2013 U.S. Open Cup qualification

American soccer cup qualification competition May 2013 2013 U.S. Open Cup The 2013 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup tournament proper features teams from all five tiers of men's soccer of the American soccer pyramid. For the 2013 tournament, all American-based teams from the top two tiers, Major League Soccer and the North American Soccer League, will earns berths into the third and second round propers of the tournament, respectively. For the third, fourth and fifth tiers of the pyramid, a series of qualification and state tournaments are held to determine the berths into the tournament. Most states began their qualification in October or November 2012 and will conclude in March 2013. These teams will complete the 64-team field in the U.S. Open Cup. League National Premier Soccer League In addition to the two teams from the West qualifying tournament, the following NPSL teams also qualified:Hakala Josh Great Lakes Division teams decline 2013 US Open Cup berths as NPSL entries finalized http://thecup.us/great-lakes-division-teams-decline-2013-us-open-cup-berths-as-npsl-entries-finalized/ TheCup.us 13 May 2015 Chattanooga FC, 2012 Southeast Division playoff champion FC Sonic Lehigh Valley, 2012 Keystone Division champion Georgia Revolution, 2012 Southeast Division playoff finalist Madison 56ers, 2012 Central Division champion New York Red Bulls U-23, 2012 Atlantic Division champion The Erie Admirals, 2012 Great Lakes Division regular season champions, were expected to join but declined citing a variety of reasons. AFC Cleveland as the division's playoff champion was next in line but also declined. Rather than giving the Open Cup berth to the division's third choice, Detroit City FC, they awarded the berth to the club that had the best overall record among the remaining teams league wide (excluding Western Conference), which was the Brooklyn Italians. NPSL Western Conference Northern Division qualifying tournament All five teams of the 2013 Northern Division competed in the qualifying tournament with Real San Jose, San Francisco Stompers, and Sonoma County Sol receiving first round byes.Anderson Eric NPSL Western Conference kicks off 2013 US Open Cup qualifying tournament this weekend http://thecup.us/npsl-western-conference-kicks-off-2013-us-open-cup-qualifying-tournament-this-weekend/ TheCup.us 13 May 2015 First Round - March 9 Semifinals - March 16 Final - March 23 Sacramento Gold 3 CD Aguiluchos USA 0 Sacramento Gold 2 Real San Jose 0 San Francisco Stompers 2 Sonoma County Sol 5 Sonoma County Sol 1 Sacramento Gold 5 Matches Hakala Josh 2013 US Open Cup qualifying: NPSL West tournament continues this weekend; Sacramento Gold qualify (UPDATED) http://thecup.us/2013-us-open-cup-qualifying-npsl-west-tournament-down-to-six-teams-one-berth-to-be-decided-on-saturday/ TheCup.us 13 May 2015Josh Hakala 2013 US Open Cup qualifying: Saturday’s NPSL “Win & You’re In” to decide who will join Sacramento Gold in Open Cup (video) http://thecup.us/2013-us-open-cup-qualifying-saturdays-npsl-win-youre-in-to-decide-who-will-join-sacramento-gold-in-open-cup/ TheCup.us 13 May 2015 Match 1 March 9, 2013 CD Aguiluchos USA 0–3 Sacramento Gold Oakland, California Match 2 March 16, 2013 Real San Jose 0–2 Sacramento Gold San Jose, California Match 3 March 16, 2013 Sonoma County Sol 5–2 San Francisco Stompers Match 4 March 23, 2013 19:00 PDT UTC−7 Sacramento Gold 5–1 Sonoma County Sol River City High School Stadium West Sacramento, California NPSL Western Conference Southern Division qualifying tournament All six teams of the 2013 Southern Division competed in the qualifying tournament with FC Santa Clarita and San Diego Flash receiving first round byes. First Round - March 17 Semifinals - March 23, 24 Final - March 30 Orange County Spartans1 2 San Diego Boca 0 FC Hasental Las Vegas Stallions2 San Diego Flash 4 San Diego Boca 2 FC Santa Clarita 1 FC Hasental 2 San Diego Flash 0 FC Hasental 2 Orange County Spartans forfeited due to improper player registration Las Vegas Stallions forfeited due to improper player registration Matches Hakala Josh 2013 US Open Cup qualifying: NPSL West tournament continues this weekend; Sacramento Gold qualify (UPDATED) http://thecup.us/2013-us-open-cup-qualifying-npsl-west-tournament-down-to-six-teams-one-berth-to-be-decided-on-saturday/ TheCup.us 13 May 2015Josh Hakala 2013 US Open Cup qualifying: Saturday’s NPSL “Win & You’re In” to decide who will join Sacramento Gold in Open Cup (video) http://thecup.us/2013-us-open-cup-qualifying-saturdays-npsl-win-youre-in-to-decide-who-will-join-sacramento-gold-in-open-cup/ TheCup.us 13 May 2015 Match 1 March 17, 2013 FC Hasental Las Vegas Stallions forfeited due to improper player registration Las Vegas Stallions Match 2 March 17, 2013 Orange County Spartans 2-0 Orange County Spartans forfeited due to improper player registration San Diego Boca Match 3 March 23, 2013 FC Santa Clarita 1-2 FC Hasental Canyon High School Santa Clarita, California Match 4 March 24, 2013 17:00 PDT UTC−7 San Diego Flash 4-2 San Diego Boca Del Norte High School San Diego, California Match 5 March 30, 2013 17:00 PDT UTC−7 San Diego Flash 1-2 FC Hasental Del Norte High School San Diego, California USASA The top 2 finishers in each region will qualify directly to the U.S. Open Cup tournament proper. Region I 2013 USASA Region I National Cup 22em Massachusetts Massachusetts Premier Soccer New Jersey Icon FC Region II 2013 USASA Region II National Cup 22em Illinois RWB Adria Michigan Dearborn Stars Region III 2013 USASA Region III National Cup 22em Florida Red Force FC Texas NTX Rayados Region IV 2013 USASA Region IV National Cup 22em California Doxa Italia California PSA Elite US Club Soccer The USCS qualifying tournament consists of 2 groups with the top two finishers moving on to a single elimination bracket, with the winner qualifying for the 2013 U.S. Open Cup play-in round.2013 US Open Cup qualifying: Eight US Club Soccer teams battling for tournament berth http://thecup.us/2013-us-open-cup-qualifying-eight-us-club-soccer-teams-battling-for-tournament-berth/ TheCup.us 30 March 2013 Group A TeamPtsPldWLDGFGAGDSan Ramon SC93300110+11Capital FC63210115+6North Coast Tsunami3312037-4Southern Oregon Fuego03030013-13 March 16, 2013 Capital FC 0 - 3 San Ramon SC March 16, 2013 North Coast Tsunami 1 - 0 Southern Oregon Fuego March 23, 2013 Southern Oregon Fuego 0 - 5 San Ramon SC March 24, 2013 Capital FC 4 - 2 North Coast Tsunami March 29, 2013 San Ramon SC 3 - 0 North Coast Tsunami March 30, 2013 Southern Oregon Fuego 0 - 7 Capital FC Group B TeamPtsPldWLDGFGAGDFresno Fuego Future73201633Los Gatos Storm63210633Stanislaus United2301256-1Bullard United1302127-5 March 16, 2013 Fresno Fuego Future 1 - 0 Los Gatos Storm March 17, 2013 Los Gatos Storm 3 - 2 Stanislaus United March 22, 2013 Bullard United 0 - 3 Los Gatos Storm March 24, 2013 Stanislaus United 2 - 2 Fresno Fuego Future March 27, 2013 Fresno Fuego Future 3 - 1 Bullard United March 30, 2013 Bullard United 1 - 1 Stanislaus United Knock-Out Round Semifinals Final San Ramon SC 1/0 + Los Gatos Storm 1/2 + Capital FC 2 Fresno Fuego Future 10 Los Gatos Storm 1 Fresno Fuego Future 5 + The San Ramon SC/Los Gatos Storm semifinal was suspended 1–1 in extra time due to a power failure which caused the lights to go out at the stadium. The match was replayed on April 21. References External links U.S. Soccer Federation TheCup.us - Unofficial U.S. Open Cup News Qualification 2013