L'edizione 2014 riporta l'U.S. Open Cup, trofeo Lamar Hunt, riporta al successo i Seattle Sounders che piegano al PPL Park i padroni di casa dei Philadelphia Union per 3-1, ma dopo che i novanta si erano chiusi in parità per 1-1 e gli avversari vicini al successo. Per gli "emeralds" è la quarta (2009, 2010, 2011 e ora 2014) coppa in bacheca in sei anni di gestione del tecnico Sigi Schmid.
Primo Turno (7 maggio)
GPS Portland Phoenix (PDL)-FC Sonic Lehigh Valley (NPSL) 0-1 dts (Spencer 115)
Detroit City FC (NPSL)-RWB Adria (USASA) 2-2 dts, 1-3 rig. (Arnone 71, Taylor 77; Baciu 14 e 91+)
Western Mass Pioneers (PDL)-Mass Premier Soccer (USASA) 4-1 (Daniels 70 e 89, Alencar Jr 74 e 80; S. Bedoya 11)
New York Red Bulls (NPSL)-Vermont Voltage (PDL) 2-1 (Thomsen 18, Anderson 35; Saldana 68)
Colorado Rovers (USSSA)-Red Force FC (USASA) 1-2 (C. Clark 30; D. Gomez rig. , Olguin 81)
Ventura County Fusion (PDL)-CD Aguiluchos (NPSL) 2-1 (Kennedy rig. 53, Gregory 64;
San Diego Flash (NPSL)-Corinthians USA (US Club Soccer) forfait
PSA Elite (USASA)-Los Angeles Misioneros (PDL) 1-1 dts, 3-2 rig. (Preciado 114; Castro 94)
Secondo Turno (13-14 Maggio)
Portland Timbers U23 (PDL)-Arizona United (USL Pro) 2-3 (Fisher 11, Rose 45; Dacres 84, Woodberry 88, Antunez 91+)
Orlando City U21 (PDL)-Jacksonville United (NPSL) 2-1 (Blackwood 30, Caronis aut. 58; Krizanovic 45)
FC Schwaben AC (USASA)-Dayton Dutch Lions (USL Pro) 0-2 (Garner 36, Angoy-Cruyff 70)
Baltimore Bohemians (PDL)-Icon FC (USASA) 4-1 (Kansaye 15, Martz 22, Allen 62, Graham 84; Niziolek 50)
Pittsburgh Riverhounds (USL Pro)-New York Red Bulls (NPSL) 3-1 (K. Kerr 10, Angulo 68, Vincent 81; Sheridan rig. 12)
Ocean City Nor'easters (PDL)-Greek American AA (USASA) 0-2 (Trott 10 e - )
Reading United (PDL)-GBFC Thunder (NPSL) 5-2
RVA FC (USASA)-Richmond Kickers (USL Pro) 1-6 (Orlando 65; Asante 26, Spitz 35, Yeisley 47+, Hanley 62 e 64, Davis IV 88)
Charlotte Eagles (USL Pro)-Carolina Dynamo (PDL) 3-1 (Guzman 43, Herrera 55 e 87; Nyepon 60)
FC Sonic Lehigh Valley (NPSL)-Harrisburg City Islanders (USL Pro) 0-4 (Barrill 48, Pettis 82, Bauque 91+, DiPrima 93+)
Michigan Bucks (PDL)-RWB Adria (USASA) 0-1 dts (C. Munos -)
Orlando City (USL Pro)-Ocala Stampede (PDL) 4-1 (Hertzog 14 e rig. 44, Chin 28 e 83; Knight 61)
Charleston Battery (USL Pro)-Panama City Beach Pirates (PDL) 4-0
Chattanooga FC (NPSL)-Wilmington Hammerheads (USL Pro) 3-1 (Winter 21 e 62, Ochieng 90+; M. Oliveira 41)
Rochester Rhinos (USL Pro)-Western Mass Pioneers (PDL) 2-1 dts (Houapeu 110, Obasi 114; Daniels 117)
Jersey Express (PDL)-Brooklyn Italians (NPSL) 2-4
Tulsa Athletics (NPSL)-Oklahoma City Energy (USL Pro) 0-2 (Leichty 10, Caringi 69)
Des Moines Menace (USASA)-Real Colorado Foxes (PDL) 3-0 (Wright 5, Barteltt ?', Dong 53')
Austin Aztex (PDL)-NTX Rayados (USASA) 4-4 dts, 2-4 rig.
