| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | United States | 
| Teams | 40 | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Seattle Sounders FC (2nd title) | 
| Runner-up | Columbus Crew | 
| 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League | Seattle Sounders FC | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 39 | 
| Goals scored | 110 (2.82 per match) | 
| Top goal scorer(s) | Paulo Araujo Jr. Nate Jaqua (5)  | 
The 2010 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup was the 97th edition of the USSF's annual national soccer championship, running from June through early October.
The tournament proper featured teams from the top five levels of the American Soccer Pyramid. These five levels, namely Major League Soccer, the USSF D-2 Pro League, the United Soccer Leagues (Second Division and Premier Development League), and the United States Adult Soccer Association, each have their own separate qualification process to trim their ranks down to their final eight team delegations in the months leading up to the start of the tournament proper. The eight MLS clubs received byes into the third round, while the remaining 32 teams played in the first two rounds, with brackets influenced by geography.[1]
The final took place on October 5, with Seattle Sounders FC defeating the Columbus Crew 2–1 at Qwest Field in Seattle, WA, in front of a U.S. Open Cup record crowd of 31,311. The Sounders became the first MLS team (and first team in 27 years) to win back-to-back Open Cups.[2]
Matchdays
| Date | Round | Notes | 
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| June 15 | First | 32 USSF D2, USL, and USASA clubs enter | 
| June 22 | Second | |
| June 29/30 | Round of 16 | 8 MLS clubs enter | 
| July 6/7 | Quarterfinals | |
| Sept. 1 | Semifinals | |
| Oct. 5 | Final | 
Participating teams
The tournament consisted of 40 teams. Eight teams each from the MLS, PDL, and USASA qualified according to their own procedures. All 15 American D-2 Pro league and USL Second Division teams qualified. The final slot went to the winner of a one-game playoff between the Sonoma County Sol and PSA Los Gatos Storm.[3]
- Major League Soccer (8 teams)
 
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- USSF D-2 Pro League (9 teams)
 
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- USL Second Division (6 teams)
 
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- Premier Development League (8 teams)
 
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- United States Adult Soccer Association (9 teams)
 
Open Cup bracket
Match pairings were determined by a blind draw. The Second round winners advanced to play one of eight MLS clubs in 16-team knockout tournament.
Home teams listed on top of bracket
| First round | Second round | ||||||||
| Harrisburg City Islanders (AET) | 4 | ||||||||
| Brooklyn Italians | 2 | ||||||||
| Harrisburg City Islanders | 1 | ||||||||
| Long Island Rough Riders | 0 | ||||||||
| Long Island Rough Riders | 2 | ||||||||
| NY Pancyprian-Freedoms | 0 | ||||||||
| First round | Second round | ||||||||
| Richmond Kickers (AET) | 1 | ||||||||
| Crystal Palace Baltimore | 0 | ||||||||
| Richmond Kickers | 3 | ||||||||
| Real Maryland Monarchs | 1 | ||||||||
| Reading United | 1 | ||||||||
