Home Teams for Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Second Round Matches Determined
U.S. Soccer has announced the home teams for the second round possible pairings in the 2009 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. Results from the first round of play on June 9 will determine the potential matchups and venues for the second round to take place one week later on Tuesday, June 16.
June 4, 2009
All 32 lower division teams will enter the tournament in the first round and have been grouped geographically into eight groups of four teams. The first-round match ups were drawn randomly within the four-team groups, although matchups between teams in the same division were avoided when possible.
2009 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Schedule
First Round
| No. | Date | Match | Time (local) | Venue |
| 1 | June 9 |
Reading Rage (PDL) at Harrisburg City Islanders (USL2) | 7:05 p.m. ET | Skyline Sports Complex; Harrisburg, Pa. |
| 2 | June 9 | Emigrantes Das Ilhas (USASA-Mass.) at Western Mass Pioneers (USL2) | 7 p.m. ET | Lusitano Stadium; Ludlow, Mass. |
| 3 | June 9 | Crystal Palace Baltimore (USL2) at Ocean City Barons (PDL) | 7 p.m. ET | Carey Stadium; Ocean City, N.J. |
| 4 | June 9 | Aegean Hawks FC (USASA-Va.) at Real Maryland FC (USL2) | 6 p.m. ET | Richard Montgomery H.S.; Rockville, Md. |
| 5 | June 9 | Richmond Kickers (USL2) at Carolina RailHawks (USL1) | 7 p.m. ET | WakeMed Soccer Park; Cary, N.C. |
| 6 | June 9 | Charlotte Eagles (USL2) at Wilmington Hammerheads (USL2) | 7 p.m. ET | Legion Stadium; Wilmington, N.C. |
| 7 | June 9 | Atlanta FC (USASA-Ga.) at Charleston Battery (USL1) | 7:30 p.m. ET | Blackbaud Stadium; Charleston, S.C. |
| 8 | June 9 | Lynch’s FC (USASA-Fla.) at Miami FC (USL1) | 8 p.m. ET | Tropical Park; Miami, Fla. |
| 9 | June 9 | St. Louis Lions (PDL) at Cleveland City Stars (USL1) | 7 p.m. ET | Middlefield Cheese Stadium; Bedford, Ohio |
| 10 | June 9 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds (USL2) at Rochester Rhinos (USL1) | 7 p.m. ET | Rochester Rhinos Stadium; Rochester, N.Y. |
| 11 | June 9 | 402 (USASA-Neb.) at Minnesota Thunder (USL1) | 7:05 p.m. ET | National Sports Center; Blaine, Minn. |
| 12 | June 9 | Milwaukee Bavarians (USASA-Wis.) at Chicago Fire PDL (PDL) | 5 p.m. CT | Toyota Park Practice Field; Bridgeview, Ill. |
| 13 | June 9 | Arizona Sahuaros (USASA-Ariz.) at El Paso Patriots (PDL) | 8 p.m. MT | Patriot Stadium; El Paso, Texas |
| 14 | June 9 | Mississippi Brilla FC (PDL) at Austin Aztex (USL1) | 7:30 p.m. CT | Nelson Field; Austin, Texas |
| 15 | June 9 | Portland Timbers (USL1) at Kitsap Pumas (PDL) | 7 p.m. PT | Bremerton Memorial H.S.; Bremerton, Wash. |
| 16 | June 9 | Sonoma County Sol (USASA-Calif.) at Orange County Blue Star (PDL) | 2 p.m. PT | Concordia University; Irvine, Calif. |
The two winners from each group will face off in the second round on June 16, with the winners then advancing to the third round to face the eight qualified Major League Soccer teams. The quarterfinals will be played July 7, the semifinals will be played July 21 or 22, and the final will be played on Sept. 2.
Below are the four possible pairings for each group in round two:
Group 1: Emigrantes Das Ilhas (USASA-Mass.), Harrisburg City Islanders (USL2), Reading Rage (PDL), Western Mass. Pioneers (USL2)
| Match No. | Date | Possible Matchups | Time (local) | Venue |
| 17 |
June 16 |
Emigrantes Das Ilhas at Harrisburg City Islanders |
7:05 p.m. ET |
Skyline Sports Complex; Harrisburg, Pa. |
| 17 | June 16 | Western Mass. Pioneers at Harrisburg City Islanders |
7:05 p.m. ET | Skyline Sports Complex; Harrisburg, Pa. |
| 17 | June 16 | Emigrantes Das Ilhas at Reading Rage |
7:30 p.m. ET | Exeter High School Stadium; Reading, Pa. |
| 17 | June 16 | Western Mass Pioneers at Reading Rage |
7:30 p.m. ET | Exeter High School Stadium; Reading, Pa. |
Group 2: Aegean Hawks FC (USASA-Va.), Crystal Palace Baltimore (USL2), Ocean City Barons (PDL), Real Maryland FC (USL2)
| Match No. | Date | Possible Matchups | Time (local) | Venue |
| 18 | June 16 | Real Maryland FC at Ocean City Barons |
7 p.m. ET | Carey Stadium; Ocean City, N.J. |
| 18 | June 16 |
Aegean Hawks FC |
7 p.m. ET | Carey Stadium; Ocean City, N.J. |
