CHICAGO (June 12, 2008) — U.S. Soccer has announced the third round possible pairings for the 2008 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. Results from the second round of play on June 24 will determine the potential matchups and venues for the third round to take place on July 1.

The second round of play includes a total of 16 teams from the United Soccer Leagues (USL) First Division, USL Second Division, Premier Development League (PDL), and United States Adult Soccer Association (USASA) set to compete in the U.S. Soccer Federation's National Championship, the 2008 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.

Below are the possible pairings for round three:

Potential Matchup	Venue	City/State	Date	Time (local)
Richmond Kickers (USL2)/Western Mass. Pioneers (USL2) at New England Revolution (MLS)	TBD	TBD	July 1	TBD

Potenial Matchup	Venue	City/State	Date	Time (local)
Kansas City Wizards (MLS) at Carolina Railhawks (USL1)	WakeMed Soccer Park	Cary, N.C.	July 1	7:30 p.m.
NY Pancyprian Freedoms (USASA)/Real Maryland (USL2) at Kansas City Wizards	Blue Valley West	Stilwell, Kan.	July 1	7:00 p.m.

Potential Matchup	Venue	City/State	Date	Time (local)
Cleveland City Stars (USL2)/Minnesota Thunder (USL1) at Chicago Fire (MLS)	Toyota Park	Bridgeview, Ill.	July 1	7:30 p.m.

Potential Matchup	Venue	City/State	Date	Time (local)
Pittsburgh Riverhounds (USL2)/Rochester Rhinos (USL1) at DC United (MLS)	Maryland SoccerPlex	Gaithersburg, Md.	July 1	7:30 p.m.

Potential Matchup	Venue	City/State	Date	Time (local)
FC Dallas (MLS) at Atlanta Silverbacks (USL1)	RE/MAX Stadium	Atlanta, Ga.	July 1	7:55 p.m.
Miami FC (USL1) at FC Dallas (MLS)	Pizza Hut Park	Frisco, Tex.	July 1	7:30 p.m.

Potential Matchup	Venue	City/State	Date	Time (local)
Houston Dynamo (MLS) at Charleston Battery (USL1)	Blackbaud Stadium	Charleston, S.C.	July 1	7:30 p.m.
Houston Dynamo (MLS) at Charlotte Eagles (USL2)	UNC-Charlotte	Charlotte, N.C.	July 1	7:00 p.m.

Potential Matchup	Venue	City/State	Date	Time (local)
New York Red Bulls (MLS) at Harrisburg City Islanders (USL2)	Hempfield High School	Landisville, Pa.	July 1	7:05 p.m.
New York Red Bulls (MLS) at Crystal Palace Baltimore (USL2)	UMBC	Catonsville, Md.	July 1	7:30 p.m.

Potential Matchup	Venue	City/State	Date	Time (local)
Chivas USA (MLS) at Seattle Sounders (USL1)	Starfire Sports Complex	Tukwila, Wash.	July 1	7:00 p.m.
Hollywood United (USASA) vs. Chivas USA (MLS)	TBD	TBD	July 1	TBD

The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, the U.S. Soccer Federation’s National Championship, is an annual competition open to all amateur and professional soccer teams affiliated with U.S. Soccer. It is the oldest annual team tournament in U.S. sports history and among the oldest soccer tournaments of its type in the world. In 1999, the competition was renamed to honor long-time soccer pioneer Lamar Hunt.

Composition of participating teams:
8 Major League Soccer
8 United Soccer Leagues First Division
8 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

2008 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Schedule
June 10    First Round                     32 lower division teams enter tournament
June 24    Second Round               16 Round 1 winners face off
July 1        Third Round Round       2 winners face eight MLS teams
July 8        Quarterfinals Round      3 winners
Aug. 12     Semifinals                       Quarterfinal winners
Aug. 26     Final                                  Semifinal winners