| Real Maryland Monarchs (AET) | 2 | ||||||||
| First round | Second round | ||||||||
| Charleston Battery | 4 | ||||||||
| CASL Elite | 2 | ||||||||
| Charleston Battery | 2 | ||||||||
| Carolina RailHawks | 1 | ||||||||
| Carolina RailHawks | 1 | ||||||||
| Charlotte Eagles | 0 | ||||||||
| First round | Second round | ||||||||
| Rochester Rhinos | 2 | ||||||||
| Dayton Dutch Lions | 0 | ||||||||
| Rochester Rhinos | 3 | ||||||||
| Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 0 | ||||||||
| Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 2 | ||||||||
| Detroit United | 0 | ||||||||
| First round | Second round | ||||||||
| NSC Minnesota Stars | 4 | ||||||||
| KC Athletics | 2 | ||||||||
| NSC Minnesota Stars | 0 | ||||||||
| AC St. Louis | 1 | ||||||||
| Des Moines Menace | 0 | ||||||||
| AC St. Louis | 1 | ||||||||
| First round | Second round | ||||||||
| Miami FC (AET) | 5 | ||||||||
| Central Florida Kraze | 1 | ||||||||
| Miami FC (AET) | 2 | ||||||||
| FC Tampa Bay | 1 | ||||||||
| Legends FC | 0 | ||||||||
| FC Tampa Bay | 3 | ||||||||
| First round | Second round | ||||||||
| Austin Aztex | 3 | ||||||||
| DFW Tornados | 0 | ||||||||
| Austin Aztex | 3 | ||||||||
| Arizona Sahuaros | 1 | ||||||||
| Ventura County Fusion | 1 (2) | ||||||||
| Arizona Sahuaros (AET/PSO) | 1 (4) | ||||||||
| First round | Second round | ||||||||
| Kitsap Pumas (AET) | 4 | ||||||||
| Bay Area Ambassadors | 2 | ||||||||
| Kitsap Pumas | 1 | ||||||||
| Portland Timbers | 4 | ||||||||
| Portland Timbers | 3 | ||||||||
| Sonoma County Sol | 0 | ||||||||
Schedule
Note: Scorelines use the standard U.S. convention of placing the home team on the right-hand side of box scores.
First round
| June 15, 2010 | Brooklyn Italians (USASA) | 2 – 4 (a.e.t.) | Harrisburg City Islanders (USL-2) | Harrisburg, PA | 
| 7:00 pm EDT | Hamilton  Nittoli Hunter Candela  | 
Report | Jafta  Hotchkin Calvano Bloes Pelletier Noone Oppong  | 
Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex Attendance: 521 Referee: Ian Bongaardt  | 
| June 15, 2010 | Crystal Palace Baltimore (USSF D-2) | 0 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Richmond Kickers (USL-2) | Richmond, VA | 
| 7:00 pm EDT | Brooks  Yoshitake Neto  | 
Report | Burke  Foglesong Delicâte  | 
Stadium: University of Richmond Stadium Attendance: 1,123 Referee: Terrence Andrews  | 
| June 15, 2010 | Detroit United (USASA) | 0–2 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds (USL-2) | Bridgeville, PA | 
| 7:00 pm EDT | Gatica  | 
Report | Weekes  Gazda Tuttle  | 
Stadium: Chartiers Valley High School Attendance: 257 Referee: John Safar  | 
| June 15, 2010 | Dayton Dutch Lions (PDL) | 0–2 | Rochester Rhinos (USSF D-2) | Rochester, NY | 
| 7:05 pm EDT | Report | Nuñez  Franks  | 
Stadium: Marina Auto Stadium Attendance: 3,127 Referee: Islam Sallaj  | 
| June 15, 2010 | Charlotte Eagles (USL-2) | 0–1 | Carolina Railhawks (USSF D-2) | Cary, NC | 
| 7:30 pm EDT | Bentos  Herrera  | 
Report | Bundu  | 
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Referee: Daniel Burak  | 
| June 15, 2010 | NY Pancyprian-Freedoms (USASA) | 0–2 | Long Island Rough Riders (PDL) | South Huntington, NY | 
| 7:30 pm EDT | Pafitis  Matteo Gustafsson  | 
Report | Hole  Kramer Todd Grendi Gatti  | 