Fresno Fuego (PDL)-Orange County Blues (USL Pro) 2-0
Laredo Heat (PDL)-Red Force FC (USASA) 2-1
Sacramento Republic FC (USL Pro)-Ventura County Fusion (PDL) 2-1 (Delbridge 59, Collins 78; Rideout 36)
San Diego Flash (NPSL)-PSA Elite (USASA) forfait
LA Galaxy II (USL Pro)-Cal FC (USASA) 6-1 (Covarrubias 6, Diallo 24, Tra. Bowen 30 e 33, McBean 45, Djokovic 82; Reza 50)
Terzo turno (28 Maggio)
Rochester Rhinos (USL Pro)-Reading United (PDL) 2-1 dts (J. Mendoza 66, Co. Rolfe 119; Surkamp 65)
New York Cosmos (NASL)-Brooklyn Italians (NPSL) 2-0 (Ockford 16, Chirishian 30)
Richmond Kickers (USL Pro)-Greek American AA (USASA) 2-1 (Davis IV 48, Yomby 82; Megaloudis 21)
Baltimore Bohemians (PDL)-Harrisburg City Islanders (USL Pro) 2-4 (Onwuka 74 e 87; Langley 8 e 80, McLaughlin 31 e rig. 37)
Pittsburgh Riverhounds (USL Pro)-RWB Adria (USASA) 3-2 dts (Earls 40, C. John 80, Arteaga 112; Huffman 44, Bond 62)
Indy Eleven (NASL)-Dayton Dutch Lions (USL Pro) 5-2 (B. Smith 26, 30 e 88, Ambersley 43, Mares 46; Schoenfeld rig. 66, M. Walker 76)
Carolina RailHawks (NASL)-Charlotte Eagles (USL Pro) 2-0 (Albadawi 14, Davidson 45)
Chattanooga FC (NPSL)-Atlanta Silverbacks (NASL) 0-5 (Sandoval 12, Burgos 15 e 43, McCaulay 68, J. Chavez 71)
Charleston Battery (USL Pro)-Orlando City U-23 (PDL) 2-2 dts, 11-12 rig. (D. Kelly 63 e rig. 68 ; R. Williams 26, Brody 44)
Orlando City (USL Pro)-Tampa Bay Rowdies (NASL) 4-1 (Molino 11 e 42, Da Luz 20, Mbengue 26; B. Wagner 45)
Fort Lauderdale Strikers (NASL)-Laredo Heat (PDL) 2-3 (De Mujica 8, Y. Perez 12; Villanueva 27, Alvarado 86, Bayona rig. 92+)
San Antonio Scorpions (NASL)-NTX Rayados (USASA) 4-2 (Restrepo 49, Touray 64 e 69, Soto rig. 76; Salas 12, A. Rodriguez 19)
Des Mones Menace (USASA)-Minnesota United FC (NASL) 0-1 (Ramirez 86)
Arizona United FC (USL Pro)-Oklahoma City Energy (USL Pro) 2-1 dts (Okafor 84, Baladez 112; Greig 90)
Sacramento Republic (USL Pro)-Fresno Fuego (PDL) 6-0 (Vukovic 45, J. Braun 53, Stewart 61, R. Lopez 76, Klimenta 81, S. Evans 90)
LA Galaxy II (USL Pro)-PSA Elite (USASA) 0-0 dts, 1-3 rig
Quarto Turno (10-18 Giugno)
17/6, Rochester Rhinos (USL Pro)-D.C. United (MLS) 1-0 (Co. Rolfe 27)
14/6, New York Cosmos (NASL)-New York Red Bulls (MLS) 3-0 (Stokkelien 8 e 73, Noselli 78)
18/6, Richmond Kickers (USL Pro)-New England Revolution (MLS) 2-3 (Davis IV 25, Delicate 73; McCarthy 8, Neumann 35, Mullins 40)
17/6, Philadelphia Union (MLS)-Harrisburg City Islanders (USL Pro) 3-1 dts (Edu 89, Wenger 110 e 117; Pelletier 38)