| 18 | June 16 | Crystal Palace Baltimore at Real Maryland |
6 p.m. ET | Richard Montgomery High School; Rockville, Md. |
| 18 | June 16 | Aegean Hawks FC vs Crystal Palace Baltimore |
TBD | TBD |
Group 3: Carolina Railhawks (USL1), Charlotte Eagles (USL2), Richmond Kickers (USL2), Wilmington Hammerheads (USL2)
| Match No. | Date |
Possible Matchups |
Time (local) | Venue |
| 19 | June 16 | Charlotte Eagles at Carolina Railhawks |
7 p.m. ET | WakeMed Soccer Park; Cary, N.C. |
| 19 | June 16 | Wilmington Hammerheads at Carolina Railhawks |
7 p.m. ET | WakeMed Soccer Park; Cary, N.C. |
| 19 | June 16 | Richmond Kickers at Charlotte Eagles |
7 p.m. ET | Charlotte Christian School; Charlotte, N.C. |
| 19 | June 16 | Wilmington Hammerheads at Richmond Kickers |
7 p.m. ET | Sports Backers Stadium; Richmond, Va. |
Group 4: Atlanta FC (USASA-Ga.), Charleston Battery (USL1), Lynch’s FC (USASA-Fla.), Miami FC (USL1)
| Match No. | Date | Possible Matchups | Time (local) | Venue |
| 20 | June 16 | Charleston Battery at Miami FC |
8 p.m. ET | Tropical Park; Miami, Fla. |
| 20 | June 16 | Atlanta FC at Miami FC |
8 p.m. ET | Tropical Park; Miami, Fla. |
| 20 | June 16 | Lynch’s FC at Charleston Battery |
7:30 p.m. ET | Tropical Park; Miami, Fla. |
| 20 | June 16 | Atlanta FC at Lynch’s FC |
7 p.m. ET | Jacksonville University; Jacksonville, Fla. |
Group 5: Cleveland City Stars (USL1), St. Louis Lions (PDL), Pittsburgh Riverhounds (USL2), Rochester Rhinos (USL1)
| Match No. | Date | Possible Matchups | Time (local) | Venue |
| 21 | June 16 | Cleveland City Stars at Rochester Rhinos |
7 p.m. ET | Rochester Rhinos Stadium; Rochester, N.Y. |
| 21 | June 16 | St. Louis Lions at Rochester Rhinos |
7 p.m. ET | Rochester Rhinos Stadium; Rochester, N.Y. |
| 21 | June 16 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds at Cleveland City Stars | 7 p.m. ET | Middlefield Cheese Stadium; Bedford, Ohio |
| 21 | June 16 | St. Louis Lions at Pittsburgh Riverhounds |
7:05 p.m. ET | Chartiers Valley High School; Bridgeville, Pa. |
Group 6: 402 (USASA-Neb.), Chicago Fire PDL (PDL), Milwaukee Bavarians (USASA-Wis.), Minnesota Thunder (USL1)
| Match No. | Date | Possible Matchups | Time (local) | Venue |
| 22 | June 16 | Milwaukee Bavarians at Minnesota Thunder |
7:05 p.m. CT | National Sports Center; Blaine, Minn. |
| 22 | June 16 | Chicago Fire PDL at Minnesota Thunder |
7:05 p.m. CT | National Sports Center; Blaine, Minn. |
| 22 | June 16 | 402 at Chicago Fire PDL | 5 p.m. CT | Toyota Park Practice Field; Bridgeview, Ill. |
| 22 | June 16 | Milwaukee Bavarians at 402 | 9 p.m. CT | Murrison Stadium; Omaha, Neb. |
Group 7: Arizona Sahuaros (USASA-Ariz.), Austin Aztex (USL1), El Paso Patriots (PDL), Mississippi Brilla FC (PDL)
| Match No. | Date | Possible Matchups | Time (local) | Venue |
| 23 | June 16 | El Paso Patriots at Austin Aztex |
7:30 p.m. CT | Nelson Field; Austin, Texas |
| 23 | June 16 | Arizona Sahuaros at Austin Aztex |
7:30 p.m. CT | Nelson Field; Austin, Texas |
| 23 | June 16 |
Mississippi Brilla FC at |
8 p.m. MT | MT Patriots Stadium; El Paso, Texas |
| 23 | June 16 | Arizona Sahuaros at Mississippi Brilla FC | 7 p.m. CT | Arrowhead Stadium at Clinton High School; Clinton, Miss. |
Group 8: Kitsap Pumas (PDL), Orange County Blue Star (PDL), Portland Timbers (USL1), Sonoma County Sol (USASA-Calif.)
| Match No. | Date | Possible Matchups | Time (local) | Venue |
| 24 | June 16 | Sonoma County Sol at Kitsap Pumas | 7 p.m. PT | Bremerton Memorial High School; Bremerton, Wash. |
| 24 | June 16 | Orange County Blue Star at Kitsap Pumas | 7 p.m. PT | Bremerton Memorial High School; Bremerton, Wash. |
| 24 | June 16 | Portland Timbers at Sonoma County Sol | 7 p.m. PT | Santa Rosa High School; Santa Rosa, Calif. |
| 24 | June 16 | Portland Timbers at Orange County Blue Star | 2 p.m. PT | Concordia University, Irvine; Irvine, Calif. |
The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, which is recognized as U.S. Soccer’s National Championship, is an annual competition open to all amateur and professional soccer teams affiliated with U.S. Soccer. The tournament has crowned a champion for 95 consecutive years dating back to 1914. 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.