Stadium: Cy Donnelly Stadium Attendance: 250 Referee: Richard Sanchez  | 
| June 15, 2010 | Real Maryland Monarchs (USL-2) | 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Reading United (PDL) | Reading, PA | 
| 7:30 pm EDT | Paterson  Hunter Evans Noviello Sesay Borrajo  | 
Report | Schoenle  Gaddis  | 
Stadium: Don Thomas Stadium Attendance: 236 Referee: Stan Nagle  | 
| June 15, 2010 | CASL Elite (USASA) | 2–4 | Charleston Battery (USL-2) | Charleston, SC | 
| 7:30 pm EDT | Merritt  Coggins Swinehart  | 
Report | Massie  Coleman Prince Heinemann  | 
Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 797 Referee: Skye Arthur-Banning  | 
| June 15, 2010 | Central Florida Kraze (PDL) | 1 – 5 (a.e.t.) | Miami FC (USSF D-2) | Lauderhill, FL | 
| 7:30 pm EDT | Sosa  Gutierrez Millar  | 
Gómez  Dias Araujo  | 
Stadium: Central Broward Regional Park Referee: Fernando Iturriaga  | 
| June 15, 2010 | KC Athletics (USASA) | 2–4 | NSC Minnesota Stars (USSF D-2) | Blaine, MN | 
| 7:00 pm CDT | Vermillion  Hoffman Perkins  | 
Report | Ukah  Hlavaty Bracalello  | 
Stadium: National Sports Center Referee: Sam Trigui  | 
| June 15, 2010 | AC St. Louis (USSF D-2) | 1–0 | Des Moines Menace (PDL) | West Des Moines, IA | 
| 7:30 pm CDT | Ambersley  Velten Nzinga  | 
Report | Bradford  Pearson  | 
Stadium: Valley Stadium Attendance: 2,090 Referee: Landis Wiley  | 
| June 15, 2010 | DFW Tornados (PDL) | 0–3 | Austin Aztex (USSF D-2) | Austin, TX | 
| 7:30 pm CDT | Ward  Shirley Noel-Williams  | 
Report | Caicedo  Watson Worthen Campbell  | 
Stadium: House Park Referee: Luis Guardia  | 
| June 15, 2010 | FC Tampa Bay (USSF D-2) | 3–0 | Legends FC (USASA) | Dallas, TX | 
| 8:00 pm CDT | Burt  Adjeman-Pamboe Ustruck King  | 
Stadium: Richland Stadium Referee: Jorge Luna Hernandez  | 
| June 15, 2010 | Sonoma County Sol (USASA) | 0–3 | Portland Timbers (USSF D-2) | Portland, OR | 
| 7:00 pm PDT | Santoya  Summerscales  | 
Report | Nimo  Suzuki Marcelin  | 
Stadium: PGE Park Attendance: 2,107 Referee: Josh Wilkens  | 
| June 15, 2010 | Bay Area Ambassadors (USASA) | 2 – 4 (a.e.t.) | Kitsap Pumas (PDL) | Bremerton, WA | 
| 7:00 pm PDT | Begovic  Mohammed Da Silva  | 
Report | Fishbaugher  Hyde Besagno Gray Phillips  | 
Stadium: Bremerton Memorial Stadium Attendance: 504 Referee: Jeff Hosking  | 
| June 15, 2010 | Arizona Sahuaros (USASA) | 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)  | Ventura County Fusion (PDL) | Ventura, CA | 
| 7:05 pm PDT | DeLeon  Parsons  | 
Report | Nicholson  Jagne  | 
Stadium: Ventura College Attendance: 487 Referee: Miguel Chicas  | 
| Penalties | ||||
| C. Green  B. Green LaMarca Garcia DeLeon  | 
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Second round
| June 22, 2010 | Long Island Rough Riders (PDL) | 0–1 | Harrisburg City Islanders (USL-2) | Harrisburg, PA | 
| 7:00 pm EDT | Magill  | 
Report | Bloes  | 
Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex Attendance: 457 Referee: Brian Dunn  | 
| June 22, 2010 | Real Maryland Monarchs (USL-2) | 1–3 | Richmond Kickers (USL-2) | Richmond, VA | 
| 7:00 pm EDT | Sola  Hunter Sanchez  | 
Report | William  Vercollone Delicâte Foglesong  | 
Stadium: University of Richmond Stadium Attendance: 1,360 Referee: Mark Gorak  | 