18/6, Chicago Fire (MLS)-Pittsburgh Riverhounds (USL Pro) 2-1 (G. Ward 22, Magee 40; A. Marshall 42) [*solo 49' a causa di una tempesta]
17/6, Columbus Crew (MLS)-Indy Eleven (NASL) [Akron] 2-1 dts (Anor 4, Arrieta rig. 114; B. Smith 62)
14/6, Carolina RailHawks (NASL)-Chivas USA (MLS) 1-1, 3-2 rig. (Schilawski 29; Finley 40)
14/6, Atlanta Silverbacks (NASL)-Real Salt Lake (MLS) 2-1 (Burgos 33, Poku 90; Findley 10)
17/6, Portland Timbers (MLS)-Orlando City U-23 (PDL) 3-0 (G. Fernandez 11 e 36, Peay 68)
17/6, Colorado Rapids (MLS)-Orlando City (USL Pro) 5-2 (D. Brown 35, 47 e 55, LaBrocca 42, Powers 73; Mbengue 23, Boden 71)
11/6, Houston Dynamo (MLS)-Laredo Heat (PDL) 1-0 (A. Lopez 38)
17/6, FC Dallas (MLS)-San Antonio Scorpions (NASL) 2-0 (Castillo 74, Escobar 81)
18/6, Sporting Kansas City (MLS)-Minnesota United FC (NASL) 2-0 (Saad 76, A. Martinez 87)
18/6, Arizona United FC (USL Pro)-Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS) 1-2 (Kassel 37: Zardes 51 e 53)
11/6, San Jose Earthquakes (MLS)-Sacramento Republic (USL Pro) 2-1 (Stephenson rig. 45, Cato 73; J. Braun 42) [Kezar Stadium, San Francisco]
Seattle Sounders (MLS)-PSA Elite (USASA) 5-0 (Evans rig. 23, Scott 40, Cooper 45 e 56, Okoli 84) [Tukwila]
Quinto Turno (24-25 Giugno)
24/6, Philadelphia Union-New York Cosmos 2-1 dts (Le Toux 57 e rig. 114; Noselli 56)
25/6, New England Revolution-Rochester Rhinos 2-1 (Sene 11, K. Rowe 32; Co. Rolfe 55)
25/6, Chicago Fire-Columbus Crew 4-2 dts (Ianni 34, Anangono 83 e 108, Amarikwa 92; J. Arrieta 55, Anor 70)
24/6, Houston Dynamo-FC Dallas 2-3 dts (Barnes rig. 43, Cummings 62; Castillo 35, Escobar 59, Akindele 98)
24/6, Carolina RailHawks-Los Angeles Galaxy 1-0 dts (Jackson 105)
24/6, Seattle Sounders-San Jose Earthquakes 1-1, 4-1 rig. (Cooper 26; Lenhart 24)
24/6, Colorado Rapids-Atlanta Silverbacks 1-2 (Powers rig. 75; J. Chavez 22 e 58)
24/6, Sporting Kansas City-Portland Timbers 1-3 (Saad rig. 73; G. Fernandez 30 e 68, W. Johnson rig. 58)
Quarti di finale (8-9 Luglio)
8 Luglio, Philadelphia Union-New England Revolution 2-0 (Casey 9, Le Toux 48)
9 Luglio, Atlanta Silverbacks-Chicago Fire 1-3 (McCaulay 54; Amarikwa 50, Larentowicz rig. 82, Alex 85)
9 Luglio, Carolina RailHawks-FC Dallas 2-5 (Schilawski 9, E. Martinez rig. 37; Perez 22, 34 e 93+, Castillo 44, M. Diaz 89)
9 Luglio, Seattle Sounders-Portland Timbers 3-1 dts (Alonso 69, Cooper 110, Pappa 115; Nagbe 93+)
Semifinali (12-13 Agosto)
12 Agosto, FC Dallas-Philadelphia Union 1-1 dts, 3-4 rig. (Castillo 81; Okugo 47) (Sequenza rigori: Michel gol, Akindele gol, Perez parato, Loyd gol, Ulloa parato; Williams gol, Nogueira gol, Maidana gol, Edu gol) [ - ]
