semifinals Quarterfinal winners
Oct. 2 Final Semifinal winners

Composition of participating teams:
8 Major League Soccer
9 United Soccer Leagues First Division
7 United Soccer Leagues Second Division
16 Amateur (8 USL Premier Development League, 8 USASA regional qualifiers)
Total Number of Teams: 40
Total Number of Games: 39