| June 22, 2010 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds (USL-2) | 0–3 | Rochester Rhinos (USSF D-2) | Rochester, NY | 
| 7:05 pm EDT | Report | Rosenlund  Pitchkolan  | 
Stadium: Marina Auto Stadium Attendance: 1,788 Referee: Sorin Stoica  | 
| June 22, 2010 | Carolina RailHawks (USSF D-2) | 1–2 | Charleston Battery (USL-2) | Charleston, SC | 
| 7:30 pm EDT | Richardson  Shields  | 
Report | Mayard  Neagle  | 
Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 1,409 Referee: Mark Cleland  | 
| June 22, 2010 | FC Tampa Bay (USSF D-2) | 1 – 2 (a.e.t.) | Miami FC (USSF D-2) | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 
| 7:30 pm EDT | Diaz  Nyazamba Valentino Burt  | 
(Report) | Araujo  Kirby Thompson Arguez  | 
Stadium: Lockhart Stadium Attendance: 972 Referee: Mark Kadlecik  | 
| June 22, 2010 | AC St. Louis (USSF D-2) | 1–0 | NSC Minnesota Stars (USSF D-2) | Blaine, MN | 
| 7:00 CDT | Cole  Ambersley Stisser  | 
Report | Stadium: National Sports Center Attendance: 265 Referee: Elias Bazakos  | 
| June 22, 2010 | Arizona Sahuaros (USASA) | 1–3 | Austin Aztex (USSF D-2) | Austin, TX | 
| 7:30 CDT | Cornwall  Thames Blaze Hampton  | 
Report | Marošević  Callahan  | 
Stadium: House Park Referee: Carlos Salas  | 
| June 22, 2010 | Portland Timbers (USSF D-2) | 4–1 | Kitsap Pumas (PDL) | Bremerton, WA | 
| 7:00 PDT | Smith  Dike Keel  | 
(Report) | Besagno  Christner  | 
Stadium: Bremerton Memorial Stadium Attendance: 1,205 Referee: Manuel Soledad  | 
Third round
| June 29, 2010 | New York Red Bulls (MLS) | 0 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Harrisburg City Islanders (USL-2) | Harrisburg, PA | 
| 7:00 pm EDT | Chinn  | 
Report | Oppong  | 
Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex Attendance: 1,868 Referee: Alex Prus (South Carolina)  | 
| June 29, 2010 | Rochester Rhinos (USSF D-2) | 1–2 | Columbus Crew (MLS) | Columbus, OH | 
| 7:30 pm EDT | Spicer  Motagalvan  | 
Report | Iro  Lenhart  | 
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 1,760[4] Referee: Hilario Grajeda (Ohio)  | 
| June 29, 2010 | Chicago Fire (MLS) | 0 – 0 (a.e.t.) (0-3 p)  | Charleston Battery (USL-2) | Bridgeview, IL | 
| 7:30 pm CDT | Nyarko  Conde Watson-Siriboe Pappa  | 
Report | Armstrong  Zaher  | 
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 2,526 Referee: Victor Herrera (Illinois)  | 
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| McBride  Król Conde  | 
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| June 29, 2010 | Miami FC (USSF D-2) | 0–1 | Houston Dynamo (MLS) | Houston, TX | 
| 7:30 pm CDT | Patterson-Sewell  Rodrigues  | 
Report | Palmer  | 
Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 832 Referee: Chris Penso (Ohio)  | 
| June 29, 2010 | AC St. Louis (USSF D-2) | 0–2 | Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS) | Carson, CA | 
| 7:30 pm PDT | Salvaggione  | 
Report | Kirovski  Klein Juninho  | 
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 2,179 Referee: Alejandro Mariscal (California)  | 
| June 29, 2010 | Austin Aztex (USSF D-2) | 0–1 | Chivas USA (MLS) | Fullerton, CA | 
| 7:30 pm PDT | Needham  | 
Report | Padilla  | 
Stadium: Fullerton State Sports Complex Referee: Josh Wilkens (Washington)  | 
| June 30, 2010 | Richmond Kickers (USL-2) | 0–2 | D.C. United (MLS) | Fairfax, VA | 