13 Agosto, Seattle Sounders-Chicago Fire 6-0 (Barrett 6, Rose 33 e 58, Martins 79, Cooper 83 e 84) [4,361, Starfire Stadium]
Finale
16 Settembre, PPL Park,
Philadelphia Union-Seattle Sounders 1-3 dts
(Edu 38; Barrett 47, Dempsey 101, Martins 114)
[Attendance: 15,256]
Philadelphia Union: Zac MacMath - Sheanon Williams (Fred 105'), Carlos Valdes, Ethan White, Raymon Gaddis - Sebastian Le Toux, Vincent Nogueira, Maurice Edu, Cristian Maidana, Andrew Wenger (Danny Cruz 81') - Conor Casey (Pedro Ribeiro 78'); A disposizione: Rais Mbolhi, Michael Lahoud, Amobi Okugo, Brian Carroll; Allenatore: Jim Curtin.
Seattle Sounders: Stefan Frei - DeAndre Yedlin, Chad Marshall, Zach Scott, Leonardo Gonzalez - Brad Evans (Gonzalo Pineda 94'), Andy Rose, Osvaldo Alonso, Lamar Neagle (Marco Pappa 74') - Clint Dempsey, Chad Barrett (Obafemi Martins 60'); A disposizione: Marcus Hahnemann, Jalil Anibaba, Michael Azira, Kenny Cooper. Allenatore Sigi Schmid.
Arbitro: Armando Villareal; Assistenti: Peter Manikowski-Corey Parker; 4° Uomo: Jose Carlos Rivero
Ammoniti: Osvaldo Alonso 25', Conor Casey 57';
Classifica Marcatori:
6: Kenny Cooper (Seattle Sounders);
4: Fabian Castillo (FC Dallas), Blake Smith (Indy Eleven), Gaston Fernandez (Portland Timbers);
3: Junior Burgos, Jaime Chavez (Atlanta Siverbacks), Heviel Cordoves (Charleston Battery), Deshorn Brown (Colorado Rapids), Blas Perez (FC Dallas), Alberto Rodriguez (NTX Rayados), Sebastian Le Toux (Philadelphia Union), George Davis Iv, Tishan Hanley (Richmond Kickers), Colin Rolfe (Rochester Rhinos), Will Daniels (Western Mass Pioneers);
Albo d'Oro della U.S. Open Cup (dal 1996, anno nascita MLS, e la finalista sconfitta tra parentesi):
1996: D.C. United (Rochester Raging Rhinos)
1997: Dallas Burn (D.C. United)
1998: Chicago Fire (Columbus Crew)
1999: Rochester Raging Rhinos (Colorado Rapids)
2000: Chicago Fire (Miami Fusion)
2001: Los Angeles Galaxy (New England Revolution)
2002: Columbus Crew (Los Angeles Galaxy)
2003: Chicago Fire (MetroStars New York)
2004: Kansas City Wizards (Chicago Fire)
2005: Los Angeles Galaxy (FC Dallas)
2006: Chicago Fire (Los Angeles Galaxy)
2007: New England Revolution (FC Dallas)
2008: D.C. United (Charleston Battery)
2009: Seattle Sounders (D.C. United)
2010: Seattle Sounders (Columbus Crew)
2011: Seattle Sounders (Chicago Fire)
2012: Sporting Kansas City (Seattle Sounders)
2013: D.C. United (Real Salt Lake)
2014: Seattle Sounders (Philadelphia Union)
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