| 7:30 pm EDT | Kalungi  | 
(Report) | Moreno  Quaranta Allsopp  | 
Stadium: George Mason Stadium Attendance: 2,985 Referee: Richard Sanchez (New York)  | 
| June 30, 2010 | Seattle Sounders FC (MLS) | 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)  | Portland Timbers (USSF D-2) | Portland, OR | 
| 7:30 pm PDT | Jaqua  Riley Graham Nyassi  | 
(Report) | Suzuki  Dike Thompson  | 
Stadium: PGE Park Attendance: 15,422 Referee: Ronald Lagraff (Oregon)  | 
| Penalties | ||||
| Sturgis  Zakuani Montero Ianni Scott  | 
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Quarterfinals
| July 6, 2010 | Charleston Battery (USL-2) | 0–3 | Columbus Crew (MLS) | Columbus, OH | 
| 7:30 pm EDT | Fuller  Woodbine  | 
Report | Zayner  Rentería Lenhart Gaven  | 
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 1,847 Referee: Hilario Grajeda (Ohio)  | 
| July 6, 2010 | Chivas USA (MLS) | 3–1 | Houston Dynamo (MLS) | Houston, TX | 
| 7:30 pm CDT | Braun  Lahoud Padilla Mayen  | 
Report | Robinson  Oduro Waibel Cruz  | 
Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 1,097 Referee: Daniel Fitzgerald (North Carolina)  | 
| July 7, 2010 | Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS) | 0–2 | Seattle Sounders FC (MLS) | Tukwila, WA | 
| 7:00 pm PDT | Cazumba  Jordan Gordon  | 
Report | Jaqua  Estrada  | 
Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex Attendance: 4,512 Referee: Jair Marrufo (Texas)  | 
| July 21, 2010 | Harrisburg City Islanders (USL-2) | 0–2 | D.C. United (MLS) | Boyds, MD | 
| 7:30 pm EDT | Pelletier  Noone Ruthven  | 
Report | Bošković  Khumalo Rice  | 
Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 2,089 Referee: Hilario Grajeda (Ohio)  | 
Semifinals
| September 1, 2010 | Columbus Crew (MLS) | 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) | D.C. United (MLS) | Washington, D.C. | 
| 7:30 pm EDT | Iro  O'Rourke Lenhart Barros Schelotto  | 
Report | Hernández  Jakovic Hernández Talley  | 
Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 3,411 Referee: Chris Penso (Ohio)  | 
| September 1, 2010 | Chivas USA (MLS) | 1–3 | Seattle Sounders FC (MLS) | Tukwila, WA | 
| 7:30 pm PDT | Nagamura  Padilla  | 
Report | Jaqua  Montero Alonso  | 
Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex Attendance: 4,547 Referee: Ricardo Salazar (California)  | 
Final
| Columbus Crew (MLS) | 1–2 | Seattle Sounders FC (MLS) | 
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| Burns  Francis Carroll Barros Schelotto  | 
(Report) | Riley  Nyassi Alonso  | 
Goal scorers
External links
References
- ↑ "MLS Qualifiers". TheCup.us. Archived from the original on May 16, 2010. Retrieved May 2, 2010.
 - ↑ "US Soccer unveils 2010 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup format". thecup.us. May 5, 2010. Archived from the original on May 7, 2010. Retrieved May 5, 2010.
 - ↑ Anderson, Eric (May 5, 2010). "US Soccer unveils 2010 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup format: Extra amateur play-in game added". TheCup.us. Archived from the original on May 9, 2010. Retrieved May 17, 2010.
 - ↑ Bob Hunter (July 2, 2010). "Bob Hunter commentary: Rumblings ... Crew crowd, Troy Smith, Big 12's future and more". The Columbus Dispatch. Archived from the original on July 5, 2010. Retrieved July 3, 2010.